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Hoppers Jumps Into First Place as Scream 7 Tumbles

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Hoppers was the top of the box office with a debut of $46 million domestically and $42 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $88 million. While it wasn’t the juggernaut you’d expect with Disney and Pixar. How well it does over time will be the interesting aspect and with Spring Break and Easter coming up, it’s a time for families going to the movies, so this might be a long play as opposed to blockbuster out of the gate.

As expected, Scream 7 dropped to second place, but dropped pretty hard. It grossed $17.3 million, a 72.8% decrease from the previous week. But, domestically it has now grossed $93.4 million after two weeks. Over the week, it grossed $23 million to bring its international gross to $56.1 million for a worldwide gross of $149.5 million. There is little doubt the film will be the top grossing film of the franchise and might be the first to cross $200 million at the box office by the time it’s done.

The Bride! debuted in third place with a clunker of a return, $7.3 million domestically and $6.3 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $13.6 million. With little promotion, it’s not too surprising the movie didn’t perform.

GOAT came in fourth place after being in second last week. It grossed $6.6 million to bring its domestic gross to $83.8 million. Over the week, it grossed $6 million to lift its international total to $62.5 million and now at $146.3 million worldwide.

Wuthering Heights rounded out the top five after being in third place. It grossed $3.8 million domestically to bring that to $78.8 million. Over the week, it grossed $15.2 million internationally to bring that to $134.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $213.7 million.

In comic related movies…

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle jumped into 10th place with $1.3 million domestically. It has now grossed $135.8 million. Internationally, the movie added about $500,000 and is now just shy of $599 million. Its worldwide gross is $734.8 million.

All You Need Is Kill remained gained about $200 over the week and is at $695,290 domestically and internationally has jumped up to $45,666 for a worldwide gross of $740,956.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution remained at $16.6 million domestically. Internationally, it also sits at $27.9 million for a worldwide gross of $44.5 million.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc remained at $43.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie gained about $500,000 and has grossed $119.7 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $163.1 million.

Numbers have 71 movies grossing $95,862,120 from 34,292 theaters for an average of $2,795.47. That is compared to last week’s 77 movies grossing $113,402,951 from 36,550 theaters for an average of $3,102.68.

Szymon Kudrański’s No Man’s Land being developed for film and gets collected this April

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Szymon Kudrański‘s popular No Man’s Land miniseries published by Image Comics is currently in development for a film with producer Jason Berman‘s A/Vantage Pictures, as well as Kudrański and Jon Levin‘s Sustainable Imagination.

No Man’s Land is a high-stakes murder mystery perfect for fans of True Detective, Whiteout, and Insomnia. For three months each year, anyone can walk from the USA to Russia across an ice bridge: a frozen path known as the Ice Curtain. In 1963, when the body of a young woman is discovered on this icy no-man’s land, the already fragile relationship between the superpowers threatens to collapse. With nuclear tensions rising, an FBI agent and a KGB operative must solve the murder before the ice melts… and war ignites.

No Man’s Land is created, written, and illustrated by the much-celebrated Kudrański, edited by Tom Williams, lettered by DC Hopkins, and is under Kudrański’s One Man Art line, his fully independent creative banner where he creates and produces his own original works. No Man’s Land is the third solo series in a growing slate of Kudrański’s creator-owned titles that includes Something Epic and Blood Commandment.

No Man’s Land trade paperback (ISBN: 978-1534333604, Lunar Code 0226IM0506) collects issues #1-4 and will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, April 22 and independent bookstores, Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, May 19.

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Scream 7 Slices Into the Weekend Box Office with a Franchise Best

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Scream 7 topped the weekend box office with a franchise best, by a lot. The film grossed an estimated $64.1 million domestically topping 2023’s Scream VI’s debut of $44.4 million. It was unknown what would happen with Scream 7 after a rocky start and some threatening boycotts but the fans showed up for the return of Sidney Prescott. Internationally, the movie grossed $33.1 million for a worldwide debut of $97.2 million.

While that’s a solid debut, horror films tend to drop int heir second weekend, so there’s a good chance the movie will gross a franchise best, it’s a crapshoot if it’ll cross $200 million worldwide which no Scream film has done before.

