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☆ Even the stars of 'Madame Web' can't get away from the Sony Marvel movie fast enough
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWith Sony's "Madame Web" failing to ignite the box office, the actors from the Marvel movie are already distancing themselves from the Spider-Man adjacent project. "Madame Web" earned itself a lowly 12% critic's rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The star then suggested that the idea for "Madame Web" looked different when she originally signed onto the project. This isn't the first time a Sony Marvel movie has bombed spectacularly. Hopefully, they're more successful than "Madame Web," and "Morbius," because Sony can't afford any more Marvel misfires.

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☆ Weekend Box Office: ‘Madame Web’ struggles to get off the ground, ‘One Love’ soars
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —“Madame Web” swung to No. In November, “The Marvels” saw a lackluster $47 million in domestic sales its opening weekend, and DC’s “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” opened in December to a feeble $27.6 million. It’s still too soon to estimate gross domestic sales for “Madame Web,” but, by the time it exited theaters, “Morbius” had made just $73 million. But “Madame Web,” which released February 14, struggled to gain upward momentum even along its six-day opening, which straddled two holidays: Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day. Recent months have seen musical box office hits like “Wonka,” “Mean Girls,” and successful concert films from both Beyonce and Taylor Swift.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” outperformed expectations to debut at No. But on a weekend that was once expected to go to “Madame Web,” “One Love” emerged as the much-preferred option in theaters, despite largely poor reviews. Over six days, Sony is estimating a $15.2 million weekend and a six-day $25.8 million haul. “Madame Web” still couldn’t come close to the $39 million domestic opening weekend for “Morbius.” In 61 overseas markets, “Madame Web” added $25.7 million. The 2024 box office has gotten off to a sobering start for Hollywood, and the disappointing result for “Madame Web” won’t help.

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☆ ‘Madame Web’: Dakota Johnson is not watching her movie as a form of ‘self care’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Dakota Johnson is choosing to sit out from watching her newest movie, and her reasoning might be a bit surprising. “Madame Web” stars Johnson as a clairvoyant paramedic and is tenuously connected to Sony Pictures’ grouping of films that include both the “Venom” movies as well as 2022’s “Morbius” with Jared Leto. Reviews for “Madame Web” have been less than enthusiastic, with a 13% on Rotten Tomatoes. When it comes to self care, though, at least Johnson knows the right answer to the question, “Do you Google yourself?”“No! God no,” the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson told MagicFM this week.

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☆ 'Madame Web' is a spectacular failure — and a sign we officially have superhero fatigue
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewIf "Madame Web" is a predictor of the future of Sony's Spider-Man Universe, the road ahead doesn't look very promising. The reviews are in, and "Madame Web" is no critical darling, nor will it satisfy Spidey fans. 'Madame Web' suffers from a weak script and poorly defined charactersTahar Rahim as Ezekiel Sims in "Madame Web." Superhero fatigue is at an all-time high, and 'Madame Web' doesn't make a solid case for the genre(L-R) Celeste O'Connor, Dakota Johnson, Isabela Merced, and Sydney Sweeney in "Madame Web." AdvertisementAt the end of "Madame Web," Cassie says that the best thing about the future is that it hasn't happened yet.

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Clarkson about “Madame Web” was that this was a superhero who did not have superhuman strength. Clarkson had long admired Dakota Johnson as an actor and was thrilled to get the chance to direct her. “It was important to me that we didn’t sort of, like, take ourselves too seriously. It really was a bit like clairvoyance for her in that she didn’t actually get to see it,” Clarkson said. But for Johnson and Clarkson, the ultimate goal to was to create something fresh.

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☆ Critics are calling Marvel's newest movie a 'Chernobyl-level disaster'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Madame Web" opens in theaters on Wednesday. Variety's Peter Debruge called it "a hollow Sony-made Spider-Man spinoff with none of the charm you expect from even the most basic superhero movie." Jessica Kourkounis/SonyThough "Madame Web" is set in the "Spider-Man" universe, this is truly a standalone movie. One critic called it the 'Cats' of superhero moviesDakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney in "Madame Web." SonySo just how much did critics dislike "Madame Web"?

