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Bangkok Post
07-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Bangkok Post
New movies out this week: Aug 7-13
New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week. Freakier Friday Directed by Nisha Ganatra. Who's in it? Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan and Julia Butters. What's it about? 22 years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might strike twice. Why watch it? Mark Harmon's first non-NCIS (2003) related work in 13 years. Tha Rae Directed by Taweewat Wantha. Who's in it? Jirayu Tangsrisuk, Phiravich Attachitsataporn, Thaneth Warakulnukroh and Nichaphat Chatchaipholrat. What's it about? In Thailand's largest Catholic village, Tha Rae, a demon returns after 40 years, possessing a former priest and spreading terror. Traditional exorcism fails, forcing a by-the-book priest and a rogue shaman to join forces. Their clashing beliefs lead to an unorthodox battle against an entity beyond Christian understanding. As the village's fate hangs in the balance, faith and folklore must unite before the demon claims more souls turns his world upside down. Why watch it? An evil that defies both faith and folklore. The Bad Guys 2 Directed by Pierre Perifel and JP Sans. Who's in it? The voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron and Craig Robinson. What's it about? The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do "one last job" by an all-female squad of criminals. Why watch it? The first Dreamworks Animation film to be partially animated at Sony Pictures Imageworks. Directed by Zach Cregger. Who's in it? Julia Garner, Josh Brolin and Alden Ehrenreich. What's it about? When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. Why watch it? The film was said to bear similarities to the films of Bong-Joon Ho along with late 90s/early 2000s horror mystery movies like 'The Ring', 'What Lies Beneath' and 'Sleepy Hollow'. Stans (Eminem & His Biggest Fans) Directed by Steven Leckart. Who's in it? Eminem and his biggest fans What's it about? Released in 2000, Eminem's song Stan — about an obsessive, unstable fan — remains iconic. So iconic that the term stan was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2017. In the song, the titular character handwrites a series of emotional letters to Eminem, repeating the line: 'I'm just like you'. That refrain serves as a guiding light for this unconventional and fully authorised feature, which follows a highly curated cast of real-life stans whose deep personal connections to Eminem mirror some of the themes found throughout his lyrics. Why watch it? More than just an exploration of fandom, the film examines the complicated relationship between one of the world's most private artists and his massive public persona. Through stylised recreations, rare archival footage, intimate interviews and an exclusive original interview with Eminem, it offers a raw, loud, and revealing journey across his career — and the passionate audience that has grown with him. SM Town Live 2025: The Culture, The Future Who's in it? SM Town. What's it about? An ongoing concert tour by SM Town. The tour began on January 11 with two shows in Seoul, South Korea, and is set to conclude on Aug 10 in Tokyo, Japan. Why watch it? The tour commemorates the label's 30th anniversary. Premieres on Aug 10 Hyde [Inside] Live 2025 World Tour Beauty & The Beast Who's in it? Hyde. What's it about? The concert, which will be held on Sunday, Aug 10 at KT Zepp Yokohama, Japan, will be broadcast live worldwide. The 1F area will be divided into a female (Beauty) and male (Beast) standing zone, creating a unique and new experience. Why watch it? The newest instalment expands the show in a five-month tour across South America, Asia and Europe, making it his grandest scale world tour to date.
Forbes
03-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘The Bad Guys 2' Just Set A Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Record
The Bad Guys 2, the sequel to the Dreamworks 2022 original, has just hit theaters. While it remains to be seen how it will far against Fantastic Four and Superman , reviews are in and in one category in particular, they are stunning. As it stands, while The Bad Guys 2 has a great 85% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, it has an even better 95% audience score. That means it is currently tied as the highest audience score for a Dreamworks animated film, going back almost 30 years. Additionally, it's the only sequel to do so out of the two, lower profile movies it's tied with. There are only two sequels in the whole top ten list besides The Bad Guys 2, albeit I guess you could count Puss in Boots as a spin-off instead. Here's the list: The Bad Guys 2 – 95% Spirit Untamed – 95% – 95% Abominable – 95% – 95% Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – 94% – 94% The Croods: A New Age – 94% – 94% The Bad Guys – 93% – 93% How to Train Your Dragon – 91% – 91% Shrek – 90% – 90% How to Train Your Dragon 2 – 90% – 90% The Prince of Egypt – 90% Kids movies tend to have audience scores that skew rather high, 'crowd pleasers,' as they are, but getting up there this high is an achievement. Interestingly, it's fun to know that the recent How to Train Your Dragon live-action remake got a 97% audience score, better than any of these and one of the best for a mainstream film this decade. Impressive! As for The Bad Guys 2 , here's the synopsis, building off the concept and events of the first one: 'Everyone's favorite felons are back, and this time, they've got company. In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation's acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.' It's quite a cast, led by Sam Rockwell, but also featuring Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Zazie Beetz. Natasha Lyonne and Awkwafina. The original made $250 million worldwide, a solid haul, but it seems like the sequel could end up beating it, as its opening weekend looks like it will be higher. It's dangerously close to Fantastic Four in taking the #1 spot. It's certainly the case that the audience score falls in time as more reviews come in, but for now? Yeah, it's record-level. Follow me on Twitter , YouTube , and Instagram . Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy .
