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‘Mercy’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Feb. 22 0

‘Mercy’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Feb. 22

Amazon MGM Studios’ Mercy led the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended Feb. 22. In the drama set in the near future, a detective (Chris Pratt) stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced A.I. … Continue reading “‘Mercy’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Feb. 22”

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Sony’s Animated ‘GOAT’ Tops Slow Weekend Box Office Through Feb. 22 0

Sony’s Animated ‘GOAT’ Tops Slow Weekend Box Office Through Feb. 22

Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT held on to finish No. 1 at the North American box office in its second weekend, posting a projected $17 million in ticket sales — down 38% from last weekend’s $27.4 million debut. Through Sunday, the film’s total domestic gross stands at $58.3 million. Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wuthering Heights, last weekend’s No. … Continue reading “Sony’s Animated ‘GOAT’ Tops Slow Weekend Box Office Through Feb. 22”

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‘Predator: Badlands’ Hulu, Disc Release Celebration 0

‘Predator: Badlands’ Hulu, Disc Release Celebration

This month, “Predator” fans enjoyed a hunt of their own, as they visited local Los Angeles horror venues — Slasher World, Horror Vibes Coffee, and Killer Fitness — for photo opps, custom beverages, and a Yautja-themed workout during the week leading up to the Feb. 12 Hulu streaming and Feb. 17 DVD, 4K and Blu-ray … Continue reading “‘Predator: Badlands’ Hulu, Disc Release Celebration”

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Sony’s Animated ‘GOAT’ Looks to Move Atop Weekend Box Office Through Feb. 22 0

Sony’s Animated ‘GOAT’ Looks to Move Atop Weekend Box Office Through Feb. 22

Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT looks to move from its runner-up position last weekend and top the weekend box office with $18.5 million in projected ticket sales through Feb. 22, according to new data from Box Office Report.com. The movie generated three-day and four-day revenue of $27.2 million and $35.12 million, respectively, through Feb. 16. Lionsgate’s … Continue reading “Sony’s Animated ‘GOAT’ Looks to Move Atop Weekend Box Office Through Feb. 22”

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Blue Ant Readies London Screenings Slate with First-Ever Move Into Scripted Programming 0

Blue Ant Readies London Screenings Slate with First-Ever Move Into Scripted Programming

Blue Ant Rights, the distribution arm of Blue Ant Studios, on Feb. 19 unveiled an expanded slate of 40 new and returning premium titles that it will debut at its London Screenings next week. The line-up introduces scripted programming to Blue Ant’s regular offering of factual entertainment, true crime, and documentaries. The company’s global catalog … Continue reading “Blue Ant Readies London Screenings Slate with First-Ever Move Into Scripted Programming”

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Doc ‘Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare’ to Debut on HBO, HBO Max March 10 0

Doc ‘Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare’ to Debut on HBO, HBO Max March 10

The HBO original documentary Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare, directed by James Jones (HBO’s Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes), and co-directed by Megumi Inman (Atomic People), debuts March 10 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. In March 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake — the strongest ever recorded in Japan — unleashed a tsunami … Continue reading “Doc ‘Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare’ to Debut on HBO, HBO Max March 10”

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‘Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip’ Tops Lower Netflix Weekly Viewership Charts Due to the Winter Olympics 0

‘Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip’ Tops Lower Netflix Weekly Viewership Charts Due to the Winter Olympics

With the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics dominating the television and streaming space, Netflix saw global viewership for its top streamed content drop almost 50% for the week ended Feb. 15. The latest “Madea” movie franchise release, Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip ranked No. 1 overall and on the English language movie chart with 12.5 … Continue reading “‘Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip’ Tops Lower Netflix Weekly Viewership Charts Due to the Winter Olympics”

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1998 Jean-Claude Van Damme Actioner ‘Knock Off’ Due on 4K and Blu-ray Disc Feb. 17 From MVD 0

1998 Jean-Claude Van Damme Actioner ‘Knock Off’ Due on 4K and Blu-ray Disc Feb. 17 From MVD

The 1998 Jean-Claude Van Damme actioner Knock Off will be released on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Blu-ray Disc Feb. 17 in the MVD Rewind Collection from MVD Entertainment Group and Moonstone8. Van Damme stars in the thriller set in Hong Kong’s shady manufacturing scene during the 1997 handover to China. When a shipment of … Continue reading “1998 Jean-Claude Van Damme Actioner ‘Knock Off’ Due on 4K and Blu-ray Disc Feb. 17 From MVD”

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‘Wuthering Heights’ Remake Jumpstarts Warner’s 2026 Theatrical Campaign With  Million Global Weekend Debut 0

‘Wuthering Heights’ Remake Jumpstarts Warner’s 2026 Theatrical Campaign With $82 Million Global Weekend Debut

Warner Bros. Pictures’ remake of the 1939 romance drama Wuthering Heights, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, lived up to its hype, generating $82 million in global ticket sales, including $40 million across North American screens. The movie, which is projected to end the four-day Presidents Day holiday weekend with upwards of $48 million in … Continue reading “‘Wuthering Heights’ Remake Jumpstarts Warner’s 2026 Theatrical Campaign With $82 Million Global Weekend Debut”

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Hong Kong Drama ‘Pretty Heart’ Available on Blu-ray From BayView 0

Hong Kong Drama ‘Pretty Heart’ Available on Blu-ray From BayView

The Hong Kong drama Pretty Heart is available on Blu-ray Disc from BayView Entertainment. When a hardworking young teacher gets fed up with the praise heaped upon a cram school teaching superstar, she investigates on her own to find the reasons behind her students’ obsession. Connecting with the cram teacher, she starts a flirtation that … Continue reading “Hong Kong Drama ‘Pretty Heart’ Available on Blu-ray From BayView”

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