This week’s movie lineup is packed with excitement, from spine-chilling horrors to nostalgic favourites. With a strong focus on horror, it’s clear that scares and throwbacks are taking center stage! The Crow makes a dramatic return, with Bill Skarsgård as Eric Draven, a musician resurrected for revenge, directed by Rupert Sanders. Afraid, a sci-fi horror from Blumhouse, delves into the dangers of technology as a smart home assistant turns deadly.
Anime fans can enjoy Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, an exciting sports drama about a high school soccer prodigy’s journey in the Blue Lock Project. Adding action, Saripodhaa Sanivaaram stars Nani as a vigilante fighting for justice, mixing action and drama. The comedy-drama Pad Gaye Pange offers laughs and life lessons as two men navigate the chaos of an unexpected cancer diagnosis. For a more heartwarming experience, Sensory-Friendly Screening of Inside Out 2, offering a comfortable and inclusive...
Anime fans can enjoy Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, an exciting sports drama about a high school soccer prodigy’s journey in the Blue Lock Project. Adding action, Saripodhaa Sanivaaram stars Nani as a vigilante fighting for justice, mixing action and drama. The comedy-drama Pad Gaye Pange offers laughs and life lessons as two men navigate the chaos of an unexpected cancer diagnosis. For a more heartwarming experience, Sensory-Friendly Screening of Inside Out 2, offering a comfortable and inclusive...
- 8/29/2024
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
“Alien: Romulus” claimed a second weekend victory at the South Korean theatrical box office in another quiet session that may signal the end of the summer season.
The horror-action franchise film collected $2.70 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). After 12 days on release, it has a cumulative of $9.81 million.
The film’s weekend performance represented only a modest 24% week-on-week decline compared with its opening frame. And the film’s share of the weekend market remained steady at 28%.
That meant that the overall market trended downwards too – by 23% — delivering the first weekend with aggregate box office below $10 million for ten weeks. A lack of significant titles arriving in cinemas may further be signalling the end of the summer season – a vibrant season in previous year, often dominated by horror titles. Big local titles, such as “Veteran” sequel “I, The Executioner...
The horror-action franchise film collected $2.70 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). After 12 days on release, it has a cumulative of $9.81 million.
The film’s weekend performance represented only a modest 24% week-on-week decline compared with its opening frame. And the film’s share of the weekend market remained steady at 28%.
That meant that the overall market trended downwards too – by 23% — delivering the first weekend with aggregate box office below $10 million for ten weeks. A lack of significant titles arriving in cinemas may further be signalling the end of the summer season – a vibrant season in previous year, often dominated by horror titles. Big local titles, such as “Veteran” sequel “I, The Executioner...
- 8/26/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures has unveiled that the anime feature Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, produced by the company’s specialty streamer Crunchyroll, will get a theatrical release in North America on Nov. 8. The film is a continuation of the popular anime series Overlord, which adapts the novels of Japanese author Kugane Maruyama.
The Sacred Kingdom picks up where season 4 of the Overlord series left off. The saga famously tells the story of Momonga, a regular salary man who finds himself transported into his favorite video game. The film was animated by Japanese studio Madhouse and covers the arc also known as “Holy Kingdom.”
Sony will release the film in Imax and premium large formats in Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub. The film will face off on the Nov. 8 weekend against Lionsgate’s holiday comedy The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Focus Feature’s awards contender Conclave, and Vertical’s sci-fi thriller Elevation,...
The Sacred Kingdom picks up where season 4 of the Overlord series left off. The saga famously tells the story of Momonga, a regular salary man who finds himself transported into his favorite video game. The film was animated by Japanese studio Madhouse and covers the arc also known as “Holy Kingdom.”
Sony will release the film in Imax and premium large formats in Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub. The film will face off on the Nov. 8 weekend against Lionsgate’s holiday comedy The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Focus Feature’s awards contender Conclave, and Vertical’s sci-fi thriller Elevation,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
My Hero Academia: You’re Next, the fourth film based in the popular manga and anime franchise, has become the 10th highest grossing film of 2024 to date at the Japanese box office after just three weekends on release.
The film, which is distributed by Toho and animated by Studio Bones, has earned $16.25m (¥2.38bn) and sold 1.65 million tickets since opening in Japanese cinemas on August 2.
It has overtaken films stronger performers such as anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To The Hashira Training, which has taken $15.5m (¥2.31bn) since opening on February 2; Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which was finally released...
The film, which is distributed by Toho and animated by Studio Bones, has earned $16.25m (¥2.38bn) and sold 1.65 million tickets since opening in Japanese cinemas on August 2.
It has overtaken films stronger performers such as anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To The Hashira Training, which has taken $15.5m (¥2.31bn) since opening on February 2; Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which was finally released...
