The annual celebration of Mom brightened things up at the summer box office, with the first movie to open over $50 million since March. Read on for the weekend box office report.
The hopes for the summer box office were almost dashed by the poor showing of season opener “The Fall Guy” last weekend, so fortunately, this weekend didn’t follow suit. Of course, the big winner for the weekend was 20th Century’s franchise sequel “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” which came into the weekend with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 80% Fresh, on par with “The Fall Guy.”
After making $6.6 million in Wednesday and Thursday previews and $22.2 million on Friday (including those previews), Disney has estimated “Apes” to open with $56.5 million, which is slightly higher than the $56.2 million opening for “War for the Planet of the Apes” in 2017.
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The hopes for the summer box office were almost dashed by the poor showing of season opener “The Fall Guy” last weekend, so fortunately, this weekend didn’t follow suit. Of course, the big winner for the weekend was 20th Century’s franchise sequel “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” which came into the weekend with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 80% Fresh, on par with “The Fall Guy.”
After making $6.6 million in Wednesday and Thursday previews and $22.2 million on Friday (including those previews), Disney has estimated “Apes” to open with $56.5 million, which is slightly higher than the $56.2 million opening for “War for the Planet of the Apes” in 2017.
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- 5/12/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw Then TV Glow is looking at an estimated $195k+ on 21 screens, a great week-two expansion for the A24 film. The number is driven by a passionate fan base for the gender-bending supernatural thriller that’s been skewing very young, male and heavily LGBTQ+. Will continue a rollout in coming weeks. It’s not clear where the screen count will max out, but so far so good.
The director of We’re All Going To The World’s Fair was honored with a Breakthrough Artist award at the Coolidge Corner theater in Boston at a sold out screening with cast Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine, who play queer teens coming of age in the 1990s suburbs, obsessed with a late-night sci-fi television show.
Sideshow/Janus Films’ release of Evil Does Not Exist by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car) grossed about $102.7k on 34 screens in week 2 for a come of $165k.
The director of We’re All Going To The World’s Fair was honored with a Breakthrough Artist award at the Coolidge Corner theater in Boston at a sold out screening with cast Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine, who play queer teens coming of age in the 1990s suburbs, obsessed with a late-night sci-fi television show.
Sideshow/Janus Films’ release of Evil Does Not Exist by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car) grossed about $102.7k on 34 screens in week 2 for a come of $165k.
- 5/12/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: Primates ruled over the North American box office, as “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” collected $58.5 million in its first weekend of release.
That’s ahead of Sunday’s estimates of $56.8 million and enough to score the third-best opening of the year behind “Dune: Part Two” ($82 million) and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ($80 million).
Inaugural sales for “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” landed above early projections of $50 million to $55 million and towered over the nonexistent competition. “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” opened roughly even with two of the three prior installments in the rebooted franchise, landing behind only 2014’s “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” (a series-best $72 million) and ahead of 2017’s “War for the Planet of the Apes” ($56.2 million) and 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” ($54.8 million).
“The weekend figure is roughly average for the genre, but average here...
That’s ahead of Sunday’s estimates of $56.8 million and enough to score the third-best opening of the year behind “Dune: Part Two” ($82 million) and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ($80 million).
Inaugural sales for “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” landed above early projections of $50 million to $55 million and towered over the nonexistent competition. “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” opened roughly even with two of the three prior installments in the rebooted franchise, landing behind only 2014’s “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” (a series-best $72 million) and ahead of 2017’s “War for the Planet of the Apes” ($56.2 million) and 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” ($54.8 million).
“The weekend figure is roughly average for the genre, but average here...
- 5/12/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
When Kevin Daniels got a call from his agent’s mom that she’d pitched him for the lead role in a film she was producing, it didn’t take much for him to say “yes.”
“We had a zoom meeting and we kind of laughed and told some jokes and they were like, ‘Hey, you want to come down to Savannah?’ and I was like, ‘I like Savannah. That sounds nice,’” Daniels tells The Hollywood Reporter.
The film was Not Another Church Movie, a spoof comedy of Tyler Perry’s Madea series, written, directed and produced by Johnny Mack (Real Husbands of Hollywood), which is set to hit theaters on May 10. In it, Daniels, stars as the hardworking Taylor Pherry, a man given a mission directly from God (Jamie Foxx) to write a story about his dysfunctional family to save billionaire talk show host Hoprah Windfall’s plummeting TV ratings.
“We had a zoom meeting and we kind of laughed and told some jokes and they were like, ‘Hey, you want to come down to Savannah?’ and I was like, ‘I like Savannah. That sounds nice,’” Daniels tells The Hollywood Reporter.
