Universal Movies Rule the July 4th Box Office with 'F9' Earning a Second #1 Weekend

mercurial Brandon «Frenchie» French, it looks like things might calm down in the house after Thursday's seemingly inevitable outcome.Frenchie came into the house hot at the start of the season and made more promises than he could ever keep.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMovie theater operators did not mince words in asserting that Disney left money on the table by putting Marvel’s “Black Widow” on Disney Plus on the same day as its theatrical debut.“Despite assertions that this pandemic-era improvised release strategy was a success for Disney and the simultaneous release model, it demonstrates that an exclusive theatrical release means more revenue for all stakeholders in every cycle of the movie’s life,” the National

Space Jam: A New Legacy is having a successful weekend at the box office!

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is introducing a change this month that will have an impact on hundreds of thousands of Universal Credit claimants. There are more than four million self-employed people in the UK, with 746,000 relying on financial support from the DWP to top up their income.Universal Credit payments for the self-employed are based on what's called the Minimum Income Floor, a policy that was suspended during the coronavirus pandemic.

Universal Filmed Entertainment Group continues its spree of licensing deals in multiple windows. The latest one is a multi-year, theatrical output pact with Starz for the Post Pay-One window.

This weekend saw Disney test out a hybrid release with one of their top-tier releases, as “Black Widow” starring Scarlett Johansson hit both theaters and Premier Access on Disney+ this weekend. The studio had delayed the film’s release by more than a year due to the pandemic, and it seems to have paid off in a major way.

Just as notable is Disney’s announcement that the Marvel film earned over $60 million worldwide from its Premier Access program, which made “Black Widow” available at home for Disney+ subscribers for $30. This is the first time that Disney has released any PVOD numbers since “Mulan” moved from theaters to Premier Access last summer, with the studio retaining all revenue from those PVOD sales as opposed to splitting it with theaters.

Marvel's first release since the pandemic began, Black Widow is already setting records at the box office. After Vin Diesel's F9 provided the much-needed boost to the box office amid the pandemic-hit business, Scarlett Johansson's superhero film is now making a bigger impact with its strong start at the box office.

Meghan McCain, 36, had the perfect view on the Fourth of July – her 9-month-old baby daughter Liberty Sage, whom she shares with her husband Ben Domenech, 39. The proud mom took to Instagram on July 7 to post a series of photos from the holiday.

Amazon’s streaming services, Prime Video and IMDb TV, signed a multiyear licensing deal with Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, the company announced on Thursday.Starting in 2022, Universal’s live-action films will first become available on Peacock after their initial theatrical releases, before landing exclusively on Prime Video four months later.Universal titles will include “Jurassic World: Dominion,” “The 355” and “Ambulance.” Prime Video will also gain SVOD rights to Universal’s

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterFor the first time in a long time, people are actually going to the movies.After a delayed start to summer, Universal’s action franchise “F9: The Fast Saga,” Paramount’s thriller “A Quiet Place Part II” and the Warner Bros. monster movie “Godzilla vs.

Page Six that the pair received their marriage license on July 1 and, thanks to Oklahoma law, only had 10 days from their filing date to walk down the aisle. Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton in 2014 as judges on NBC’s The Voice but weren't romantically linked until a year later after quietly separating from both of their spouses. Shelton was married to fellow country star Miranda Lambert at the time, while Stefani was hitched to musician Gavin Rossdale.

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani have tied the knot!

Lost dog. Gymnast Aly Raisman is asking fans in the Boston area to keep an eye out for her dog Mylo after he ran away.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLocal film “Hard Hit” held on to top spot at the South Korean box office for the second week, keeping Hollywood holdovers and new release titles at bay.The Busan-set action thriller scored $2.07 million in its second weekend on release, according to data from the Kobis tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). That was a drop of only 5% compared with its opening weekend.

Refresh for latest…: Universal’s F9 is gearing up to hit the $500M mark globally, a milestone it will cross on Monday as it becomes the first Hollywood movie to do so during the pandemic era, and the first since any studio film originally released during 2019. The Justin Lin-helmed title will also join China’s Hi, Mom and Detective Chinatown 3 as only the third film of any provenance to get there in 2020 and 2021. The worldwide cume through Sunday is $491.5M.

Although the box office has yet to fully recover from the pandemic, at least one studio has good reason to celebrate this Fourth of July weekend. Universal Pictures currently has the top three films at the domestic box office with “F9,” “The Boss Baby: Family Business” and “The Forever Purge,” according to studio estimates Sunday.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIt won’t be a weekend for the record books, but this year’s July 4th holiday box office haul is a marked improvement on the 2020 edition.The box office boost is thanks to a trio of new movies, the kid friendly “The Boss Baby: Family Business,” the gruesome thriller “The Forever Purge,” and the satirical comedy “Zola,” each appealing to vastly different moviegoing audiences.