It’s a huge weekend at the Box Office with a new record set for U.S. Memorial Day gross. We have two smashes debuting at once, with Disney’s LILO & STITCH taking $183 million from 4,410 theatres Friday through Monday. This live-action adaptation of the 2002 animated feature, gets 70% on the Tomatometer.
Second up is MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING with $77 million from 3,857 theatres for Paramount Pictures. This is the eighth film in the Franchise and also is the highest-debuting entry. It gets 80% on the Tomatometer.
Last week’s champ FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES finds itself in third with $23 million from 3,523 theatres for Warner Bros. It just surpasses the $100 million-mark already in its second week.
Marvel‘s THUNDERBOLTS* gets fourth with $11.5 million in its fourth weekend out, a tally of $258 million domestically.
Rounding the Top Five is SINNERS with $11 million, a running total of $258 million for Warner Bros.
FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES devastates in its debut with $43 million from 3,523 theatres for Warner Bros. This makes it the most successful opening ever for the now six-film Franchise. It gets a smashing 92% on the Tomatometer.
Second is Marvel’s THUNDERBOLTS* with $16 million, taking it to $154 million over three weekends domestically.
Third goes to SINNERS with $15 million, now at $240 million for Warner Bros. in its fifth frame.
A MINECRAFT MOVIE lands in fourth with $5.6 million for Warner Bros. This takes it to $416 million in its seventh weekend out.
The Weeknd‘s HURRY UP TOMORROW, which is a companion to his sixth album of the same name, debuts in fifth with $4.7 million from 2,020 theatres for Lionsgate/Cineplex Pictures. It gets 14% on the Tomatometer.
Lightning strikes twice for THUNDERBOLTS*, with an excellent $35 million from 4,330 theatres in its second weekend out for Disney/Marvel. This is a tally of $130.3 million domestically.
SINNERS still is going strong in second with $20 million from 3,502 theaters for Warner Bros., a total $213.3 million.
A MINECRAFT MOVIE is in third with $7 million from 3,468 theaters, bringing it to $408 million in its sixth weekend for Warner Bros.
THE ACCOUNTANT 2 gets fourth with $5.8 million from 3,402 theaters, bringing it to $50.6 million week three, also for Warner Bros./Amazon MGM Studios.
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD
debuts in fifth with $3 million from 2,277 theaters for Elevation Pictures/IFC Films.It’s another Warner Bros. domination at the Box Office this weekend as SINNERS repeats its glory again, taking top spot with $30 million from 3,347 theates. This takes it to $107 million domestically.
Debuting in second spot is THE ACCOUNTANT 2 with $23 million from 3,610 theatres for Warner Bros. It gets a stellar 77% on the Tomatometer, far besting its predecessor which had a 53% score. That Film debuted with $24.7 million, and performs very close to that again.
STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH gets a re–release in time for its 20th anniversary, taking $20 million from 2,775 theatres for Disney. Prior, the Film grossed $380 million domestically upon its 2005 release.
In fourth is A MINECRAFT MOVIE with $18 million from 3,841 theatres for Warner Bros., a domestic total of $375 million.
UNTIL DAWN rounds this Top Five with $7 million from 3.055 theatres in its opening for Sony Pictures. The Horror gets 51% on the Tomatometer.
Today, Netflix revealed the official trailer and new images for its upcoming five-episode limited series Sirens, starring Academy Award-winning actress Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock. The female-driven, dark comedy limited series, created by Emmy-nominated writer and showrunner Molly Smith Metzler (Maid) and executive produced by LuckyChap, will premiere on May 22, 2025.
The series also stars Emmy-nominated actor Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton, Bill Camp, and Felix Solis.
About Sirens:
Logline: Devon thinks her sister Simone has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell. Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention, but she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be. Told over the course of one explosive weekend at The Kells’ lavish island estate, Sirens is an incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class.
Episodes: 5 episodes x 1 hour
Showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer: Molly Smith Metzler for Quiet Coyote.
