Taiwan cinema has presented some of the best entries in the realistic/arthouse gangster film genre, with movies like “Dust of Angels”, “The Great Buddha+” and “Godspeed” highlighting the fact quite eloquently. Another standout of this approach is definitely “Goodbye South, Goodbye” a film, however that was the last of the Taiwanese auteur that was not successful.
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Gao, an entrepreneur/gangster, rides the train to Pinghsi to set up an illegal gambling parlor, along with his friend Hsi. Also with them is his acolyte Flatty and his girlfriend, Pretzel, who works in a nightclub. Ying, Gao's girlfriend works in the same club but she does not like the people he associates with, considering them dangerous. Gao has already agreed with Hsi to open a nightclub in Shanghai but Ying pressures him to stay in Taiwan, to open a restaurant together.
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Gao, an entrepreneur/gangster, rides the train to Pinghsi to set up an illegal gambling parlor, along with his friend Hsi. Also with them is his acolyte Flatty and his girlfriend, Pretzel, who works in a nightclub. Ying, Gao's girlfriend works in the same club but she does not like the people he associates with, considering them dangerous. Gao has already agreed with Hsi to open a nightclub in Shanghai but Ying pressures him to stay in Taiwan, to open a restaurant together.
- 3/29/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Zach Bryan kicked off “The Quittin Time Tour” at United Center in Chicago on Tuesday (March 5th), delivering a 25-song set that spanned across his growing discography and also featured a surprise appearance from Kacey Musgraves.
To begin the show, Bryan played “Overtime” from his most recent studio album, Zach Bryan, and “Open the Gate” off of his 2022 breakout effort, American Heartbreak. Bryan then dipped back to his 2019 debut, DeAnn, to perform “God Speed” before going into his unreleased song “The Great American Bar Scene.”
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The country star continued zig-zagging through his catalog, performing some of his biggest songs alongside other favorites like “Nine Ball” and “Oklahoma Smokeshow” and older cuts like “Condemned” and “Heading South.”
Undoubtedly the biggest moment of the evening was when Bryan brought out Musgraves to duet their No. 1 hit (and Consequence Song of the Week), “I Remember Everything,” for the first time ever.
To begin the show, Bryan played “Overtime” from his most recent studio album, Zach Bryan, and “Open the Gate” off of his 2022 breakout effort, American Heartbreak. Bryan then dipped back to his 2019 debut, DeAnn, to perform “God Speed” before going into his unreleased song “The Great American Bar Scene.”
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The country star continued zig-zagging through his catalog, performing some of his biggest songs alongside other favorites like “Nine Ball” and “Oklahoma Smokeshow” and older cuts like “Condemned” and “Heading South.”
Undoubtedly the biggest moment of the evening was when Bryan brought out Musgraves to duet their No. 1 hit (and Consequence Song of the Week), “I Remember Everything,” for the first time ever.
- 3/6/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Zach Bryan has given fans a glimpse of what his upcoming tour will be like.
Last week, the country singer posted a 29-song setlist for 2024. The post was short-lived as Bryan deleted it shortly after.
He did, however, engage with his X followers when they made suggestions to the setlist.
Fans suggested “’68 Flashback,” “Tishomingo” and “Deep Satin,” among others.
Bryan also tweeted, “fifth of may is in the setlist swear on it! We messed it up.”
The Quittin’ Time tour is set to launch on March 6 in Chicago and end Brooklyn, New York, in December.
Zach Bryan Quittin’ Time Concert Tour Setlist
Below are the songs included in the now-deleted setlist:
“Open the Gate” “God Speed” “Overtime” “Great American Bar Scene” “Good I’ll Do” “From Austin” “Oklahoma City” “Nine Ball” “Tradesman” “Crooked Teeth” “Ticking” “Better Days” “Sweet Deann” “Heavy Eyes” “Tourniquet” “Fear and Friday’s” “Snows” “Condemened” “Oklahoma Smokewhos...
Last week, the country singer posted a 29-song setlist for 2024. The post was short-lived as Bryan deleted it shortly after.
He did, however, engage with his X followers when they made suggestions to the setlist.
Fans suggested “’68 Flashback,” “Tishomingo” and “Deep Satin,” among others.
Bryan also tweeted, “fifth of may is in the setlist swear on it! We messed it up.”
The Quittin’ Time tour is set to launch on March 6 in Chicago and end Brooklyn, New York, in December.
Zach Bryan Quittin’ Time Concert Tour Setlist
Below are the songs included in the now-deleted setlist:
“Open the Gate” “God Speed” “Overtime” “Great American Bar Scene” “Good I’ll Do” “From Austin” “Oklahoma City” “Nine Ball” “Tradesman” “Crooked Teeth” “Ticking” “Better Days” “Sweet Deann” “Heavy Eyes” “Tourniquet” “Fear and Friday’s” “Snows” “Condemened” “Oklahoma Smokewhos...
- 1/31/2024
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
Zach Bryan is going to have a busy year in 2024.
Bryan announced the Quittin’ Time Tour 24 on social media back in August, just before wrapping up his Burn, Burn, Burn Tour.
“This year was too much fun, thank you guys so much for making our lives a dream. Boys are headed home and gearin’ up,” he wrote in the announcement.
He will be kicking off his 2024 tour on March 5 with three nights in Chicago. Throughout his tour, he will make stops in other major cities like New York City, Atlanta and Los Angeles.
While the “Quittin’ Time” Tour will have Bryan performing for most of 2024, he will be taking a break after August and will return to the stage in November before ending in December.
