Are Audiences Done With the 'Despicable Me' Franchise?
If you're like millions of other movie fans around the United States, you celebrated July 4th weekend by going to the mu...
Box Office: 'Transformers' Crashes With Franchise's Lowest Opening Ever
By Seth Kelley LOS ANGELES, June 25 (Variety.com) -- It seems the "Transformers" franchise is rusty. As of Sunday mornin...
How 'Cars 3' and 'All Eyez on Me' Brought Audiences Back to the Movies
If you've been feeling ignored by Hollywood lately -- if you haven't found a movie at the theater that feels targeted to...
Box Office: 'Cars 3' Races Past 'Wonder Woman' to No. 1
By Seth Kelley LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Variety.com) - This weekend featured a heated race between four new films that open...
Six Reasons 'Wonder Woman' Buried Tom Cruise's 'The Mummy' at the Box Office
Maybe Tom Cruise would have had a bigger hit if he'd spent his movie shouting, "Show me the mummy!" As it turned out, Cr...
Box Office: 'Wonder Woman' Repeats Box Office Victory, Tom Cruise's 'The Mummy' Misfires
Different weekend, similar story: "Wonder Woman" is box office royalty. The Warner Bros. and DC Comics standalone will h...
6 Ways 'Wonder Woman' Shattered Box Office Records
How many DC and Marvel superheroes can dance on the head of a pin? Dunno, but let's leave those arguments to the fanbase...
The Most Anticipated Movies of June 2017
Welcome to New Release Rundown, where we run down the most anticipated movies hitting theaters in June 2017. And the win...
Box Office: 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Drowns 'Baywatch' Over Memorial Day Weekend
By Seth Kelley LOS ANGELES, May 29 (Variety.com) - This Memorial Day weekend signals a sluggish end to a dreary summer b...
'Pirates' and 'Baywatch' Can't Save This Summer's Crappy Box Office
Gosh, what kind of summer are we in for when a five-quel and an adaptation of a quarter-century-old TV series can't rake...
Here's Why 'Alien: Covenant' Is a Box Office Disappointment
If you saw "Alien: Covenant" this weekend, you probably have a lot of questions. Some involve plot holes big enough to p...
Box Office: 'Alien: Covenant' Slides Past 'Guardians 2' to Win Weekend With $36 Million
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - As this weekend approached, the question lingered if "Alien: Covenant" would be able to unse...
6 Reasons Why 'King Arthur' Bombed at the Box Office
While "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" was a lock to repeat at No. 1 on the box office chart this weekend, "King Arthur:...
Box Office: 'Guardians 2' Repeats No. 1, 'King Arthur' Is Summer's First Big Flop
By Seth Kelley LOS ANGELES, May 14 (Variety.com) - "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" continued its box office reign this...
'Beauty and the Beast' Dethrones 'Finding Dory' as Top-Grossing PG Movie
"Beauty and the Beast" just keeps swimming at the box office, and it just swam past the PG-rated record set by "Finding...
Is 'Guardians Vol. 2' a Box Office Smash or Disappointment?
When the first "Guardians of the Galaxy" came out in 2014, it was a surprise box office hit, considering how few members...
The Most Anticipated Movies of May 2017
Welcome to the New Release Rundown! We're running down the most anticipated movies hitting theaters in May 2017. Let's g...
Box Office: 'Fate of the Furious' Tops 'Latin Lover' and 'The Circle'
By Seth Kelley LOS ANGELES, April 30 (Variety.com) - It has become a familiar story -- "The Fate of the Furious" is, onc...
Here's Why 'Fate of the Furious' Can Only Be Stopped by 'Guardians of the Galaxy' at the Box Office
The "Fast and Furious" franchise may be starting to run out of gas after eight installments, but it still had a few laps...
'Fate of the Furious' Stays on Top; 'Unforgettable,' 'The Promise' Bomb
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - "The Fate of the Furious" is racing to defend its title at the top of the box office, while...
Chris Pratt Surprised by 'Passengers' Criticism: 'It Was Definitely a Lesson'
Chris Pratt's new film "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" is enjoying massive early acclaim, which is in stark contrast to...