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The superhero factory hit a new low with the weekend launch of “The Marvels,” which opened with just $47 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was also the rare Marvel movie led by three women — Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani. After numerous strike-related delays, the only Marvel movie currently on the studio’s 2024 calendar is “Deadpool 3,” opening July 26. While quite low for a $200 million movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is primarily an awards-season statement by Apple of its growing moviemaking ambitions. "The Marvels,” $47 million.

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LOS ANGELES, March 11 (Reuters) - In the 2022 "Elvis" film, Tom Hanks' depiction of Elvis Presley's real-life former manager, Colonel Tom Parker, is cruel, corrupt, and according to the 2023 Razzie award results, deserving of worst supporting actor and worst screen combo awards. loadingBefore celebrating the best films of the season during the Oscar ceremony on Sunday, the Razzie Awards called out the worst on Saturday. The Razzies named Hanks worst supporting actor and worst screen combo for the actor and his "latex face" in the film. Joining Hanks, biographical drama "Blonde," starring Ana de Armas as Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe "won" Razzies for both worst picture and screenplay. Both win for worst actor and worst supporting actress.

☆ 'It’s corn!,' 'Dark Brandon' and 'girl explaining': A look at the most notable memes of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kahlan-Rosenblatt.Jpg | Kalhan Rosenblatt | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Here's NBC News' roundup of the 10 most notable memes of 2022. 'Dark Brandon'The meme, which started on Twitter in early 2022, depicts President Joe Biden as a laser-eyed edge-lord. 'Girl explaining'The "girl explaining" meme actually began going viral in 2019 in Spanish-speaking circles, according to Know Your Meme. Whether it's explaining what the Inflation Reduction Act is or why the Brooklyn Library is "fine free," the most shouty memes of 2022 were conveyed through the "girl explaining." That's because the corn kid, a 7-year-old named Tariq, became one of the year's most viral memes.

☆ 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' is the seventh MCU movie in a row to be barred from China. It shows how a once essential market for Hollywood blockbusters has dried up.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China's film officials have been extra stingy about granting Marvel movies release dates during the pandemic. Marvel movies are still some of the biggest movies being released right now. But "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" was just shy of $1 billion and might have crossed that coveted barrier with a China release. "Love and Thunder" topped its predecessor "Thor: Ragnarok" at the US box office but not in total global sales. DC's "Black Adam" was denied a China release, as well.

☆ I tried Netflix's new cheaper plan with ads to see what it's like — here's what is different
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I made a separate account from my current one because the ad plan wouldn't have kicked in until after my next bill later this month. By contrast, Netflix's ad-based plan, called "Basic with Ads," costs $7 per month with 720p/HD viewing quality. On Thursday, four movies in the top 10 in the US were locked on the ad plan, including the No. It's not until I searched for specific titles, which pop up other related titles, that I could see more of what was locked (locked titles have a convenient lock symbol on them). Not everything on Netflix's ad plan is available.

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☆ 'Morbius' was a box-office dud but now it's topping Netflix's charts, as the streamer's deal with Sony continues to pay off
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-09 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Starting this year, Sony movies stream on Netflix after their theatrical and home-entertainment runs. The streamer also is licensing select older movies from Sony's library, such as its past Spider-Man movies. As part of the agreement, Netflix has a first-look option for movies Sony is making directly for streaming or planning to license for streaming. Sony movies have dominated consumer engagement on Netflix. 9)The chart below illustrates the top 10 most in-demand movies on Netflix over the last 90 days:

☆ Cele mai așteptate filme ale anului, din nou amânate
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Cele mai așteptate filme ale anului, din nou amânateO nouă serie de filme programate pentru lansarea în cinematografe în februarie, martie sau aprilie sunt amânate sau vândute serviciilor de streaming, în condițiile în care cazurile de Covid-19 rămân la niveluri ridicate în SUA, relatează Wall Street Journal. Executivii spun că se așteaptă la o cascadă de reprogramări care se va întinde pînă în vară. Paramount Pictures a programat premiera „Top Gun: Maverick” pe 2 iulie și a spus că nu se așteaptă ca această dată să se schimbe. Asta anticipează încă câteva luni dureroase pentru un Hollywood care a rescris calendarul de lansare de mai multe ori de când Covid-19 a închis cinematografele în martie. Doar o treime dintre cinematografele din SUA sunt deschiseAproximativ o treime din cinematografele din SUA sunt deschise în prezent și multe funcționează cu capacitate redusă.

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