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‘Moana 2’ Sails to Record-Busting $225 Office Opening

In a Thanksgiving feast for the ages, movie ticket sales hit an all-time holiday high at the domestic box office, led by Walt Disney Animation’s instant mega-hit Moana 2. Disney’s fantasy musical served up a mammoth holiday domestic debut of $225.2 million, according to final numbers (that’s up from Sunday’s estimate of $221 million). Smashing […]

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‘Red One’ Kicks Off Year-End Tentpole Parade

It’s Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans to the rescue. That’s the hope in any case as their new Christmas movie, Red Oneopens across North America this weekend after a tough fall. Tracking suggests the action-adventure movie will unpack a domestic debut in the $30 million to $35 million range for Amazon MGM Studios before enjoying […]

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‘Paddington in Peru’ Dominates U.K., Ireland Box Office

Studiocanal’s third “Paddington” instalment, “Paddington in Peru,” delivered a commanding £9.6 million ($12.3 million) opening weekend at the U.K. and Ireland box office, per numbers from Comscore. “Paddington in Peru” scored the biggest opening of the year for a British-produced film, the biggest opening in the territory for the franchise and is Studiocanal’s highest U.K. […]

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Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Red One’ Sets China Theatrical Release

The Dwayne Johnson-starring Christmas-themed comedy adventure film “Red One” is set for a theatrical release in mainland China. The film is directed by Jake Kasdan and sees Santa Claus (code name: Red One) kidnapped. To save Christmas, the North Pole’s head of security (Johnson) must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Chris […]