A new ‘Spider-Man’ trailer, Minions at Wendy’s, and I have questions about the Enchirito
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I knew ‘Hoppers’ was going to be weird. But I didn’t know how weird. PLUS: The first trailer for ‘Lanterns,’ David Ellison talks Warner Bros., and do the new ‘Mummy’ directors consider the last movie to be canon?
If you love Andy Weir’s book and can’t wait to see the movie, you need to check out Ryan Gosling in minifigure form.
In a weekend filled with concert films, the seventh film in the series scared up a $64.1 million debut.
Physical media is gonna show ’em how it’s done. PLUS: Netflix cedes WBD to Paramount, Venom gets animated, and ‘For All Mankind’ declares a MARS WAR.
The animated basketball film took advantage of a quiet weekend, giving it a No. 1 finish before ‘Scream 7’ scares everyone off.
Maybe Lucasfilm is gonna take this seriously. PLUS: Paramount gets another shot at WBD, trailer for ‘Toy Story 5’ and ‘House of the Dragon,’ and Lego unveils a delightful Snoopy set.
Moviegoers said ‘I choo choo choose’ Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi and Emerald Fennell over ‘GOAT’ and ‘Crime 101.’
Nicolas Cage swings into two versions of the first trailer for the Prime Video series. PLUS: Super Bowl trailers, ‘The Mummy’ is officially back from the dead, and the old gang is back for the ‘Scrubs’ revival.
Sam Raimi’s latest film held the top spot while a handful of random newcomers filled out the top five.
No Marvel this year, but we got new teasers for Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day,’ ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu,’ ‘Minions & Monsters’ and more.
The secret to doing ‘The Muppet Show’ turns out to be just doing ‘The Muppet Show.’ PLUS: Disney picks a guy not named ‘Bob’ to be its next CEO, and trailers for ‘Devil Wears Prada,’ ‘Monarch’ and ‘Your Friends & Neighbors.’
The Sam Raimi-directed film led a pack of new releases while ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ dropped out of the top five at record pace.
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