In September, Bryan was arrested in his native state of Oklahoma for “obstruction of investigation.”
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2024 “Quittin’ Time” Tour Dates:
03-05 Chicago,...
Bryan announced the Quittin’ Time Tour 24 on social media back in August, just before wrapping up his Burn, Burn, Burn Tour.
“This year was too much fun, thank you guys so much for making our lives a dream. Boys are headed home and gearin’ up,” he wrote in the announcement.
He will be kicking off his 2024 tour on March 5 with three nights in Chicago. Throughout his tour, he will make stops in other major cities like New York City, Atlanta and Los Angeles.
While the “Quittin’ Time” Tour will have Bryan performing for most of 2024, he will be taking a break after August and will return to the stage in November before ending in December.
In September, Bryan was arrested in his native state of Oklahoma for “obstruction of investigation.”
>Get Zach Bryan ‘Quitin’ Time’ Concert Tickets Now!
2024 “Quittin’ Time” Tour Dates:
03-05 Chicago,...
- 12/14/2023
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
"Salvation comes in the blink of an eye." Lightfold, a new animation studio based in Atlanta, has unveiled the first official trailer for their debut short called Godspeed. This is the latest creation from the animation filmmaker behind the popular Final Space sci-fi series, and it involves yet another space adventure sci-fi story. Godspeed follows a young woman named Iris, voiced by Bryce Charles, and her adorable karaoke-bot sidekick named Bowie as they navigate the desolate landscape of their crumbling world (sounds lot like Earth once climate change ravages everything). She must survive a planet-ending storm in hopes of finding a message that will help her escape this place. The voice cast also features Troy Baker (The Last of Us), Claudia Black, Coty Galloway & Olan Rogers (both from Final Space), and a few surprises. As most readers know, we're big fans of any and everything sci-fi, which is why we're posting this trailer.
- 12/11/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Warner Bros.’s “The Flash” and Disney/Pixar’s “Elemental” made theatrical debuts in China that were in line with their soft starts in North America and other international territories.
“The Flash” captured the top spot in China with a $13.4 million (RMB94.8 million) opening weekend ($13.8 million including previews), according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway.
It deposed “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” which opened a week earlier and which slipped to second place in its sophomore frame. “Transformers” took a 69% fall and recorded $12.4 million between Friday and Sunday in China. That produces a $61.7 million cumulative after ten days in Chinese theaters.
Giant screen systems provider Imax reported that “The Flash” earned $2.3 million of its total on the company’s screens in China and that “Transformers” earned $600,000 at its China sites.
“Elemental” opened in third place with $5.3 million (RMB37.4 million).
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” slipped from second place to fourth in its third weekend of release.
“The Flash” captured the top spot in China with a $13.4 million (RMB94.8 million) opening weekend ($13.8 million including previews), according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway.
It deposed “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” which opened a week earlier and which slipped to second place in its sophomore frame. “Transformers” took a 69% fall and recorded $12.4 million between Friday and Sunday in China. That produces a $61.7 million cumulative after ten days in Chinese theaters.
Giant screen systems provider Imax reported that “The Flash” earned $2.3 million of its total on the company’s screens in China and that “Transformers” earned $600,000 at its China sites.
“Elemental” opened in third place with $5.3 million (RMB37.4 million).
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” slipped from second place to fourth in its third weekend of release.
- 6/19/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” enjoyed a $38.9 million (RMB276 million) opening weekend in mainland China. The score was comfortably the biggest by any film between Friday and Sunday and the second biggest opening by a Hollywood film this year in the territory.
Data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway suggests that the film accounted for some 63% of China’s nationwide gross box office over the weekend.
Giant screen systems provider, Imax reported that the film earned $5.9 million of the total from its screen network in China, or some 15% of the China total.
Fan reactions, according to scores tallied by online sources, were very solid. Users of the Maoyan and Taopiaopiao ticketing platforms gave “Rise of the Beasts” a 9.1 out of ten rating. Those on the more high-brow Douyin review site, assessed it as a more middling 6.3.
While the score sees “Rise of the Beasts” trailing only “Fast X” among this year’s Hollywood openers in China,...
Data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway suggests that the film accounted for some 63% of China’s nationwide gross box office over the weekend.
Giant screen systems provider, Imax reported that the film earned $5.9 million of the total from its screen network in China, or some 15% of the China total.
Fan reactions, according to scores tallied by online sources, were very solid. Users of the Maoyan and Taopiaopiao ticketing platforms gave “Rise of the Beasts” a 9.1 out of ten rating. Those on the more high-brow Douyin review site, assessed it as a more middling 6.3.
While the score sees “Rise of the Beasts” trailing only “Fast X” among this year’s Hollywood openers in China,...
- 6/13/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Like previous entries in the metal-bashing franchise, ’Transformers’ is proving stronger in international territories.
World box office June 9-11 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l) Territories 1. Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (Paramount) $170.5m $170.5m $110m $110m 69 2. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Sony) $102.4m $389.9m $47m $164.5m 60 3. The Little Mermaid (Disney) $52.6m $414.2m $29.9m $184.4m 53 4. Fast X (Universal) $25.7m $652.7m £20.5m $514.6m 85 5. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney) $13.7m $805.9m $6.7m $470.5m 53 6. The Roundup: No Way Out (various) $12.3m $59.5m $12.2m $59.1m 7 7. The Boogeyman (Disney) $11.1m $39.6m $4.2m $14.9m 51 8. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal...