Here’s how the previous films stack up:

  • Scream (1996) – $6.4 million domestic opening, $103 million domestic gross, $173 million worldwide gross
  • Scream 2 (1997) – $32.9 million domestic opening, $101.4 million domestic gross, $172.4 million worldwide gross
  • Scream 3 (2000) – $34.7 million domestic opening, $89.1 million domestic gross, $161.8 million worldwide gross
  • Scream 4 (2011) – $18.7 million domestic opening, $38.2 million domestic gross, $97.2 million worldwide gross
  • Scream (2022) – $30 million domestic opening, $81.6 million domestic gross, $137.7 million worldwide gross
  • Scream VI (2023) – $44.4 million domestic opening, $108.4 million domestic gross, $166.6 million worldwide gross

GOAT slipped to second place after last week’s first place. The film added an estimated $12 million to its domestic total to bring that to just under $74 million. Internationally, the film grossed $12.5 million over the week to bring that to $56.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $130.5 million.

Wuthering Heights dropped one spot to third with just under $7 million to bring its domestic gross to $72.3 million. Over the week, it grossed $28 million internationally to bring that to $119.7 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $192 million.

Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined debuted in fourth place with a domestic gross of $4.3 million.

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is the second concert film to make the top five rounding it out with $3.5 million over the weekend to bring its domestic gross to $7.8 million. Internationally, it has grossed $6.5 million for a worldwide total of $14.4 million.

In comic related movies…

All You Need Is Kill remained gained about $3,000 over the week and is at $695,095 domestically and $1,815 internationally for a worldwide gross of $696,910.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution remained at $16.6 million domestically. Internationally, it also sits at $27.9 million for a worldwide gross of $44.5 million.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc remained at $43.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie has grossed $119.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $162.6 million.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle has grossed $134.5 million domestically. Internationally, the movie added about $800,000 and is at $598.5 million. Its worldwide gross is $733 million.

Numbers have 77 movies grossing $113,402,951 from 36,550 theaters for an average of $3,102.68. That is compared to last week’s 80 movies grossing $75,773,356 from 38,464 theaters for an average of $1,969.98.

Astronaut Down from James Patrick, Rubine, and AfterShock is being developed at Netflix

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AfterShock is still going through its process to get out of Chapter 11, but part of that process and getting back on its feet is moving forward with adaptations of some of the comics in publishes. One of those is Astronaut Down which is being penned by F. Scott Frazier for Netflix.

AfterShock is teaming with Sam Esmail‘s Esmail Corp to bring the comic from writer James Patrick and artist Rubine to the screen. The sci-fi series was first releases in 2022 and went for five issues:

Douglas Spitzer wants to be one of the “astronauts” selected for the crucial Mission Politzer. And just like astronauts like Buzz Aldrin and Sally Ride, Douglas is brave, adaptable, and self-sacrificing. He’s one of the program’s best candidates.

But if he qualifies, Douglas won’t be traveling through space; he’ll be launched into alternate realities on a desperate mission to save Earth from a horrific crisis that has our world on the brink of extinction. Unfortunately, it’s a mission where everything will go wrong, where Douglas’s training and very humanity will be put to the test, and where a deep-seeded secret could sabotage everything.

Sam Esmail and Chad Hamilton are producing for Esmail Corp with Lee Kramer and Jon Kramer for AfterShock, and Nick Krishnamurthy exec producing. Patrick is acting as a consultant.

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GOAT Moves into First Place for the Weekend Box Office After Debuting in Second

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It was a win for GOAT as the film moved up one spot in its second weekend. While the film debuted in second place, it came in first this past weekend. The movie grossed an estimated $17 million, slipping 37.5% from the previous week. That brings its domestic gross to $58.3 million. Internationally, the movie Grossed $12 million over the week to bring that total to $44 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $102.3 million over two weeks.

Wuthering Heights slipped to second place dropping 56.7% over the week. It grossed an estimated $14.2 million to bring its gross to $60 million after two weeks. Internationally, the movie grossed $49.7 million over the week to bring its international total to $91.7 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $151.7 million.

I Can Only Imagine 2 debuted in third place with $8 million and no international gross.

Crime 101 slipped on spot to fourth place with $5.8 million to bring its domestic total to $24.7 million. Internationally, it grossed $9.6 million to bring that total to $21.6 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $46.3 million.

