Sony’s recent rereleases of the Bill Murray-Dan Aykroyd-Harold Ramis pic include a Fathom Events offering in October that minted $370K, and a 30th anniversary edition in 2014 that grossed $3.5 million over three weeks starting with Labor Day weekend. All in, the lifetime gross of the Ivan Reitman-directed movie counts $243.2M. Through three movies, including the 2016 femme reboot with Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, the Ghostbusters franchise counts $687.7M. … [Read more...] about Sony Wins Again At The Independence Day Box Office, This Year With The Reissue Of 1984’s ‘Ghostbusters’
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Ghostbusters Wins the July 4th Weekend Box Office
RELATED: Ghostbusters Returns to Movie Theaters This July for Ghostbusters Day This is also good news as it shows that audiences are still hungry for this franchise. Sony was supposed to release Ghostbusters: Afterlife this summer, but had to delay it into next year due to the theater shutdown. Directed by Jason Reitman, it serves as a more direct sequel to Ghostubsters II and will bring back the original cast, as opposed to 2016's female-led Ghostbusters, which served as a reboot. … [Read more...] about Ghostbusters Wins the July 4th Weekend Box Office
‘No Time to Die’ release date moved up, could cost film box office record
The outlet notes that, had the film kept its original Thanksgiving opening date, it would have likely become the biggest live-action Thanksgiving holiday release ever. The film would only need to score $163 million in the domestic box office to topple last year’s winner, “Knives Out.” That would put it on par with the domestic opening gross for past Bond films like “De Another Day,” “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace.” Although, the numbers for those films aren’t adjusted for inflation. … [Read more...] about ‘No Time to Die’ release date moved up, could cost film box office record
‘Onward’ Tops U.K.’s First Post-Lockdown Box Office With $26,000
Only around 50 cinemas are understood to have reopened, with Odeon the only one of the biggest chains involved (it reopened three sites). Cineworld and Vue have both pushed their reopening dates to the end of the month, citing delays to major blockbuster releases, including Tenet and Mulan. … [Read more...] about ‘Onward’ Tops U.K.’s First Post-Lockdown Box Office With $26,000
Police officer justified in shooting knife-wielding car-jacker near Blenheim
After he was shot, the man got into the patrol car’s driver seat, revved the engine, and tried to get the car into gear. The officer presented his Glock pistol at the man through the closed window and told him to get out and onto the ground. The man complied. He was arrested and received medical treatment. … [Read more...] about Police officer justified in shooting knife-wielding car-jacker near Blenheim
‘British Army needs its #MeToo moment’, says former senior female officer
"By the end of the week, knowing it was the last night, they were using those lovely words you get of: 'frigid', 'b****', 'won't come to the bar', 'too good for us'... that type thing, but you are used to this stuff," she said, speaking in a matter-of-fact way. … [Read more...] about ‘British Army needs its #MeToo moment’, says former senior female officer
