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Jun72026 by cineverseNo Comments

Box Office: ‘Scary Movie’ Starts Strong With $24.7 Million on Friday; ‘Masters of the Universe’ Takes Second With $11.7 Million

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By Jack Dunn According To The variety Paramount and Miramax’s “Scary Movie 6,” the first in the parody series helmed by the Wayans brothers since 2001’s “Scary Movie 2,” grossed $24.7 million domestic on Friday from 3,490 cinemas. By Sunday, the irreverent horror-comedy is expected to make $56 million, which is more than enough to earn the title of best opening in “Scary Movie” history. That record currently belongs to “Scary Movie 4,” which debuted to $49.7 million in 2006. The movie carries a $30 million price tag. “Scary Movie 6” reunites Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. on screen, while Craig Waynes and Keenen Ivory Wayans co-wrote the script with Rick Alvarez. Anna Faris and Regina Hall also reprise their roles as Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks. Other cast members ...

Jun62026 by cineverseNo Comments

Independent Film Company and Shudder Buy ‘Breeder,’ Horror Film About Deranged Poodle Breeder, Ahead of Tribeca Debut (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Brent Lang According To The variety Independent Film Company and Shudder have acquired Alex Goyette’s debut feature “Breeder.” The film is about an eccentric poodle breeder who lures a broke college student to her remote ranch with a promise of research funding. As he soon learns, there’s a catch. “Breeder” stars Daniel Doheny, Dot Marie Jones, Maddie Phillips, and Tanaya Beatty. Goyette wrote the script in addition to directing the film. The deal is for distribution rights in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The film will world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 6, and will have a theatrical release this fall. “Independent Film Company and Shudder have always been a dream home for us,” said Goyette. “We’re thrilled to partner ...

Jun22026 by cineverseNo Comments

Independent Film Company Acquires Psychosexual Thriller ‘Night Nurse’ Starring Cemre Paksoy and Bruce McKenzie (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Matt Minton According To The variety Independent Film Company (formerly known as IFC Films) has acquired the U.S. and Canadian rights to Georgia Bernstein’s debut feature “Night Nurse,” which premiered earlier this year at Sundance. Set for a July 10 release date, the psychosexual thriller explores a darker side to caregiving. With a cast rounded out by Bruce McKenzie (“Breaking Bad”), Mimi Rogers (“Ginger Snaps”) and Cemre Paksoy (“The Affair”), the film follows a retirement community disrupted by a series of scam calls as a nurse (Paksoy) becomes entangled with her mysterious patient (McKenzie). Bernstein directs from her own script. “Georgia is an incredibly exciting talent whose debut feature drew us in from the very first frame,” Rachael Labes from...

Jun22026 by cineverseNo Comments

Emilia Clarke Film ‘Next Life’ Snapped Up for U.K. and Ireland by Vertigo Releasing (EXCLUSIVE)

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By K.J. Yossman According To The variety “Next Life,” the romantic drama feature starring Emilia Clarke as an aspiring jazz singer, has been snapped up by Vertigo Releasing for the U.K. and Ireland. Clarke (“Game of Thrones,” “Me Before You”) plays opposite Édgar Ramírez (“Emilia Pérez”) and Jack Farthing (“Towards Zero”). Femi Koleoso, drummer and leader of British jazz group Ezra Collective, also appears in his on-screen debut. Written and directed by Drake Doremus (“Zoe and Equals”), “Next Life” is set in London’s jazz scene where Clarke’s character Ivy embarks on two alternate realities forcing her to reconsider life and love. “Playing out both stories concurrently, ‘Next Life’ takes us down not one but two paths in this complex maze we call life,” rea...

Jun12026 by cineverseNo Comments

Box Office: ‘Backrooms’ Stuns With $81 Million Debut, ‘Obsession’ Has Another Unprecedented Jump, ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Suffers 70% Drop

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By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety This weekend was one for the box office history books. Movie theaters across the nation were jamming with Gen Z crowds, who showed up en masse for not one but two buzzy horror films. A24’s “Backrooms” collected a jaw-dropping, record-breaking $81 million from 3,442 North American theaters in its opening weekend. That’s as ticket sales for the Focus Features breakout “Obsession” jumped again in its third frame with $26.4 million from 2,781 cinemas — and crossed the $100 million mark domestically. Both movies were directed by YouTube stars and cost nearly nothing to produce, upending conventional wisdom about the necessary components for a hit. “This should empower the industry. There’s a new audience, and they’re waiting for this ...

May312026 by cineverseNo Comments

Brendan Fraser Visited London’s Imperial War Museum and Dug Through WWII Archives for ‘Pressure’; How the Film’s Set Ties Directly to ‘The Mummy Returns

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By Jazz Tangcay According To The variety Brendan Fraser figured he knew his history. Growing up in Holland in the 1970s, he’d go to London and visit the Imperial War Museum. He got to see military hardware. “It’s eye-opening,” he says. “It was scary to me.” He’d read books. He’d seen the films, and he even heard first-hand accounts from neighbors who hid paintings from Nazis. Yet, there was one story he didn’t know about: how General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg found themselves under pressure in the 72 hours before D-Day. As the fate of the free world hangs in the balance, Eisenhower and Stagg face an impossible choice: launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether. That story is the subject of his latest film, “...

May312026 by cineverseNo Comments

The Shocking Success of ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Should Be a Memo to Hollywood: You Need What’s Outside the Box

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By Owen Gleiberman According To The variety “Thinking outside the box” is a phrase that tends to be used by those who are stuck inside the box. It means something real, but it’s also corporate-speak for having an actual imagination — the audacity to make something that wasn’t commanded or formatted. Given that, this is sure to go down as the weekend when thinking outside the box started to look sexy in Hollywood again. The makers of comic-book movies, “Star Wars” movies and most rom-coms and horror films live inside the box. But not the creators of “Backrooms” and “Obsession,” two horror movies that take you places you’ve never been. Evidently, a lot of people want to go there. “Backrooms,” an experimental head-game creep-out (at moments it’s a bit like “The Blair Witch Project,” tho...