Send Help came in fifth place with $4.5 million to bring its domestic total to $55.5 million. Internationally, it grossed $3.3 million over the week to bring that to $27.5 million and $83 million worldwide.

In other comic related movies…

All You Need Is Kill remained at $692,384 domestically. There’s no international gross.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution remained at $16.6 million domestically. Internationally, it also sits at $27.9 million for a worldwide gross of $44.5 million.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc remained at $43.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie has grossed $119.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $162.6 million.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle has grossed $134.5 million domestically. Internationally, the movie added about $1.8 million and is at $597.7 million. Its worldwide gross is $732.2 million.

Numbers have 80 movies grossing $75,773,356 from 38,464 theaters for an average of $1,969.98. That is compared to last week’s 73 movies grossing $119,963,067 from 40,621 theaters for an average of $2,953.23.

A Trio of New Films Top the Weekend Box Office Going 1, 2, 3

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Wuthering Heights debuted in first place at the weekend box office scoring an estimated $34.8 million domestic gross. Overall, the film has grossed an estimated $40 million domestically and $42 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $82 million.

GOAT opened in second place with an estimated $26 million over the weekend domestically and $32 million overall. With an international gross of $15.6 million, it’s worldwide debut was $47.6 million.

Crime 101 came in third place with an estimated $15.1 million over the weekend and $17.8 million overall domestically. With $12 million internationally, it has grossed $29.8 million.

Send Help dropped to fourth place with just under $9 million, just a 0.9% drop from the previous week. Domestically, it has grossed $49.6 million. Internationally, it added $6.3 million over the week and has now grossed $24.2 million. Worldwide, it stands at $73.8 million.

Rounding out the top five was Solo Mio which added $6.8 million to its domestic total which is $18.5 million. No international gross has been report.

In other comic related movies…

All You Need Is Kill remained at $692,384 domestically. There’s no international gross.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution remained at $16.6 million domestically. Internationally, it also sits at $27.9 million for a worldwide gross of $44.5 million.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc remained at $43.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie has grossed $119.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $162.6 million.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle has grossed $134.5 million domestically. Internationally, the movie added about $1.8 million and is at $597.7 million. Its worldwide gross is $732.2 million.

Numbers have 73 movies grossing $119,963,067 from 40,621 theaters for an average of $2,953.23. That is compared to last week’s 73 movies grossing $60,716,035 from 38,846 theaters for an average of $1,474.19.

The Mandalorian and Grogu’s Super Bowl Ad Continues to Delivers Nostalgia and a Wink to Classic Pulp Adventures

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There are certain traditions that go with the Super Bowl. Lots of betting around the game, hours of pre-game coverage promoting whatever non-football related projects, over consumption of pizza and wings, and of course the one time of the year people pay attention to the ads as much as the main show. One of those ads has been Budweiser‘s Clydesdales ads. The tradition goes back to Super Bowl XX in 1986, making it now 40 years since they debuted. Many of those have been memorable, some of the highest buzzed of the game. This year’s game included an ad celebrating 150 years of Budweiser.

This year we also got a bit of a spoof of the ad with The Mandalorian and Grogu‘s big game spot and we apparently can’t have fun things because even this 36 seconds is getting venom and vitriol.

With narration similar to the well known Budweiser ads, the teaser at first seems like yet another ad by the beer company. With a similar pacing, similar tone, it’s a fantastic homage to the tradition. Add in the fact that The Mandalorian and Grogu is squarely rooted into the concept of a “space western,” and the spot feels even more appropriate.

The Polygon seems to disagree with a personal opinion saying the spot left them feeling “apathy.” The opinion piece doesn’t talk of the history of Budweiser and what the 36 second ad was going for. Budweiser is mentioned 0 times. Clydesdales are mentioned 0 times. The fact the spot was an homage/parody of the classic Super Bowl ads seems to go over the writer’s head. Thankfully comments seem to understand this and get what it was going for.

It ignores the rather new phenomenon of short teaser videos that tell audiences to fund the longer trailer online. It ignores the tone and visuals used in the previous marketing showing the film isn’t going for memorable lightsaber battles or crazy space battles, but instead a look more akin to the pulp serials of the past. It has more in common in its tone with Indiana Jones that traditional Star Wars films. The logo alone makes it clear what we should expect, something more like classic Flash Gordon than the rather serious nature of recent Star Wars releases.