World box office June 9-11 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l) Territories 1. Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (Paramount) $170.5m $170.5m $110m $110m 69 2. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Sony) $102.4m $389.9m $47m $164.5m 60 3. The Little Mermaid (Disney) $52.6m $414.2m $29.9m $184.4m 53 4. Fast X (Universal) $25.7m $652.7m £20.5m $514.6m 85 5. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney) $13.7m $805.9m $6.7m $470.5m 53 6. The Roundup: No Way Out (various) $12.3m $59.5m $12.2m $59.1m 7 7. The Boogeyman (Disney) $11.1m $39.6m $4.2m $14.9m 51 8. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal...
- 6/12/2023
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Chinese moviegoers’ abiding love for the Transformers franchise was on full display over the weekend as Transformers: Rise of the Beasts opened to $40 million, the second-biggest start for a Hollywood film in the country this year.
The new Paramount film, the seventh in the Transformers series, has earned solid social scores — 9.1 on Douban, 9.1 on Maoyan and 6.3 from Douban — setting it up for a respectable career run. Current projections in China see the film finishing with around $85 million.
Sony’s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse was pushed to second place and added $8.9 million in its second frame, according to data from Artisan Gateway. The film’s China total sits at $34.1, with Maoyan forecasting a finishing total of just over $45 million.
Universal’s Fast X, which holds the crown for Hollywood’s biggest opening in China in 2023 ($51.1 million), added $3.4 million. After four weeks in cinemas, the movie has brought in $131.8 million.
Both Rise...
The new Paramount film, the seventh in the Transformers series, has earned solid social scores — 9.1 on Douban, 9.1 on Maoyan and 6.3 from Douban — setting it up for a respectable career run. Current projections in China see the film finishing with around $85 million.
Sony’s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse was pushed to second place and added $8.9 million in its second frame, according to data from Artisan Gateway. The film’s China total sits at $34.1, with Maoyan forecasting a finishing total of just over $45 million.
Universal’s Fast X, which holds the crown for Hollywood’s biggest opening in China in 2023 ($51.1 million), added $3.4 million. After four weeks in cinemas, the movie has brought in $131.8 million.
Both Rise...
- 6/12/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
’Across The Spider-Verse’ achieved Sony’s biggest animated opening of all time.
Worldwide box office June 2-4 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Sony) $208.6m $208.6m $88.1m $88.1m 60 2. The Little Mermaid (Disney) $82.9m $326.7m $42.3m $140.5m 53 3. Fast X (Universal)
$50.6m $603.3m $41.4m $474.8m 85 4. The Roundup: No Way Out (various) $25.3m $27.9m $25.1m $27.7m 4 5. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3 (Disney) $22.6m $780.1m $12.4m $457.4m 53 6. The Boogeyman (Disney) $20m $20m $7.7m $7.7m 48 7. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal) $11.8m $1.3bn $8.4m $734m 82 8. Castle In The Sky (various) $6m $12.8m $6m...
Worldwide box office June 2-4 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Sony) $208.6m $208.6m $88.1m $88.1m 60 2. The Little Mermaid (Disney) $82.9m $326.7m $42.3m $140.5m 53 3. Fast X (Universal)
$50.6m $603.3m $41.4m $474.8m 85 4. The Roundup: No Way Out (various) $25.3m $27.9m $25.1m $27.7m 4 5. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3 (Disney) $22.6m $780.1m $12.4m $457.4m 53 6. The Boogeyman (Disney) $20m $20m $7.7m $7.7m 48 7. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal) $11.8m $1.3bn $8.4m $734m 82 8. Castle In The Sky (various) $6m $12.8m $6m...
- 6/5/2023
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” grabbed top place at the mainland China box office over the weekend with an opening $17.2 million (RMB122 million) score.
Giant screen company, Imax reports that $2.7 million, or more than 16% of the film’s China total, came from its Middle Kingdom venues.
Chinese online ticketing agency Maoyan forecasts that “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” will earn a total of RMB241 million or $34 million at current exchange rates.
“Fast X,” which had driven off with the spoils for the past two weekends, was overtaken on its third lap and achieved $7.7 million in second place, according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. After 17 days in Chinese cinemas, “Fast X” has accumulated $124 million, making it the highest-grossing imported titled released this year in China ahead of Japanese animation “Suzume.”
Maoyan has revised its forecast for “Fast X” yet again. It is now predicting a lifetime score of RMB932 million ($132 million...
Giant screen company, Imax reports that $2.7 million, or more than 16% of the film’s China total, came from its Middle Kingdom venues.
Chinese online ticketing agency Maoyan forecasts that “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” will earn a total of RMB241 million or $34 million at current exchange rates.
“Fast X,” which had driven off with the spoils for the past two weekends, was overtaken on its third lap and achieved $7.7 million in second place, according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. After 17 days in Chinese cinemas, “Fast X” has accumulated $124 million, making it the highest-grossing imported titled released this year in China ahead of Japanese animation “Suzume.”
Maoyan has revised its forecast for “Fast X” yet again. It is now predicting a lifetime score of RMB932 million ($132 million...
- 6/5/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3” enjoyed a second weekend on top of the mainland China box office, as all top five placed films remained unchanged and audiences await “Fast & Furious 10.”
“Guardians Vol 3” earned $19.0 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That was a decent week-on-week hold, representing a drop of only 32% from its debut weekend, following a solid but unspectacular start. And it gives the film a total of $58.7 million after ten days in mainland Chinese theaters.
Imax screens accounted for $3 million of the film’s weekend score in China and lifted the film’s Imax total in China to $10.4 million, which Imax calculates as 18% of its China total.
