Tag: “Terminator Genisys”

The “Minions” conquer the box office

JULY 13 (Reuters) — “Minions” ruled the weekend box office, racking up a massive $115.2 million in North America, for the second biggest animated film opening in history. The Universal and Illumination Entertainment spin-off to “Despicable Me” just missed the domestic record set by “Shrek the Third’s” $121.6 million kickoff in 2007, while continuing animation maestro Chris Meledandri’s hot streak at the multiplexes. What makes Meledandri so valuable to studios is that he keeps budgets […]

“Inside Out” tops the five-day holiday weekend box office

  JULY 6 (Reuters) — “Inside Out” took the top spot over the five-day holiday weekend box office to finish ahead of “Jurassic World” and new entries “Terminator: Genisys” and “Magic Mike XXL.” The Disney-Pixar’s animated comedy with the voices of Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling and Bill Hader brought in an estimated $45.3 million in the U.S. over the five days, according to reports. The strong weekend showing gives it $246.2 million stateside in its […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘is back’ for Terminator Genisys

JUNE 22 (Reuters) — Actor and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger was greeted by hundreds of fans chanting his name as he arrived at the red carpet in Berlin on Sunday (June 21) for the European premiere of ‘Terminator Genisys’, the latest installment of the franchise. Like the 1984 original, John Connor (played by Jason Clarke) sends Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back in time to stop the assassination by a terminator of his mother, […]

Schwarzenegger pranks fans, poses as wax figure

JUNE 19 (Reuters) — Arnold Schwarzenegger startled a few fans at Madame Tussauds Hollywood when the actor and former California governor dressed as his character from “The Terminator” series and pretended to be a wax statue. Schwarzenegger startled a number of visitors to the wax museum. The prank was produced by fundraising platform Omaze, designed to raise awareness for Schwarzenegger’s charity, After-School All-Stars, which aims to provide after-school programs for low-income and at-risk youth. In […]