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HBO Max's Smash Hit 'House of the Dragon' Averaging Per Episode 29 Million Viewers

Los Angeles, September 21 - HBO Max's season 1 of the House of the Dragon is a smash hit and breaking records with each passing episode. ## The Game of Thrones prequel series has been such a hit that episode 5 attracted 3% more viewers than Episode 4 in the USA, according to Variety. The website has reported that season 1 of the series is averaging a mammoth 29 million viewers per episode across its first five episodes. ## "House of the Dragon" is showing the sign of going the "Game of Thrones" way, which averaged more than 44 million viewers per episode for its eighth and final season in 2019. ## According to Nielsen (via Variety), 2.576 million people tuned into the 5th episode on HBO itself, a 4% increase when compared to last week's 2.474 million cable viewers. ## The show, "House of the Dragon", is the biggest series premiere ever for HBO Max after the first episode was watched by nearly 10 million people across all platforms. The series has already been greenlit for the second season after the unprecedented response. ## The show will see a narrative and casting shift after the 5th episode, as Episode 6 will mark a major time jump. The younger actors, such as Milly Alcock as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Emily Carey as Lady Alicent Hightower, will trade their roles over to older actors Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke, respectively.## Stay tuned...

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Avatar Re-Release First Day Advance Booking Report (India)

Mumbai, 21 Sep 2022: The biggest movie in the world, Avatar will be re-releasing in India on 23rd September 2022 ahead of its sequel Avatar: The Way Of Water which is going to release on 16th Dec 2022. The advance booking started for this movie and due to National Cinema Day, it will get a good opening collection for its re-release. Avatar 1st Day Advance Booking Gross English: 1.04 Cr (77559 tickets sold): 3D: 72L (65010 tickets sold); IMAX 3D: 21L (8908 tickets sold); 4DX 3D: 11L (3641 tickets sold); Avatar (3D) (English) (3D) First Day Advance Booking Reports (Main Regions)RegionGross [With Block Seats]OccupancyShowsAlmost FullFilling FastMumbai7.22 Lac [8.09 Lac]53%901832National Capital Region (NCR)9.27 Lac [10.13 Lac]50%1355327Pune4.7 Lac [5.07 Lac]68%471910Bengaluru10.81 Lac [11.37 Lac]41%1025315Hyderabad14.04 Lac [18.36 Lac]33%1153635Kolkata3.25 Lac [3.83 Lac]26%69612Ahmedabad1.09 Lac [1.14 Lac]50%2276Chennai2.84 Lac [7.79 Lac]21%59039Kochi3.9 Lac [4.77 Lac]26%33310 Avatar (3D) (English) (IMAX 3D) First Day Advance Booking Reports (Main Regions)RegionGross [With Block Seats]OccupancyShowsAlmost FullFilling FastMumbai2.43 Lac [3.13 Lac]44%1213National Capital Region (NCR)3.74 Lac [3.74 Lac]96%880Pune88.94 K [1.14 Lac]65%303Bengaluru8.3 Lac [8.47 Lac]88%21174Kolkata45.8 K [54.2 K]35%303Chennai5.08 Lac [6.1 Lac]60%752 Avatar (3D) (English) (4DX 3D) First Day Advance Booking Reports (Main Regions)RegionGross [With Block Seats]OccupancyShowsAlmost FullFilling FastMumbai1.41 Lac [1.41 Lac]93%990National Capital Region (NCR)2.9 Lac [2.9 Lac]96%19190Pune1.46 Lac [1.46 Lac]100%990Bengaluru1.35 Lac [1.35 Lac]100%990Hyderabad2.11 Lac [2.11 Lac]98%660Ahmedabad46.56 K [68.97 K]46%502Kochi93.45 K [93.45 K]76%220 About This Movie This film is directed by James Cameron and produced by Jon Landau and James Cameron and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Avatar stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, and Michelle Rodriguez in key roles. Stay tuned.

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James Cameron Reveals He Rejected 20th Century Fox's Demand To Keep 'Avatar' Short

