Watch: Zac Efron, Robert De Niro Go on Spring Break in ‘Dirty Grandpa’ Trailer
Zac Efron and Robert De Niro go on spring break in the first trailer for their upcoming comedy “Dirty Grandpa.” Immediately following his wife’s funeral, De Niro’s Dick Kelly convinces his grandson...
View ArticleFilm Financier Three Point Capital Expanding in Ohio, Kentucky
Three Point Capital, which is providing debt financing for the boxing movie “Tiger,” is expanding by hiring Eric Fischer to open offices in Ohio and Kentucky, Variety has learned exclusively. Three...
View Article‘Batman v Superman’ Takes the Lead in TV Ad Spending
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, DC Entertainment claims the top spot in TV ad spending for “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Ads placed for the...
View ArticleBox Office: ‘Ride Along 2,’‘The Revenant’ to Fend Off ‘Star Wars,’ 3 Newcomers
“Ride Along 2” and “The Revenant” will lead the U.S. box office again this weekend, fending off the sixth frame of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and a trio of newcomers. Early forecasts have placed...
View ArticleBox Office: Massive Winter Storm to Inflict a Chill on Northeast Theaters
The massive Winter Storm Jonas will likely limit moviegoing in the Northeastern United States this weekend. Many of the biggest cities in the Northeast — Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Dirty Grandpa’
When Robert De Niro receives his inevitable lifetime achievement Oscar, don’t expect his highlight reel to include a single clip from “Dirty Grandpa,” a brutally unfunny stab at ribald comedy that...
View ArticleBox Office: ‘Dirty Grandpa’ Cleans Up $660,000 on Thursday Night
Robert De Niro and Zac Efron’s raunchy comedy “Dirty Grandpa” cleaned up $660,000 at more than 2,000 locations on Thursday night. It beat Chloe Grace Moretz’s “The 5th Wave,” which earned $475,000 at...
View ArticleDigital Tracking: Three New Releases Brave the Box Office Storm
Does digital data offer indicators that can be used to monitor marketing effectiveness and predict box office success even before awareness turns into intent? Moviepilot — which studies social data and...
View Article‘The Revenant’ Could Edge Out ‘Ride Along 2,’ Newcomers at Chilly Box Office
Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The Revenant” has the early edge on cop comedy “Ride Along 2” for the top spot at the U.S. box office with as much as $18 million this weekend, early estimates showed. The holdover...
View ArticleBox Office: ‘The Revenant’ Expected to Top ‘Dirty Grandpa,’‘Ride Along 2’...
Appropriately chilly survivalist drama “The Revenant” is on track for box office victory this weekend in the face of Winter Storm Jonas. The Leonardo DiCaprio starrer should take in more than $15...
View Article‘The Revenant’ Tops Chilly U.S. Box Office as Storm Hits East Coast
With a blizzard hammering the East Coast, Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The Revenant” topped a subdued U.S. box office with $16 million at 3,711 locations this weekend, according to Sunday estimates. Winter...
View Article‘Deadpool’ Again Tops Disc Best-Seller Charts
The popularity of 20th Century Fox’s “Deadpool” is continuing to carry over to home video, following the spoofy superhero actioner’s stellar $362.8 million haul at the domestic box office. In its...
View Article‘Deadpool’ Marks Third Week Atop Home-Video Charts
Twentieth Century Fox’s “Deadpool” remained the top home video seller for the third consecutive week, despite four new theatrical films coming to Blu-ray Disc and DVD last week – all of which ended up...
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