Executive Producers: Dani Gorin, Tom Ackerley, and Margot Robbie for LuckyChap; Colin McKenna
Director/Executive Producer: Nicole Kassell (eps 101 & 102)
Starring: Julianne Moore (Michaela Kell), Meghann Fahy (Devon DeWitt), Milly Alcock (Simone DeWitt), Kevin Bacon (Peter Kell), Glenn Howerton (Ethan Corbin III), Bill Camp (Bruce DeWitt) and Felix Solis (Jose)
Sirens is the first series from Metzler’s creative partnership with Netflix and is based on her play Elemeno Pea, which she wrote at The Juilliard School. 2021’s acclaimed limited series Maid was Metzler’s first project with Netflix.
It’s a stellar opening for Ryan Coogler‘s SINNERS, taking an impressive $45 million for Warner Bros., from 3,308 theatres. The Film debuted with a perfect 100% on the Tomatometer before setting in an almost-unheard of still 98%.
Warner Bros. dominates this weekend at the Box Office also taking second spot with A MINECRAFT MOVIE, with $41.3 million, taking its tally to $344.6 million domestically in its third weekend.
Third is KING OF KINGS with $17.2 million, a total $45.2 million over two weekends for Angel Studios, timed right for the Easter holiday.
THE AMATEUR is in fourth with $7.5 million, a two week run of $27.6 million for 20th Century Studios.
Rounding things off is WARFARE with $4.6 million for A24, a two week run of $17.1 million.
After earning a perfect 100% on the Tomatometer, Ryan Coogler‘s SINNERS got a special Toronto Advance Screening last night at Scotiabank Theatre. And in attendance was none other than Peter Dreimanis (July Talk) who starts in the Horror as Bert! His bandmade Leah Fay also came out to support!
The Film which sees Michael B. Jordan in a dual role as twin brothers who return home only to encounter a greater evil, opens April 18, 2025 via Warner Bros. Pictures Canada.
If that wasn’t enough, the lively affair continued at at Longboat Hall on Queen West which was transformed into Club Juke as guests were treated to fang installations on their teeth, an incredible live music performance, and cocktails!
(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)
From Ryan Coogler—director of “Black Panther” and “Creed”—and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a new vision of fear: “Sinners.”
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
“You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.” Written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Coogler, “Sinners” stars Jordan (the “Black Panther” and “Creed” franchises) in a dual role, joined by Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld (“Bumblebee,” “True Grit”), Jack O’Connell (“Ferrari”), Wunmi Mosaku (“Passenger”), Jayme Lawson (“The Woman King”), Omar Miller (“True Lies”), and Delroy Lindo (“Da 5 Bloods”).
The film is produced by Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Ryan Coogler. The executive producers are Ludwig Göransson, Will Greenfield and Rebecca Cho.
Coogler’s behind-the-camera artisans include his “Black Panther” franchise collaborators: director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Oscar-winning production designer Hannah Beachler, editor Michael P. Shawver, Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson, and Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents A Proximity Media Production: “Sinners.” The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theatres only nationwide on April 18, 2025, and internationally beginning on 16 April 2025.
From Ryan Coogler—director of “Black Panther” and “Creed”—and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a new vision of fear: “Sinners.”
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
“You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.”
Written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Coogler, “Sinners” stars Jordan (the “Black Panther” and “Creed” franchises) in a dual role, joined by Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld (“Bumblebee,” “True Grit”), Jack O’Connell (“Ferrari”), Wunmi Mosaku (“Passenger”), Jayme Lawson (“The Woman King”), Omar Benson Miller (“True Lies”) and Delroy Lindo (“Da 5 Bloods”).
The film is produced by Coogler and frequent collaborators Sev Ohanian and Zinzi Coogler. The executive producers are Ludwig Göransson, Will Greenfield and Rebecca Cho.
Coogler’s behind-the-camera artisans include his “Black Panther” franchise collaborators: director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Oscar-winning production designer Hannah Beachler, editor
Michael P. Shawver, Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson, and Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents A Proximity Media Production, A Ryan Coogler Film: “Sinners.” The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theatres March 2025.
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