VENOM: THE LAST DANCE stays on-top a third week with $14 milliom from 3,905 theatres for Sony Pictures. This brings its total to $112 million.

Second goes to a debuting HERETIC with $11 million from 3,221 theatres for VVS Films/A24. The TIFF ’24 selection gets 93% on the Tomatometer.

Third is THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER with $9 million from 3,020 theatres for Cineplex Pictures/Lionsgate. It gets 89% on the Tomatometer.

THE WILD ROBOT lands in fourth with $5 million for Universal Pictures, a total $129 million grossed domestically.

Fifth is SMILE 2 with $4.7 million, bringing its run to $60 million for Paramount Pictures.

VENOM: THE LAST DANCE is set to take the top spot at the Box Office Halloween weekend with $19 million from 4,131 theatres. In one week, it has grossed $82.9 million for Sony Pictures.

THE WILD ROBOT continues to motor on in second with $6 million in its sixth weekend out, a total run of $120 million for Universal Pictures.

Third spot goes to SMILE 2 with $5.1 million for Paramount Pictures, bringing its two week tally to $51 million domestically.

Fourth is a debuting HERE re-teaming Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Director Robert Zemeckis, opening with $5 million from 2,402 theatres for Miramax/VVS Films. It gets 39% on the Tomatometer.

CONCLAVE pulls in $4.2 million from 1,796 theatres for Focus Features/Elevation Pictures, taking it to $14.1 million, good for fifth.

VENOM: THE LAST DANCE struts into top spot in its opening weekend with $50 million from 4,131 theatres for Sony Pictures. It gets 39% on the Tomatometer. Best opening for the Franchise still goes to 2021’s VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE with $90 million. This will be the final film in the Trilogy starring Tom Hardy.

Second is last week’s champ, SMILE 2 with $10.8 million, a two week total of $42 million for Paramount Pictures.

Third up is THE WILD ROBOT with $6 million, a tally of $110 million over five weekends for Universal Pictures.

CONCLAVE is set to debut with $5.3 million from 1,753 theatres for Focus Features/Elevation Pictures. Rotten Tomatoes score is an excellent 92% for this TIFF ’24 selection.

Fifth is TERRIFIER 3 with $4.5 million for Cineverse, a run of $45.2 million over three weekends – very impressive for this small budget Horror.

SMILE 2 is set for a big opening, poised to take top spot with $22 million from 3,610 theatres for Paramount Pictures. This success mirrors its 2022 predecessor which had a similar opening and this latest installlment gets a stellar 84% on the Tomatometer.

THE WILD ROBOT is second with $10 million in its fourth weekend, taking it to $101 million domestically for Universal Pictures.

Third is TERRIFIER 3 with $8 million after a #1 debut last weekend for Cineverse. Its two week tally comes in at $34.9 million.

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE lands in fourth with $5.1 million, a tally of $284 million for Warner Bros. in its seventh weekend.

Rounding things out is WE LIVE IN TIME, debuting with $4.5 million for A24/Sphere Films from 955 theatres. This TIFF ’24 selection gets 79% on the Tomatometer.

TERRIFIER 3 slashes its way to the top of the Box Office with an impressive $15 million opening from 2,514 theatres for Cineverse/Iconic Events. It gets 77% on the Tomatometer, very strong for a Horror. This is by far the Franchise’s biggest opening yet, its previous best being $800k with the second film’s 2022 opening. This Film was made for only $2 million.

Next up is THE WILD ROBOT with $13.1 million from 3,848 theatres, a domestic run of $83.3 million thus far for Universal Pictures.

Third is JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX with $9 million from 4,102 theatres for Warner Bros., a total $53.5 million over two weekends.

Taking fourth is BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE with $6.7 million from 3,408 theatres for Warner Bros. In its run so far, it has grossed $275 million in North America.

TRANSFORMERS ONE caps it off with $4.1 million for Paramount Pictures, bringing it to $53 million.

JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX debuts atop the Box Office this weekend with $37 million for Warner Bros. Critics weren’t pleased with this latest effort re-teaming Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix for a 33% score on the Tomatometer. By contrast 2019’s JOKER debuted in top spot with $96 million.

Second goes to last week’s #1 film THE WILD ROBOT with $19.5 million from 3,997 theatres, a two week total of $64 million for Universal Pictures.

Third is BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE with $11.4 million for Warner Bros., a tally of $266 million domestically since it opened early September.

In fourth is TRANSFORMERS ONE with $5.5 million, a run of $47.4 million for Paramount Pictures over three weeks.

Rounding out the Top Five is SPEAK NO EVIL, a total $32 million over four weekends for Universal Pictures.

THE WILD ROBOT is a machine, opening to an impressive $35 million from 3,963 theatres for Universal Pictures. The Animated Feature which premiered at TIFF “24, gets a stellar 98% on the Tomatometer.

In second is BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE with $15.4 million for Warner Bros. in its fourth frame, tallying-in at a $250 million run domestically.

TRANSFORMERS ONE gets $10 million in its second weekend out for Paramount Pictures. It is edging close to the $40 million mark.

DEVARA PART 1 gets $6.3 million from 1,040 theatres for Prathyangira Cinema, good for fourth.

MEGALOPOLIS from icon Francis Ford Coppola, earns $5 million from 1,854 theatres for Cineplex Pictures and Lionsgate. This self-funded gamble gets 47% on the Tomatometer.