The film was Not Another Church Movie, a spoof comedy of Tyler Perry’s Madea series, written, directed and produced by Johnny Mack (Real Husbands of Hollywood), which is set to hit theaters on May 10. In it, Daniels, stars as the hardworking Taylor Pherry, a man given a mission directly from God (Jamie Foxx) to write a story about his dysfunctional family to save billionaire talk show host Hoprah Windfall’s plummeting TV ratings.
- 5/10/2024
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s an indie grab bag and a fun one this weekend with the widely pummeled TIFF-premiering Poolman, (the people will decide), Jamie Foxx in comedy Not Another Church Movie, and Eric Bana’s Force of Nature: The Dry 2 sequel. Mubi and Strand Releasing are testing the market with limited openings Gasoline Rainbow and A Prince. A24 begins a slow rollout of I Saw The TV Glow.
The widest release on 1,180+ screens is Briarcliff’s Not Another Church Movie directed by Johnny Mack, starring Jamie Foxx, Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Daniels and Mickey Rourke. Daniels is Taylor Pherry (silent p), an ambitious young man on a holy mission from God (Foxx) — to tell his family’s stories and inspire his community. But the Devil (Rourke) has plans of his own.
Vertical’s Poolman at 160+ locations is Pine’s directorial debut andhe also stars as Darren, a native Angeleno who...
The widest release on 1,180+ screens is Briarcliff’s Not Another Church Movie directed by Johnny Mack, starring Jamie Foxx, Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Daniels and Mickey Rourke. Daniels is Taylor Pherry (silent p), an ambitious young man on a holy mission from God (Foxx) — to tell his family’s stories and inspire his community. But the Devil (Rourke) has plans of his own.
Vertical’s Poolman at 160+ locations is Pine’s directorial debut andhe also stars as Darren, a native Angeleno who...
- 5/10/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The summer movie season continues with its first direct franchise installment, hoping to revive things after a softer month. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
Undaunted by the disappointing showing for Universal’s “The Fall Guy” this past weekend, Disney and 20th Century are releasing “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” the next installment of the popular franchise that began way back in 1968 with the sci-fi classic starring Charlton Heston, into over 3,900 theaters this Friday. This installment takes place hundreds of the years into the future, when the apes have fully taken over from humans, following a young ape named Noah (Owen Teague from “Bloodline”) who goes on a journey to rescue his people from a more dominant ape clan.
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There isn’t much point getting into the box office of any of the installments from the ’60s and ’70s,...
Undaunted by the disappointing showing for Universal’s “The Fall Guy” this past weekend, Disney and 20th Century are releasing “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” the next installment of the popular franchise that began way back in 1968 with the sci-fi classic starring Charlton Heston, into over 3,900 theaters this Friday. This installment takes place hundreds of the years into the future, when the apes have fully taken over from humans, following a young ape named Noah (Owen Teague from “Bloodline”) who goes on a journey to rescue his people from a more dominant ape clan.
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There isn’t much point getting into the box office of any of the installments from the ’60s and ’70s,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired domestic rights to the comedy Not Another Church Movie, starring Jamie Foxx, Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Daniels, Mickey Rourke and more, slating it for a wide release in theaters on May 10th.
Daniels leads the ensemble as Taylor Pherry (his P is silent), an ambitious young man given a holy mission from God Himself: to tell his family’s stories and inspire his community. What he doesn’t know is that the Devil has plans of his own. Foxx plays God, with Rourke as The Devil, in the film directed by Johnny Mack.
A Monty the Dog Production, the film was produced by James Michael Cummings and former Warner Bros executive Jim Cardwell, with Valerie McCaffrey serving as executive producer. Tisha Campbell, Jasmine Guy, Kyla Pratt and Lamorne Morris co-star.
“A huge credit to Johnny Mack, James Michael Cummings and the entire cast and crew...
Daniels leads the ensemble as Taylor Pherry (his P is silent), an ambitious young man given a holy mission from God Himself: to tell his family’s stories and inspire his community. What he doesn’t know is that the Devil has plans of his own. Foxx plays God, with Rourke as The Devil, in the film directed by Johnny Mack.
A Monty the Dog Production, the film was produced by James Michael Cummings and former Warner Bros executive Jim Cardwell, with Valerie McCaffrey serving as executive producer. Tisha Campbell, Jasmine Guy, Kyla Pratt and Lamorne Morris co-star.
“A huge credit to Johnny Mack, James Michael Cummings and the entire cast and crew...
