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‘Fast & Furious 6′ Breaks Records In UK-Ireland Before Begins Global Rollout May 24
6 hours ago
Update 7 Pm: The sixth installment of the Universal Pictures franchise is looking to successfully transition from street racing to heist action to terrorist plot and kicked off this weekend in the United Kingdom and Ireland today. Fast & Furious 6 is opposite Warner Bros’ The Great Gatsby (including Thursday previews) and the second week of Paramount’s Star Trek In Darkness. But F&F6 is set in London and had its world premiere there. The UK and Ireland scored the biggest opening day for the franchise and Universal’s biggest opening day of all time in those markets, grossing $4.4M (£2.9M) at 462 dates. It was the 2nd biggest opening there of 2013, behind Iron Man 3‘s $4.7M (£3M) and #1 in the market with 54% market share. F&F6 opens in North America and 59 international markets day and date on May 24th. Universal did what no studio has ever dared to do: change the genre of a successful franchise. »
- NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ On Track For $27M Friday And $88M Weekend; International Cume Already $47M
7 hours ago
Friday 6:30 Pm, 4th Update: No significant changes in numbers yet. Friday 1 Pm, 3Rd Update: My sources say early matinees are very strong for Star Trek Into Darkness from Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions, and director J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot. It continued its domestic run today in 3,762 theaters with a refined number of $13.4 million from Wednesday’s 336 IMAX late shows and Thursday’s midnights and then yesterday’s wide release. Today’s grosses are almost double Thursday’s and an early read of noon averages is ranging from $25M to $27M Friday and $80M to $88M for the 3-day weekend - with a prediction of $100M for the first four days. Abrams’ first 2009 installment of the long-running film franchise opened to $30.1M Friday (without a Thursday start) and $79M for the first weekend. Fandango reports the new pic’s ticket sales are outpacing the first movie at the same point in »
- NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
Magnolia Manager Vs UTA, Round Two
11 hours ago
Previous: Magnolia Client Rachel McAdams Fires UTA Update: Magnolia Entertainment manager Shelley Browning’s inexplicable and one-sided battle against UTA co-owner Tracey Jacobs rages on. Last month, Browning was behind Rachel McAdams firing UTA after a seven-year stint with Jacobs. Now two Swedish actors who are both Magnolia clients follow McAdams out the door for no reason: Joel Kinnaman and Noomi Rapace. Since becoming Browning’s client, Rapace has bounced between Hollywood agencies: first UTA, then Wme, then back to UTA, and now out of UTA. Among the only Magnolia clients left at UTA is Daniel Espinosa (Safe House) who is directing Kinnaman and Rapace with Tom Hardy in Child 44. »
- NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
‘The Great Gatsby’ Starts With $5.4M International As Baz Luhrmann’s Biggest Opening
13 hours ago
Helped by a full-frills Cannes film festival gala event, The Great Gatsby opened in 27 markets on Thursday including United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Russia and Korea. Together with the 2nd day figures for the French-speaking markets, the tally was $5.4M, putting it on track to become the biggest opening for a Baz Luhrmann film. Spain and several other markets are set to open today. Going into Friday, The Great Gatsby has grossed $66.7M domestic since opening a week ago as Luhrmann’s biggest here. »
- NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
Bruce Rosenblum Bids Classy Goodbye
16 hours ago
Related: Exclusive: Warner Bros TV Shake-Up – Bruce Rosenblum Settled OutTOLDJA! Warner Bros Confirms Bruce Rosenblum Exit This was sent to Warner Bros Television Group employees today: Dear Warner Bros. Television Group Colleagues, It is with a heavy heart that I write to let you know that, following several months of uncertainty, my 26-year run at Warner Bros. has come to an end. I have had the pleasure of working alongside the most talented, creative and innovative people in our business … from our executives and staff to the amazing group of creative talent both in front of and behind the cameras. Each of your contributions helped Warner Bros. set the standard for excellence in the television industry. The magnitude of what you have accomplished has been and continues to be a truly meaningful contribution to Warner Bros.’ overall success and a matter of great pride to myself. But, for all of our success, »
- NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
Update: ‘Iron Man 3′ Box Office Crosses $1B Global And $300M Domestic
16 hours ago
Update, Friday Am: Disney confirmed today that last night Iron Man 3 crossed $1B at the worldwide box office and $300M at the domestic box office. The global milestone came on the 23rd day of release around the world, making it the second Marvel Studios film (after The Avengers, which crossed the mark in 19 days) and sixth Disney pic (Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Alice In Wonderland, Toy Story 3, and Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Avengers) to cross that threshold. The domestic mark comes on the 14th day of release and is the ninth studio pic to reach that peak. To date, the pic has grossed $1.008B globally — $698.9M international and $301.9M domestic. It is the 16th highest-grossing film of all-time globally and 11th all-time internationally. Previous Exclusive, Wednesday Pm: More records breaking for Summer 2013 as may continues to sizzle at the global box office. »
- NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
Anyone Care Who Won ‘American Idol’?