Also holding up well was Chinese-made comedy road trip movie “Godspeed,” which held on to second place with a third weekend haul of $13.1 million. After 17 days on release, it has amassed $121 million.
China...
“Guardians Vol 3” earned $19.0 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That was a decent week-on-week hold, representing a drop of only 32% from its debut weekend, following a solid but unspectacular start. And it gives the film a total of $58.7 million after ten days in mainland Chinese theaters.
Imax screens accounted for $3 million of the film’s weekend score in China and lifted the film’s Imax total in China to $10.4 million, which Imax calculates as 18% of its China total.
Also holding up well was Chinese-made comedy road trip movie “Godspeed,” which held on to second place with a third weekend haul of $13.1 million. After 17 days on release, it has amassed $121 million.
China...
- 5/15/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Box office headlines have lately been dominated by Hollywood movies like Universal’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which has become the first movie of the year to hit $1 billion, and Disney’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3.” But a closer look at the global box office recovery indicates that Tinseltown does not have the field to itself.
In fact, international films and markets — not the United States — are driving the current global box office recovery. In some territories, local-language titles are even dominant over Hollywood releases. And the overall scale of overseas ticket sales now dwarfs that of North America by more than two to one.
In the first weekend in May, the global box office charts were led by “Super Mario.” But the top 10 ranking also contained five non-English-language titles, according to data service Comscore. Three were Chinese, one was Japanese “(The First Slam Dunk”) and one...
In fact, international films and markets — not the United States — are driving the current global box office recovery. In some territories, local-language titles are even dominant over Hollywood releases. And the overall scale of overseas ticket sales now dwarfs that of North America by more than two to one.
In the first weekend in May, the global box office charts were led by “Super Mario.” But the top 10 ranking also contained five non-English-language titles, according to data service Comscore. Three were Chinese, one was Japanese “(The First Slam Dunk”) and one...
- 5/12/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The opening session box office for Disney/Marvel’s ’Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ remains open to interpretation.
World box office May 5-7 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l)Territories 1. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney) $282.1m $282.1m $168.1m $168.1m 53 2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal) $68.8m $1.1bn $50.2m $637.1m 81 3. Godspeed (various) $15.4m $98.7m $15.4m $98.7m 3 4. Evil Dead Rise (Paramount) $14.8m $114.8m $9.1m $60.7m 64 5. Born To Fly (various) $11.4m $92.8m $11.4m $92.7m 6 6. John Wick: Chapter 4 (Warner Bros.) $8m $416.6m $5.7m $236.6m 87 7. Detective Conan: The Black Iron Submarine (Toho) $6.7m $65.1m $6.7m $65.1m...
World box office May 5-7 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l)Territories 1. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney) $282.1m $282.1m $168.1m $168.1m 53 2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal) $68.8m $1.1bn $50.2m $637.1m 81 3. Godspeed (various) $15.4m $98.7m $15.4m $98.7m 3 4. Evil Dead Rise (Paramount) $14.8m $114.8m $9.1m $60.7m 64 5. Born To Fly (various) $11.4m $92.8m $11.4m $92.7m 6 6. John Wick: Chapter 4 (Warner Bros.) $8m $416.6m $5.7m $236.6m 87 7. Detective Conan: The Black Iron Submarine (Toho) $6.7m $65.1m $6.7m $65.1m...
- 5/8/2023
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
The opening session box office for Disney/Marvel’s ’Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ remains open to interpretation.
World box office May 5-7 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l)Territories 1. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney) $282.1m $282.1m $168.1m $168.1m 53 2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal) $68.8m $1.1bn $50.2m $637.1m 81 3. Godspeed (various) $15.4m $98.7m $15.4m $98.7m 3 4. Evil Dead Rise (Paramount) $14.8m $114.8m $9.1m $60.7m 64 5. Born To Fly (various) $11.4m $92.8m $11.4m $92.7m 6 6. John Wick: Chapter 4 (Warner Bros.) $8m $416.6m $5.7m $236.6m 87 7. Detective Conan: The Black Iron Submarine (Toho) $6.7m $65.1m $6.7m...
World box office May 5-7 RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l)Territories 1. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney) $282.1m $282.1m $168.1m $168.1m 53 2. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal) $68.8m $1.1bn $50.2m $637.1m 81 3. Godspeed (various) $15.4m $98.7m $15.4m $98.7m 3 4. Evil Dead Rise (Paramount) $14.8m $114.8m $9.1m $60.7m 64 5. Born To Fly (various) $11.4m $92.8m $11.4m $92.7m 6 6. John Wick: Chapter 4 (Warner Bros.) $8m $416.6m $5.7m $236.6m 87 7. Detective Conan: The Black Iron Submarine (Toho) $6.7m $65.1m $6.7m...
- 5/8/2023
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 debuted to $28 million in China over the weekend, a starting haul that would have been considered disappointing prior to the pandemic, but which many box office analysts would find promising in the current climate.
The James Gunn-directed sequel gave Hollywood its biggest China opening of 2023 thus far, after several other studio tentpoles stumbled (among them: The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Ant-Man 3 and Shazam! 2). The only recent U.S. film to earn more than Guardians 3 — coming close to pre-pandemic earnings potential — was Avatar: The Way of Water, with an opening of $57.1 million and total of $246 million late last year. Ticketing app Maoyan projects Guardians 3 to finish its run with $72 million, down from an $86.3 million total for the original Guardians movie in 2014, and $101 million for Guardians 2 in 2017. Guardians 3 opened particularly well on Imax, bringing in $5.6 million, or 19 percent of its first-weekend total, on the brand’s giant screens.