Los Angeles, September 20 - The Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron revealed in a recent interview that he had to disagree with 20th Century Fox Studio to keep his all-time biggest blockbuster Avatar 162 minutes long. ## The filmmaker, in an interview with New York Times, revealed that 20th Century Fox Studio wanted him to trim the movie's flying sequences to keep it shorter. Cameron, however, obviously rejected the studio's notes by telling executives that he directed "Titanic" and thus paid for a large portion of the 20th Century Fox studio lot.## "I think I felt, at the time, that we clashed over certain things", Cameron said to NYT (via Variety). "For example, the studio felt that the film should be shorter and that there was too much flying around on the ikran — what the humans call the banshees. ## "Well, it turns out that's what the audience loved the most, in terms of our exit polling and data gathering. And that's a place where I just drew a line in the sand and said, 'You know what? I made 'Titanic'. This building that we're meeting in right now, this new half-billion dollar complex on your lot? 'Titanic' paid for that, so I get to do this", he said.## After "Avatar" became a massive hit and grossed over $2 billion worldwide, the 20th Century Fox Studio thanked James Cameron, the filmmaker revealed and added that "I felt pretty good about the creative decisions that were made back then".## "Avatar" is returning to theaters on September 23 in IMAX and 3D formats ahead of the upcoming release of "Avatar: The Way of Water", the long-awaited sequel that opens in theaters on December 16. ## Stay tuned...

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Avatar Is Gorgeous In Its Remastered State, Says James Cameron

Los Angeles, September 18 - The Oscar-winning filmmaker, James Cameron said that the remastered version of his all-time highest-grossing film Avatar (2009) is gorgeous and that he was surprised after rewatching it on the big screen. ## The maverick filmmaker recently rewatched a fully remastered "Avatar" with his children, and it made him excited for the film’s upcoming rerelease in theaters. Cameron said that his kids have watched the movie on streaming or on Blu-ray, however, when they watched it on the big screen, they understood its grandeur a bit more. ## "Avatar" is getting rereleased on September 23 worldwide, and Cameron hopes that the young movie fans, who "never had the opportunity to see it in a movie theater" will watch it now. ## "Even though they think they may have seen the film, they really haven't seen it. And I was pleasantly surprised, not only at how well it holds up but how gorgeous it is in its remastered state", the filmmaker said in an interview with The New York Times (via THR).## "Avatar" follows Sam Worthington's Sully as he falls in love with Zoe Saldaña's Neytiri and their joint efforts to save Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. Meanwhile, a sequel to "Avatar" - Avatar: The Way of Water is scheduled to release in December this year, followed by three more "Avatar" movies in the next 6 years.## Stay tuned...

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Supermodel Kendall Jenner Says There Are So Many False Narratives About Her Family

Los Angeles, September 14 - The world's highest-paid model, Kendall Jenner thinks the public has an inaccurate perception of her family. The supermodel shot to global stardom in the reality TV series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and since then, she has been unstoppable in her profession. ## Speaking on the 'On Purpose' podcast, Kendall told host Jay Shetty, "There are so many false narratives [about her family]. So many people think they have you figured out when they don't even know the half of it.## "It can feel really unfair because that is not who I am. That can really get to me sometimes and that really sucks. But then looking at myself in the mirror and being like, 'I know who I am, so why does anything else matter? Everything else is just noise", she said.## Kendall Jenner first earned the title of the highest-paid model in 2018, however, she confessed to feeling "extremely overworked" in her early 20s and admitted that stepping back has done wonders for her. ## "The things that I accomplished, even my job, at one point when I was younger, I decided I wanted to be a model. I didn't stop until I was 24, then I was like, 'Okay I think I need to take it back a notch'", she said. "There was a core five years where I was extremely overworked, not my happiest, and I felt like I was saying yes to everything because I felt really grateful to be in the position I was in".## Jenner ultimately decided to make her well-being her number one priority. She admits that her new approach has transformed her life. "I just wasn't happy anymore so I had to set those boundaries for myself. I need to start saying no when I can and start prioritizing myself and my well-being. It has done wonders to me".## Stay tuned...

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Netflix's 'Stranger Things' To Have A Crossover With Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool'; Hints Series Producer

Los Angeles, September 13 - Netflix's sci-fi horror drama series, Stanger Things has been a smash hit worldwide and is getting ready for its fifth and final season, which is currently in the writing stage. Meanwhile, Netflix is planning to follow in the footsteps of MCU regarding Stranger Things. ## Series executive producer and director Shawn Levy said that he working on the idea of creating a Stranger Things Cinematic Universe (STCU). ## "Yes, we are building out the STCU, and now that I'm spending time with Kevin Feige, I'm learning a lot about how to manage a universe", Levy said in an interview with Variety. "So I'm taking those skills and applying them to the STCU". ## ICYDK, Levy has been hired to direct the next installment in the Deadpool franchise and has been working with Marvel boss Kevin Feige on the upcoming movie. He was asked if there could be a crossover between the residents of Hawkins and Wade Wilson aka the Deadpool.## "Funnily enough, (Deadpool" star Ryan (Reynolds) and I were trying to figure out how in the world could we do a 'Deadpool' - 'Stranger Things' crossover", he said. "We haven't cracked it yet, but it's on the table". ## Meanwhile, apart from season 5 of "Stranger Things", the show creator, the Duffer brothers are working on a spinoff series, as well as a stage play. They haven't revealed exactly what the spin-off show will be about, but the Duffer brothers have confirmed it won't feature any of the main Stranger Things cast. ## Stay tuned...