Pink Villa
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Box Office: How To Train Your Dragon, Ballerina and Materialists look at steady run in India, collectively make Rs 30 crore in 7 days
How To Train Your Dragon, Ballerina, and Materialists have completed their first week at the box office today. Released simultaneously on June 13, all three Hollywood films have managed to cater to different sections of the audience and have maintained a steady run at the Indian box office, with an aggregate total of Rs 30 crore in 7 days. How To Train Your Dragon leads, Ballerina follows, Materialists records best box office trends The live-action movie How To Train Your Dragon smashed over Rs 14.85 crore net at the Indian box office in its opening week. The movie added around Rs 5 crore from Monday to Thursday, after an impressive weekend of Rs 9.85 crore. According to the trends, the Dean DeBlois-directed movie has the potential to gross over Rs 30 crore net in its entire theatrical run in India, which would be an encouraging result for a standalone live-action movie. While the Dreamworks Animation venture leads the pack, Ana de Armas starrer Ballerina managed to gain traction as well. Coming from the world of John Wick, the slick action movie netted Rs 7.65 crore in its opening weekend, followed by another Rs 3 crore on the weekdays from Monday to Thursday, taking the total 7-day cume to Rs 10.65 crore net in India. The third release, Materialists, witnessed the best box office trends compared to the other two releases with regard to its occupancy and growth. However, its opening week cume remained far behind due to less showcasing in the initial days. Starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans, Materialists netted Rs 2.85 crore in its first weekend and then went on to add another Rs 1.6 crore with an impressive hold on weekdays. It made a total sum of Rs 4.45 crore by the end of its first week. Day-wise India nett box office collections of How To Train Your Dragon, Ballerina and Materialists Particulars How To Train Your Dragon Ballerina Materialists Friday Rs 2.25 crore Rs 2.35 crore Rs 55 lakh Saturday Rs 3.60 crore Rs 2.80 crore Rs 1.15 crore Sunday Rs 4.00 crore Rs 2.50 crore Rs 1.15 crore Monday Rs 1.25 crore Rs 75 lakh Rs 40 lakh Tuesday Rs 1.40 crore Rs 90 lakh Rs 45 lakh Wednesday Rs 1.25 crore Rs 75 lakh Rs 40 lakh Thursday Rs 1.10 crore (est.) Rs 60 lakh (est.) Rs 35 lakh (est.) Total Rs 14.85 crore Rs 10.65 crore Rs 4.45 crore Stay Tuned To Pinkvilla For More Updates! Disclaimer: The box office figures are compiled from various sources and our research. The figures can be approximate, and Pinkvilla does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequately indicative of the box-office performance of the films in question.
Sydney Morning Herald
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Dragon live-action remake maintains a safe distance from reality
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON ★★ PG, 125 minutes Even if your children have never seen the earlier version of How To Train Your Dragon released by Dreamworks Animation in 2010, they shouldn't have trouble predicting the plot of this live-action remake shot in picturesque Northern Ireland, especially if they've seen the Bluey episode that ruthlessly parodied the formula. 'Look, mate,' Bluey's dad reassured his daughter, 'I'm pretty sure that by the end of the movie, everyone will like that the monkey was different.' Similarly, there's little doubt things will work out for Hiccup (Mason Thames), a sensitive lad who struggles to fit in on an island of rough-and-tumble Vikings, let alone live up to the expectations of his chieftain dad (Gerard Butler, who voiced the same character in the animated version). This is quite a progressive community as far as Vikings go, non-sexist, racially diverse and welcoming to migrants willing to adopt the local way of life. That way of life does, however, non-negotiably revolve around slaying dragons – which Hiccup supports as much as anybody, until the day he finds himself face to face with the enemy and unable to deliver the fatal blow. All of this follows the outline of the animated movie, based on a children's novel by British writer Cressida Cowell and directed by the team of Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, also responsible for the original Lilo & Stitch. Returning here as solo writer-director, DeBlois evidently sees no need to mess with what worked in the past. If anything, he does his best to minimise any hint of topical relevance.
The Age
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Dragon live-action remake maintains a safe distance from reality
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON ★★ PG, 125 minutes Even if your children have never seen the earlier version of How To Train Your Dragon released by Dreamworks Animation in 2010, they shouldn't have trouble predicting the plot of this live-action remake shot in picturesque Northern Ireland, especially if they've seen the Bluey episode that ruthlessly parodied the formula. 'Look, mate,' Bluey's dad reassured his daughter, 'I'm pretty sure that by the end of the movie, everyone will like that the monkey was different.' Similarly, there's little doubt things will work out for Hiccup (Mason Thames), a sensitive lad who struggles to fit in on an island of rough-and-tumble Vikings, let alone live up to the expectations of his chieftain dad (Gerard Butler, who voiced the same character in the animated version). This is quite a progressive community as far as Vikings go, non-sexist, racially diverse and welcoming to migrants willing to adopt the local way of life. That way of life does, however, non-negotiably revolve around slaying dragons – which Hiccup supports as much as anybody, until the day he finds himself face to face with the enemy and unable to deliver the fatal blow. All of this follows the outline of the animated movie, based on a children's novel by British writer Cressida Cowell and directed by the team of Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, also responsible for the original Lilo & Stitch. Returning here as solo writer-director, DeBlois evidently sees no need to mess with what worked in the past. If anything, he does his best to minimise any hint of topical relevance.
