‘Captain America’ Box Office: ‘Civil War’ Zooms Past ‘Batman V Superman’ For $940M Total
Walt Disney’s Captain America: Civil War topped the box office for the second weekend in a row. The Marvel Cinematic Universe offering earned $72.563 million in its second frame. (FOR)
‘The Angry Birds Movie’ Slingshots To The Top Of The International Box Office
Finnish developer and publisher Rovio has chalked up the number 1 spot in 37 markets with the film, making $43 million on its opening weekend. (CNET)
‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’s Ol Parker To Adapt ‘A Boy Called Christmas’ For Studio Canal, Blueprint
Ol Parker, who wrote both instalments of the hit The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films, has been tapped by Studio Canal and Blueprint Pictures to adapt Matt Haig’s acclaimed novel A Boy Called Christmas. (DH)
NBC’s Full Fall Schedule
After a wave of cancellations, NBC is is launching two new dramas in the fall, Timeless and This Is Us, both right after The Voice. It’s also looking to bring back its Thursday night comedy block, with The Good Place and Superstore airing in prime spots. (TVG)
Fox Fall Schedule: ’24’ Spinoff Holds for Super Bowl, ‘Lethal Weapon’ Joins ‘Empire’
The third-place net makes few changes in the fall, lining up an aggressive midseason — including Prison Break, Pitch and APB. (THR)
NBC Orders ‘Timeless’ Drama To Series
NBC has ordered to series the time travel drama, which is now titled Timeless, from Eric Kripke (Revolution), Shawn Ryan (The Shield) and the producers of The Blacklist. (TVL)
Sundance Selects Buys ‘I, Daniel Blake’
Sundance Selects has acquired U.S. rights to in-competition Cannes drama I, Daniel Blake, directed by Ken Loach. (VAR)
Cannes 2016 Film Acquisition Roundup: Every Deal Coming Out Of The Film Festival
With the deals flying fast and furious at Cannes, Indiewire will be updating this post throughout the run of the festival with every pick up you need to know about. (IW)
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