Naman Ramachandran Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” ruled the U.K. box office for the eighth weekend in a row, collecting £187,275 ($242,900), according to final numbers from Comscore.The Warner Bros.
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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“The War With Grandpa,” a Robert De Niro comedy about the battle between a wily septuagenarian and his grandson over a bedroom, was originally supposed to hit theaters in 2018.Plans changed after Harvey Weinstein, the indie film producer whose company The Weinstein Company financed the “Home Alone” knockoff, was exposed as a serial sexual harasser and predator.
His fall from power led to the dissolution of The Weinstein Company and plunged “The War
.Naman Ramachandran Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” ruled the U.K. box office for the eighth weekend in a row, collecting £187,275 ($242,900), according to final numbers from Comscore.The Warner Bros.
Dino-Ray Ramos editorThe specialty box office was fairly quiet this weekend with The Kid Detective being the new theatrical release posting numbers.
As the indies-only October box office rolls on, the Liam Neeson action film “Honest Thief” took the top spot on the charts with an estimated $3.7 million opening weekend from 2,425 theaters.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterLiam Neeson’s thriller “Honest Thief” limped to first place at the domestic box office, debuting at $3.7 million. Those ticket sales, among the lowest ever to land at No.
Just last week, after the surprise shutdown of Cineworld (and thus, Regal Cinemas locations) in the US and UK, AMC Theatres came out and told everyone that things should be just fine and the world’s largest cinema chain had no plans to shut down its theaters. Well, it appears that the CEO might have been speaking a bit too optimistically, as new statements from AMC point to a company on the verge of collapse.
Naman Ramachandran Studiocanal’s psychological horror film “Saint Maud” bowed in second position at the U.K. and Ireland box office, with £263,433 ($342,895), according to final figures released by Comscore.Warner Bros.’ “Tenet,” directed by Christopher Nolan, stayed at pole position for the seventh consecutive weekend, collecting £296,049 ($385,370).
Tim Hill's family friendly comedy The War With Grandpa topped the U.S. box office with $3.6 million, enough to topple Christopher Nolan's Tenet from the top spot.
Every few years, Robert De Niro likes to mix it up. He’ll throw in “Last Vegas” or “The Intern” to remind us all he’s more than Travis Bickle or Jake LaMotta.
Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: China’s National Day holiday officially ended last Thursday, with takings for the October 1-8 period at an estimated RMB 3.95B ($589M) as the market continues to close the 2020 gap with domestic. This weekend saw continued play for the key titles, led by patriotic pic My People My Homeland which added another $42M (-65% for the FSS) to bring the local cume to about $321M.
After five weekends atop a pandemic-drained box office, “Tenet” has ceded the No. 1 spot to 101 Studios’ “The War With Grandpa,” an indie family film starring Robert De Niro that is serving as a trial balloon of sorts for the genre.Released on 2,250 screens, “The War With Grandpa” took in a $3.6 million opening weekend for a per theater average of $1,604.
Jane Seymour has nothing but nice things to say about her experience with fellow veteran actors Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken on The War With Grandpa.“I was very pleasantly overwhelmed,” the actress, 69, reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly. “Mr.
Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThere has been some concern by industry insiders that the family film may have gone the way of the dinosaurs during the pandemic, particularly as Disney has taken its marquee theatrical releases Mulan and Soul to Disney+.
Who knew a dodgeball game between Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Cheech Marin, Jane Seymour and a bunch of rowdy kids could be so bland?That’s one of many beige scenes in the new comedy “The War With Grandpa,” a film that’s both by-the-book and based on a book, in which a preteen boy gets back at his grandfather for moving into his room.That could have been an emotionally involving tussle.
Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterFilmmaker Garrett Bradley is known for tackling pressing issues facing the Black community with her work. Her documentary short America painted a portrait of how Black people are represented in American culture while Alone, investigated the impact of mass incarceration on the modern Black family through the eyes of a single mother in New Orleans.
The last time Oscar winners Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken appeared together onscreen, they were playing a tragic game of Russian roulette in the classic 1978 film The Deer Hunter. Reunited for the first time in 42 years in the family comedy The War with Grandpa, they play dodgeball…on trampolines.
Also Read: Robert De Niro's 'The War With Grandpa' Gets Fall Release From 101 StudiosAnnoyed at being moved up to the attic, which is plagued with bats, mice, and leaks, Peter declares war on Ed.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“The War with Grandpa” opens with a feisty encounter between Robert De Niro and a supermarket scanner. The supermarket has eliminated all its cashiers, and De Niro’s Ed, a senior citizen who wants to check out his cart full of groceries, can’t get the beeping, Siri-voiced scanner to cooperate, which leaves him testy in all the familiar yet agreeably scowling and disgruntled De Niro ways.
Naman Ramachandran Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” won the U.K. and Ireland box office crown for the sixth weekend in a row, collecting £628,247 ($813,445), according to final numbers from Comscore.