The James Gunn-directed sequel gave Hollywood its biggest China opening of 2023 thus far, after several other studio tentpoles stumbled (among them: The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Ant-Man 3 and Shazam! 2). The only recent U.S. film to earn more than Guardians 3 — coming close to pre-pandemic earnings potential — was Avatar: The Way of Water, with an opening of $57.1 million and total of $246 million late last year. Ticketing app Maoyan projects Guardians 3 to finish its run with $72 million, down from an $86.3 million total for the original Guardians movie in 2014, and $101 million for Guardians 2 in 2017. Guardians 3 opened particularly well on Imax, bringing in $5.6 million, or 19 percent of its first-weekend total, on the brand’s giant screens.
- 5/8/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” made $28 million of gross box office on its opening weekend in mainland China. That was a solid result in present circumstances, rather than an overwhelming one.
The film easily displaced two of the weaker Chinese titles that had been released a week earlier to take advantage of the five-day May Day holiday season.
“Born to Fly,” a patriotic action adventure about Chinese test pilots, nose-dived by 75% as it fell from a $40 million first place debut to a $11.2 million third-placed second flap. Its cumulative after two weekends is $77.3 million, according to weekend data from consultancy Artisan Gateway.
Love for Chinese romance “All These Years” also quickly dissipated. It fell from a third-placed opening weekend of $18.7 million to a fourth ranked second weekend of $3.8 million and a 10-day cumulative of $36.7 million.
Holding up significantly better was Chinese-made comedy road trip movie “Godspeed,” which held on to...
The film easily displaced two of the weaker Chinese titles that had been released a week earlier to take advantage of the five-day May Day holiday season.
“Born to Fly,” a patriotic action adventure about Chinese test pilots, nose-dived by 75% as it fell from a $40 million first place debut to a $11.2 million third-placed second flap. Its cumulative after two weekends is $77.3 million, according to weekend data from consultancy Artisan Gateway.
Love for Chinese romance “All These Years” also quickly dissipated. It fell from a third-placed opening weekend of $18.7 million to a fourth ranked second weekend of $3.8 million and a 10-day cumulative of $36.7 million.
Holding up significantly better was Chinese-made comedy road trip movie “Godspeed,” which held on to...
- 5/8/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Beijing-based world sales and multi-territory distribution outfit Tiger Pictures Entertainment has acquired international rights to Chinese comedy Godspeed, which is currently topping China’s May Day holiday box office.
Written and directed by Yi Xiaoxing (Bath Buddy), the film revolves around a young man who goes on a road trip with the parents of his fiancée. Chinese comedians Ma Li (Moon Man) and Qiao Shan head the cast.
The film was released in China on April 28 in time for the May Day holidays (April 29-May 3), one of the country’s four key box office periods, along with Chinese New Year, summer and the National Day holidays in October. At the time of writing, the film was topping the China box office, according to online ticketing platform Maoyan, and had a cumulative gross of $55M (RMB380M).
Founded by Beijing-based film executive Owen Young, Tiger Pictures has built...
Written and directed by Yi Xiaoxing (Bath Buddy), the film revolves around a young man who goes on a road trip with the parents of his fiancée. Chinese comedians Ma Li (Moon Man) and Qiao Shan head the cast.
The film was released in China on April 28 in time for the May Day holidays (April 29-May 3), one of the country’s four key box office periods, along with Chinese New Year, summer and the National Day holidays in October. At the time of writing, the film was topping the China box office, according to online ticketing platform Maoyan, and had a cumulative gross of $55M (RMB380M).
Founded by Beijing-based film executive Owen Young, Tiger Pictures has built...
- 5/2/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
After just 26 days of play, Super Mario Bros. has become the fifth film of the pandemic era to achieve $1bn global box office.
World box office April 28-30 RankFilm (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world)3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal) $108.3m $1.02bn $68.3m $532.4m 81 2. Born To Fly (various) $40.5m $40.7m $40.5m $40.7m 4 3. Godspeed (various) $31.6m $31.7m $31.6m $31.7m 1 4. Evil Dead Rise (Paramount) $26.4m $86.5m $14.2m $42.1m 62 5. All These Years (various) $18.8m $18.8m $18.8m $18.8m 1 6. John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate) $15.1m $402.1m $10.1m $226m 87 7. The First Slam Dunk (various) $12.8m $232.8m $12.8m $232.8m 6 8. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves...
World box office April 28-30 RankFilm (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world)3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal) $108.3m $1.02bn $68.3m $532.4m 81 2. Born To Fly (various) $40.5m $40.7m $40.5m $40.7m 4 3. Godspeed (various) $31.6m $31.7m $31.6m $31.7m 1 4. Evil Dead Rise (Paramount) $26.4m $86.5m $14.2m $42.1m 62 5. All These Years (various) $18.8m $18.8m $18.8m $18.8m 1 6. John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate) $15.1m $402.1m $10.1m $226m 87 7. The First Slam Dunk (various) $12.8m $232.8m $12.8m $232.8m 6 8. Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves...
- 5/1/2023
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
“Born to Fly,” an action movie about the prowess of the Chinese air force and the bravery of its aviators, topped the China box office chart over a weekend that led into the nearly week-long May Day holiday.
Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway shows the film earned $44 million (RMB279 million) between Friday and Sunday.
The weekend as a whole brought in $121 million of turnstile revenue, the fourth highest weekend of the year and weaker only than the three “revenge spending” weekends that drove the Chinese New Year period in January and early February.
