Tag: Movies
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‘Avatar’ and ‘Marty Supreme’ propel strong ticket sales to wrap a turbulent 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood wrapped up a turbulent year with big ticket sales for “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and a box-office hit for Timothée Chalamet with “Marty Supreme” over a busy holiday weekend in movie theaters. As expected, James Cameron’s latest trip to Pandora dominated ticket sales, collecting $88 million over the four-day Christmas-to-Sunday…
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Movie rundown for the weekend through Dec. 28: ‘Anaconda’ opens
OPENING “Anaconda“— (Comedy, PG-13, 99 minutes). A group of friends in the midst of a midlife crisis encounter unexpected events when they enter the jungle to recreate their favorite movie of their youth. “Marty Supreme“— (Drama, R, 190 minutes). Marty Mauser has a dream that no one respects, but he is determined to pursue greatness…
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide
NEW YORK — “Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records. Sixteen years into the “Avatar” saga, Pandora is still abundant in box-office riches. “Fire and…
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Movie rundown for the weekend through Dec. 21: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ opens
OPENING “Avatar: Fire and Ash” — (Action, PG-13, 195 minutes). While Jake and Neytiri’s family mourn Neteyam’s death, the conflict on Pandora escalates when they encounter an aggressive Na’vi tribe named the Ash People. “The Case for Miracles“— (Documentary, not rated, 107 minutes). Reflects on Jesus’ birth, death and resurrection as faith’s foundation while examining…
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‘Zootopia 2’ retakes No. 1 at box office
NEW YORK — “Zootopia 2” regained the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with $26.3 million in its third weekend of release, according to studio estimates Sunday, as The Walt Disney Co. animated sequel became the year’s second film to gross $1 billion worldwide. With “Avatar: Fire and Ash” arriving Friday, it was…
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Movie rundown for the weekend through Dec. 14: ‘Ella McCay’ opens
OPENING “Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris” — (Music, not rated, 85 minutes). To celebrate 25 years of “My Kind of Christmas,” Christina Aguilera performs a live show in Paris. “The Cure: The Show of a Lost World” — (Music, not rated, 167 minutes). Features 31 remixed and remastered songs of the rock band The Cure.…
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Movie rundown for the weekend through Dec. 7: ‘Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution’ opens
OPENING “100 Nights of Hero” — (Romance, PG-13, 90 minutes). Cherry and her maid must fend off the seductive visitor who is staying at their remote castle. “Akhanda 2 – Thaandavam” — (Action, not rated, 170 minutes). As Akhanda battles forces threatening peace, his twin brother confronts a new adversary. “André Rieu’s 2025 Christmas Concert:…
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Storytelling less than magical in fantastical ‘100 Nights of Hero’
“Are you ready? Then we shall begin.” This narration, over an image of three moons hanging in the sky, begins Julia Jackman’s “100 Nights of Hero,” which she adapted from Isabel Greenberg’s 2016 graphic novel and directed. It signifies that we’re in for a level of heightened, self-reflective fantasy storytelling, and in fact, the revolutionary…
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‘Hamnet’ a deeply sad, utterly beautiful Shakespearean story
Enveloped in soft green, the forest holds Agnes (Jessie Buckley) with the comfort and safety of a womb. Curled up in a centuries-old tree root, she is cradled by the lineage of her mother and the mothers before her, who walked out of the forest knowing of plants and dirt and animals. When she strides…
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‘Zootopia 2’ roars to record-setting global box office with $556M opening
“Zootopia 2” had a roaring, record-setting opening at the box office. The animal city sequel from the Walt Disney Company brought in $96 million in North America over the weekend, earned $156 million over the five-day Thanksgiving frame, and scored a staggering $556 million globally since its Wednesday opening, according to studio estimates Sunday. That…