'HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON' WON'T BE LAGGIN' AT THE B.O. |
screening at 4,000 theaters, the live-action adaptation is projected to open at $65M, but could overperform |
Domestic box office estimates for this week’s opening of the live-action adaptation of Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon are between $65 million-$75 million-plus at 4,000 theaters, and don’t be shocked if this title overperforms.
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes are 81% fresh; the original animated movie was 99% certified fresh. HTTYD will have all the firepower of PLFs, 4DX, ScreenX and the entire Imax network of 413 screens.
Estimates for the full international opening through Sunday point to the $110M range, with room for upside. That takes the global start for the movie produced by Marc Platt, Adam Siegel and DeBlois to $175M-$185M. The international take includes offshore previews, which will roll up into that number. >>>Impact Of 'Lilo & Stitch' |
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Exec Exits - Lauren Ruggiero, SVP Scripted Series at MTV Entertainment Studios and Comedy Central veteran Ryan Moran, VP Talent & Original Series Development, are departing as part of the latest round of company-wide layoffs affecting 3.5% of parent Paramount Global’s U.S. workforce. Deborah Aquila, most recently EVP and Head of Casting for Streaming Series at CBS Studios, is also leaving along with Nick Bernstein, CBS’ SVP of Late Night Programming, West Coast. >>> Dozens Of Execs Leaving Blake's Version - Blake Lively just had a major win in her legal war with Justin Baldoni and now Taylor Swift’s pal is opening up a new front with the pop superstar’s nemesis. Former mega-manager and very public Baldoni buddy Scooter Braun is being subpoenaed in the sprawling case. >>>Seeking Documents
Yes, Chef - Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service launched May 21 as Fox’s most-streamed unscripted summer debut on record. Since then, the audience has continued to grow, with Episode 3 posting a 27% gain in total viewers over the premiere. >>>Record For Ramsay
Starz's 'Power' Play - Amid Starz's push to build original IP following its split from Lionsgate, the network is staying in business with its former sister studio on the flagship Power franchise and its continuous expansion. There is not one but two Power offshoots in the works, Deadline can reveal exclusively. >>>Writers' Room Expected Soon
It Starts On The Page: 'The Last Of Us' - Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features standout drama series scripts in 2025 Emmy contention. Here is the script for The Last of Us episode “Through The Valley” with an introduction from Craig Mazin, where he explains how he coped with the herculean tasks therein, which he describes as akin to taking “a wrecking ball” to the beloved world that he and co-creator Neil Druckmann had built in Season 1. >>> Read The Script
Sound & Screen At SXSW London - Deadline’s Sound & Screen event made its London debut during SXSW London on Saturday, honoring Oscar-winning composer Anne Dudley and featuring live performances from hit screen projects, including Shrinking and Arcane. >>>Watch
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In Hacks' rollicking rollercoaster of a fourth season, comedy cohorts Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder traversed all-out war, touching reconciliation and a shocking outcome.
Here, Smart and Einbinder describe a bond so tight, they often seem to finish each other’s sentences, and how it felt to shoot a season filled with vitriol toward each other — a risk that would ultimately pay off, but required trust and the bedrock of true friendship. >>>Read The Interview |
exclusive Fox's breakout Doc, starring Molly Parker, is getting a high-profile new cast addition for Season 2. Felicity Huffman has been tapped as a series regular on the medical drama. Exclusive Netflix’s The Adventures of Cliff Booth is slowly but surely starting to take shape with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II joining Brad Pitt, who is reprising the role that won him an Oscar in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Elizabeth Debicki and Scott Caan also are on board, with David Fincher directing from a script by Quentin Tarantino.
After Rachel Brosnahan takes off as Lois Lane in James Gunn’s Superman, she will lead Season 2 of Apple’s legal drama Presumed Innocent. The Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning actress will also executive produce.
Patrick Schwarzenegger is set to star alongside Margaret Qualley in Love of Your Life for Amazon MGM Studios. Rachel Morrison is directing. Julia Cox wrote the script with Ryan Gosling and Jessie Henderson producing.
CBS's Boston Blue has cast another key member of the Silver family. ER alumna Gloria Reuben has been tapped as a series regular on the upcoming Blue Bloods universe series. |
Quotable "I just don’t care" - Nico Parker addressing the negativity surrounding her appearance in the live-action remake of 'How to Train Your Dragon' |
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by the numbers $4.3M - Closing week gross for 'Good Night, And Good Luck,' topping its previous record take |
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Mon - Arnold Schwarzenegger on Seth Meyers
Wed - Snow White premieres on Disney+
Sat - FIFA Club World Cup kicks off |
Family Time - Zoe Saldana brought her children, twins Cy Arido Perego and Bowie Ezio Perego with Zen Anton Hilario Perego, to the world premiere of Disney and Pixar's Elio. |
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