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Warner’s ‘Weapons’ Tops ‘Jaws’ Re-Release Through Aug. 31 Weekend Box Office 0

Warner’s ‘Weapons’ Tops ‘Jaws’ Re-Release Through Aug. 31 Weekend Box Office

Warner Bros. Pictures’ horror drama Weapons returned to the top of the box office for the Labor Day weekend with $10.2 million in added ticket sales through Aug. 31, and an estimated $12.4 million through Sept. 1. The Julie Garner, Josh Brolin-starrer has generated $134.6 million at the North American box office and $250 million globally … Continue reading “Warner’s ‘Weapons’ Tops ‘Jaws’ Re-Release Through Aug. 31 Weekend Box Office”

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Warner’s ‘Weapons’ Tops ‘Jaws’ Re-Release Through Aug. 31 Weekend Box Office 0

Warner’s ‘Weapons’ Tops Original 1975 ‘Jaws’ Re-Release Through Aug. 31 Weekend Box Office

Warner Bros. Pictures horror drama Weapons returned atop the Labor Day weekend box office after last weekend’s runner-up position to Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along, with $10.2 million in added ticket sales through Aug. 31, increasing to an estimated $12.4 million through Sept. 1. The Julie Garner, Josh Brolin-starrer has generated $134.6 million at the … Continue reading “Warner’s ‘Weapons’ Tops Original 1975 ‘Jaws’ Re-Release Through Aug. 31 Weekend Box Office”

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Kristin Scott Thomas-Directed ‘My Mother’s Wedding’ Available on Digital From Vertical 0

Kristin Scott Thomas-Directed ‘My Mother’s Wedding’ Available on Digital From Vertical

The comedy-drama My Mother’s Wedding is available now on digital from Vertical Entertainment. In the film, three sisters (Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, Emily Beecham) return to their childhood home for a momentous occasion: the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother (Kristin Scott Thomas). Over the weekend, the family gathers to celebrate the new marriage, but … Continue reading “Kristin Scott Thomas-Directed ‘My Mother’s Wedding’ Available on Digital From Vertical”

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Universal Celebrates ‘Back to the Future’ 40th With Discs, Theatrical Release 0

Universal Celebrates ‘Back to the Future’ 40th With Discs, Theatrical Release

Universal Pictures will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Back to the Future, the Academy Award–winning sci-fi adventure from director Robert Zemeckis and executive producer Steven Spielberg. On Oct. 31, the 1985 classic returns to theaters nationwide for a limited engagement in premium large screen formats, including Dolby Cinema, 4DX and D-Box, among others. This marks … Continue reading “Universal Celebrates ‘Back to the Future’ 40th With Discs, Theatrical Release”

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‘Elmo’s Happy Halloween Party’ Available Digitally and on DVD Sept. 9 0

‘Elmo’s Happy Halloween Party’ Available Digitally and on DVD Sept. 9

Radial Entertainment’s Shout! Kids will release Sesame Workshop’s Sesame Street: Elmo’s Happy Halloween Party on DVD and through digital retailers Sept. 9. The collection of “Sesame Street” segments finds Elmo exploring The Count’s castle, enjoying a trick-or-treat party, doing the Batty Bat dance, catching a runaway pumpkin and more. Guest stars include Charlie Puth, Julia … Continue reading “‘Elmo’s Happy Halloween Party’ Available Digitally and on DVD Sept. 9”

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Future Today Integrates Anoki Scene-Level Contextual Ad Targeting 0

Future Today Integrates Anoki Scene-Level Contextual Ad Targeting

Future Today has integrated Anoki ContextIQ, bringing scene-level contextual ad targeting to its Connected TV footprint in collaboration with Magnite. The move puts ads adjacent to specific, relevant scenes, and in some examples directly within shows, according to Future Today. “Integrating ContextIQ is a game-changer for how we deliver advertising across our platform,” Vikrant Mathur, … Continue reading “Future Today Integrates Anoki Scene-Level Contextual Ad Targeting”

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Freestyle Acquires ‘Ether’s Paradise,’ Due on Digital and DVD Sept. 12 0

Freestyle Acquires ‘Ether’s Paradise,’ Due on Digital and DVD Sept. 12

Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired rights to the romantic drama feature Ether’s Paradise, which will be available for digital rental or sale  and on DVD Sept. 12. Ether’s Paradise tells the story of how a romantic bond between an American girl and a young … Continue reading “Freestyle Acquires ‘Ether’s Paradise,’ Due on Digital and DVD Sept. 12”

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‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Aug. 24 0

‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Aug. 24

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning led the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended Aug. 24. The Paramount Pictures film, featuring Tom Cruise’s latest turn as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, became available for regular digital purchase Aug. 19. In the film, the IMF team fights to … Continue reading “‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through Aug. 24”

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Netflix’s Animated ‘KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along’ Tops Weekend Box Office in Historical First 0

Netflix’s Animated ‘KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along’ Tops Weekend Box Office in Historical First

Netflix’s “sing-along” version of animated feature film hit KPop Demon Hunters topped the weekend box office with an estimated $15 million to $18 million in ticket sales through Aug. 24. The tally is notable as it marks the first time an original streaming movie (produced by Sony Pictures Animation) has topped the box office — … Continue reading “Netflix’s Animated ‘KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along’ Tops Weekend Box Office in Historical First”

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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Remake Soars to Top of Disc Sales Charts 0

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Remake Soars to Top of Disc Sales Charts

Universal Pictures’ live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon debuted at No. 1 on the Circana VideoScan charts, which track combined sales of all disc formats, and the dedicated sales chart for Blu-ray formats the week ended Aug. 16. The film centers on the dragon-fighting VIkings of the island of Berk, where Hiccup (Mason Thames), … Continue reading “‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Remake Soars to Top of Disc Sales Charts”

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