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Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is expected to open with around $100 million USD at the box office.According to reports, the Margot Robbie-led film is looking to earn somewhere between $95 million USD to $110 million USD from 4,200 North American theaters at the weekend box office. Warner Bros. is projecting a minimum of $75 million USD, however some are pointing to as much as $140 million USD.The movie has a $145 million USD budget and also stars Ryan Gosling, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, Scott Evans and Ncuti Gatwa as different versions of Ken and Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Sharon Rooney, Dua Lipa, Nicola Coughlan, Ana Cruz Kayne and Ritu Arya as different versions of Barbie, as well as John Cena as Kenmaid and Michael Cera as Allan.In other Barbie news, Burge...

Two SpongeBob SquarePants episodes that were previously banned are now available to watch once again.As per ComicBook, Nickelodeon has re-added the "Kwarantined Crab" and "Mid-Life Crustacean" episodes back to streaming rotation after its removal in 2021 and 2018, respectively. "Kwarantined Crab" was initially part of the show's 12th season and featured a virus-focused storyline that saw the staff and guests of the Krusty Krab undergo quarantine due to the Clam Flu, which prompted Nickelodeon to pull the episode "due to sensitivities surrounding the global, real-world pandemic."Meanwhile, "Mid-Life Crustacean" originally aired in 2003 as part of the show's third season and was removed from rotation as "some story elements were not kid-appropriate." It followed SpongeBob and Patrick's attem...

This past weekend, the seventh installment of Tom Cruise's action-packed franchise, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One premiered in theaters worldwide. Despite it topping domestic box office charts, the film fell short of expectations. For opening weekend, the blockbuster collected just $56.2 million USD between Friday and Sunday. The number is quite minimal in comparison to the almost $300 million USD production budget, before marketing. Going into this past weekend, the studios Paramount and Skydance were hoping Cruise's film would help them to land a new franchise record of at least $60 million USD or more. To put it in comparison, in 2018, the ticket sales for Mission: Impossible - Fallout were $61 million USD while the 2000's Mission: Impossible II at $57.8 million USD. Bot...

With July halfway over, Disney+ has unveiled its slate of new programming for August 2023.Next month's list is led by the premiere of Star Wars: Ahsoka, which sees Rosario Dawson play the titular character. August will also mark the streaming premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, as well as season four of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.Check out the full slate below.Coming To Disney+August 2ndFarm Dreams (S1, 6 episodes)How Not to Draw Shorts (S1, 5 episodes)Kiff (S1, 4 episodes)Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures – New Episodes Streaming"Set during The High Republic, in Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures we follow Jedi younglings Kai, Lys, & Nubs as they are sent by Master Yoda to train at a Jedi temple on the beautiful world of Tenoo under...

Before the Oppenheimer began at the London premiere, Christopher Nolan confirmed that the cast left in solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA Strike, but also revealed to Variety the budget was a lot greater than expected. It was reported that the film surrounding the Cillian Murphy-led film cost around $100 million USD, making it the director's fourth most expensive film after Batman Begins ($150 million USD), Interstellar ($165 million USD), The Dark Knight ($185 million USD), Tenet ($200 million USD) and The Dark Knight Rises ($250 million USD). With the added budget, films now face pressure of performing well at the box office to make up for production and marketing costs. To cover all the costs and break-even, Oppenheimer must earn a minimum of $200 million USD, which would require the movie t...

Hayao Miyazaki's final film, Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka, has been acquired by Gkids for a North American distribution under the title The Boy and the Heron.Informally known internationally as How Do You Live, Variety reports that the movie will receive a Stateside release some time this year. Just like its release in Japan, the US distributor did not reveal any more details about the film aside from its title. It did confirm, however, that The Boy and the Heron is not based on Genzaburo Yoshino 1937 book Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka, but rather "an original story written and directed by Miyazaki."Miyazaki will write and direct the film, while Studio Ghibli co-founder Suzuki Toshio will serve as producer and Joe Hisaishi will score.“Miyazaki is a living legend in filmmaking, as evidenced by his Aca...

