Shang-Chi's box office success could confirm Eternals cinema release

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Dear Evan Hansen,” the Universal Pictures adaptation of the smash Broadway musical, didn’t strike a chord with moviegoers.Marred by negative reviews and COVID-19 concerns, the film fell short of expectations and collected a muted $7.5 million from 3,365 North American theaters in its debut.

On Friday, “Shang-Chi” passed the $183.4 million domestic run of “Black Widow” to become the highest grossing film in North America since the pandemic began, and this week it is set to become the first film since “Bad Boys for Life” in February 2020 to reach the $200 million mark.

In third this weekend is 20th Century’s “Free Guy” with $4 million in its seventh weekend, giving it a total of $114 million. Universal/MGM’s “Candyman” is fourth with $2.46 million in its fifth weekend and a $56.8 million total, and Warner Bros.’ “Cry Macho” is No.

Oscar winner Kathy Bates (Misery, American Horror Story) and former WWE star John Cena (F9: The Fast Saga) are joining Brian Cox (Succession) and Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim) in political thriller feature The Independent.

The reaction to James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” was more divisive than many expected, but it was hard to find anyone who wasn’t entertained by John Cena’s inspired performance as the greatest American hero in his own mind, Peacemaker. A vigilante with a skewed justification of wring and wrong, the 55-year-old Charlton Comics creation now his is own spin-off series on HBO Max.

The reaction to James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” was more divisive than many expected, but it was hard to find anyone who wasn’t entertained by John Cena’s inspired performance as the greatest American hero in his own mind, Peacemaker. A vigilante with a skewed justification of wring and wrong, the 55-year-old Charlton Comics creation now his is own spin-off series on HBO Max.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Dear Evan Hansen,” the big-screen adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, premieres in theaters this weekend. Will it be found at the top of box office charts?The Universal film, which sees Ben Platt reprising his Tony-winning role, is projected to debut to approximately $10 million from 3,300 North American cinemas.

Rebecca Davis editorAfter months with few significant new Hollywood releases, both “Dune” and ‘No Time to Die’ finalized their China opening dates on Sunday, officially confirming their outing in the world’s largest film market at a time when other major studio titles have been given the cold shoulder.The two films will hit in successive October weekends. “Dune” will land on Oct.

Rap artist Nicki Minaj slammed America’s cancel culture after she spoke out about her vaccine hesitancy and compared it to China's restrictions on residents and visitors from criticizing the country's leaders.

Focus Features landed another specialty success with , Paul Schrader’s biggest directorial opening in over 30 years since 1987’s Light of Day and with a likely No. 8 ranking at the North American box office this weekend.

Marvel's Eternals will still be going ahead with a cinematic-only release, rather than releasing on Disney+ simultaneously, following the cinema performance of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. It was announced yesterday (September 10) that all of Disney's six remaining theatrical releases for 2021 are staying that way, at least within the US – with five of them getting a minimum of 45 days in cinemas before hitting the streaming service.

EXCLUSIVE: Buchwald and Anonymous Content have signed actress Cassandra Sanchez-Navarro in the United States.

The Office, Seinfeld and more.The app allows fans to pay for personalised messages from celebrities, from actors to TV personalities and sports players.The new list, revealed by USA Today, is mainly made up of sitcom actors, with the celebrities charging anything from $30 (£22) to $275 (£200) for the short videos.Topping the list is Ed Brown – better known as ‘Big Ed’ – who appears in the 90 Day film franchise.Also in the Top 10 are The Office‘s Brian Baumgartner, Seinfeld actor Larry Thomas,

Much like Disney/Marvel’s 2018 mega blockbuster and Oscar-winning feature Black Panther was a breakthrough for diversity on the big screen, the studios continue to shine with that this coming weekend with Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings, in what is the first Hollywood Asian-American superhero movie.

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The Labor Day weekend box office, the last frame of summer, which studios typically shy from, is poised for a revolution as Disney debuts the first Asian American Marvel superhero feature Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings. 

LOS ANGELES -- “Candyman” hooked the top spot at the North American box office.The Universal Pictures film starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II impressively pulled in more than $22.3 million through a quiet weekend despite concerns over the delta variant.

Unity CEO John Riccitiello has addressed employees in a town hall meeting after it was revealed they had unknowingly worked on military contracts.Details of the meeting were spotted by Vice and it was always planned, but the topic of discussion had to be changed after employees raised concerns about their work being used by the US military.