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Pink Villa
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Mission Impossible Final Reckoning Box Office: Tom Cruise starrer hangs on in 2nd week in India
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning collected Rs. 29.50 crore (USD 3.50 million) approx in its second week in India, marking a drop of 50 per cent from its shortened six-day first week. The two-week running total of this Tom Cruise starrer stands at Rs. 89 crore (USD 10.40 million). The film had an underwhelming start last week, when it opened considerably lower than its predecessor, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning. However, in the second week, it has held up better with Rs. 29.50 crore against Rs. 20.50 crore of Dead Reckoning. Granted, Dead Reckoning had an extended nine-day first week, which meant it had burned off more demand in the first week and then faced massive competition from Barbenheimer in its second week, so it's not really a fair comparison, but The Final Reckoning holds are good in isolation as well. In fact, its second-week rank as the sixth highest for a Hollywood film in India this decade, while the first week was outside the top ten. The Box Office Collections of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning in India are as follows: The film should hold up well in the third week as well, by the end of which it should be over Rs. 100 crore mark. In the fourth week, it will face competition from Housefull 5 and Thug Life, so the collection will take a hit, but there seems to be momentum to aim for a Rs. 110 crore finish from here. That would make it the second-highest grosser in the franchise, unadjusted for inflation, behind Dead Reckoning (Rs. 132 crore), just ahead of Fallout (Rs. 106 crore). The expectations were obviously higher for something like Rs. 150 crore but sort of start film had, this is a relatively better finish. As far as the domestic box office goes, The Final Reckoning seems like it will cross Dead Reckoning with ease. It targets to go past USD 200 million in its full run. For the sort of budget it has, the target should have been higher.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Business
- The Guardian
The show goes on: how did Broadway achieve a record-breaking season?
Hollywood reporting was recently abuzz that on the heels of record Memorial Day weekend grosses led by the Lilo & Stitch remake and a Mission: Impossible sequel, total summer box office could cross the $4bn mark for only the second time since the Covid disruption of 2020. (The first time was summer 2023, on the strength of Barbenheimer.) To be clear, this wouldn't guarantee an all-time summer record; the numbers would need to get a lot closer to $5bn for that to happen. But something in the $4bn range would be closer to pre-pandemic business as usual, in line with most of the 2010s. Given the struggles so many movie theaters and studios have faced while hoping to find their way back to that old sense of normal, it's surprising to learn that a different and far pricier style of box office record was just shattered. The 2024-2025 Broadway season is ending up as the highest-grossing in history, its $1.89bn surpassing the 2018-2019 season's $1.82bn. Given the specialized nature of Broadway productions – they're less accessible, more expensive, and frankly less physically comfortable than going to the movies, even just within New York City – this seems like a spectacular triumph. What happened? Some of that boost can probably be attributed to the proliferation of starry, limited productions with sky-high prices. But unlike cinemas, which can usually add more showtimes to meet any outsized demand, there are ultimately limits on how much a handful of shows can contribute to the total. George Clooney's Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck recently set an individual weeklong record and has raked in a ton of money. Yet grosses for the final week of the season reflect a far deeper bench than just Clooney, Denzel, and the boys of Glengarry Glen Ross. Other shows playing right around 100% capacity over the holiday weekend include fixtures like Wicked, Hamilton, and The Lion King; relative newcomers to the musical game like Buena Vista Social Club, Just in Time, Death Becomes Her, and Maybe Happy Ending; and straight plays – traditionally considered a less tourist-friendly proposition – like Oh, Mary!, Purpose, and John Proctor Is the Villain. None of those rely on movie stars; relatively few are even based on movies or past productions, in contrast to the heavy dose of IP regurgitation and uninspired revivals that dotted Broadway in years past. (In fact, the splashy and effects-packed Stranger Things companion play seems to be doing less overall business than the original drama starring that show's Sadie Sink.) So is it as simple as Broadway offering an unusual number of good and often original shows – or at least balancing out its revivals with major stars while taking chances on crowd-pleasing originals? Yes and no – specifically, 'no' to the simple part. Some of the record is probably that lucky break of an unusually strong slate, though that doesn't necessarily explain an uptick for a production like The Lion King, which has been on the boards for nearly 30 years at this point. For that matter, anyone with a Disney+ subscription