Netflix just released the first official trailer for the live-action film Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. Based on Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata’s hit comedy-horror manga, the plot revolves around Akira Tendo, a jaded office worker who suffers from constant harassment and endless overtime at an exploitative company. Just like any day of the week, Akira wakes up for his morning commute, only to realize that his town has been overtaken by zombies. Instead of fear or panic, Akira is brimming with excitement about not needing to go to work anymore. He then decides to live life to the fullest by completing his bucket list before being turned into a zombie.The series is known for its satirical and comically disastrous take on the zombie apocalypse genre, which has already been faithfully adapted ...

Taking to Twitter, Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer James Cameron dispelled rumors about him making a movie about the OceanGate Titan submersible tragedy. Cameron tweeted, "I don’t respond to offensive rumors in the media usually, but I need to now. I’m NOT in talks about an OceanGate film, nor will I ever be."The famed director put an end to rumors that spurred from a report made by The Sun that falsely noted that Cameron was interested in making a movie about the tragedy that claimed the lives of fives people last month. The report even noted that Matt Damon and Kumail Nanjiani were being pursued for roles and that the event "is a subject close to [Cameron's] heart."Following the implosion of the OceanGate Titan on June 18, James Cameron was invited by ABC News to offer...

Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that the company will be reeling back on creating more content for Marvel Studios and the Star Wars franchise.In a recent CNBC appearance, the exec explained that Disney's cost-cutting measures and its projects' recent low performances at the box office were the reasons behind the decision. “You pull back not just to focus, but also as part of our cost containment initiative. Spending less on what we make, and making less,” he said.Iger added that the company plans on further supporting its Disney+ streaming service in an attempt to gain more customers. He used Marvel as an example of Disney's "zeal" to increase its original content on its streaming platform, "[Marvel] had not been in the television business at any significant level, and not only did they incre...

Back in spring, Netflix confirmed that Kengan Ashura will return with a sequel anime. Earlier this week, an official trailer was unveiled, teasing upcoming battle sequences while further affirming the anime's official premiere date as September 21.It’s been four years since the first cour of the anime first premiered on Netflix. Despite a mixed reception among fans, the series generally received positive reviews. In 2022 spring, the anime adaptation of Yabako Sandrovich’s martial arts manga series was finally green-lit for another season. Picking up from when the anime ended previously, the sequel will cover the Kengan Annihilation Tournament finals, and likely the conclusion of the original manga as well.The long-awaited second season will be produced by Larx Entertainment, where fans can...

Prime Video has released a very short teaser of its upcoming Mr. & Mrs. Smith TV series reboot, starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as the titular characters.The nine-second preview features a very quick look of what fans can expect of the reboot and sees Glover and Erskine getting to know each other as they handle guns, walk away from explosions and run in what seems like quite a violent chase. The show's exact plot details remain under wraps, but it does follow the marriage of Glover's John Smith and Erskine's Jane Smith after they both agree to work as spies for an unknown agency.Joining the two in the cast are Parker Posey, Wagner Moura, Michaela Coel, John Turturro and Paul Dano in unspecified roles. Glover will executive produce the show alongside Hiro Murai, Francesca Sloane...

Prime Video has released a very short teaser of its upcoming Mr. & Mrs. Smith TV series reboot, starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as the titular characters.The nine-second preview features a very quick look of what fans can expect of the reboot and sees Glover and Erskine getting to know each other as they handle guns, walk away from explosions and run in what seems like quite a violent chase. The show's exact plot details remain under wraps, but it does follow the marriage of Glover's John Smith and Erskine's Jane Smith after they both agree to work as spies for an unknown agency.Joining the two in the cast are Parker Posey, Wagner Moura, Michaela Coel, John Turturro and Paul Dano in unspecified roles. Glover will executive produce the show alongside Hiro Murai, Francesca Sloane...