- 3/27/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Jamie Foxx’s health and love life are both in a great place right now.
The Oscar winner, 55, made his way to Mexico for a sweet-and-sunny date with his girlfriend, Alyce Huckstepp, last Sunday.
In pics obtained by TMZ, Foxx, who recently returned to good health after a prolonged stay in the hospital following a health scare, can be seen rocking a wide-rim hat to keep his eyes safe from the beaming Mexico sun while locking hands with his girlfriend.
Read More: ‘The Burial’ Trailer: Jamie Foxx & Tommy Lee Jones Team Up To Sue A Big Corporation In New Courtroom Drama
Jamie Foxx and Alyce Huckstepp — Photo: TMZ
Eyewitnesses tell the outlet that the couple seemed to be in good spirits with each other as they enjoyed the gorgeous view of the Baja Peninsula on the Nobu Los Cabos Hotel patio in Cabos San Lucas.
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The Oscar winner, 55, made his way to Mexico for a sweet-and-sunny date with his girlfriend, Alyce Huckstepp, last Sunday.
In pics obtained by TMZ, Foxx, who recently returned to good health after a prolonged stay in the hospital following a health scare, can be seen rocking a wide-rim hat to keep his eyes safe from the beaming Mexico sun while locking hands with his girlfriend.
Read More: ‘The Burial’ Trailer: Jamie Foxx & Tommy Lee Jones Team Up To Sue A Big Corporation In New Courtroom Drama
Jamie Foxx and Alyce Huckstepp — Photo: TMZ
Eyewitnesses tell the outlet that the couple seemed to be in good spirits with each other as they enjoyed the gorgeous view of the Baja Peninsula on the Nobu Los Cabos Hotel patio in Cabos San Lucas.
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- 9/28/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
An unlikely pair are taking on big business.
On Thursday, Amazon Studios dropped the official trailer for “The Burial”, the new courtroom drama starring Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones.
Read More: Jamie Foxx Says He’s ‘Finally Starting’ To Feel Like Himself Again After Going On ‘Dark’ Journey Amid Health Scare
Amazon Studios
“Inspired by true events, when a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Jones) enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary (Foxx) to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice in this inspirational, triumphant story,” the official description reads.
The trailer shows off the film’s combination of inspiring drama and comedic spirit.
Tommy Lee Jones as Jeremiah O’Keefe – Photo: Skip Bolen/Amazon Studios
“This fella tried to bully me out of business,” Jones’ O’Keefe says. “I don...
On Thursday, Amazon Studios dropped the official trailer for “The Burial”, the new courtroom drama starring Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones.
Read More: Jamie Foxx Says He’s ‘Finally Starting’ To Feel Like Himself Again After Going On ‘Dark’ Journey Amid Health Scare
Amazon Studios
“Inspired by true events, when a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Jones) enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary (Foxx) to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice in this inspirational, triumphant story,” the official description reads.
The trailer shows off the film’s combination of inspiring drama and comedic spirit.
Tommy Lee Jones as Jeremiah O’Keefe – Photo: Skip Bolen/Amazon Studios
“This fella tried to bully me out of business,” Jones’ O’Keefe says. “I don...
- 9/7/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
The clouds parted on Thursday, revealing surprising casting news about Jamie Foxx playing God in the forthcoming comedy Not Another Church Movie. The Academy Award-winning actor steps into the holy role opposite The Wrestler and Iron Man 2 star Mickey Rourke, who plays the Devil in the latest project from writer-director Johnny Mack.
Filmed before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Not Another Church Movie features Kevin Daniels, Vivica A. Fox, Tisha Campbell, Lamorne Morris, Jasmine Guy, Kyla Pratt, and more.
According to Deadline, Not Another Church Movie revolves around Taylor Pharry (Daniels), “an ambitious young man given a holy mission from God himself: to tell his family’s stories and inspire his community. His only concern? His family and community. What he doesn’t know is that the Devil has plans of his own.”
“We are thrilled to have Mr. Foxx be a part of this hilarious comedy and bring...
Filmed before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Not Another Church Movie features Kevin Daniels, Vivica A. Fox, Tisha Campbell, Lamorne Morris, Jasmine Guy, Kyla Pratt, and more.
According to Deadline, Not Another Church Movie revolves around Taylor Pharry (Daniels), “an ambitious young man given a holy mission from God himself: to tell his family’s stories and inspire his community. His only concern? His family and community. What he doesn’t know is that the Devil has plans of his own.”
“We are thrilled to have Mr. Foxx be a part of this hilarious comedy and bring...
