The animated sequel was expected to collect about $371 million worldwide over its first five days in theaters. “Kids love the movie,” a box office analyst said.
Category: Universal Pictures
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Despite Poor Reviews, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Is a Megahit
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Universal Will Give Movies Longer Exclusive Runs in Theaters
The New York Times – Business:Theaters will get a minimum of five weekends of exclusive play and then, starting next year, seven. A pandemic-era policy was guaranteeing only three.
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Universal Will Give Movies Longer Exclusive Runs in Theaters
The New York Times – Business:Theaters will get a minimum of five weekends of exclusive play and then, starting next year, seven. A pandemic-era policy was guaranteeing only three.
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As a Script Doctor, Tom Stoppard Was Stealthily Erudite
The playwright won an Academy Award for “Shakespeare in Love.” But he also helped provide dialogue for the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Indiana Jones.
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‘Wicked: For Good’ Takes Flight at Box Office, Expected to Make Over $150 Million
The movie is expected to take in about $151.5 million from Friday through Sunday, earning 35 percent more than the first installment last year.
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Still Cashing In on the ‘Field of Dreams’
For nearly four decades, the Iowa baseball field used as the set of the beloved Hollywood movie has been trying to find its next act.
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Stuart Craig, Who Designed the Movie World of Harry Potter, Dies at 83
A three-time Oscar winner for production design, he was one of the few people to work on all eight Potter films and their three “Fantastic Beasts” spinoffs.
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Frank Price, a Studio Chief Several Times Over, Dies at 95
He ran Universal’s television and movie businesses and had two stints at Columbia. Running a studio, he said, was “sort of like being the head of a small country.”
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Why ‘Black Swan,’ ‘Jaws’ and ‘Clue’ Are Coming Back to Theaters
The multiplex is awash in titles that are 15, 20, even 60 years old. Nostalgia is a factor but economics play a big part, too.
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‘Jaws’ Is a Masterpiece, but ‘Jaws 2’ Deserves a Legacy, Too
The sequel had a tough act to follow, but it still delivered a terrifying monster movie with grand sequences, a sweeping score and an indelible tagline.
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Tops Box Office With $83 Million
The movie had stronger-than-expected ticket sales over the weekend, becoming the third PG-rated, live-action hit in three months.
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Britain Lost Out on Euro Disney. Now It’s Getting a Universal Theme Park.
A yet-to-be-named Universal Studios theme park will be the country’s largest tourist attraction when it opens in 2031. But studio executives have not yet said which characters will be featured.