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James Cameron's 'Avatar' Gets Major Boost Ahead of Re-Release In India

Mumbai, September 13 - Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron's all-time biggest grosser, Avatar is getting ready for re-release across the globe on September 23. The sci-fi, set in the mid-22nd century when humans are colonizing Pandora, is the highest-grossing film of all time. ## Meanwhile, the movie gets a major boost ahead of its re-release in India. It is noted that National Cinema Day, which was supposed to be held on September 16, will now be celebrated on September 23 in India. On this occasion, the theater chains across the country will sell movie tickets for just Rs. 75, which will help the movies on that day to generate more footfalls. ## "Avatar" was originally released in 2009. The National Cinema Day could incredibly help the movie to generate big footfalls due to low ticket prices in India as a large set of the current movie audience would want to this cinematic masterpiece on the big screens. It will also release on IMAX screens with a remastered version. ## The movie became a huge hit at the box office in India upon its release on 18 December 2009. It grossed over 100 crores and was the highest-grossing Hollywood film in India at that time. Overall, the movie scored over $2.84 billion worldwide, including the re-release collection on a few occasions.## Produced by James Cameron, and Jon Landau, the movie stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver. Meanwhile, the sequel to the movie, "Avatar: The Way of Water" will be released in December this year. ## Stay tuned...

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Thanos May Return In The Future Marvel Cinematic Universe Films, Hints Its Creator

Los Angeles, September 13 - Thanos is arguably the most loved Marvel villain, who made his first presence in the MCU during the post-credits sequence to "The Avengers" in 2012. Later, the mad Titan appeared in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "Guardians of the Galaxy". ## After the brief appearances in the aforementioned films, Thanos was finally made in "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame" as the primary villain in both movies, effectively making him the "big bad" of Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga. However, Thanos and his forces wiped out after Tony Stark aka Iron Man famously gave his life to save the universe. ## However, Jim Starlin, who created Thanos in the '70s and is known for his work with both Marvel and DC, believes that the famous Marvel villain may return in future MUC films. He spoke to Inverse about Marvel Studios' use of Thanos in their movies. ## Starlin said that Marvel is yet to be done with Thanos and shared his confidence that fans will see him again on-screen. "Well, I think he probably hits a nerve. He raises questions that a number of us have thought about. He's also just a badass character. I don't think anybody thinks we've seen the last of him. Disney made a shitload of money off of him and there's probably a shitload of money still to be made. So my fingers are crossed". ## Since Marvel is exploring the multiverse concept, the writer and artist discussed how it could pave the way for the possibility of bringing back Thanos. "I've heard Marvel may want to use some other characters I've done. I think they're running out. Now that they've got this multiverse, there's the possibility of bringing back Thanos. And with Thanos, that opens up possibilities for other characters. There are a few that they haven't used, like the Blood Brothers". ## It will be interesting to see if Marvel is really looking to reintroduce Thanos in the MCU, especially knowing the fact that Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror is already being set up as the next major crossover villain who will be making many appearances in various Marvel projects over the next few years.## Stay tuned...

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'Wonder Woman' Star Gal Gadot Opens Up On Potential Marvel And DC Crossover

Anaheim, September 11 - Hollywood actress Gal Gadot has been a DCEU mainstay ever since her first appearance as Wonder Woman in 2016's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice". Since then, the actress has appeared in several DC films, including two solo Wonder Woman outings. ## The actress will next be seen in Disney's "Snow White", in which she will be playing the Evil Queen Grimhilde. She also has a few more films, including "Wonder Woman 3", in her kitty, and now, she has also opened up about featuring in a Marvel movie and a potential Marvel and DC crossover in the future. ## In an interview with Access at this year's D23 Expo, Gal Gadot expressed her interest in a potential crossover between Wonder Woman and the Avengers. She said that she is open to appearing in a Marvel movie, pitching a project where "Wonder Woman appears in the Avengers and the Avengers appears in Wonder Woman".## "Maybe we can do something like, you know, Wonder Woman appears in the Avengers and the Avengers appears in Wonder Woman. We'll see, I mean I'm open. I'm all about love and I like my friends both in DC and Marvel. So we'll see". ## Gal Gadot is not the only major DCEU actor who is intrested in Marvel and DC crossover, previously, the "Black Adam" star Dwayne Johnson also expressed that he is "optimistic" that such a future can come to pass. This blockbuster crossover is unlikely to happen anytime soon but enthusiastic response from top DC star about a potential Marvel and DC crossover is an exciting development. ## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige Reveals Which MCU Movie Sets Up 'Avengers: The Kang Dynasty'

