Box Office: ‘Finding Dory’ Makes History With $136.2M U.S. Bow
That’s the biggest domestic opening ever for an animated film; Dwayne Jonson and Kevin Hart’s action comedy Central Intelligence opens to a solid $34.5 million. (THR)
Warner Bros. Bowls A Box Office Turkey With Three Straight Mid-Level Hits
Over the last three weeks, Warner Bros. has snagged three unmitigated hits in a row from the very kind of mid-to-low budget genre films that everyone fears are going away. (FOR)
‘Monopoly The Musical’: Hasbro Partners With Broadway Producer For Live Entertainment
Hasbro has targeted Monopoly the Musical, for Broadway and the first of a series of stage projects to be announced out of a new partnership between Hasbro and the Araca Group, the Broadway producing and merchandising company. (VAR)
Aron Coleite Tapped By Fox To Adapt Iconic Japanese Graphic Novel ‘Amulet’
Aron Coleite has been tapped by 20th Century Fox to adapt iconic Japanese grphic novel Amulet. Temple Hill Entertainment is producing at Fox with Ryan Jones and Mark Roybal the overseeing execs for Fox. (DH)
‘Penny Dreadful’ Will Not Return For Season 4
The season 3 finale of Showtime’s gothic drama was also its series finale — a choice that originated with series creator John Logan. (EW)
Paddington Films Set For Third Installment
The intellectual property rights for the orphan bear have been adopted by StudioCanal. The company is committed to a third Paddington film out of Michael Bond’s books. (GUAR)
Ron Howard’s Beatles Doc To Hit Hulu, Select Theaters In September
The film also gets its first teaser trailer and poster; indie distributor Abramorama is partnering with Hulu on the U.S. theatrical release. (BILL)
‘Empire': Xzibit Snags Series-Regular Promotion Ahead Of Season 3
The rapper-actor made his debut as Lucious’ drug-dealing, music-making adversary in the Fox smash’s Season 2 finale. His promotion takes affect in Season 3. (TVL)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’
20th Century Fox has released a new trailer for Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Directed by Tim Burton, the film is based on the novel of the same name by Ransom Riggs and stars Asa Butterfield and Eva Green. (COLL)