Everything Everywhere All At Once has broken a US box office record for indie studio A24.The ambitious, multi-dimensional martial arts film, direct by The Daniels (Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), overtook Uncut Gems as the studio’s highest-grossing movie ever, making $52,263,484 (£41,829,079) at the US domestic box office after the weekend.The Michelle Yeoh-starring film could be on course to overtake Ari Aster’s horror movie Hereditary as A24’s highest-grossing movie worldwide ($80million) – especially as it still hasn’t opened in all international markets yet, even after its delayed release in UK and Ireland cinemas on May 13.Yeoh plays Evelyn Wang in the film, a mother thrown into a sci-fi action-adventure – alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu and Ke Huy Quan – after she learns she’s able to access the memory and skills of alternate versions of herself throughout the multiverse.Watch the trailer for Everything Everywhere All At Once below.Earlier this month (May 13), Yeoh said she texted Jackie Chan teasing him about turning down the lead role.The martial arts legend was originally envisioned by Scheinert and Kwan as playing Everything Everywhere All At Once‘s main character. However, when he said he was unavailable, they rewrote the part for Yeoh.“Jackie actually texted me,” she told the Guardian about his response to the film.
‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2’ Rules as U.K. Box Office Touches $120 Million in April
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Naman Ramachandran The total U.K. and Ireland box office in April this year was £96.9 million ($119.2 million), according to numbers for the month released by Comscore.At this time in 2021, indoor cinemas remained closed due to the second nationwide lockdown, except for Guernsey and the Isle of Man, re-opening on May 17 in England and Scotland. Compared to the first four months of pre-pandemic 2019, 2022 is running 27% behind.“Sonic The Hedgehog 2” is the No.1 film of April, grossing £22.8 million, and is the fourth-highest grossing film of the year so far.
The animated sequel is tracking 18% ahead of the original film’s £19.3 million and is the second-best performing film based on a video game, 5% behind “Uncharted” (£24.2 million). In second position for April was “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore” with £19.1 million, the sixth-highest grossing film of 2022. “The Bad Guys” is at No.3, grossing £10.7 million, and is the third-biggest animated film of the year, after “Sing 2” and “Sonic The Hedgehog 2.” “The Lost City” is No.4 with £8.1 million, with its opening of £2.7 million being the biggest for an original film released this year.
It’s also the second Paramount film in the top five, contributing to them being the strongest performing distributor of April. The accolade of the best performing distributor of the year so far, with a market share of 26%, goes to Universal, whose “Sing 2” is currently second in the yearly chart with £32.7 million and “Minions: The Rise Of Gru” due in July. Rounding off the top five for April was “Morbius” with £6.3 million.
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