Anaheim, September 11 - Marvel Studios lightened up San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year with the announcement of two new Avengers movies in Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase 6, which will kick off with the "Fantastic Four" reboot, slated for November 8, 2024. ## While announcing Studios' some of the remaining projects in Phase 5 and Phase 6, Kevin Feige revealed at D23 Expo on Saturday that the "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania", which will kick off Phase 5 with the release on 17 February 2023, is going to be a very important film in the MCU as it directly set up the stage for "Avengers: The Kang Dynasty", which will release on May 2, 2025. ## "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" sees Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly's heroes return to face a new foe: Jonathon Major's Kang the Conquerer. The character first appeared in the season finale of "Loki" as He Who Remains, but will introduce his next more sinister variant in Ant-Man 3. ## Kang the Conquerer is already a big comic book character and the with the announcement of The Kang Dynasty, it has been confirmed that the character is going to make a huge impact as a prevailing villain in the MCU lineup. ## Majors' Kang is also set to appear in another Phase 5 project, "Loki" season 2, of which, footage from that project at D23 revealed Kang's impact throughout the multiverse and at the TVA. It will be interesting to see how Marvel builds things on Kang for "Avengers 5". ## Stay tuned...

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James Cameron Announces The Filming of Sci-Fi Epic 'Avatar 4' Has Begun

Anaheim, September 11 - Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron announced at D23 Expo that the production of Avatar 4 has officially started while filming continues on Avatar 3. The filmmaker wasn't present at D23 in person but did send in a video for attendees to offer updates on the upcoming Avatar sequels. ## Cameron's long-awaited "Avatar: The Way of Water" closed out the Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century panel at the D23 Expo Saturday by handing out 3-D glasses to everyone in the audience and showing off six extended scenes from the movie, scheduled to release in December this year. The post-production continues on "Avatar 2". ## Coming 13 years after the release of the original film, "Avatar 2" focuses on the oceans of Pandora, as new performance capture technology has been developed specifically for Cameron to shoot scenes underwater. Many of the film's cast had to learn how to free dive and hold their breath underwater to be able to perform their necessary scenes.## The new footage of "Avatar 2" was shown at the D23 Expo and hailed as a pure visual treat, including the best showcase for the underwater work, in which several younger Na'vi jump into a coral reef and swim around hundreds of vividly rendered aquatic wildlife.## 20th Century Studios produced the film, with Cameron and Jon Landau producing on a budget of about $250 million, according to Variety. Three more films for the franchise are currently in development, with release dates set for 2024, 2026, and 2028.## Stay tuned...

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Marvel Announces The Star Cast of 'Thunderbolts' Film At D23 Expo

Anaheim, September 11 - Marvel Studios has revealed the solid star cast of its upcoming superhero movie Thunderbolts at the D23 Expo. Apart from showing footage of various upcoming Marvel titles, Marvel-head Kevin Fiege revealed Marvel's anti-hero team for "Thunderbolts", which will conclude MCU's Phase 5. ## Wyatt Russell (John Walker/US Agent), Hannah John-Kamen (Ava/Ghost), Red Guardian (David Harbour), and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (Valentina Allegra de Fontaine) are all part of Thunderbolts, and so is Sebastian Stan's Winter Soldier, Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova/Black Widow, and Olga Kurylenko's Taskmaster. ## Red Guardian, Yelena, and Taskmaster all hail from the recent "Black Widow" movie, while Ghost was last seen in "Ant-Man and The Wasp". US Agent was one of the main antagonists of "The Falcon and The Winter Soldier", which of course also starred the beloved character Bucky Barnes.## Similar to DC's "Suicide Squad", the Thunderbolts are a team of antiheroes and villains who will be tasked to work together and achieve a certain goal. There have been dozens of members in the Thunderbolts comics. This includes notable Marvel heroes like Black Widow, Ant-Man, Venom, and Deadpool, however, it seems MCU has been building a team of antiheroes led by Julia Louis Dreyfus' Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. ## Directed by Jake Schreier from a script by Eric Pearson (Black Widow), "Thunderbolts" will begin shooting next year and will release on July 26, 2024.## What an honor it was to have this THUNDERBOLTS concept illustration I did introduce the cast to the world up on stage at @DisneyD23 with the actors & our head honcho in Kevin Feige?? I’m deeply honored! 🙏🏻#Thunderbolts pic.twitter.com/k1sDoax6Ip— Andy Park (@andyparkart) September 10, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Disney Sets Title And Release Year of The Prequal To The 'Lion King'

