‘Spiral’ Adds $4.5 Million as U.S. Box Office Awaits Memorial Day Weekend

Ellise Shafer administratorWarner Bros. movie musical “In the Heights” is poised to top the domestic box office this weekend, though its 3-day estimate now sits lower than previous predictions.Earlier in the week, “In the Heights” — directed by Jon M.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“In the Heights,” the big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical, is poised to light up the U.S. box office.Debuting this weekend in 3,400 U.S.

Rebecca Davis editorDisney’s “Cruella” strut into China on Sunday with a $1.78 million opening day, coming in sixth in a slow weekend behind reigning box office champ “F9,” according to data from Maoyan.Day one China figures for “Cruella” were less than a fourth of the $7.7 million the film grossed on its May 28 opening day in North America, where it premiered in theaters and on Disney Plus via a $30 fee.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“F9,” the latest installment in Universal’s high octane franchise, has crossed a major box office milestone internationally.The film, starring Vin Diesel, John Cena and Michelle Rodriguez, surpassed the $250 million mark overseas, including a huge $203 million in China.Of course, “F9” carries a massive production budget and will require outsized global ticket sales to turn a profit.

This total is slightly above the series-low opening for the eight-film “Conjuring” franchise, which was $20 million for the 2019 spinoff “Annabelle Comes Home.” Produced on a $39 million budget, the horror film is on its way to turning a solid profit for Warner Bros.

Such an opening puts the eighth film in the “Conjuring” universe just behind the $26.3 million opening earned by the 2019 spinoff “The Curse of La Llorona” As with all “Conjuring” films, “The Devil Made Me Do It” was made on a relatively lower budget, with the latest holding a reported $39 million production spend. Reception has been fairly positive for the film with a 61% Rotten Tomatoes score and a B+ on CinemaScore.

For many, Memorial Day Weekend 2021 marked one of the very first times out and about in 15 months. An unimaginable thing last February before the coronavirus pandemic first took hold in the United States!

While theatres in India are far from opening any time soon due to the deadly second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic, North America is back to the movies. This past weekend two big budget films, namely John Krasinski's A Quiet Place Part II and Craig Gillespie's Cruella, opened to audiences across the US and various parts of North America.

Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten are celebrating Memorial Day Weekend together!

Matt James appears to have rekindled his romance with Rachael Kirkconnell, as the pair spent Memorial Day weekend together.The two met on the ABC show but split when it emerged frontrunner Rachael had attended antebellum parties in 2018 while at college.Matt gave his final rose to Rachael but on the final episode of the show, the pair confirmed they had split while the 24-year-old "did the work" learning about why her actions were offensive and harmful.MORE: The Bachelor's Victoria Larson speaks

Almost summer! Jana Kramer, Chrishell Stause and more stars spent Memorial Day weekend soaking up the sun — and leveling up the fun.

Memorial Day weekend may be rainy on the east coast, but our favorite A-listers have still found ways to celebrate! While Aussie actress Rebel Wilson jetted off to Florida, former baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez snuggled up to his daughters on a boat. See pics of all the stars kicking off the summer season!

Dylan Dreyer has left fans in tears of laughter after sharing a funny video of her family arguing over the English language.The Today star is from New Jersey but married into a Massachusetts family, and it appears that nine years after marrying Brian Fichera, they're just realizing they pronounce words differently."I am coming to you for help because I am surrounded by a bunch of people from Massachusetts and they claim that dog and jog rhyme. Jog.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAnd exhale. The movie business is breathing a little easier after Paramount’s “A Quiet Place Part II” roared to $57 million over the Memorial Day Weekend in a sign that cinemas are back after more than a year of pandemic era closures, capacity restrictions, and skittish customers.

Prior to release, projections for the horror sequel were much lower given the unpredictability of the post-pandemic theatrical market, settling in the low $40 million range. Instead, “Quiet Place II” has opened at levels originally predicted for it before theaters closed worldwide in March 2020.

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt's A Quiet Place Part II is making the pandemic box office look happier and brighter. After a lull at the cinemas for over a year, the release of A Quiet Place Part II has been off to a spectacular start in North America and the box office results seem to be a huge boost amidst the pandemic.

We might finally see some light returning to the specialty box office this Memorial Day weekend.