“Born to Fly” was followed by “Godspeed,” a comedy road trip title about a father-daughter relationship and the need for inter-generational understanding.
While critics and supporters had described “Born to Fly” as China’s response to “Top Gun,” Chinese state media openly likened “Godspeed” to another U.S. title, “Meet the Parents.” Directed by Yi Xiaoxing who...
Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway shows the film earned $44 million (RMB279 million) between Friday and Sunday.
The weekend as a whole brought in $121 million of turnstile revenue, the fourth highest weekend of the year and weaker only than the three “revenge spending” weekends that drove the Chinese New Year period in January and early February.
“Born to Fly” was followed by “Godspeed,” a comedy road trip title about a father-daughter relationship and the need for inter-generational understanding.
While critics and supporters had described “Born to Fly” as China’s response to “Top Gun,” Chinese state media openly likened “Godspeed” to another U.S. title, “Meet the Parents.” Directed by Yi Xiaoxing who...
- 5/1/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Update, writethru: Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie has got super game as it levels up to cross 1B$ at the global box office through Sunday. It now becomes the 10th animated film in history to cross $1B worldwide, and is the 10th biggest animated film of all time globally, overtaking Despicable Me 2 and Minions: The Rise Of Gru. The Super Mario Bros Movie is the third Illumination title to hit the $1 billion mark.
The juggernaut powered-up to an additional of $68.3M this session in 80 overseas markets, bringing its international receipts to-date through Sunday to $532.5M. Worldwide, the estimate through today is $1.022B.
Notably, Japan opened this weekend. On 776 screens, the start was a huge $14.3M to score the biggest opening weekend ever for an animated studio movie, as well as the biggest Saturday box office in Universal history – topping Jurassic World Dominion. In only two days,...
The juggernaut powered-up to an additional of $68.3M this session in 80 overseas markets, bringing its international receipts to-date through Sunday to $532.5M. Worldwide, the estimate through today is $1.022B.
Notably, Japan opened this weekend. On 776 screens, the start was a huge $14.3M to score the biggest opening weekend ever for an animated studio movie, as well as the biggest Saturday box office in Universal history – topping Jurassic World Dominion. In only two days,...
- 4/30/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains The Flash spoilers.
The Flash Season 9 Episode 9
The end is truly nigh. After a handful of more standalone-style “interlude” episodes, The Flash enters its endgame with an hour that brings back old favorites and takes big narrative swings, restoring the multiverse and reminding Barry Allen of why he became a hero in the first place.
Any The Flash episode that features the long-awaited return of Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West, as well as guest appearances from Arrow stars Stephen Amell and David Ramsey, is basically guaranteed to be a must-watch, but “It’s My Party And I’ll Die If I Want To” is a surprisingly emotional installment on top of that, one that offers several characters some much-needed closure and a chance to rededicate themselves to fighting the good fight.
“Honestly, I’m so thrilled that this was the episode I got to direct,” says Danielle Panabaker,...
The Flash Season 9 Episode 9
The end is truly nigh. After a handful of more standalone-style “interlude” episodes, The Flash enters its endgame with an hour that brings back old favorites and takes big narrative swings, restoring the multiverse and reminding Barry Allen of why he became a hero in the first place.
Any The Flash episode that features the long-awaited return of Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West, as well as guest appearances from Arrow stars Stephen Amell and David Ramsey, is basically guaranteed to be a must-watch, but “It’s My Party And I’ll Die If I Want To” is a surprisingly emotional installment on top of that, one that offers several characters some much-needed closure and a chance to rededicate themselves to fighting the good fight.
“Honestly, I’m so thrilled that this was the episode I got to direct,” says Danielle Panabaker,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Lacy Baugher
- Den of Geek
Anime sensation The First Slam Dunk dominated the competition at China’s theatrical box office over the weekend, racking up a four-day opening win worth $56 million. Jackie Chan’s holdover action comedy Ride On came in second with just $3.5 million, while Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie brought in $2 million for a distant fourth place.
The First Slam Dunk, which is produced by Japan’s Toei Animation but jointly distributed in China by China Film Co. and Road Pictures, made the unconventional choice of launching Thursday, but the gambit payed off as the film generated rave word of mouth and made a strong early splash of $13 million on the weekday. The film has received wild acclaim across China’s major movie rating platforms, including a stellar 9.2 from fan community Douban and 9.4 on ticketing apps Maoyan and Taopiaopiao. It’s expected to clear $100 million before its China run is complete.
The First Slam Dunk, which is produced by Japan’s Toei Animation but jointly distributed in China by China Film Co. and Road Pictures, made the unconventional choice of launching Thursday, but the gambit payed off as the film generated rave word of mouth and made a strong early splash of $13 million on the weekday. The film has received wild acclaim across China’s major movie rating platforms, including a stellar 9.2 from fan community Douban and 9.4 on ticketing apps Maoyan and Taopiaopiao. It’s expected to clear $100 million before its China run is complete.
- 4/24/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Frank Ocean hasn’t performed in six years, but the alternative R&b singer returned to the stage at Coachella on Sunday night. Ocean was scheduled to headline the festival in 2020 before the pandemic hit, and again last year before he postponed the performance to 2023.
Rumors spread beforehand about possible new music as Ocean hasn’t released a studio album since Blonde in 2016. It made Ocean’s set one of the most anticipated of Coachella.