16 May 2013 7:14 PM, PDT
Obviously the winner of American Idol‘s 12th season was going to be a woman since this is the first time in many seasons that the two finalists are female. Other than that, I don’t give a shit who takes the prize because, seriously, are these victors (who always sound like cats being strangled) ever heard from again? Not really, except maybe Kelly Clarkson or even Carrie Underwood. This season was memorable only because of the bickering between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey, and the lousy ratings down about 25% compared to last season. That said, do not read further if you want to be surprised… Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! The winner was just announced: Candice Glover, a South Carolina native who wanted to be a guidance counselor before she appeared on Idol and became the finalist opposite Kree Harrison. On the finale show the musical acts included Carey, who »
- NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
‘Great Gatsby’ Upsets ‘Iron Man 3′ Box Office
16 May 2013 8:58 AM, PDT
Ok, here’s some box office hilarity for you. Even if it’s only for one night, an adaptation of a 90-year-old novel toppled fanboy favorite Iron Man 3 as the #1 film in America Wednesday. Baz Lurhmann’s The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio became the top-grossing film in North America with $3.9M from 3,535 theaters vs Iron Man 3‘s $3.85M from 4,253 theaters, according to Warner Bros which co-financed with Village Roadshow and is distributing worldwide. Gatsby‘s 6-day cume is now $63.3M. “It’s a stunning box office upset for the ages,” one exec gushed to me this morning. On the other hand, Disney/Marvel’s Iron Man 3 opened two weeks earlier in the U.S. and three weeks earlier overseas and should pass $1 billion in worldwide gross today and $300 million in North America. And let’s not forget that IM3 lost tickets to the opening of Star Trek Into Darkness last night. »
- NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
Robin Williams At CBS Upfront: Strip Clubs, Cocaine Mounds, Ass Sniffing
15 May 2013 2:48 PM, PDT
CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler introduced him as “the biggest get of the season, actually many seasons” and “one of the defining comedy voices of our time”. Then Robin Williams semi-shocked advertisers with topics not usually discussed on a network upfront stage. Williams plays a “renowned and slightly unhinged” advertising genius/madman in the comedy The Crazy Ones with co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar as his partner and daughter. The show from David E. Kelley and Jason Winer was frenetic and not laugh-out-loud funny but received with big applause. And then Williams walked out. “Nice to come through the strip club motif,” he began. “Welcome to Sugar Daddy’s, where old men dance for young girls.” He likened the upfronts to the Westminster Kennel Club dog show “but with more agents, and a little less ass-sniffing”. I couldn’t make out his punchline about partial circumcisions. But everybody in the audience roared when Robin reminded them, »
- NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
Joss Whedon At ABC Upfront Brings Longer Trailer For ‘Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’
14 May 2013 3:45 PM, PDT
“Last spring, Bob Iger sent us some bonus footage from The Avengers, with a simple question, ‘Is there a show here?’” said ABC Entertainment Group chief Paul Lee at the network’s upfront presentation today. Obviously the answer was yes, and next fall the ABC series Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. takes the Tuesday 8 Pm slot previously given to Dancing With The Stars which moves to Monday night for a 2-hour block. Joss Whedon was nervous and rambling as he faced TV media buyers and advertisers right before the end of the presentation. He appeared on stage with the entire cast of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge. Whedon at first tried to be funny. “I’ll be brief. I was born…” But then he grew serious. “I wasn’t born. I was grown in a lab… and fed on Marvel Comics »
- NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
Late Night At NBC Upfronts: Jay Leno To “Pass The Baton” To Jimmy Fallon During Winter Olympics; Seth Meyers To Start Feb. 24
13 May 2013 10:39 AM, PDT
Breaking…NBC‘s Upfront presentation today officially announced that Jay Leno will end his 22-year run on The Tonight Show during the week leading up to the 2014 Winter Olympics which start February 6th. And that Jimmy Fallon will be introduced during the second week of the Sochi games when ratings are at their highest. NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt said Fallon will settle into his 11:30 Pm Tonight Show slot on Monday, February 24th, followed by the debut of Late Night With Seth Meyers at 12:30 Am. Related: Live-Blog: NBC’s Upfront Presentation NBC Broadcasting chief Ted Harbert kicked off the upfront by explaining the changeover with this understated description: “Things are shifting and changing in late-night.” But if any of the media buyers or advertisers in the audience thought NBC was going to candidly say why they’re taking off the network’s #1 Tonight Show host for two decades, »
- NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
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