#BOXOFFICE: “TRANSFORMERS ONE” AT #1 IN OPENING

TRANSFORMERS ONE debuts atop the Box Office with $26 million from 3,978 theatres for Paramount Pictures. The star-studded Animated Feature gets 88% on the Tomatometer. Franchise best opening still goes to 2009’s TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN with $108 million.

A close second is BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE with $24.5 million from 4,172 theatres for Warner Bros. Over three weeks now, it has grossed $225 million.

Third goes to SPEAK NO EVIL with $5.7 million for Universal Pictures, reaching $21.2 million in its two week run.

Fourth is NEVER LET GO with $4 million for Lionsgate/Cineplex Pictures, from 2,667 theatres. It gets a passing 61% on the Tomatometer.

Rounding out the Top Five is THE SUBSTANCE with $3.5 million from 1,949 theatres for MUBI, hot off its TIFF ’24 Premiere, opening to raves at 88% on the Tomatometer

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “NEVER LET GO”

Today we get a new look at Alexandre Aja‘s NEVER LET GO starring Halle Berry! Cineplex Pictures release September 27, 2024.

Directed by: Alexandre Aja
Written by: KC Coughlin & Ryan Grassby
Produced by: Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Dan Levine & Alexandre Aja
Cast: Halle Berry, Percy Daggs & Anthony B. Jenkins
Story: From visionary director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Crawl) and executive producers of Stranger Things and Arrival comes NEVER LET GO. In this new psychological thriller/horror, as an Evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother, played by
Academy Award® winner Halle Berry (Actress in a Leading Role, 2001 – Monster’s Ball), and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond. Needing to stay connected at all times – even tethering themselves with ropes – they cling to one another, urging each other to never let go. But when one of the boys questions if the evil is real, the ties that bind them together are severed, triggering a terrifying fight for survival.