- 8/24/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Jamie Foxx is set to play God in the independently produced comedy “Not Another Church Movie,” reps for the actor confirmed to TheWrap.
Written and directed by Johnny Mack with James Michael Cummings as co-director, “Not Another Church Movie” stars Kevin Daniels as Taylor, a man given a mission from God to tell his family’s stories and inspire his community… even if his family and his community aren’t making that easy. Also not making it easy: the Devil (Mickey Rourke), who has plans of his own.
The film was shot prior to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and is aiming for a release later this year. Vivica A. Fox, Kyla Pratt, Lamorne Morris and Tisha Campbell also star in the film. Cummings and former Warner Bros. exec Jim Caldwell are producers with Valerie McCaffrey as executive producer.
Foxx most recently appeared in the Netflix sci-fi film “They Cloned Tyrone...
Written and directed by Johnny Mack with James Michael Cummings as co-director, “Not Another Church Movie” stars Kevin Daniels as Taylor, a man given a mission from God to tell his family’s stories and inspire his community… even if his family and his community aren’t making that easy. Also not making it easy: the Devil (Mickey Rourke), who has plans of his own.
The film was shot prior to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and is aiming for a release later this year. Vivica A. Fox, Kyla Pratt, Lamorne Morris and Tisha Campbell also star in the film. Cummings and former Warner Bros. exec Jim Caldwell are producers with Valerie McCaffrey as executive producer.
Foxx most recently appeared in the Netflix sci-fi film “They Cloned Tyrone...
- 8/24/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Jamie Foxx has lined up his next role.
According to Deadline, the actor will star in the upcoming comedy “Not Another Church Movie”, co-starring Mickey Rourke.
Read More: Jamie Foxx Plays A Game Of Pickleball With Olympic Volleyball Star Casey Patterson
In the film, Foxx will play God opposite Rourke’s Devil in the story of a young man given a holy mission from God to inspire his community.
The film also stars Kevin Daniels as Taylor Pharry, the man on the mission, as well as Vivica A. Fox, Tisha Campbell, Jasmine Guy, Kyla Pratt and Lamorne Morris.
“We are thrilled to have Mr. Foxx be a part of this hilarious comedy and bring his incredible talent to the role of God, working with Foxx and Johnny Mack was a true blessing,” said producer James Michael Cummings in a statement to Deadline. “This film is a unique blend of new and established talent,...
According to Deadline, the actor will star in the upcoming comedy “Not Another Church Movie”, co-starring Mickey Rourke.
Read More: Jamie Foxx Plays A Game Of Pickleball With Olympic Volleyball Star Casey Patterson
In the film, Foxx will play God opposite Rourke’s Devil in the story of a young man given a holy mission from God to inspire his community.
The film also stars Kevin Daniels as Taylor Pharry, the man on the mission, as well as Vivica A. Fox, Tisha Campbell, Jasmine Guy, Kyla Pratt and Lamorne Morris.
“We are thrilled to have Mr. Foxx be a part of this hilarious comedy and bring his incredible talent to the role of God, working with Foxx and Johnny Mack was a true blessing,” said producer James Michael Cummings in a statement to Deadline. “This film is a unique blend of new and established talent,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Exclusive: Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx has been tapped for the role of God in the forthcoming comedy Not Another Church Movie, Deadline has learned. In the film from writer-director Johnny Mack, he appears opposite The Wrestler‘s Mickey Rourke, who inhabits the role of the Devil, as previously announced.
Pic shot prior to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and is eyeing a theatrical release in Q4. Sirens‘ Kevin Daniels leads the ensemble, with Vivica A. Fox, Tisha Campbell, Jasmine Guy, Kyla Pratt and Lamorne Morris rounding it out.
The Monty the Dog Production is billed as a wild ride through the fabulous world of Taylor Pharry (Daniels), an ambitious young man given a holy mission from God himself: to tell his family’s stories and inspire his community. His only concern? His family and community. What he doesn’t know is that the Devil has plans of his own.
Pic shot prior to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and is eyeing a theatrical release in Q4. Sirens‘ Kevin Daniels leads the ensemble, with Vivica A. Fox, Tisha Campbell, Jasmine Guy, Kyla Pratt and Lamorne Morris rounding it out.
The Monty the Dog Production is billed as a wild ride through the fabulous world of Taylor Pharry (Daniels), an ambitious young man given a holy mission from God himself: to tell his family’s stories and inspire his community. His only concern? His family and community. What he doesn’t know is that the Devil has plans of his own.
- 8/24/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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