It’s clear the film is going for a certain look and feel and it’s not the one used for any of the three trilogies.

For a fandom that seems to what new things, they seem to also be so rooted in rehashing nostalgia to the point of repetition and boredom. In the ideal world, we can have both. Numerous releases all set in the same world, with some delivering something different while others stick to the working formula.

But, “fandom” has morphed into something where we can’t have that. New releases must stick to a rigid formula and meet strict expectations or it’s pilloried by anonymous individuals who claim they hate the world and its stories but spend an inordinate time vilifying it and trolling dedicated pages.

I love Star Wars. One of my earliest memories is watching Return of the Jedi on the big screen when it was released. I slept out for tickets for the new editions and at least Phantom Menace and maybe more. I dislike some of Star Wars’ releases over the decades. There’s films I enjoy more than others. There’s releases I don’t enjoy. That’s actually normal.

It’s ok to not like things. It’s ok to criticize and negatively review something. And it’s then ok to move on from things you enjoyed in your childhood or even adulthood to entertainment you do enjoy. It’s strange to think everything is made for you and needs to be.

The Mandalorian and Grogu opens May 2 in theaters and you can watch The Mandalorian on Disney+ now.

Send Help repeats in First Place at the Weekend Box Office

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Send Help took the weekend box office with an estimated $10 million to lift its domestic gross to $35.8 million after two weeks. Over the week, it grossed $9.8 million internationally to over double that amount to $17.9 million delivering a worldwide gross of $53.7 million.

Solo Mio debuted in second place with $7.2 million domestically.

Iron Lung slipped to third place after debuting in second. It grossed an estimated $6 million to brings its domestic total to $30.8 million. Internationally, it has grossed $3.5 million to bring its worldwide total of $34.3 million. With a budget of just $3 million, there’s a good chance this film and its groundbreaking release will likely cause attempts to repeat its success.

Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience opened in fourth place where it grossed $5.6 million domestically and has grossed $13.2 million internationally for a worldwide total of $18.8 million.

Dracula debuted in fifth place with $4.5 million domestically and internationally it has grossed $29.2 million for a worldwide total of $33.7 million.

In other comic related movies…

All You Need Is Kill grossed around $1,000 domestically over the week and now $692,384 total. There’s no international gross.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution remained at $16.6 million domestically. Internationally, it gained about $2.9 million to now sit at $27.9 million for a worldwide gross of just over $44.5 million.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc remained at $43.4 million domestically. Internationally, the movie gained about $1.9 million over the week and has grossed $119.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $162.6 million.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie – Infinity Castle has grossed $134.5 million domestically. Internationally, the movie added about $2.2 million and is at $595.9 million. Its worldwide gross is $730.4 million.

Numbers have 73 movies grossing $60,716,035 from 41,186 theaters for an average of $1,474.19. That is compared to last week’s 66 movies grossing $83,999,566 from 38,846 theaters for an average of $2,162.37.

Check out a young Krypto in the latest Supergirl spot, “Home”

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Watch out universe. Supergirl lands in theaters June 26.

Supergirl, DC Studios’ newest feature film to hit the big screen, will be in theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures, starring Milly Alcock in the dual role of Supergirl/Kara Zor-El. Craig Gillespie directs the film from a screenplay by Ana Nogueira.

When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.

Alcock stars alongside Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, and Jason Momoa. DC Studios heads Peter Safran and James Gunn are producing the film, which is based on characters from DC, Supergirl based on characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

The film is executive produced by Nigel Gostelow, Chantal Nong Vo, and Lars P. Winther. Behind the camera, Gillespie is joined by director of photography Rob Hardy, production designer Neil Lamont, editor Tatiana S. Riegel, costume designer Anna B. Sheppard, Visual Effects Supervisor Geoffrey Baumann, and composer Ramin Djawadi.

DC Studios Presents a Troll Court Entertainment Production, The Safran Company Production, A Film by Craig Gillespie, Supergirl, which will be in theaters and IMAX® across North America on June 26, 2026, and internationally beginning 24 June 2026, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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