This year’s Grammy nominees were announced yesterday, and NEW artists . . . especially the women . . . did well. Lizzo has the most nominations with eight, including a nod for Best New Artist. That’s a big deal, because it’s the first time in 15 years that a new artist scored the most nominations. Kanye West was the…… MORE
“Ford v. Ferrari” won the box office with a $31 million debut. “Charlie’s Angels” bombed . . . making only $8.6 million in its first week. In other box office news, “Joker” made another $5.6 million in its seventh week . . . to become the first R-rated movie to pass the $1 billion mark. Here’s the Top 10 . . . 1. NEW: “Ford v. Ferrari”,…… MORE
“Terminator: Dark Fate” got good reviews from critics and fans, but it definitely wasn’t the box office draw that a lot of people expected. It was #1 at the box office, but it only made $29 million, and the “Hollywood Reporter” says it’s on track to LOSE $120 million. Even as recently as last week, it was projected to debut in…… MORE
“Joker” returned to #1 in a quiet week for the box office, after raking in another $18.9 million. It’s now made $849 million worldwide . . . making it the highest-grossing R-rated movie. “Deadpool 2” is second with $785 million, followed by “Deadpool”, with $783. Ryan Reynolds congratulated “Joker” with this R-rated Tweet. Here’s the Top 10: 1. “Joker”, $18.9 million. Up to $277.6 million in its 4th week.…… MORE
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” performed well below expectations, but still managed to win the box office. It earned $36 million. The original“Maleficent”opened with almost twice that . . . $69.4 million . . . five years ago. “Joker” is still hanging in there at #2, while“Zombieland 2” opened in third place. Here’s the Top 10 . . .…… MORE
“Joker” was not a one-week wonder. It made another $55 million over the weekend, and topped the box office for the second straight week. And if you’re a big box office nerd, you might want to know that it’s the “largest SECOND weekend” that a movie has ever had in October. It surpassed “Gravity”, which made…… MORE
“Green Book” won Best Picture at the Oscars last night, while RAMI MALEK won Best Actor for“Bohemian Rhapsody” and OLIVIA COLMAN won Best Actress for “The Favourite”. ALFONSO CUARON won Best Director for “Roma”. LADY GAGA and SPIKE LEE both picked up their first Oscars. Spike won for Best Adapted Screenplay for“BlacKkKlansman”, although he was also up…… MORE
“Venom”crushed the record for an October opening, by debuting with $80 million this weekend. The previous record-holder was “Gravity”, with $55.8 million. Meanwhile, “A Star is Born” had a respectable second-place opening, with $41.3 million. Here’s this weekend’s Top 10 . . . 1. NEW: “Venom”, $80 million. 2. NEW: “A Star is Born”, $41.3…… MORE
Trailers that debuted at Comic-Con included “Aquaman”, “Shazam”, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”, “Glass”, and the new season of “The Walking Dead”. Here’s a rundown of all the important trailers that debuted during Comic-Con this weekend . . . Movie Trailers: DC brought us “Aquaman“ and “Shazam“ . . . plus the streaming series “Titans”,…… MORE
Niall Horan Announces US & Canadian Dates As Part Of His “Flicker World Tour 2018” Tour Stop including Tulsa, OK at the BOK Center Tickets On Sale NOW! Niall Horan Photo Credit: David Needleman Niall Horan will kick off his 2018 tour of the U.S. and Canada on July 18 at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion…… MORE