Washington, September 10 - Two years after the original announcement, Disney has confirmed Mufasa: The Lion King title of the prequel to the 2019 Lion King film at D23. The film will be directed by the acclaimed "Moonlight" director Barry Jenkins. ## According to Variety, the prequel tells the origin story of the iconic Disney father, exploring his childhood growing up with his brother Scar. The film will feature the voice of Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. as younger versions of the characters, filling in for James Earl Jones as Mufasa in both the 1994 original and the 2019 CGI remake, and Jeremy Irons and Chiwetel Ejiofor as the villainous Scar.## In addition to announcing the title, exclusive preview footage of the film was also shown to the audience at the D23 expo. The footage began with Rafiki (John Kani) telling the story of Mufasa to young cubs, revealing that the lion was actually an orphaned cub who had to navigate the world alone until he rose to become the king of Pride Rock. ## As such, the film goes beyond the iconic Pride Lands to show him as a cub in a desert, where he is swept away by a flood and becomes an orphan. Although brief, the footage also included narration from Billy Eichner's Timon, in a meta joke tag for the footage: "Wait wait wait, am I not in this story? I don't feel seen".## "The Lion King" has been one of the most loved Disney films of all time, with both, the original and remake grossing over $2.6 billion at the global box office. The original remains a critically acclaimed classic and grossed over $960 million worldwide, followed by $1.66 billion for the remake in 2019. It got mixed reviews but was an even bigger success at the box office. ## "Mufasa: The Lion King", scheduled for 2024 release, will be Jenkins's third feature film, after directing the Oscar-winning "Moonlight" and "If Beale Street Could Talk".## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros. India Unveils New Posters To Re-Confirm The Release Date of Dwayne Johnson's 'Black Adam'

Mumbai, September 8 - Diwali 2022 is going to be more special for the Indian movie buffs as Warner Bros. has re-confirmed the release date of its highly-anticipated DC Superhero movie Black Adam, fronted by Dwayne Johnson on October 21. The Jaume Collet-Serra-directed movie is intended to be a spin-off from Shazam! (2019) and the 11th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). ## On Thursday (September 8), Warner Bros. India unveiled the new character poster from the movie and also announced the new trailer will be out tomorrow, September 9. Johnson plays the titular role of Black Adam, who, according to DC Comics, is an antihero and is one of the archenemies of the superhero Captain Marvel and the nemesis of the Marvel Family. ## A new era of the Justice Society has begun. #BlackAdam. #WarnerBrosIndia #DwayneJohnson #TheRock pic.twitter.com/eAfsMEtYOf— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) September 8, 2022 ## The studio also released Aldis Hodge's solo poster from the movie. Aldis plays Carter Hall/Hawkman, an archaeologist who is the reincarnation of the Egyptian prince who enslaved Black Adam and has the power of flight from his Nth metal wings. He is the leader of the Justice Society of America (JSA). ## A new era of the Justice Society has begun. #BlackAdam. #WarnerBrosIndia #PierceBrosnan pic.twitter.com/RCvWHE3eIH— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) September 8, 2022 ## Pierce Brosnan essays Kent Nelson/Doctor Fate, a member of the JSA and the son of an archeologist who learned sorcery and was given the magical Helmet of Fate. Brosnan wore a motion capture suit for the role. Quintessa Swindell stars as Maxine Hunkel/Cyclone, a member of the JSA and the granddaughter of Red Tornado who can control wind and generate sound.## Noah Centineo stars as Albert "Al" Rothstein/Atom Smasher, a member of the JSA who can control his molecular structure and manipulate his size and strength. ## A new era of the Justice Society has begun. #BlackAdam. #WarnerBrosIndia #NoahCentineo pic.twitter.com/rlDygiHabO— Warner Bros. India (@WarnerBrosIndia) September 8, 2022 ## "Black Adam" will release in English, along with dubbed versions of Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, languages.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Top Gun Maverick' Passes 'Black Panther' To Become 5th Highest-Grossing Film Ever In North America

Los Angeles, September 5 - Tom Cruise's biggest film is now the 5th highest-grossing film of all time in the history of the North American box office. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the action thriller has topped $700 million as well as crossed Marvel Studios' Black Panther as the fifth biggest North American grosser. ## According to Variety, "Top Gun 2" returned to the top of box office charts over Labor Day weekend, adding $7.9 million between Friday and Monday and bringing ticket sales to $701 million. It is now ahead of the Marvel blockbuster "Black Panther's" $700.4 million and is only the 6th film ever to top $700 million at the North American box office. ## According to Paramount, the sequel to Cruise's 1986 blockbuster film is the only film to ever be No. 1 at the domestic box office for both Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays.## "It's without a doubt, that 'Top Gun: Maverick' is a true cultural touchstone embodying the power of the cinematic experience. As we celebrate this enormous achievement and the film's massive impact, we want to extend our gratitude to Tom Cruise, our filmmakers and cast, Paramount's marketing and distribution teams, and the legions of both new and longtime 'Top Gun' fans who keep turning out to enjoy this remarkable movie", said Brian Robbins, president, and CEO of Paramount Pictures.## The film is most likely to finish as the 5th biggest blockbuster in North America as the next highest-grossing movie is "Avatar" with $760 million. Globally, "Top Gun 2" stands as the 12th-biggest movie with $1.44 billion, but it's fast approaching 11th place, which currently is secure with Disney's "Frozen II" with $1.450 billion. ## Stay tuned...

