Edgar Ramirez on Losing His Grandmother to COVID-19 Before the 'Jungle Cruise' Premiere (Exclusive)

Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and Hulu, there are plenty of new films to enjoy, and no shortage of options on when and where to watch them.  This list includes the most exciting new releases available to see in theaters or stream from the comfort of your couch, with movies starring A-list actors such as Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Chris Pratt, Emily Blunt, Emma Stone, Tom Holland, Idris Elba, Margot Robbie and more.

EXCLUSIVE: Following a highly competitive auction, Amazon Studios has acquired a star vehicle that will have Emily Blunt playing Kate Warne, the first woman to become a detective at the Pinkerton Agency. Scripting is Gustin Nash, whose credits include Youth in Revolt and Charlie Bartlett.

EXCLUSIVE: Samba TV has updated the running U.S. viewership on Disney+ Premier’s Dwayne Johnson-Emily Blunt adventure film Jungle Cruise and it’s 1.5M U.S. households through the pic’s first ten-days.

EXCLUSIVE: Disney’s Dwayne Johnson-Emily Blunt family adventure movie Jungle Cruise was watched by 777,000 U.S. Households in its first weekend on Disney+ Premier according to streaming analytics corp Samba TV. At a price of $29.99 that translates to an estimated $23.3M amount of revenue earned for Jungle Cruise in Samba monitored TV households.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe original Jungle Cruise boat ride first opened in July 1955 at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. and has been amusing visitors ever since.Over the years, the river has changed with the addition of an elephant bathing pool, gorillas and a new piranha scene.

What can’t he do? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson pushed Jungle Cruise to a gigantic opening weekend this past week. Disney’s newest effort saw incredible growth over the weekend, unlike any competitive movies this summer. From Friday, July 30, to Saturday, July 31, Downtown Disney saw a 15 percent growth.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterPrior to the pandemic, assessing the financial success or failure of a film was relatively simple and finite.For a big-budgeted movie, the volume of ticket sales collected in its first three days in movie theaters gave a good indication of whether or not it would be profitable.

Jack Whitehall, one of the stars of Disney’s new movie, Jungle Cruise, auditioned for Harry Potter!

Amanda Knox, who spoke out last week about her name being associated with the new movie, saying any connection rips off her story with her consent at the “expense of my reputation.”Knox called out the film’s director Tom McCarthy in a series of tweets for using her name to promote the movie.“Space Jam: A New Legacy” has progressively dropped to No. 6 after going No.

Refresh for latest…: In its global launch, Disney’s Jungle Cruise grossed $61.8M at worldwide turnstiles. That does not include the “over $30M” that came from Disney+ in the day-and-date streaming release (which leads to $91.8M as Anthony has reported). In pure theatrical terms, the Dwayne Johnson/Emily Blunt-starrer performed ahead of expectations domestically, and came in vastly lower at the international box office compared to pre-weekend estimates.

 Édgar Ramírez is urging others to get vaccinated against COVID-19 following a tragedy within his own family.On Saturday, July 25, the actor talked to Entertainment Tonight at the Jungle Cruise premiere, where he revealed the sad news that his grandmother passed away just a few days prior.“I brought my entire family, my mom is here, my dad is here,” he told the publication before breaking the news.

Exactly a year after Jungle Cruise‘s previous July 24, 2020 release date, the Disney movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt had its world premiere Saturday night at the place where it all began — Disneyland.

Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson are hitting the red carpet!