Broadway musicals adapted to the screen are an erratic genre at the box office, despite Miramax’s multi-Oscar winning Chicago reviving the long-dormant Hollywood genre back in 2002 with $306.8M WW. Yet for every Les Miserables ($442.7M) hit from Universal, there were massive misfires like Dear Evan Hansen…

UPDATED: Universal's Wicked is singing at the global box office, with an estimated $164.2M debut. That's only slightly off from where it was projected to land through Sunday, as we noted yesterday (see below). The split on the Jon M. Chu-directed first installment of this Broadway musical adaptation is $11…

Universal Pictures has entered a first-look deal with Edith's Daughter, Cynthia Erivo’s production company. This new pact expands upon the creative relationship between the Oscar nominated and Tony, Emmy and Grammy winning actress and Universal following her starring role as Elphaba in Jon M. Chu’s Wi…

EXCLUSIVE: Universal/DreamWorks Animation'sThe Wild Robot has crossed the three-century mark globally, with $300.5M through Friday. The Chris Sanders-directed critical darling is now at $134.4M domestic and $166.1M from the international box office. The Wild Robot is the No. 2 non-sequel studio film…

As a longtime Wicked fan, Ariana Grande knew she had some big slippers to fill with her casting as Galinda Upland. While discussing the audition process for Jon M. Chu‘s feature adaptation of the Broadway musical, the 2x Grammy winner opened up about the pressure to get the character right and the…

EXCLUSIVE: The Lego Group under its deal with Universal Pictures is making three live-action movies with directors Jake Kasdan, Patty Jenkins and Attack the Block filmmaker Joe Cornish. The plots of all yet-untitled three movies are under wraps. Jill Wilfert and Ryan Christians from The Lego Group…

Netflix and Universal have renewed their licensing deal for animated films, including Illumination and DreamWorks titles, adding U.S. rights to live-action Universal and Focus releases starting in 2027. Universal Filmed Entertainment Group releases will continue to have their pay-1 release window on…

Universal Pictures has entered into a first-look deal with two-time Oscar winner Emma Stone’s Fruit Tree production label, which she heads up with Emmy-nominated writer-director Dave McCary and Ali Herting. This new pact expands upon the creative relationship between Fruit Tree and Universal that…

UPDATE: The new Ke Huy Quan action movie from Universal and 87North is now titled Love Hurts. The release date for Feb. 7, 2025 remains unchanged. PREVIOUS MARCH 14: With Love, the new action movie from Universal and 87North starring Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan, will be released in theaters on Feb. 7…

EXCLUSIVE: It has only been six months since Producers United launched an appeal to its content-making bosses to stop the systemic erosion facing career producers – those who lead productions, sign the budgets, and whose livings come solely from fees on the projects they produce. The upstart group has…

Great news ahead of its Nov. 22 opening: Universal’s feature take of stage musical Wicked has posted first day advance ticket sales on Fandango which rank as the retailer’s second best year-to-date behind Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine. As you know that Disney theatrical release posted a first day…

It’s not just all about Sonic the Hedgehog. Another Sega video game franchise, Shinobi, is heading to the big screen, with Sam Hargrave directing for Universal. Ken Kobayashi (Sunny, Move On) is writing the screenplay adaptation of the arcade game, which first debuted in 1987. That edgy game followed…