Box Office: ‘The Jungle Book’ Crushes ‘Mother’s Day,’ ‘Keanu’
In its third weekend, the movie continued to exceed expectations, grossing $42.4 million in North America to crush new offerings, star-studded ensemble comedy Mother’s Day and R-rated action-comedy Keanu. (THR)
Hold On to Your Hat! Brad Weston is Leaving His Post As New Regency President/CEO
One of Hollywood’s most high-flying production and finance companies is undergoing a shakeup just weeks after two of its films squared off at the Oscars. New Regency Productions, the prolific film and television outlet that backed The Revenant and The Big Short, has parted ways with its CEO Brad Weston. (THR)
Daytime Emmy Winners: GH Tops Soaps While ‘Kelly & Michael’ Grab Gold
CBS’ The Young and the Restless entered the evening with 27 total nominations, followed by ABC’s General Hospital (24 nods), CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful (23) and NBC’s Days of Our Lives (16). (TVL)
‘Captain America: Civil War’ Soars To $84 Million Internationally
Disney-Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War has launched with a massive $84 million in its first three days in 38 international markets — finishing in first place in all territories. (VAR)
Terrence Malick’s ‘Voyage of Time’ Coming To IMAX Theaters In October After 30+ Year Production
According to an IMAX press release, the wait will soon be over: Voyage of Time is set to be released on October 7 of this year. (IW)
Kelly Macdonald To Star In ‘Black Mirror’ Episode On Netflix
Boardwalk Empire alumna Kelly Macdonald is set to star in an episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror. (DH)
How Sony Intends To Buck The Video Game-To-Movie Legacy With ‘Ratchet & Clank’
The iconic Sony game franchise got a PS4 reboot and a feature film simultaneously—and collaboratively. (FCC)
The 10 TV Pilots Most Likely to Score Series Pickups
As broadcast network executives sit behind closed doors screening pilots and poring over focus group testing results on more than 80 pilots, scores of showrunners, producers, writers, and actors are on stand-by. From family comedies to legal dramas, here are some of the hottest pilots likely to land on the broadcast networks’ 2016-17 schedule. (THR)
GLAAD Report Card Finds Hollywood Needs to Up Their Game…By a Lot
GLAAD has released its annual Studio Responsibility Index on Monday, finding a dramatic decrease in the racial diversity of LGBT characters on screen in 2015 as compared to its previous report, as well as a lack of substantial LGBT characters in mainstream films overall. (EW)