horror
Resident Evil passed $100 million at home and is still $115 million behind the 2016 film
Resident Evil is the first film in the franchise to pass $100 million in North America. It got there in eleven days on a 57 per cent opening weekend and a 62 per cent second-weekend fall, which is a different kind of hit from the one the headlines describe.
October 1, 2026 12:53 pm
Cinemark had its first billion-dollar quarter with thirteen million fewer customers
Cinemark posted the first billion-dollar quarter in its history. It did it with roughly thirteen million fewer customers than it served in a single quarter of 2019, and three of the figures inside the announcement disagree with each other.
September 30, 2026 9:38 am
A 2019 film won the weekend and the 100 per cent animation finished fifth
A film from 2019 won the American box office this weekend, beating three new wide releases. And the animated film that opened at 100 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes finished fifth with 12.8 million dollars — the lowest number any tracker had it at.
September 28, 2026 9:43 am
A24 beat Warner Bros this summer by less than the rounding in its own market share
A24 finished the summer ahead of Warner Bros and Paramount. It finished ahead of Warner by $4.7 million, its published market share does not reconcile with the total printed in the same paragraph, and it was not even the biggest non-major of the season.
September 27, 2026 9:26 am
Paramount Wants Twelve States to Post a Bond for a Penalty Paramount Invented
Paramount's $31-a-share takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery is cleared in 68 countries and frozen by a courthouse in Oakland. It is now asking a judge to make twelve state attorneys general post a bond of around $1.9 billion — largely to cover a penalty Paramount invented itself, to outbid Netflix.
September 11, 2026 1:15 pm
Netflix Just Announced Its Third Dungeons & Dragons Series. It Killed the Second One First.
Netflix has a live-action Dungeons & Dragons series in development called Ravenloft, with Alfonso Cuarón executive producing and John August writing. It also, quietly, has a dead one. That makes three D&D live-action series announced in three and a half years, and not one frame has ever been shot.
September 8, 2026 1:10 pm
Anime for People Who Say They Don't Watch Anime
The objection is usually about a specific aesthetic — screaming teenagers, endless episode counts, a tone that reads as juvenile from outside. Fair enough. Here are six series that don't do that, sorted by what you already like.
August 24, 2026 10:24 am
The Mid-Budget Movie Died and It's Why Cinemas Feel Strange Now
Think about the films that defined your twenties. A lot of them cost between thirty and sixty million dollars — adult dramas, thrillers, comedies with a star and a script. That entire category has largely vanished from theaters, and its absence explains most of what feels off about going to the movies.
August 22, 2026 11:25 am
Christopher Atkins: Drinking cost me my Footloose break
Christopher Atkins is looking back at the Hollywood break that slipped away — and the tough circumstances that came with losing it.
July 30, 2026 12:55 pm
Megan Fox Says She’d Return for a Jennifer’s Body Sequel
Megan Fox says she’s ready to return as Jennifer Check in a Jennifer's Body sequel, signaling she would reprise the role if a new installment moves forward.
July 26, 2026 4:11 pm
Brie Larson’s Skeletons scares up a 2027 release date
Sony Pictures has set Brie Larson’s horror film Skeletons to open nationwide in theaters on June 18, 2027.
July 21, 2026 9:42 am
Silent Hill Movie Bombs With Critics Before Theater Release
The latest Silent Hill film adaptation crashes with a devastating 6% critic score, sparking debate about whether video game movies can ever capture the psychological depth that makes the games so haunting.
January 25, 2026 8:03 pm
Why Crystal Skull Gets Unfair Treatment Among Indy Films
The fourth Indiana Jones movie faces harsh criticism, but maybe it's time to reconsider what makes this adventure work better than critics claim.
January 25, 2026 5:40 pm
Springfield's Secret: Five Films That Shaped The Simpsons
A dedicated research group has tracked every movie reference across 13 seasons of The Simpsons, revealing surprising patterns in how Hollywood's greatest films influenced Springfield's most famous residents.
January 25, 2026 3:56 pm
Brendan Fraser Confirms Talks About New Mummy Movie Return
John Hannah reveals conversations with Brendan Fraser about returning to the beloved franchise, while Rachel Weisz shows interest in reprising her role. A separate horror reboot arrives this April.
January 25, 2026 2:38 pm
Carpenter Blasts Studio for Destroying His Script Vision
The legendary horror filmmaker opens up about studio interference that transformed his original screenplay into something unrecognizable, calling the final result a complete disaster.
January 25, 2026 12:27 pm
Dinosaur War Sequel 'Primitive War 2' Targets 2027 Release
The Vietnam-era dinosaur thriller franchise expands with a darker sequel promising military realism meets prehistoric terror. New platoon faces evolved predators in an unstable conflict zone.
January 25, 2026 11:48 am
Wim Wenders Film Changed Everything for Mexican Star
The acclaimed Mexican actor credits a single viewing of Wim Wenders' masterpiece for revolutionizing his approach to storytelling and authentic character development in cinema.
January 24, 2026 5:16 pm
Horror Franchise Doubles Down with Second Film Announcement
Major studios fast-track another supernatural horror film before the summer release even hits theaters, assembling a cast of genre veterans for the blood-soaked franchise continuation.
January 23, 2026 3:16 pm
Horror Film Sinners Shatters Academy Awards Record with 16 Nominations
Ryan Coogler's horror masterpiece makes Academy Awards history while the ceremony introduces its first new category since the early 2000s. The complete nominations list reveals surprising frontrunners and major snubs.
January 23, 2026 3:03 pm
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