With the end of Summer near, Moviegoers have a lot on their minds. THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD however is strong enough to overcome and for a third straight week hits the top of the Box Office earning $9.4 million this Labour Day weekend for from 3,370 theatres for VVS Films/Lionsgate Films. To date it has earned $54.8 million domestically.
Former champ ANNABELLE: CREATION continues is rampage of Horror, in second with $6.9 million from 3,358 theatres for Warner Bros. It has made $90 million to date in North America. The studio is projecting another huge weekend next week with yet another scary release in Stephen King’s IT.
WIND RIVER continues to perform well in third spot now in its fifth week, earning $5.7 million for The Weinstein Company/VVS Films. In total it has made $16.6 million over five weeks.
LEAP! in its second week out earns $4.7 million The Weinstein Company, a total $13 million grossed thus far, placing it fourth.
LOGAN LUCKY drives steadily in fifth spot with $4.1 million for eOne Films/Bleecker Street Films. It has thus far earned $21.1 million over three weeks despite raves critically and an all-star cast.
GIRLS TRIP rounds-out the Top Ten with $2.1 million, in its seventh week out, now having made $111.9 million for Universal Pictures.
If you’re like me and are still traumatized from 1990’s TV Horror Mini-Series IT, based on the Stephen King Novel, you’ll be excited to know a new Trailer for the upcoming 2017 Toronto-made reboot has been unleashed and it’s freakin’ scary!
Synopsis:
When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.
“IT” stars Bill Skarsgård (“Allegiant,” TV’s “Hemlock Grove”) as the story’s central villain, Pennywise. An ensemble of young actors also star in the film, including Jaeden Lieberher (“Midnight Special”), Jeremy Ray Taylor (“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip”), Sophia Lillis (“37”), Finn Wolfhard (TV’s “Stranger Things”), Wyatt Oleff (“Guardians of the Galaxy”), Chosen Jacobs (upcoming “Cops and Robbers”), Jack Dylan Grazer (“Tales of Halloween”) and Nicholas Hamilton (“Captain Fantastic”).
See the Trailer:
Warner Bros. Pictures Canada release IT Friday, September 8, 2017.
We had the pleasure of meeting the talented star Jaeden Lieberher last summer in Toronto:
… Bill Skarsgård who stars as Pennywise himself, a few summers back:
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Summer is in high gear and Hollywood North certainly is abuzz with names in the 6ix! Among the productions filming in and around the City are IT, Flatliners, The Expanse, The Good Witch and American Gods.
See some of the names we spotted around town of late:
Steven Williams. This original cast member of 21 JUMP STREET (Series) has a accomplished résumé and is in town filming the IT Remake. The Clown Horror also stars Bill Skarsgård (Hemlock Grove), Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) and Jaeden Lieberher (St. Vincent).
Jaeden Lieberher already is building an impressive body of work at age 13. His two recent Films St. Vincent and Midnight Special, starring alongside the likes of Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and Michael Shannon. He stars also in the IT Remake.
Rising star #JaedenLieberher (St. Vincent, Midnight Special) in Toronto filming #ITMovie Remake!
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Edmonton’s Terry Chen has starred in a litany of projects including Almost Famous and more recently House of Cards. He stars in The Expanse which continues through September.
Bruce Langley stars in American Gods as Technical Boy, the Series just making a splash at San Diego Comic-Con. The British Actor who makes his TV debut here, has been in-town since spring working on the Series adaptated from Neil Gainan‘s Novel.
Rising star #BruceLangley in Toronto filming much-buzzed series #AmericanGods.
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Fame is finding Kiersey Clemons quickly and after a memorable turn in Box Office success Neighbors 2, she is here filming the Michael Douglas-produced Remake of Flatliners alongside Ellen Page, Diego Luna and Kiefer Sutherland. She is slated to star in upcoming DC Comics adaptation, The Flash in a leading role!
James Denton needs little introduction, having stolen many hearts on popular series Desperate Housewives. He is currently filming season three of popular series The Good Witch alongside Bailee Madison and Catherine Bell. The Series films till December.
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