- 8/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
Local animated features led Japanese box office in the first half of 2024 as just two Hollywood titles broke the top 10.
Of the 20 highest-grossing films released so far this year, 15 were produced in Japan. Six out of the top 10 titles are anime features.
Dominating the first half of 2024 was Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram, the 27th annual entry in a series of films about a high school detective who has been shrunk to child-like proportions. The film has earned $94.4m (¥15.19bn) – a record for the long-running franchise. By comparison, 2023’s top-grossing film, animation The First Slam Dunk, took $98.6m (¥15.87bn) over...
Of the 20 highest-grossing films released so far this year, 15 were produced in Japan. Six out of the top 10 titles are anime features.
Dominating the first half of 2024 was Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram, the 27th annual entry in a series of films about a high school detective who has been shrunk to child-like proportions. The film has earned $94.4m (¥15.19bn) – a record for the long-running franchise. By comparison, 2023’s top-grossing film, animation The First Slam Dunk, took $98.6m (¥15.87bn) over...
- 7/9/2024
- ScreenDaily
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (July 5-7) Total gross to date Week 1. Inside Out 2 (Disney) £5.1m £40.1m 4 2. A Quiet Place: Day One (Paramount) £1.6m £6.2m 2 3. Bad Boys: Ride Or Die (Sony) £446,578 £11.1m 5 4. MaXXXine (Universal) £384,410 £384,410 1 5. The Bikeriders (Universal) £373,027 £3.2m 3
Disney’s Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing title 2024 so far at the UK and Ireland box office, after hitting £40m in four weeks.
The animated sequel added another £5.1m, down just 15% on the previous session. Inside Out 2 overtakes Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two on £39.4m as well as its own predecessor, 2015’s Inside Out, which also ended on £39.4m.
Disney’s Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing title 2024 so far at the UK and Ireland box office, after hitting £40m in four weeks.
The animated sequel added another £5.1m, down just 15% on the previous session. Inside Out 2 overtakes Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two on £39.4m as well as its own predecessor, 2015’s Inside Out, which also ended on £39.4m.
- 7/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (July 5-7) Total gross to date Week 1. Inside Out 2 (Disney) £5.1m £40.1m 4 2. A Quiet Place: Day One (Paramount) £1.6m £6.2m 2 3. Bad Boys: Ride Or Die (Sony) £446,578 £11.1m 5 4. MaXXXine (Universal) £384,410 £384,410 1 5. The Bikeriders (Universal) £373,027 £3.2m 3
Disney’s Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing title 2024 so far at the UK and Ireland box office, after hitting £40m in four weeks.
The animated sequel added another £5.1m, down just 15% on the previous session. Inside Out 2 overtakes Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two on £39.4m as well as its own predecessor, 2015’s Inside Out, which also ended on £39.4m.
Disney’s Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing title 2024 so far at the UK and Ireland box office, after hitting £40m in four weeks.
The animated sequel added another £5.1m, down just 15% on the previous session. Inside Out 2 overtakes Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two on £39.4m as well as its own predecessor, 2015’s Inside Out, which also ended on £39.4m.
- 7/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Ti West’s crime horror MaXXXine leads the new titles at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, opening in 477 cinemas through Universal.
The third title in the X film series from US director West follows X and Pearl. MaXXXine sees its protagonist, played by Mia Goth, set out for fame and success in 1980s Hollywood while being targeted by a mysterious killer.
X opened to £227,493 from 481 sites at a £473 average in March 2022, ending on £641,792, released through Entertainment Film Distributors. The franchise then moved to Universal for UK-Ireland, where Pearl started with £192,895 from 293 sites at a £658 average, ending on £477,076 in March...
The third title in the X film series from US director West follows X and Pearl. MaXXXine sees its protagonist, played by Mia Goth, set out for fame and success in 1980s Hollywood while being targeted by a mysterious killer.
X opened to £227,493 from 481 sites at a £473 average in March 2022, ending on £641,792, released through Entertainment Film Distributors. The franchise then moved to Universal for UK-Ireland, where Pearl started with £192,895 from 293 sites at a £658 average, ending on £477,076 in March...
- 7/5/2024
- ScreenDaily
Echoing its worldwide box office standing, Indian sci-fi epic “Kalki 2898 Ad” debuted in third place at the U.K. and Ireland box office.
“Kalki 2898 Ad,” one of the most expensive Indian films ever made with the budget estimated to be $72 million, is distributed in the territory by Dreamz Entertainment and bowed with £886,366 ($1.1 million). It was released in several Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil and Hindi.
Topping the charts in its third weekend was Disney’s “Inside Out 2,” which added another £6 million to take its tally to £31.9 million. Paramount’s “A Quiet Place: Day One” debuted with £2.9 million in second place.
Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride Or Die” collected £651,891 in its fourth weekend to take its running total to £10.2 million. Rounding off the top five was Universal’s “The Bikeriders,” which earned £588,675 in its second weekend for a total of £2.3 million.
There were three more debuts in the...
“Kalki 2898 Ad,” one of the most expensive Indian films ever made with the budget estimated to be $72 million, is distributed in the territory by Dreamz Entertainment and bowed with £886,366 ($1.1 million). It was released in several Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil and Hindi.
Topping the charts in its third weekend was Disney’s “Inside Out 2,” which added another £6 million to take its tally to £31.9 million. Paramount’s “A Quiet Place: Day One” debuted with £2.9 million in second place.
Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride Or Die” collected £651,891 in its fourth weekend to take its running total to £10.2 million. Rounding off the top five was Universal’s “The Bikeriders,” which earned £588,675 in its second weekend for a total of £2.3 million.
There were three more debuts in the...
- 7/3/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Fans will have options when deciding whether to go to the theater to watch Blue Lock The Movie: Episode Nagi or wait for it to start streaming at home.
Set in the world of the Blue Lock anime, the Episode Nagi film adapts the manga of the same name. It tells the story of one of the show's side characters, Seishiro Nagi, a soccer prodigy invited to join the hyper-exclusive program for the best attackers in the world known as the Blue Lock Project.
The Episode Nagi manga debuted in October 2022 and has been ongoing since, with a fourth volume of the Blue Lock side story set to release in July.
Read full article on The Direct.
Set in the world of the Blue Lock anime, the Episode Nagi film adapts the manga of the same name. It tells the story of one of the show's side characters, Seishiro Nagi, a soccer prodigy invited to join the hyper-exclusive program for the best attackers in the world known as the Blue Lock Project.
The Episode Nagi manga debuted in October 2022 and has been ongoing since, with a fourth volume of the Blue Lock side story set to release in July.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 6/28/2024
- by Klein Felt
- The Direct
With “Inside Out 2” dominating the past few weekends, it’s time for another franchise movie to have a chance to swoop in and take #1 … or maybe not. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
Things have generally picked up this month at the box office, and Paramount Pictures’ “A Quiet Place: Day One” will try to keep things rolling with the new installment in a franchise that has grossed $631.5 million over the course of two movies, with one of them released at the height of Covid. Directed by John Krasinski, the first movie opened in 2018 with $50.2 million, leading to a sequel that was delayed a full year due to the pandemic but still did relatively well.
The prequel is co-written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, who made his debut with the 2021 Nicolas Cage thriller “Pig.” It stars Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o as a woman dying from cancer...
Things have generally picked up this month at the box office, and Paramount Pictures’ “A Quiet Place: Day One” will try to keep things rolling with the new installment in a franchise that has grossed $631.5 million over the course of two movies, with one of them released at the height of Covid. Directed by John Krasinski, the first movie opened in 2018 with $50.2 million, leading to a sequel that was delayed a full year due to the pandemic but still did relatively well.
The prequel is co-written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, who made his debut with the 2021 Nicolas Cage thriller “Pig.” It stars Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o as a woman dying from cancer...
- 6/26/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
‘Blue Lock the Movie – Episode Nagi”, directed by Shunsuke Ishikawa, is a soccer-themed anime feature, based on writer Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrator Yusuke Nomura’s manga comics series, opening June 28, 2024 in theaters:
“…high-schooler ’Nagi Seishiro’ lives a dull life, until ‘Mikage Reo’, a classmate who dreamed of winning the ‘World Cup’, discovered Nagi’s hidden skill, inspiring him to play soccer and share his outstanding talent.
“One day, he receives an invitation to the mysterious ‘Blue Lock’ project. What awaits him there is an encounter with the finest strikers assembled from across the country. Nagi’s dream of becoming the best, alongside Reo, will take this prodigy to a world he’s never known…”
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“…high-schooler ’Nagi Seishiro’ lives a dull life, until ‘Mikage Reo’, a classmate who dreamed of winning the ‘World Cup’, discovered Nagi’s hidden skill, inspiring him to play soccer and share his outstanding talent.
“One day, he receives an invitation to the mysterious ‘Blue Lock’ project. What awaits him there is an encounter with the finest strikers assembled from across the country. Nagi’s dream of becoming the best, alongside Reo, will take this prodigy to a world he’s never known…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 6/11/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The much-anticipated anime adaptation of Yuto Suzuki’s comedy action manga Sakamoto Days was officially announced today, bringing the convenience store antics onto screens in January 2025. The first teaser trailer and visual were revealed alongside the announcement as well as the lead staff and Sakamoto’s voice actor. Taro Sakamoto voiced by Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki Sakata in Gintama ) Managing the direction of the Sakamoto Days TV anime is Masaki Watanabe (original Bartender anime) at Tms Entertainment with Taku Kishimoto ( Blue Lock: Episode Nagi ) writing the series composition and Yo Moriyama ( Bubble concept art) drawing the character designs. The series is set to premiere in January 2025. Related: April Fools' Day Roundup: Every Trick, Twist and Takeover (Part 2) The original Sakamoto Days manga series, created by Yuto Suzuki, has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since November 21, 2020, with 16 collected volumes in Japan and 11 translated and released into English. The series is released...
