This past weekend, “Buddy” grossed an estimated $5.4M on just 1,258 screens, doubling initial box-office projections. It’s the highest opening of the year for a film playing on fewer than 1,800 screens.

These two films represent ambitious animated swings that have opted to skip the big four festivals — Venice, Telluride, TIFF and NYFF — and instead make their festival bows in London.

Nothing overly grounded or serious will be found here. This isn’t high art. Colorful visuals, exaggerated characters, and high-energy vibes will be served.

The image shows the Maras’ Jean and Joan in the infamous cave, which plays a central role in their search for an imaginary land where true love is possible.

Cruise was being interviewed by Pat McAfee on his show Tuesday afternoon (via THR), where they discussed the the “Days of Thunder” sequel, which starts production soon, and, of course, the merger.

Anthony and Joe Russo are directing, and the secrecy surrounding Jupe’s character naturally leaves plenty of room for rumors about whether he could be connected to an established Marvel character,

It’s been six years since Janicza Bravo last directed a feature, with her acclaimed 2020 black comedy “Zola” marking her most recent film behind the camera.

Alberto Barbera revealed to Variety that the Venice Film Festival “almost” took Gallo’s film starring Franco, but — if you can believe it — Gallo ultimately decided against participating.

There’s been a long-running debate over whether “Eyes Wide Shut” was the version Stanley Kubrick intended to release. Warner Bros. maintains that no frames were removed, despite claims to the contrary.

Here comes a project with potential—Michael Keaton is set to direct and star opposite Morgan Freeman in “Rode to Ruin,” an original Western thriller written by R. Dean McCreary.

The New York Film Festival has announced yet another world premiere — this time, it’s Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial.” Yes, the same film they were telling us would entirely skip the fall fests.

President Trump is publicly endorsing the idea of a federal film and television tax incentive, signaling a potentially historic initiative — and it actually has bipartisan support! When has that ever happened this decade?

This past Saturday, Vidiots was set to screen “Borat,” with producer Monica Levinson and costume designer Jason Alper, who created Borat’s iconic speedo, in attendance. It never happened.

So now we have Hanks, Dafoe, Dinklage, Bailey, Streep, Domingo, Hader and Waits. Most of these are voice castings, and so far the only live action role seems to be Hanks.

Instead of traditional location shoots, Liman used a “markerless performative capture stage,” enabling digitally created AI scenes. The approach dramatically cut costs, with the film shot in just 20 days.

Mescal was originally set to star in “The Dog Stars” before being replaced by Jacob Elordi. His team cited “scheduling conflicts” with Sam Mendes’ Beatles films, but that explanation has since been disputed.

AMC Entertainment is entering film distribution with Leawood Films, a new company aimed at bringing independent and emerging filmmakers’ movies to theaters.

Well, the review embargo has lifted on Adam Wingard’s “Onslaught,” which hits theaters Friday, and the reviews are mixed among top critics, with slightly kinder reactions from the lower-tier crop.

Given everything we’ve heard about the transition from the Snyderverse to James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC Universe, it was hardly a secret that the changing of the guard didn’t exactly go smoothly.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s concert doc will world-premiere at the New York Film Festival. The film will debut on October 1 at Alice Tully Hall on 35mm, with PTA and Cameron Winter in attendance.