Spider-Man: Brand New Day is expanding into IMAX theaters across North America this week following its enormous opening at the global box office.
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Calculating the Cost Disney Paid for 2021 Movie Mistakes
We all know that Disney stock has lost something like 20% of its total value in 2021 after the Disney+ subscriber numbers stalled. That's already a huge amount of money that The Walt Disney Company saw leave its coffers due to a lack of interest in Disney+ content....
Spider-Man Faces a New Foe: Omicron
Spider-Man: No Way Home made an astounding $587 million in its opening weekend, lifting worldwide theaters into positive territory for the year. It is resounding success for Sony, the producing studio, which had already made two of the most profitable movies of the...
Spider-Man Has Destroyed the Corporate Spin; Now What?
One month ago, I discussed in detail whey Ghostbusters Afterlife and Encanto meant more at the box office than typical movies. The simple reason was that Sony was doing something that hadn't been tried since Sonic the Hedgehog came out just before the pandemic....
Spider-Man’s Opening Night(s) Blows the Doors Off Theaters
Variety is reporting that Spider-Man: No Way Home has blasted its way into theaters with an incredible $50 million Thursday night. That means that Spider-Man is on track to have the third-highest opening for any film in history (coming in behind Avengers Endgame and...
Warrant Issued for Alec Baldwin’s Cell Phone
Is law enforcement beginning to tighten the circle around its investigation into Alec Baldwin and the shooting that killed an innocent movie director? According to Jazz Shaw and KOAT Action News, Santa Fe County County police have issued a search warrant for Alec...
Black Panther 2 Drama: Canceling Letitia Wright Has Failed… For Now
A week ago, rumors were started up by some of the access media types that Black Panther 2 star, Letitia Wright, was going to be either be canned or written out of the MCU. I chatted with some sources I have around Marvel, which are admittedly less than I have for...
The Grogu Road Map for Star Wars
Potential Star Wars and Galactic Starcruiser Spoilers Ahead: Almost exactly a year ago, I posted on Pirates and Princesses an article that reverberated throughout the Star Wars community. Some in the blogosphere thought I was crazy, others thought I just might...
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Trailer Releases
There's a new trailer making rounds today, this one from Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Check it out and make sure to let us know what you think in the comments below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmK7BaGr0To
Opinion: Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot Should Be Kind to Snow White
West Side Story actress, Rachel Zegler, has completed an interview with Buzzfeed in which she says Snow White "has constantly been criticized." That seems odd given that Snow White is a story from 1812 that essentially deals with archetypes of jealousy, vanity, and...
Is Letitia Wright Being Removed from Black Panther 2?
Letitia Wright does not want to be vaccinated against the pandemic virus with any of the current vaccines at this time. She is also an actress who was planned to be the star of Black Panther 2 after the death of Chadwick Boseman from cancer. So, the rumor mill has...
Ghosbusters Afterlife Needs a Solid Fourth Weekend for True Success
Various writers here at That Park Place have covered Ghostbusters Afterlife and its first weekend exceeded expectations. The movie is going to make a profit - it already has. But in all the glowing reports on the film, it's important to also note that it isn't the...
The Secret Corporate Shift at The Walt Disney Company
The past few weeks have been very active as far as alleged internal leaks go for The Walt Disney Company. I have covered that Bob Chapek reportedly put out a directive that the entertainment company return to the characters and narratives that work. That article is...