- 5/27/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
Blue Lock: Before the Fight Prequel Novel Set to Release in July - Main Image
2024 is a great year for Blue Lock fans. Aside from the upcoming second season, fans can also look forward to the Blue Lock: Before the Fight prequel novel, which is set to release this July.
This new novel should be of particular interest to many series fans, especially as it lets three supporting characters shine. In that sense, it’s akin to the Episode Nagi movie, which was released recently in Japan.
Blue Lock Prequel Novel Puts the Spotlight on Three Supporting Characters
While Blue Lock: Episode Nagi follows the fan-favorite Seishiro Nagi before the events of the main series, this new prequel novel instead puts the spotlight on three characters.
To start, the stylish and long-haired center-back Jyubei Aryu is one of the main characters in this novel.
He is joined by Shoei Baro,...
2024 is a great year for Blue Lock fans. Aside from the upcoming second season, fans can also look forward to the Blue Lock: Before the Fight prequel novel, which is set to release this July.
This new novel should be of particular interest to many series fans, especially as it lets three supporting characters shine. In that sense, it’s akin to the Episode Nagi movie, which was released recently in Japan.
Blue Lock Prequel Novel Puts the Spotlight on Three Supporting Characters
While Blue Lock: Episode Nagi follows the fan-favorite Seishiro Nagi before the events of the main series, this new prequel novel instead puts the spotlight on three characters.
To start, the stylish and long-haired center-back Jyubei Aryu is one of the main characters in this novel.
He is joined by Shoei Baro,...
- 5/16/2024
- EpicStream
Written by Gosho Aoyama, the Detective Conan manga (also known as Case Closed) is one of the longest franchises in history. The series has been ongoing since 1994 and while Aoyama has teased the ending on more than one occasion, it is not even in sight. The anime series is also one of the longest-running ones in history. Currently, there are 32 seasons and more than 1,100 episodes, which is amazing. Of course, numerous other works have been produced, including almost 30 feature anime films, the most recent of which, Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram, premiered on April 12, 2024 in Japan and is extremely successful!
Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram is the 27th feature anime film that is part of the Detective Conan series, and we are happy to report that it is currently the hottest anime film in Japan, earning more than 9 billion yen as of the time of writing!
The news is coming directly from Japan,...
Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram is the 27th feature anime film that is part of the Detective Conan series, and we are happy to report that it is currently the hottest anime film in Japan, earning more than 9 billion yen as of the time of writing!
The news is coming directly from Japan,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
The official website of the upcoming Bluelock -Episode Nagi- anime film unveiled a new Pv, titled “Awakening of Nagi,” that puts the spotlight on the film’s protagonist Nagi Seishiro.
Bluelock -Episode Nagi- will release in Japanese theatres on April 19, 2024.
The film is based on the spinoff manga, “Bluelock -Episode Nagi-,”by Kota Sannomiya. It focuses on the character Nagi Seishiro and portrays the battle within Blue Lock from his perspective.
The film will feature returning staff and cast members.
Shunsuke Ishikawa will be directing the film at Eight Bit, with Taku Kishimoto in charge of script. Nomura will serve as the character designer, and Jun Murayama will be composing the music.
Cast includes:
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Seishiro Nagi Yuma Uchida as Reo Mikage Kazuyuki Okitsu as Zantetsu Tsurugi Kazuki Ura as Yoichi Isagi Tasuku Kaito as Meguru Bachira Yuki Ono as Rensuke Kunigami Soma Saito as Hyoma Chigiri Koki...
Bluelock -Episode Nagi- will release in Japanese theatres on April 19, 2024.
The film is based on the spinoff manga, “Bluelock -Episode Nagi-,”by Kota Sannomiya. It focuses on the character Nagi Seishiro and portrays the battle within Blue Lock from his perspective.
The film will feature returning staff and cast members.
Shunsuke Ishikawa will be directing the film at Eight Bit, with Taku Kishimoto in charge of script. Nomura will serve as the character designer, and Jun Murayama will be composing the music.
Cast includes:
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Seishiro Nagi Yuma Uchida as Reo Mikage Kazuyuki Okitsu as Zantetsu Tsurugi Kazuki Ura as Yoichi Isagi Tasuku Kaito as Meguru Bachira Yuki Ono as Rensuke Kunigami Soma Saito as Hyoma Chigiri Koki...
- 4/13/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
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