(Reuters) — Columbia Pictures’ “The Dark Tower” – based on the popular series by author Stephen King – looks set to hit the top spot of this weekend’s United States box office, according to box office site boxofficemojo.com. The film, which stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, is expected to make around $20 million over the weekend. Falling from last week’s top spot to second place is Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” which looks set to make […]
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Dunkirk battles to stay at no. 1
Reuters — Christopher Nolan’s World War Two drama ‘Dunkirk’ won the battle at the North American box office for a second week. The film earned more than $28.1 million (USD) this weekend, according to boxofficemojo.com. ‘Dunkirk’ has earned more than $102 million over the past two weeks. The animated feature ‘The Emoji Movie’ debuted at number two with $25.6 million. The number three movie, ‘Girls Trip,’ earned another $20 million this weekend for a two-week […]
‘Dunkirk’ makes debut at top of U.S. weekend box office
(Reuters) — Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ topped the North American box office for the weekend ending July 23 with the War War Two movie bringing in an estimated $50.5 million in it’s debut, according to boxofficemojo.com. “Dunkirk” recounts the evacuation by civilians and military of some 400,000 British and Allied soldiers stranded on the desolate French beach of Dunkirk, across the English Channel port of Dover. In second place is ‘Girls Trip,’ a new release with […]
Harry Styles shines in debut film ‘Dunkirk’
by Fiachra Gibbons Agence France Presse DUNKIRK, France (AFP) — The path from pop to screen stardom is strewn with the wreckage of a thousand broken dreams but British singer Harry Styles may have pulled it off first time in wartime epic “Dunkirk.” If initial reactions to the big-budget wartime epic — which is released this week — are anything to go by, Styles may be about to join a select club that includes David […]
2nd TOFARM film festival, inilunsad
Muling naglunsad ang TOFARM ng isang pangalawang film festival upang muling ipakilala ang mga bagong pelikula na tiyak na pakakaabangan ng pamilyang Pilipino. Sa inilunsad na 2nd TOFARM film festival tampok ang mga bagong pelikula ng TOFARM na ipinapalabas na sa mga sinehan. Nariyan ang mga pelikulang Baklad, Hightide, Instalado, Kamunggai, Sinandomeng, At What Home Feels Like. Ang mga nasabing pelikula ay naglalahad ng kasakuyang estado ng pamilyang Pilipino, hanapbuhay gayundin sa pag ibig. Tumutukoy […]
Prince Harry and Harry Styles reunited at ‘Dunkirk’ world premiere
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Both Prince Harry and Harry Styles got a great reception from fans as they attended the world premiere of ”Dunkirk” on Thursday (July 13), with some of Styles’ fans being reduced to tears after meeting him. One Direction star Styles is making his film acting debut in Christopher Nolan’s new action movie, about the World War Two battle in which British, French and Belgian soldiers were trapped on French beaches […]
The cast of the War for the Planet of Apes celebrates the last film in its trilogy
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — The cast of “War for the Planet of the Apes” celebrated the final film in the rebooted film series on the red carpet in New York on Monday (July 10). The movie will hit United States cinemas on July 14, promising an action-packed conclusion to a trilogy that has garnered both critical acclaim and box office receipts. “War for the Planet of the Apes” sees motion-capture performance specialist Andy […]
‘Despicable Me 3’ grabs top spot at weekend box office
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Despicable Me 3,” the latest installment of the animated crime caper series, debuted at the top of the North American box office, estimates showed Sunday, but fell short of industry expectations in weekend ticket sales. Steve Carell stars as the voice of “despicable” bad guy-turned-protagonist Gru — and his twin brother Dru — in the Universal film. It also features Kristen Wiig as Gru’s wife Lucy and “South Park” […]
‘Transformers’ leads the box office despite its lowest opening in the franchise
Reuters — “Transformers: The Last Knight” knocked “Cars 3” off the top of the United States box office for the weekend ending Sunday (June 25). The action sequel, which arrived in theaters on Wednesday (June 21), took in over $69 million between opening night and Sunday, $45.3 of which was on its opening 3-day weekend, according to film tracking website Box Office Mojo. On its first night in theaters, “Transformers: The Last Knight” made $15.7 […]
Hollywood star Johnny Depp delights fans at Glastonbury
GLASTONBURY, SOMERSET, England (Reuters) — Hollywood star Johnny Depp got cheers from the crowd at Glastonbury on Thursday (June 22) night as the actor helped launch cineramageddon – a new outdoor cinema section of the music festival. Depp sat smoking on a vintage car as photographers and fans took pictures of him. Making his first appearance at Glastonbury, Depp chatted to the crowd ahead of a screening of ‘The Libertine’ at the new movie festival […]
‘Transformers’ set to take pole position from ‘Cars 3’ at the box office
(Reuters) — “Transformers: The Last Knight” is expected to knock “Cars 3” off the top of the United States box office for the weekend ending Sunday (June 25). The action sequel, which arrived in theaters on Wednesday, is, according to The Hollywood Reporter, expected to take around $65 million between opening night and Sunday – the most recent installment, “Transformers: Age of Extinction” took $100 million on its debut. On its first night in theaters, “Transformers: […]
John Avildsen, director of ‘Rocky’, dies at 81
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — John Avildsen, the Oscar-winning director whose blockbuster films like “Rocky” and “The Karate Kid” championed the ascent of underdogs, has died. He was 81 years old. The filmmaker died of pancreatic cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Times, citing Avildsen’s eldest son. The 1976 hit “Rocky” — an adrenaline-pumping story that captures the rise of a down-and-out boxer from working-class Philadelphia — […]