Earlier that day, the festival announced that Ocean’s set wouldn’t be live-streamed on YouTube like every other performance. His show was scheduled to start at 10:05 p.m., but he didn’t show up after an hour, causing many to fear he had canceled.
Frank Ocean on stage at Coachella. pic.twitter.com/t5LbZPFXsZ
— Complex (@Complex) April 17, 2023
However, Ocean finally began playing after 11 p.m., opening with “Novacane.” The singer sat in...
Rumors spread beforehand about possible new music as Ocean hasn’t released a studio album since Blonde in 2016. It made Ocean’s set one of the most anticipated of Coachella.
Earlier that day, the festival announced that Ocean’s set wouldn’t be live-streamed on YouTube like every other performance. His show was scheduled to start at 10:05 p.m., but he didn’t show up after an hour, causing many to fear he had canceled.
Frank Ocean on stage at Coachella. pic.twitter.com/t5LbZPFXsZ
— Complex (@Complex) April 17, 2023
However, Ocean finally began playing after 11 p.m., opening with “Novacane.” The singer sat in...
- 4/17/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
Image Source: Getty / Theo Wargo
Frank Ocean broke all the rules in 2016. Marked by its heart-shattering vocals, "Blonde" was an intimate and expressive sophomore album met with critical acclaim and continued devotion from fans. From "Nikes" to "Godspeed," the sorrowful lyrics had us hooked, but before the static-laced notes of "Futura Free" trickled to a finish, he was gone. Now, seven years later, Ocean's hiatus may finally be coming to an end. During weekend one of Coachella, Ocean appeared as a headliner at the 2023 festival alongside Bad Bunny and Blackpink, where he addressed rumors that a new album is in the works.
"It's been so long. Everybody talks about how long its been," he told cheering fans, according to video footage shared on Twitter. "It's been so long but I have missed you. I want to talk about why I'm here because it's not because of the new album.
Frank Ocean broke all the rules in 2016. Marked by its heart-shattering vocals, "Blonde" was an intimate and expressive sophomore album met with critical acclaim and continued devotion from fans. From "Nikes" to "Godspeed," the sorrowful lyrics had us hooked, but before the static-laced notes of "Futura Free" trickled to a finish, he was gone. Now, seven years later, Ocean's hiatus may finally be coming to an end. During weekend one of Coachella, Ocean appeared as a headliner at the 2023 festival alongside Bad Bunny and Blackpink, where he addressed rumors that a new album is in the works.
"It's been so long. Everybody talks about how long its been," he told cheering fans, according to video footage shared on Twitter. "It's been so long but I have missed you. I want to talk about why I'm here because it's not because of the new album.
- 4/17/2023
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
Frank Ocean made his long-awaited return to the stage on Sunday with a headlining appearance at Coachella 2023.
Things got off to a rather inauspicious start for the much anticipated performance. For those hoping to watch at home, Ocean was pulled from the YouTube livestream just three hours before his scheduled set time. For those on the ground, there was the disappointment of no Ocean products being offered at the merch tent, and the lengthy delay as his set didn’t start until an hour past the scheduled start time.
When Ocean did finally take the stage, it was in a rather modest fashion, facing away from the audience and towards his band. He chose to remain more controlled and insular, frequently removing himself from the stage and his own songs. His performance set up — an equipment-laden mock studio backdrop featuring a line of dancers doing pedestrian choreography while a full-stage...
Things got off to a rather inauspicious start for the much anticipated performance. For those hoping to watch at home, Ocean was pulled from the YouTube livestream just three hours before his scheduled set time. For those on the ground, there was the disappointment of no Ocean products being offered at the merch tent, and the lengthy delay as his set didn’t start until an hour past the scheduled start time.
When Ocean did finally take the stage, it was in a rather modest fashion, facing away from the audience and towards his band. He chose to remain more controlled and insular, frequently removing himself from the stage and his own songs. His performance set up — an equipment-laden mock studio backdrop featuring a line of dancers doing pedestrian choreography while a full-stage...
- 4/17/2023
- by Paolo Ragusa and Bryan Kress
- Consequence - Music
A “family” of four unexpectedly begins a truck journey full of laughter and tears. Truck driver Zhou Donghai (Qiao Shan) disapproves of his prospective son-in-law, Wan Yifan (Fan Chengcheng). But the harder Wan Yifan tries to please his future father-in-law, the more he gets himself into trouble. In the meantime, the prospective mother-in-law Huo Meimei (Ma Li) and the daughter Zhou Weiyu (Zhang Jingyi) are racking their brains to mediate between this pair of enemies. Can the hapless Wan Yifan successfully pass the various tests set up by his future father-in-law during this road-trip? (Source: Translated from Douban)
Director Yi Xiaoxing has previously worked as a screenwriter with Chen Sicheng (Detective Chinatown trilogy) in 2022’s Mozart from Space. Godspeed will premiere in China on April 28, 2023.
Director Yi Xiaoxing has previously worked as a screenwriter with Chen Sicheng (Detective Chinatown trilogy) in 2022’s Mozart from Space. Godspeed will premiere in China on April 28, 2023.
- 4/4/2023
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Lance Reddick, a prolific actor who played Charon in all four John Wick films and was a series regular on The Wire, Fringe and Bosch among dozens of other roles spanning a quarter-century, died today. He was 60.
His rep at Portrait PR confirmed the news, saying he died of natural causes but not providing other details.
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The actor had been doing interviews for the upcoming John Wick: Chapter Four starring Keanu Reeves just this week. He also was set to appear in the franchise-spinoff pic Ballerina.
