Paramount’s $28M production Smile 2 is in great shape with a $23M domestic opening (or 1.6M admissions, per EntTellgence) after a $9.4M Friday and great Saturday of $8.1M (a -15% hold against previews/Friday).
The film got a B CinemaScore, which is better than the B- on the first one, and pulled in a few nickels above the $22.6M opening of that 2022 franchise starter. And to think, all of this was initially planned to go straight to streaming. >>>How 'Smile 2' Made Its Mark |
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The Second Coming Of Patrick Bateman - Even as he continues his festival run with his adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ Queer, Luca Guadagnino looks to have his sights set on another high-profile adaptation. Sources tell Deadline that he is in final negotiations for a new interpretation of the book American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis for Lionsgate. >>>Not A Remake
Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll - On the 98th birthday of iconic singer Chuck Berry, Revelations Entertainment has optioned rights to his life story. The production company’s principals, Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary, plan to turn his story into a drama series chronicling the rock pioneer’s formative years.
>>>"A Revolutionary Spirit"
'Sunset Blvd.' Broadway Review - Jamie Lloyd‘s commanding and gorgeous renovation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1993 musical Sunset Blvd. is powered in part by a career-expanding performance that redefines the one-time Dancing With The Stars competitor Nicole Scherzinger as thoroughly as Lloyd’s staging does Lloyd Webber’s musical. The revival which opened Sunday at Broadway‘s St. James Theatre is a stunner, stark always, funny sometimes and ultimately terrifying. >>> Greg Evans' Take
Djimon Hounsou's 'Monster' - Two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) has been set to star in the horror-thriller The Monster, which will be directed by the Saw franchise’s Darren Lynn Bousman. >>>Gets Underway Next Month
Driven - Andrea Iervolino, the Italian producer of sports car biopics Ferrari, Lamborghini: The Man Behind The Legend and the upcoming Maserati movie, is revving up a biopic of Ettore Bugatti. >>>English-Language Project
In Brief - Don McKellar signs with Gersh... Apple extends Kevin Walsh’s The Walsh Company producing deal |
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Agatha All Along viewers have a lot more answers than they did two weeks ago, but there’s still plenty left to come as Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) and Billy (Joe Locke) continue down the Witches Road together.
Agatha All Along creator Jac Schaeffer spoke with Deadline about the implications of Episode 6 and what’s still to come on the Witches Road. >>>Read The Interview |
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Exclusive
Andrew Call (Space Cadet) is set for a recurring role on the upcoming Netflix drama series The Waterfront, written and executive produced by Kevin Williamson.
Prime Video has revealed the voice cast of Secret Level, its upcoming adult-animated anthology series from the creative team behind Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Hart and Keanu Reeves are among the actors announced during the show’s panel at New York Comic-Con.
In Brief - Lee Pace joins The Running Man... Michael Emerson to recur in Elsbeth season 2 |
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BY THE NUMBERS
$100M - Projected Wednesday-Sunday opening for 'Moana 2' |
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More News 👨💼 Disney has named board member James Gorman as its next chairman. The former Morgan Stanley CEO will succeed Mark Parker on January 2, 2025. The company also said it will announce CEO Bob Iger‘s successor in early 2026.
🏅 President Joe Biden will honor recipients of the National Medals of Arts and Humanities later today, with a list of recipients that include Steven Spielberg, Eva Longoria, Bruce Cohen and Spike Lee.
🐔 Chick-Fil-A has revealed more details about its move into the entertainment business. The chicken firm is launching Chick-Fil-A Play on November 18. It will include a number of original animated shows, including Evergreen Hills and Chick-fil-A Cows, scripted podcasts including Hidden Island, a handful of cooking shows and interactive stories.
🌴 Fox is developing a drama series about the richest man in the world having to flee his private island after a global financial collapse. Billionaire Apocalypse (w/t) comes from The Morning Show creator Jay Carson, who will write, and exec producers including Hugh Jackman, Pulp Fiction producer Lawrence Bender and Kevin Brown, exec producer of Starz’ Flesh and Bone.
💍 Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is picking up where predecessors The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon left off — as the most watched program on broadcast Thursday night. It opened with 6.563 million total viewers in Live+Same Day linear ratings
⚕️ Jeremy Clarkson revealed that he recently underwent emergency heart surgery, including the insertion of a stent, after he was suddenly taken ill after returning home from holiday. |
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Obituaries 🕯️ Prolific reality TV producer Troy DeVolld, who worked on Basketball Wives, Dancing With The Stars and Hollywood Game Night, died Oct. 14 in Casselberry, Fla. He was 53. 🕯️ Aaron Kaufman, the Emmy-nominated director behind Superpower, Sean Penn‘s Paramount+ documentary about the Ukraine-Russia war, has died at the age of 51. 🕯️ Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024: A Photo Gallery |
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On the Radar
Mon - MIPCOM begins; Tim Walz on The Daily Show
Tue - NBA season tips off
Wed - AFI Fest starts
Thu - Sacha Baron Cohen on Fallon
Fri - World Series begins |
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LA Vs. NY - On Sunday, the Dodgers punched their ticket to the World Series, where they will face the Yankees. The series should be a ratings bonanza as it features the game's two most storied franchises from the country's biggest markets. It's the 12th time they have met in the Series, but the first since 1981. Game 1 is Friday. |
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