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Advance screenings for THE WILD ROBOT will be held Monday, September 23 at 7 pm in: 

·         Toronto: Scotiabank Theatre

·         Montreal (EN): Cinema Banque Scotia 

·         Montreal (FR): StarCite 

·         Vancouver: Scotiabank Theatre

Synopsis: 

From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. 

The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling. 

The Wild Robot stars Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong’o (Us, TheBlack Panther franchise) as robot Roz; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian) as fox Fink; Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek, Best in Show) as opossum Pinktail; Oscar® nominee Bill Nighy (Living, Love Actually) as goose Longneck; Kit Connor (Heartstopper, Rocketman) as gosling Brightbill and Oscar® nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once, this summer’s The Fall Guy) as Vontra, a robot that will intersect with Roz’s life on the island. 

The film also features the voice talents of Emmy winning pop-culture icon Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise, The Boy and the Heron), Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, The SpongeBob Movie franchise) and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible films, Pulp Fiction). 

A powerful story about the discovery of self, a thrilling examination of thebridge between technology and nature and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things, The Wild Robot is written and directed by three-time Oscar® nominee Chris Sanders—thewriter-director of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, TheCroods, and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch—and is produced by Jeff Hermann (DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby 2: Family Business; co-producer, Kung Fu Panda franchise). 

Peter Brown’s The Wild Robot, an illustrated middle-grade novel first published in 2016, became a phenomenon, rocketing to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. The book has since inspired a trilogy that now includes The Wild Robot Escapes and The Wild Robot Protects. Brown’s work on the Wild Robot series and his other bestselling books have earned him a Caldecott Honor, a Horn Book Award, two E.B. White Awards, two E.B. White Honors, a Children’s Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year, two Irma Black Honors, a Golden Kite Award and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award.

Genre: Animated Drama

Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor and Stephanie Hsu, with Mark Hamill, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames 

Based on: The Wild Robot novel by Peter Brown

Written and directed by: Chris Sanders

Producer: Jeff Hermann

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From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. In theatres September 27, 2024.

The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.

The Wild Robot stars Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong’o (Us, The Black Panther franchise) as robot Roz; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian) as fox Fink; Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek, Best in Show) as opossum Pinktail; Oscar® nominee Bill Nighy (Living, Love Actually) as goose Longneck; Kit Connor (Heartstopper, Rocketman) as gosling Brightbill and Oscar® nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once, this summer’s The Fall Guy) as Vontra, a robot that will intersect with Roz’s life on the island.

The film also features the voice talents of Emmy winning pop-culture icon Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise, The Boy and the Heron), Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, The SpongeBob Movie franchise) and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible films, Pulp Fiction).

A powerful story about the discovery of self, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things, The Wild Robot is written and directed by three-time Oscar® nominee Chris Sanders—the writer-director of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch—and is produced by Jeff Hermann (DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby 2: Family Business; co-producer, Kung Fu Panda franchise).

Peter Brown’s The Wild Robot, an illustrated middle-grade novel first published in 2016, became a phenomenon, rocketing to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. The book has since inspired a trilogy that now includes The Wild Robot Escapes and The Wild Robot Protects. Brown’s work on the Wild Robot series and his other bestselling books have earned him a Caldecott Honor, a Horn Book Award, two E.B. White Awards, two E.B. White Honors, a Children’s Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year, two Irma Black Honors, a Golden Kite Award and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award.

Genre: Animated Drama

Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor and Stephanie Hsu, with Mark Hamill, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames

Based on: The Wild Robot novel by Peter Brown

Written and directed by: Chris Sanders

Producer: Jeff Hermann

Lupita Nyong’o stars in THE WILD ROBOT, arriving in theatres September 20, 2024. Today we get a new Trailer!

Synopsis:

From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot.

The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.

The Wild Robot stars Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong’o (Us, The Black Panther franchise) as robot Roz; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian) as fox Fink; Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek, Best in Show) as opossum Pinktail; Oscar® nominee Bill Nighy (Living, Love Actually) as goose Longneck; Kit Connor (Heartstopper, Rocketman) as gosling Brightbill and Oscar® nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once, this summer’s The Fall Guy) as Vontra, a robot that will intersect with Roz’s life on the island.

The film also features the voice talents of Emmy winning pop-culture icon Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise, The Boy and the Heron), Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, The SpongeBob Movie franchise) and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible films, Pulp Fiction).

A powerful story about the discovery of self, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things, The Wild Robot is written and directed by three-time Oscar® nominee Chris Sanders—the writer-director of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch—and is produced by Jeff Hermann (DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby 2: Family Business; co-producer, Kung Fu Panda franchise).

Peter Brown’s The Wild Robot, an illustrated middle-grade novel first published in 2016, became a phenomenon, rocketing to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. The book has since inspired a trilogy that now includes The Wild Robot Escapes and The Wild Robot Protects. Brown’s work on the Wild Robot series and his other bestselling books have earned him a Caldecott Honor, a Horn Book Award, two E.B. White Awards, two E.B. White Honors, a Children’s Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year, two Irma Black Honors, a Golden Kite Award and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award.

Genre: Animated Drama

Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor and Stephanie Hsu, with Mark Hamill, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames

Based on: The Wild Robot novel by Peter Brown

Written and directed by: Chris Sanders

Producer: Jeff Hermann