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Entertainment
‘The Boy and the Heron’ will be Studio Ghibli’s first film released in 4K
Oscar-winner “The Boy and the Heron” is set to become Studio Ghibli’s first movie to be released in 4K Ultra HD (UHD) as distributors unveil...
Bryan Ke
‘Godzilla x Kong,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ pass $500 million mark worldwide
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” and “Kung Fu Panda 4” each surpassed the half-a-billion-dollar mark at the global box office over the week...
Carl Samson
Studio Ghibli to be first group recipient of Cannes’ Honorary Palme d’Or
Japanese animation firm Studio Ghibli has become the first group to ever receive the Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious Honorary Palme...
‘The Goldfinger’ star Tony Leung crowned best actor for 6th time at Hong Kong Film Awards
At the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards, the film “The Goldfinger,” starring legendary Hong Kong actor Tony Leung, clinched six wins, while “A Gui...
‘Godzilla x Kong,’ Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ dominate weekend box office
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” maintained its No. 1 spot at the weekend box office last week, while Dev Patel’s directorial film debut “M...
‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ dethrones ‘Dune’ at weekend box office
“Kung Fu Panda 4” surpassed “Dune: Part Two” to take the top spot at the weekend box office after making $58 million in the U.S. How it did:...
Film & TV
‘Rewind’ becomes first Filipino film to surpass $16 million at global box office
Filipino romance drama film “Rewind” has made history by surpassing $16 million at the global box office, becoming the first Fil...
Michelle De Pacina
‘Mean Girls’ musical tops original’s opening weekend with $28M debut
The new “Mean Girls” movie came out strong at the weekend box office, beating the Mark Waters-directed cult classic by around $10 million. D...
‘The Boy and the Heron’ becomes 4th highest-grossing anime movie in US
Studio Ghibli’s latest film, “The Boy and the Heron,” reached another milestone in the United States after it surpassed “Dragon Ball Super: ...
Why Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film was retitled ‘The Boy and the Heron’
Jesteadt explained that the shift was aimed at distancing the film from the 1937 novel that inspired legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki ...
Ryan General
Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ makes box office history
Studio Ghibli’s “The Boy and the Heron” led the weekend U.S. box office with a record-breaking opening of $12.8 million. Making history: Rel...
Hayao Miyazaki’s last film breaks Studio Ghibli record despite no marketing
Hayao Miyazaki’s final film “The Boy and the Heron” set a record with the biggest opening weekend of any Studio Ghibli pro...
Chandler Treon
China
‘The Little Mermaid’ flops in China, S. Korea as moviegoers pick on Ariel’s skin color
Disney’s live-action adaptation of 1989 animated film “The Little Mermaid” performed poorly in the Chinese and South Korean markets, with so...
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ dominates domestic box office on opening weekend
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” slung its way to the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office this weekend, garnering over $120.5 million...
Isa Peralta
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ surpasses $1 billion globally
Less than a month after its North American release, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office. ...
‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ breaks 2023 box office with $377 million global debut
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” leaped to the top of the box office in its long Easter weekend opening with a $377 million global haul, beatin...
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ tops box office with franchise-best $73.5 million debut
“John Wick: Chapter 4” crushed its competition to lead the weekend box office with a record opening. In just three days, the Keanu Reeves-le...
‘Shazam!’ sequel starring Zachary Levi, Lucy Liu has $30.5M opening weekend
“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” opened at No. 1 in the domestic box office during its opening weekend. The film, which is the follow-up to the 20...
‘The House of No Man’: Vietnam’s highest-grossing film comes to US theaters
Director Tran Thanh’s newest drama film, “The House of No Man” (“Nha Ba Nu”), arrives in the U.S. this Friday across...
Ines Shin
‘The Wandering Earth II’ earns $69.7 million on first day of Lunar New Year
“The Wandering Earth II,” the highly anticipated prequel to one of the world’s top films of 2019, had a strong opening to mark t...
China to screen Marvel movies for first time since 2019’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Before you read: ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ set to lose millions in potential revenue as China release prospects dim Simu Liu touts Weibo mess...
Editorial Staff
James Wan’s ‘M3GAN’ slays box office with over $30M on opening weekend
Universal Pictures’ “M3GAN” has become the country’s second highest-grossing film of this year after earning more than $30 million on ...
‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ tops North American weekend box office
Toei Animation’s latest film in the “Dragon Ball” franchise "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" earned $21 million in its North Amer...
Chinese sci-fi movie ‘Moon Man’ becomes biggest movie in the world after $129 million weekend
Chinese sci-fi movie “Moon Man” grossed $129 million in China, reaching the top spot on the worldwide box office over the weekend. DC’s an...
News
‘Shang-Chi’ becomes only the third movie of the COVID-19 era to reach $400 million globally
After reaching $200 million domestically, “Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings” has surpassed the $400-million barrier, making it onl...
Netflix Just Bought The World’s Most Successful Film of 2019 So Far
Netflix has acquired the streaming rights to Frant Gwo’s “The Wandering Earth,” the world’s highest-grossing film so far this year. The sci-...
Released 30 Years Late, ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ is a Blockbuster Hit in China
“My Neighbor Totoro” became a massive commercial success in China when it finally reached Chinese cinemas three decades after its first rele...
China Finally Gets Official Screening of ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ After 30 Years
After 30 years, Japanese anime fans in China will finally be able to watch classic masterpiece, “My Neighbor Totoro,” made by St...
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is Not Doing Well in China
Warner Bros’ “Crazy Rich Asians” did not perform well in China’s box office after it premiered in theaters on November 30. The Jon M. Chu-di...
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Becomes the Most Successful Studio Rom-Com in Almost a Decade
“Crazy Rich Asians” is now the most successful Hollywood studio romantic comedy film in nine years at the U.S. box office. The Warner Bros. ...
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is Still the #1 Movie in America in Its Second Weekend
Following a successful debut, “Crazy Rich Asians” continues its impressive box office performance, adding another $25 million to...
Asia
China’s Most Expensive Movie is an Epic Flop
“Asura,” China’s most expensive film to date, was pulled from cinemas after a disastrous opening weekend. The fantasy movie, which supposedl...
‘Geostorm’ Bombed in America But Succeeded in China After Focusing on Daniel Wu
Disaster movie “Geostorm”, which stars Hong Kong American actor Daniel Wu as Cheng Long, surpassed the Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling-led fi...
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