Never mind Turkey, the true star of Christmas dinner comes miniature and wrapped in bacon.
15.11.2023 - 18:53 / variety.com
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is expected to emerge victorious in this weekend’s box office battle royale. It’s competing against two fellow newcomers, Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s threequel “Trolls Band Together” and Sony’s gory thriller “Thanksgiving,” in this crowded pre-Turkey Day corridor.
Despite the stacked race, all three films could work as counter-programming against each other and carve out solid box office receipts. That may not be the case for last weekend’s champion, Disney’s $220 million budgeted superhero sequel “The Marvels.” After a disappointing $47 million debut, the comic book tentpole is bracing for a 50-55% drop, which puts ticket sales around $21 million to $23 million in its sophomore outing.
With a lackluster turnout expected for “The Marvels,” “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” will lead in North America with at least $50 million in its first weekend of release. Tracking, however, has suggested a wide range of $45 million to $60 million from 3,700 theaters.
It’s also opening at the international box office, where the film is expected to bring in roughly $50 million for a global start of around $100 million. As the first “Hunger Games” movie in eight years and the only one without Jennifer Lawrence’s Girl on Fire, it’s not projected to reach the same heights as the initial saga.
The original “Hunger Games” debuted to $152 million in 2012, with the three follow-ups, 2013’s “Catching Fire” ($158 million), 2014’s “Mockingjay Part 1” ($121 million) and 2015’s “Mockingjay Part 2” ($102 million), each hitting triple digits to start. But the newest installment in the dystopian franchise cost $100 million, so box office
.Never mind Turkey, the true star of Christmas dinner comes miniature and wrapped in bacon.
I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! fans were left scratching their heads after noticing a big change in Tony Bellew's appearance on Friday night's episode. Some clips showed him with his usual handlebar moustache, but in others, it seemed to have vanished. Fans quickly took to Twitter to comment on the change, as reported in Manchester Evening News.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Untamed Talent, a management and production company led by former Mister Smith Entertainment executive Antone Saliba, is launching with the backing of Dubai-based Front Row Productions, a joint venture of leading Middle East distribution companies Front Row Filmed Entertainment and Empire Entertainment. Front Row Productions will provide capital and strategic value to support Untamed Talent’s goals to innovate new business models covering the South West Asia and North Africa region, the fastest-growing entertainment market in the world.
A pair of thugs tortured and killed a popular radio DJ before dumping his body in a wooded area. Mehmet Koray Alpergin and his girlfriend Gozde Dalbudak were kidnapped while walking home from an Italian restaurant in central London last October, according to Essex Live.
Manchester United's interest in Altay Bayindir preceded Erik ten Hag's arrival and two attempts were made to sign the goalkeeper before last summer, according to his agent.
Manchester United will hope to get over their Champions League disappointment quickly when they travel to Newcastle United this weekend.
Andre Onana is concerned he could lose his place as Manchester United number one if he represents Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Winger Alejandro Garnacho has issued an apology to Manchester United's supporters following Wednesday night's pulsating 3-3 draw with Galatasaray in the Champions League at Rams Park.
Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana was back in the firing line on Wednesday night after his performance in the 3-3 Champions League draw against Galatasaray.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Wish” misfired in its opening weekend, extending Disney‘s bleak box office fortunes. The animated musical fable, about the Wishing Star that so many Disney characters have wished upon over the studio’s century-long history, failed to become the de facto choice for families around Thanksgiving.
A criminal family who ran a meth-making lab in Ashton are amongst those who have been jailed in Greater Manchester this week.
Eleven people have been jailed after a 'crime family' which pushed millions of pounds worth of drugs onto the streets was dismantled. Fourteen people have been convicted from the major organised crime group, including a 72-year-old woman nicknamed 'grandma', who told police 'cross my heart and hope to die' as she denied her involvement.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Hollywood might not be feeling so festive this Thanksgiving. The holiday period is traditionally a busy time for moviegoing, but audiences aren’t turning out in force over Turkey Day, leaving the box office suffering from too much tryptophan. In this drowsy state of play, Disney’s “Wish” earned a lackluster $8.3 million on Wednesday.
Bruno Fernandes has admitted Everton's points deduction could make Manchester United's trip to Goodison Park even tougher.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter It’s become a holiday tradition for Disney to release an animated movie around Thanksgiving, and this year is no different. “Wish,” a musical origin story for the Wishing Star that so many Disney characters have wished upon before, is expected to lead box office charts over the busy weekend. But it won’t be all Disney, all the time, like it was last year when two of the studio’s offerings, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Strange World,” topped the box office.
Edwin van der Sar has pencilled in a chat with Altay Bayindir but joked he prefers Manchester United teammate Andre Onana.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Middle East streamer OSN+ is joining forces with Anghami, the Arab world’s rival to Spotify, in what is being touted as a landmark deal. The combination of OSN+ and Anghami will become the first platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to provide customers premium movies, TV series and music.
Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir has joked that Manchester United are by far the best supported English team in Turkey and that no one else comes second.
Tanyel Revan has announced that she is engaged, just ten months after she appeared on Love Island. The TV star, 27, reunited with her now-fiance Ediz, 31, after she left the villa after failing to find love during her stint on the ITV2 show. However, it was not long before she and Ediz had rekindled their romance, which had ended some time before her appearance on the dating show, and she later left fans shocked when she declared she had found her "soulmate" shortly after leaving the villa.
Little Mix star Perrie Edwards put her incredible figure on display in new bikini photos as she enjoyed some downtime in Antalya, Turkey, with her family recently.The singer, 30, has been spending time in Turkey after her fiancé Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 30, signed a three-year deal with football club Besiktas earlier this year, following his departure from Liverpool FC. Perrie, who shares son Axel, two, with footballer Alex, posed for photos beside a swimming pool in a brown bikini as she soaked up the sun on Saturday, with her fans and fellow celebrity pals branding her "gorgeous" on Instagram. Little Mix bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock commented: "Divine," as Perrie's fans flocked to compliment her.