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After Box Office, Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun Maverick' Breaks Digital Sales Record

Los Angeles, September 3 - Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise's Top Gun Maverick has truly been a blockbuster by all means. The action thriller is already the highest-grossing film of the year and Cruise's career, and now, it has broken the record upon its digital release. ## According to Paramount Home Entertainment (via Variety), "Top Gun Maverick" has become the best-selling digital movie in its first week of availability in the USA. The movie was released on digital on August 23, 2022, also is already one of the top 20 best-selling digital releases in history after being available for one week. The company, however, didn't disclose its digital sales number. ## Variety reports that the digital release of the film was the top-selling item on Amazon in the U.S. across every category on the day of its release. The film has been the No. 1 bestseller on Fandango's Vudu since its digital release and the "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick" bundle is its top-selling bundle.## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, "Top Gun 2" has had a sensational run at the box office and still playing in theaters even after three months of release, a rare achievement in the early post-pandemic era. For the record, the movie has grossed more than $1.4 billion globally, including $692 million at the domestic (North America) box office. ## The film currently stands as the No. 6 highest-grossing film in domestic box-office history and has an outside chance to beat "Black Panther" ($700.05M) to become the 5th highest-grossing film ever in the USA. ## Stay tuned...

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Hollywood Blockbuster 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Sets Release Date In India

Mumbai, September 1 - One of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters of the year, Everything Everywhere All at Once, starring Michelle Yeoh is finally coming to the Indian theaters. The absurdist comedy-drama is the highest-grossing film for A24 studio with over $100 million worldwide against the budget of $25 million. ## Ever since the film was released in March of this year, the fans in India have been enquiring about its release in the country. And now, the Mumbai-based Impact Films is bringing this film to the Indian audiences and has set September 16, 2022, release date. ## Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" received some high praise from critics and it is one of the serious contenders for the next year's Academy Awards. ## "The film has been passed by CBFC without any cuts thereby ending the reservations and curiosity of several audiences who were worried as to what might get chopped off. It's now the same version that's being watched worldwide", said Ashwani Sharma, CEO, Impact Films. ## "We were very clear right from the beginning that we are going to release this film on big screens rather than going straight to digital platforms as this film is a rare cinematic experience that needs to be enjoyed only in theaters. It's not coming on any OTT anytime soon as we may not license it before Academy Awards nominations are revealed", he added. ## The movie stars Michelle Yeoh as a Chinese American woman being audited by the IRS who discovers that she must connect with parallel universe versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from causing the destruction of the multiverse. Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis appear in supporting roles. ## Legendary actor Michelle Yeoh to be honoured with inaugural #TIFFTribute #ShareHerJourney Groundbreaker Award #TIFF22 Watch her in EEAAO from 16th Sept only in CinemasCheck👉https://t.co/5tdEvokcyt#EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce #EEAAO #drama #MichelleYeoh #Daniels #comingsoon pic.twitter.com/diJ4pcEIbH— Impact Films (@impactfilmindia) September 1, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros. Was Reportedly Not Happy With The Development of 'Zack Snyder's Justice League'

Los Angeles, August 30 - A lot has happened within Warner Bros. Discovery over the last few weeks with new leadership coming to the scene. In its quest to be the next Marvel, the studio behind DC superheroes has made multiple changes in the lineup of future films, one of them being the cancellation of the release of HBO Max's "Batgirl". ## Apart from its own international issues, Warner Bros. is dealing with outside noises too. The studio is having trouble with its upcoming DC film "The Flash", thanks to controversies because of Ezra Miller who plays the titular role. Now, according to Variety, the studio was not happy with the development of "Zack Snyder's Justice League" too. ## "Zack Snyder's Justice League" was a result of a massive fan movement on social media which forced the studio to develop the Snyder-cut version of Justice League. However, Warner Bros. insiders believe that "Zack Snyder's Justice League" never should've happened. ## Rather than quiet the unceasing online campaigning to #ReleasetheSnyderCut, the four-hour HBO Max feature only further entrenched the vocal and extremely online "Snyderverse" fanbase in opposition to the leadership at the studio in general and at DC in particular.## As per Variety, the "Snyderverse" fanbase may be hard to win over, but DC has to do a better job of cultivating the kind of compelling franchises that will enable them to build up the kind of passionate, engaged, and excited fanbase that can drown out the haters.## In another major development, it is reported that Legendary Entertainment is planning to part ways with Warner Bros. and make movies with either Sony or Paramount Pictures in the future. The two companies reunited three years ago, but it seems the ongoing development at Warner Bros. may become another reason for their split. ## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: 'Jurassic' Film Franchise Races Past $6 Billion Globally

