The second time’s a charm for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” The dark fantasy comedy-horror, which The Post called “pointless” and “belabored,” earned $41.5 million on Friday, its first day in theaters, according to The Numbers. The Tim Burton film, which serves as a sequel to the 1988 cult classic “Beetlejuice,” is expected to take in at least … Read more
Hugh Jackman is still in superhero shape. The “Deadpool & Wolverine” star took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a shirtless mirror selfie with his 34 million followers. “I am grateful,” Jackman captioned the post of himself in black sweatpants flexing his muscles in the mirror. Along with his shirtless selfie, Jackman attached a nearly … Read more
Just like in the movies, Deadpool can’t be killed. “Deadpool & Wolverine,” one of the defining movies of the summer, ruled the box office on a weekend with quiet openings and low theater attendance as the summer movie season came to an anticlimactic close. For the second weekend in a row, “Deadpool & Wolverine,” Marvel’s smash … Read more
It’s a Marvel-ous run. In its fifth week in theaters, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is still leading at the box office. The Marvel flick raked in just over $3.6 million on Friday, according to The Numbers. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which The Post called a “fantastic buddy comedy.” Walt Disney … Read more
LOS ANGELES — In a sleepy summer weekend at the box office, holdovers reigned supreme as newcomers landed without a splash. “Deadpool & Wolverine” reclaimed first place at the North American box office in its fifth weekend with $18.3 million. Its cumulative international earnings now sit at over $1.2 billion. The Walt Disney Co., which owns … Read more
The boys are back in town. “Deadpool & Wolverine” clawed its way back to No. 1 on Friday, finishing its fourth week in theaters. After being dethroned last week by the theatrical debut of “Alien: Romulus,” the Marvel superhero flick reigned supreme at the box office once again, raking in $4.8 million, according to The … Read more
Ryan Reynolds is getting candid on the touching tribute in “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The 47-year-old recently shared on social media that if audiences stay through the film’s credits, they will notice that the threequel is dedicated to his co-star Rob Delaney’s late son Henry, who died in 2018 at age 2 from cancer. “There’s more to @robdelaney than some … Read more
Logan Roy isn’t impressed. Brian Cox, 78, is slamming the state of movies in the wake of Marvel’s dominance at the box office with “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The “Succession” star spoke at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in Scotland over the weekend, where he said that cinema is “in a very bad way,” according to … Read more
There’s a storm brewing. Halle Berry revealed in a new interview with ComicBook that she wasn’t asked to reprise her role as Ororo Munroe/Storm in Marvel’s cameo-filled “Deadpool and Wolverine.” The 58-year-old actress claimed that lead star Ryan Reynolds’ wife Blake Lively even asked her about joining the film. Halle Berry as Storm in “X-Men: … Read more
NEW YORK — In the Ryan Reynolds-Blake Lively box-office showdown, both husband and wife came out winners. Reynolds’ Marvel Studios smash “Deadpool & Wolverine” remained the top movie in North American theaters for the third straight week with $54.2 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday. Worldwide, it’s now surpassed $1 billion. “Deadpool … Read more
“It Ends With Us,” debuted in the No. 1 box office spot Friday, grossing $24 million, according to The Numbers. The romantic novel-turned-movie tells the tale of a woman named Lily Bloom, played by Blake Lively, who moves to Boston to open a flower business called Lily’s Blooms when she gets involved in a tumultuous … Read more
Before Robert Downey Jr.’s return to Marvel as Doctor Doom, the creators of “Deadpool & Wolverine” explored the possibility of bringing him back as Tony Stark. Director Shawn Levy revealed that almost everyone approached for a cameo in the film agreed to participate, including Jennifer Garner (Elektra), Henry Cavill (The “Cavillrine” Wolverine variant) and Wesley … Read more
Henry Cavill was a superhero in his own right on the set of “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The actor, 41, made a cameo in the new Marvel movie as a variant of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine named “Cavillrine.” Director Shawn Levy told the New York Times that Cavill committed to his role — so much so that … Read more
Ben Affleck wasn’t given a heads up about that joke in “Deadpool & Wolverine.” In the Marvel film, Jennifer Garner returns as Elektra and makes a joke about Affleck, who she was married to for 10 years. Shawn Levy, the director of the film, revealed on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast on Monday that he … Read more
Deadpool might be an unapologetic jerk, but at least he got permission. Discussing some of the more cruel jabs made at the “Deadpool & Wolverine” cast’s personal lives in the new Marvel blockbuster, director Shawn Levy said every crack was mutually agreed upon. “We never did a joke about or with anyone that we didn’t … Read more
After 10 days in theaters, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is already the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever, not accounting for inflation. In its second weekend, the Marvel Studios blockbuster starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman continued to steamroll through movie theaters, collecting $97 million according to studio estimates Sunday. That raised its two-week total to $395.6 million, pushing it … Read more
It was more heroics for “Deadpool & Wolverine,” with the Marvel Studios flick remaining in the No. 1 box office spot on Friday, The Numbers reported. In its second week in theaters, the “fantastic buddy comedy,” earned $28.3 million on Friday. The comic-book movie made a staggering $205 million in its first weekend alone, slashing … Read more
The feeling when one of your biggest hits is played, 35 years later, in the biggest blockbuster of the summer. That’s the kind of puffed-out chest you’d expect Patrick Leonard would be flexing right about now — after “Like a Prayer,” the 1989 smash that he co-wrote and co-produced for Madonna, was featured in an … Read more
Ryan Reynolds is taking a stand for Jamie Lee Curtis after her recent comments about Marvel sparked controversy. “Wait, is everyone expected to apologize for slamming Marvel post-Endgame?” Reynolds, 47, questioned on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday, following Curtis’ apology for her recent remarks about the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Ryan Reynolds the UK event … Read more
Richard Simmons was famous for revolutionizing the workout world by “Sweatin’ to the Oldies.” And before his death on July 13 — a day after celebrating his 76th birthday — the fitness guru was toning up tunes for a musical about his legendary life with longtime Madonna collaborator Patrick Leonard. “He had sent me some … Read more