‘Weapons,’ ‘Freakier Friday’ Top Weekend Box Office With Combined $71.5 Million Ticket Sales
Warner/New Line new horror film Weapons and Disney’s 22-year follow-up Freakier Friday met expectations, generating an estimated $42.5 million and $29 million in respective opening weekend ticket sales through Aug. 10. Reigning box office polesitter, Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps continued its box office freefall with $15.5 million in ticket sales, down 60% from … Continue reading “‘Weapons,’ ‘Freakier Friday’ Top Weekend Box Office With Combined $71.5 Million Ticket Sales”
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Disney-owned Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* debuted at No. 1 on the Circana VideoScan chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc chart the week ended Aug. 2. The film assembles an unconventional team of disillusioned castoffs whose survival depends on uncovering a secret program to create new superheroes. The … 
GKIDS has acquired theatrical and home entertainment rights to the Chinese box office hit The Legend of Hei 2. Released in China July 18, the film had grossed more than $49 million in its domestic release as of Aug. 4. The Legend of Hei 2 is a follow up to the 2019 feature The Legend … 
Global VOD engagement decreased in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, according to a new report from NPAW. Both average playtime per user and titles per user per day showed slight dips when compared to the same period on 2024. The drops happened in all regions. The average daily … 
The documentaries Atomic People and Pompeii: The New Dig — House of Treasures are available on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel in August. Atomic People features the testimony of some of the last ‘Hibakusha’ — survivors of the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan — before their voices are lost forever. Combining … 
Adam Sandler’s star keeps shining at Netflix. On the day the streamer disclosed the star’s co-billing in a new original movie, Jay Kelly, starring George Clooney, and bowing Dec. 5, Sandler’s sequel Happy Gilmore 2 remained atop the streamer’s weekly charts with 40.8 million views through Aug. 3 — less than a 15% decline from … 
Paramount Pictures’ classic Sunset Boulevard will be released on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD disc Aug. 5 from Alliance Home Entertainment. Originally released on Aug. 10, 1950, the movie stars Gloria Swanson as aging silent film queen Norma Desmond and William Holden as struggling young screenwriter Joe Gillis. It was among the first films selected … 
Disney/Marvel Studios’ superhero relaunch The Fantastic Four: Simple Steps remained atop the weekend box office for a second time with $40 million in projected ticket sales through Aug. 3. While the tally ups the movie’s North American total near $200 million and $370 million worldwide, it also underscored a 66% drop-off from last weekend’s near … 
Kino Lorber has announced August 2025 additions to its Kino Film Collection streaming library, available at kinofilmcollection.com. The subscription streaming service is available in the United States and Canada with a seven-day free trial, then $5.99 per month. August titles include: August 7 The Forger (Dir. Maggie Peren, 2022) Berlin, 1942. Cioma Schönhaus (Louis Hofmann, … 
Canada’s Blue Ant Media on Aug. 1 announced it has closed its reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media Inc. A reverse takeover (RTO) occurs when a private company acquires a publicly traded company in order to become publicly listed without going through the traditional IPO process. In this case, the pre-existing public company, Boat Rocker, acquired all …