Los Angeles, August 29 - In a major box office milestone, Universal/Amblin's six-film Jurassic franchise has crossed the $6 billion mark globally, after the latest blockbuster in the series Jurassic World Dominion crossed $990 million at the worldwide box office. ## The first film in the franchise, Jurassic Park was released in 1993 and went on to gross $978 million worldwide initial run and crossed $1 billion after getting re-released in North America in 2020. It finished its final run at $1.05 billion and was the highest-grossing film in the franchise, before Jurassic World surpassed it in 2015. ## The Chris Pratt-starrer "Jurassic World" is the highest-grossing film in the franchise with $1.67 billion at the worldwide box office (according to Box Office Mojo). The second highest-grossing in the series is Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) with $1.31 billion worldwide. ## A total of 3 of 6 Jurassic films have crossed the $1 billion mark to date, and "Jurassic World Dominion" is inching closer to becoming the 4th film in the franchise to reach the legendary milestone. Overall, Jurassic is the 10th highest-grossing film franchise/series in the world. MCU is the highest-grossing franchise with $27.4 billion globally while "Star Wars" is the biggest film franchise in the world with $10.3 billion. ## Jurassic has been one of the film franchises which has always been audience-friendly, irrespective of the critics' reviews. For example, the latest film in the series, "Jurassic World Dominion" is the lowest-rated film among all 6 films, and still, it is minting money at the box office and is the 3rd highest-grossing film worldwide during the covid-19 pandemic era. ## Stay tuned...

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J.K. Rowling Reveals Why She Skipped 'Harry Potter' Reunion At HBO Max

Los Angeles, August 28 - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was surprisingly missing on the occasion of Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts earlier this year at HBO Max. Rowling has finally revealed why she missed the special reunion, and it was simply because it was not something she wanted to do. ## "I was asked to be on that and I decided I didn't want to do it", she told host Graham Norton during an appearance on his Virgin Radio UK show and clarifying she was not excluded from the reunion (according to Deadline). ## She added, "I thought it was about the films more than the book, quite rightly, that was what the anniversary was about. No one said don't [do it]... I was asked to do it and I decided not to".## The "Harry Potter" HBO Max special premiered on January 1, 2022, and it featured all of the key members that made the Harry Potter movies a massive success over the years. ## It was speculated that Rowling skipped the HBO Max special over her rumored spat with Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. Rowling has received a lot of backlash over her views on transgender women, and among the critics of her views are Radcliffe and Watson who opposed Rowling's views and made public statements against them. ## Despite receiving a lot of criticism, the British author has not backed down from her views and has even doubled down on them writing an essay about her stance but denying that she's transphobic.## Stay tuned...

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IMDb Releases The List of Highest-Rated Films From The Turn of The Century (00s)

Los Angeles, August 28 - IMDb has been one of the most trusted sites when it comes to the fair ratings of movies and tv shows. The website has time and again revealed the list of top-rated films and shows for the respective years and decades or centuries.## Keeping up with the trend, IMDb has now released the list of the highest-rated films of the 21st century worldwide. The list is topped by Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, which has got 9 out of 10 ratings on the platform. It is also the joint highest-rated Batman movie on Rotten Tomatoes. ## "The Dark Knight", starring Christian Bale in the titular role, was released in 2008 and went on to gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. It also won two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor to Heath Ledger and for Best Sound Editing to Richard King. ## Meanwhile, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the joint highest-rated film of the 21st century on IMDb. Released in 2003, the Peter Jackson-directed film grossed over $1.14 billion at the worldwide box office against a budget of $94 million. The next top-rated film on the list is LOTR: The Two Towers with 8.8 ratings. ## Among the top 10 highest-rated films from the turn of the century, 8 are English films while one each is a Portuguese and Japanese movie. Not a single Indian movie in the top 10 makes the cut to the list. The top 10 films are as follows - ## 1. The Dark kinght## 2. LOTR: The Return of The King## 3. LOTR: The Two Towars## 4. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring## 5. City of God## 6. Spirited Away## 7. The Prestige## 8. The Departed## 9. The Pianist## 10. Gladiator## Stay tuned...