Reddick began his screen career in the mid-1990s, guesting on such series as The Nanny and New York Undercover.
His rep at Portrait PR confirmed the news, saying he died of natural causes but not providing other details.
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The actor had been doing interviews for the upcoming John Wick: Chapter Four starring Keanu Reeves just this week. He also was set to appear in the franchise-spinoff pic Ballerina.
Reddick began his screen career in the mid-1990s, guesting on such series as The Nanny and New York Undercover.
- 3/17/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
As The Flash prepares to say goodbye, it will be doing so with quite a few familiar faces returning in its ninth and final season. And Episode 9 is sure to be quite the event, with Stephen Amell (Oliver Queen), David Ramsey (John Diggle), Keiynan Lonsdale (Wally West), and Sendhil Ramamurthy (Ramsey Rosso) all appearing. Directing the hour is Danielle Panabaker (Caitlin Snow/Frost/Khione), and it’s the fifth episode she’s been behind the camera for on The CW superhero series. She previously directed Season 5’s “Godspeed,” Season 6’s “License to Elongate,” Season 7’s “Rayo de Luz,” and Season 8’s “Keep It Dark.” “I feel incredibly grateful that that was the script and the episode that I got to direct and I’m flattered that everyone believed in me and thought that I could do this episode because it was quite ambitious and I really wanted to pay homage...
- 2/20/2023
- TV Insider
The comedy world and Law & Order: Svu veterans both turned to social media Sunday to pay tribute to Richard Belzer, the legendary comedian-turned-beloved television detective who starred as John Munch for over 20 years.
Marisky Hargitay wrote on Instagram, “Goodbye my dear, dear friend. I will miss you, your unique light, and your singular take on this strange world. I feel blessed to have known you and adored you and worked with you, side by side, for so many years. How luck the angels are to have you. I can hear them laughing already.
Marisky Hargitay wrote on Instagram, “Goodbye my dear, dear friend. I will miss you, your unique light, and your singular take on this strange world. I feel blessed to have known you and adored you and worked with you, side by side, for so many years. How luck the angels are to have you. I can hear them laughing already.
- 2/19/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Drama marks the feature directorial debut of Singapore’s Jow Zhi Wei.
Berlin-based Pluto Film Distribution Network has acquired worldwide sales rights to Tomorrow Is A Long Time, the feature directorial debut of Singapore’s Jow Zhi Wei, ahead of its premiere in the Berlinale Generation 14plus competition.
Shot in Singapore and Taiwan, the father-son relationship drama is a coproduction between Fran Borgia’s Akanga Film Asia (Singapore), Stefano Centini’s Volos Films (Taiwan), Xavier Rocher’s La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma (France), Jeremy Chua’s Potocol (Singapore) and Ico Costa’s Oublaum Filmes (Portugal).
The film focuses on a pest...
Berlin-based Pluto Film Distribution Network has acquired worldwide sales rights to Tomorrow Is A Long Time, the feature directorial debut of Singapore’s Jow Zhi Wei, ahead of its premiere in the Berlinale Generation 14plus competition.
Shot in Singapore and Taiwan, the father-son relationship drama is a coproduction between Fran Borgia’s Akanga Film Asia (Singapore), Stefano Centini’s Volos Films (Taiwan), Xavier Rocher’s La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma (France), Jeremy Chua’s Potocol (Singapore) and Ico Costa’s Oublaum Filmes (Portugal).
The film focuses on a pest...
- 2/1/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Park Sye-young (b. 1996) is a filmmaker based in South Korea. His films have a heavy leaning towards personal, independent filmmaking. His short film ‘Cashbag’ won the best editing award at the 2020 Mise En Scene film festival and his next films including ‘Godspeed’, ‘Between the hotel and city hall’ have competed and been invited to several film festivals. ‘The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra’ which premiered at the Bucheon and won three awards and Fantasia Film Festival (Special Jury Mention Award for New Flesh feature) in 2022 is his first feature film.
On the occasion of the “The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra screening at Fantasia, we talk with him about the unusual and unique story of the movie, fungi and mattresses, the visual style and the music, and other topics
“The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra” is screening on Fantasia International Film Festival
What was the inspiration behind this rather unique story? How did you come up...
On the occasion of the “The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra screening at Fantasia, we talk with him about the unusual and unique story of the movie, fungi and mattresses, the visual style and the music, and other topics
“The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra” is screening on Fantasia International Film Festival
What was the inspiration behind this rather unique story? How did you come up...
- 8/5/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Last February, just before the pandemic upended virtually everything about how the film industry operates, “Parasite” made history at the Academy Awards. The ingenious South Korean thriller became the first international film to “overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles” and win best picture, as director Bong Joon Ho phrased it at the podium.
But that was just one of the many barriers to “Parasite’s” potential success. Asia — which has produced some of the world’s most gifted directors — has had a particularly difficult time being recognized with the Academy. Hard to believe, but when Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” was nominated for best picture in 2000, it had been a full 45 years since an Asian film had won Oscar’s foreign language prize (that film was “Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto”).
European movies do fine in what’s now known as the “international feature” category — especially those from the four “Figs” markets,...
But that was just one of the many barriers to “Parasite’s” potential success. Asia — which has produced some of the world’s most gifted directors — has had a particularly difficult time being recognized with the Academy. Hard to believe, but when Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” was nominated for best picture in 2000, it had been a full 45 years since an Asian film had won Oscar’s foreign language prize (that film was “Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto”).
European movies do fine in what’s now known as the “international feature” category — especially those from the four “Figs” markets,...
- 3/9/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
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