can watch the original cast of Hamilton. Maybe this means scarcity, while powerful in supporting high ticket prices, is less important than it seems. In other words, the movies might have helped, in a roundabout way – not just by donating big-screen star power but with the smash success of Wicked over the 2024 holidays, which may have served to remind less dedicated theatergoers (or out-of-towners who don't have as many chances at a Broadway show) how thrilling it can feel to be in on a cultural phenomenon that isn't a direct remake or a part eight. That's what might hold Hollywood off from a record summer, even if 2025 shapes up to be the strongest one in a while. Lilo, Stitch, and Ethan Hunt have proven that remakes and sequels can still sell, but can they sell on a weekly basis for the next three months? The next summer weekend that's not powered by a sequel and/or reboot of some sort is ... 22 August. There are certainly more eclectic or original choices available before then: Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme, Celine Song's Materialists, and Pixar's Elio in June alone. The 2024-25 Broadway line-up more closely resembles that kind of eclecticism, rather than the metronomic appearance of supposed sure things. There's a kind of trust that the audience can sit for a culturally specific, long, and frankly kind of messy play like Purpose. That doesn't always pay off; plenty of great plays don't do gangbusters business, especially without crucial Tony support. But in its specialized and half-accidental way, Broadway is currently doing a great job of offering material for a variety of demographics. Theater and film will always be an apples-to-oranges comparison – in price, presentation, time commitment, and a host of other elements. But both can be, at their best, habit-forming. Right now, Broadway has the big stars, variety of material, and reliable spectacle that used to keep multiplexes full.
Geek Feed
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Feed
Dunesday: The Internet's Next Barbenheimer (At Least They're Trying)
The state of movie theaters was at a low ever since the pandemic, but a lot consider the crossover success of 2023's Barbenheimer ( Barbie and Oppenheimer ) to mark a win for the theatrical movie experience, and several films have been trying to recapture that magic with events like Saw Patrol ( Saw X and Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie ) and Glicked ( Gladiator II and Wicked ).Now with Avengers: Doomsday delayed to later in 2026, fans have pointed out that it now has the same release date as Denis Villneuve's Dune: Messiah , and now they're naming December 18, 2026… DUNESDAY. Goodbye Barbenheimer Hello DUNESDAY — Apocalyptic Horseman (@ApocHorseman) May 22, 2025 Admittedly, a lot of people think that it's not going to capture the same magic as Barbenheimer —simply because they're both big-budget sci-fi films that are technically in the same vein of spectacle. The huge appeal of Barbenheimer was the stark contrast between the two products and the auteur status of both directors Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan. Sure, Glicked may have almost ticked the same boxes with the genre differences, but the yin-and-yang element of Barbenheimer was a kind of chemistry that was lightning in a bottle. Plus, a lot of people ended up participating 'for the meme.' No joke, I truly believe that we could get another Barbenheimer movement with Avengers: DunesDay — Ayman ☭ (@GuyWhoConquers) May 22, 2025 Who knows, once all those trailers drop and the hype starts to build, maybe Dunesday could be the next big cinematic event. We don't know what the movie landscape is going to look like in the next year though, but my fingers are crossed it's going to be a fun day at the cinema for movie lovers. Dunesday takes place on Dec. 18, 2026.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Lilo & Stitch And The New Mission: Impossible Clashed At The Box Office This Weekend, And There Was A Clear Winner
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. After a few weeks of battles between Thunderbolts* and Sinners and then a strong debut by Final Destination, Hollywood gave us an intriguing showdown this weekend. Disney opened the Lilo & Stitch live action adaptation against the debut of Paramount's Mission: Impossible Final Reckoning. Studio insiders were hoping both movies would be able to attract separate audiences, as well as a more limited group interested in double featuring, as so many did with Barbenheimer. We won't know exactly how many did the full StitchPossible this weekend, but we do know a lot of people showed up for both options. Each film was able to collect more than $60M from its opening weekend, though one of the two was able to generate a whole lot more. You can check out the estimated box office top 10 numbers floating around this morning and then some fuller analysis in subsequent paragraphs afterwards… Title Weekend Gross Domestic Gross LW THTRS 1. Lilo & Stitch $145,500,000 $145,500,000 N/A 4,410 2. Mission: Impossible 8 $63,000,000 $63,000,000 N/A 3,857 3. Final Destination: Bloodlines $19,650,000 $89,782,000 1 3,523 4. Thunderbolts* $9,164,000 $171,371,728 2 3,180 5. Sinners $8,750,000 $256,551,000 3 2,632 6. The Last Rodeo $5,266,330 $5,266,330 N/A 2,205 7. Friendship $4,591,384 $6,634,820 7 1,055 8. A Minecraft Movie $2,210,000 $420,843,000 4 2,087 9. The Accountant 2 $1,970,000 $62,871,750 5 2,002 10. Hurry Up Tomorrow $740,000 $4,813,964 5 1,508 This weekend may have been talked about as a showdown between Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible 8, but the winner has been pretty obvious for awhile. The buzz around the Disney adaptation has been really strong for months and tracking on early ticket purchasing made it clear it was going to put up a really big number this weekend. After it made almost $15M in previews on Thursday, there was some speculation it could even put up a $200M extended holiday box office weekend. That's unlikely to happen, but those estimates were always optimistic thinking anyway. The goal for Disney was likely to get over $150M over the course of the weekend, and it'll surpass that benchmark easily on Monday, likely ending up more in the $175M range. Mission: Impossible will likely surpass $75,000,000 over the course of the long weekend, and while that's not anywhere close to Lilo & Stitch, it should still be considered a good start. The film was expensive to produce on account of all the practical stunts Tom Cruise always does, but it should have extended life at the box office and a lot of ways to make money after that theatrical release is done. Each new entry into the franchise reportedly boosts the streams on all the other movies, creating a positive cycle. A lot has been made about where Marvel is at as a franchise right now. The studio has been open about slowing down its production schedule and not making movies for the sake of making movies. Clearly, fans are no longer going to see everything the studio puts out. Instead, they're choosing based on the specific title. That worked out fine for several high profile sequels over the past few years (Black Panther 2, Guardians 3, Deadpool & Wolverine), but it also left a lot of titles struggling to get over $200,000,000 at the domestic box office. Captain America 4 barely got there, and recently entries like The Marvels and Eternals didn't really come close. Thunderbolts* should get there, which is a solid accomplishment for characters many fans aren't familiar with. Strong reviews and fan scores should also help everything upcoming on Marvel's release schedule, even if some titles were recently delayed. Next week, we're scheduled to get A24's buzzy new horror movie Bring Her Back, as well as the new Karate Kid. Both of those movies should do solid business at the box office, but it'll be interesting to see whether either can compete with either Mission or Lilo on their second weekends. Eric will be back next week to let you know.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
AMC Thinks We Have Another Barbenheimer With Lilo And Stitch And M:I, And I Can't Get Over The Name
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. In the modern Hollywood landscape, it is exceedingly rare to have more than one major movie release on the same weekend. Studios don't like anything that might hinder box office success, leading all studios to try and stay out of each other's way. There are exceptions, of course, as we saw a couple years ago with Barbie and Oppenheimer. Now we're there again thanks to Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. When Barbie and Oppenheimer shared a release date, it was such an unusual move that it got its own nickname, Barbenheimer. Whether because of the shared release date or in spite of it, both movies went on to great success, leading to one of the biggest box office weekends in recent memory. It's no surprise that AMC Theaters is looking to recreate that magic this weekend with two more big releases in what the theater chain has dubbed Stitchpossible. As names go, it's not a bad one, even if it now means I'll have the Kim Possible theme song stuck in my head all day with the name replaced. Now I want an animated series where Stitch is a secret agent doing all sorts of wild stunts in order to stop the villains. Whether or not we're in for another Barbenheimer remains to be seen, but the possibility certainly exists. Lilo & Stitch is exactly the sort of Disney live-action remake that tends to make a boatload of money. It's a largely faithful to the original remake of an already popular Disney movie that's old enough to be nostalgia bait for Gen X. While things are a little less clear for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, the movie still has the potential to hit its own blockbuster numbers. The previous film in the franchise, Dead Reckoning, was something of a box office disappointment, but the film was still dealing with pandemic fallout. Speaking of Fallout, the movie in the series before that one was the highest-grossing of the franchise. Add to it the fact that this is being billed as the last Mission: Impossible movie for Cruise, and audiences may turn out to say goodbye. Barbenheimer certainly proved that having competition at the box office is not a guarantee of failure. It was clearly felt that Barbie and Oppenheimer would appeal to audiences that were different enough that they wouldn't cannibalize each other's box office. That was true, but even the audience that wanted to see both largely did. If the same thing happens here, and it certainly can, we could have another big weekend at the box office. Although you can be sure whoever wins will tell everybody about it.