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Alia Bhatt Talks About Her Hollywood Debut And Starring Alongside Gal Gadot In 'Heart of Stone'

Mumbai, August 27 - Bollywood star and soon-to-be-mother, Alia Bhatt is at peak of her game with back-to-back blockbuster successes both at the box office and digital platforms. She delivered one of the biggest Bollywood hits of 2022 with "Gangubai Kathiawadi" and played a key role in SS Rajamouli's mega-blockbuster "RRR" while her "Darlings" also got a good response at Netflix. ## Going forward, Alia Bhatt has a few massive films in her hand and one of them is her Hollywood debut Heart of Stone. The "Raazi" actress will star alongside Hollywood superstar Gal Gadot, who is widely known worldwide for the "Wonder Woman" role. "Heart of Stone" is a spy action thriller film that recently wrapped filming and will release directly on Netflix. ## During a recent interview with Variety, Alia opened up about HOS and how did it come to her. While speaking about the script which she loved, Alia also said how Gal Gadot was also one of the reasons for her to do the movie that is directed by Tom Harper and produced by Skydance Media, Pilot Wave, and Mockingbird Pictures.## "I read the script, and of course, I heard that Gal was going to be starring in it and was also producing it, which I was extremely excited about because I am such a huge admirer of her work and just the person, the force that she is", she said.## "For me, what is most important is that if I am to come on board as an actor, I have to be 100% convinced of the part, otherwise I feel I'm doing the film more harm than good. So I said, I have to fall in love with the script first. And I get the script and it's totally unlike anything I have done, and I can’t speak too much about the script, but I have to say that I was so thrilled because it was such a good part", she added. ## Meanwhile, Alia will next be seen in the magnum opus "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva". Scheduled to release on September 9, the actress stars alongside her husband Ranbir Kapoor and also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna Akkineni. Directed by Ayan Mukerji, Alia calls this fantasy adventure film, "The first of its kind; it's a very brave, big giant step [in] that direction".## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros. Pushes Back The Release Dates of 'Aquaman' And 'Shazam' Sequels Again

Los Angeles, August 25 - Warner Bros. Pictures is once again pushing back the release dates of its most-awaited sequels to Aquaman and Shazam! in another major development at the studio within a month. ## Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the highly-anticipated superhero sequel, directed by James Wan, has been pushed to Chrismas 2023 from March 17, 2023. The new release date is exactly one year later than the original release date of "Aquaman 2" in 2022. ## The sequel to a $1+ billion grosser movie will see the return of Jason Momoa as the titular superhero, as well as Patrick Wilson's Orm Marius and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's Black Manta. It was recently revealed that Ben Affleck's Batman will also return for Aquaman 2.## Meanwhile, Shazam! Fury of the Gods will take "Aquaman 2's" date on March 17, 2023, after getting pushed back from December this year, avoiding the clash with James Cameron's potential all-time biggest grosser "Avatar: The Way of Water". ## The sequel to "Shazam", which was released in 2019 and grossed $366 million worldwide, stars Zachary Levi in the titular role, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou, and Helen Mirren. In the film, a family of teenage heroes led by Billy Batson / Shazam fights the daughters of Atlas.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Top Gun Maverick Crosses Avengers: Infinity War To Become 6th Highest-Grossing Film In North America

Los Angeles, August 20 - Tom Cruise's action thriller Top Gun Maverick is not done yet and still going strong at the box office despite being in its 13th weekend. It has now crossed Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War at the domestic (North America) box office. ## Directed by Joseph Kosinski, "Top Gun 2" grossed a strong $1.6 million on its 13th Friday, pushing total domestic cume to $679.1 million, and with this, it has surpassed "Avengers: Infinity War's" $678.8 million lifetime collection to become the 6th highest-grossing film of all-time at the North American box office. ## The sequel to Cruise's "Top Gun" (1986) is looking to score over $5 million in its 13th weekend as it is hoping to finish over a $700 million domestic lifetime run.## Highest-grossing films in North America (without inflation) - ## 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - $936.66M## 2. Avengers: Endgame - $858.37M## 3. Spider-Man: No Way Home - $804.79M## 4. Avatar - $749.76M## 5. Black Panther - $700.05M## 6. Top Gun: Maverick - $679.10M## The worldwide gross total of the film is currently at $1.38 billion, making it the 13th highest-grossing film of all time worldwide. It might finish at number 11, ahead of "Frozen II" ($1.45B). It is the first and only $1 billion grosser in 2022 and only the second, after "Spider-Man: No Way Home" to do so during the covid-19 pandemic. ## Stay tuned...

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