Box Office: ‘Moana’ Wins Weekend,’Fantastic Beasts’ Passes $600M, ‘Doctor Strange’ Tops ‘Iron Man 2′
Walt Disney’s Moana earned $28.4 million in its second weekend, which is a drop of 50% from last weekend and brings its domestic total up to $119.9m. (FOR)
Los Angeles Film Critics Awards Name ‘Moonlight’ The Best Film Of 2016
This weekend the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s landed on Moonlight as the Best Film of 2016 while spreading the love to a number of other exciting winners. (COLL)
‘American Honey’ Triumphs At British Independent Film Awards
Andrea Arnold’s new-age road movie American Honey triumphed at the British Independent Film Awards. It won four awards, including best British independent film. (VAR)
‘Aquaman’ To Swim Into Theaters October 2018
Aquaman finally has a release date. The Warner Bros superhero pic starring Jason Momoa and directed by James Wan will hit theaters October 5, 2018 in both 3D and Imax. (DH)
‘Your Name’ Now Second-Highest-Grossing Japanese Film, Passing ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’
The anime hit about body-swapping teenagers opened at No. 1 in China on the weekend and could become the biggest earning Japanese film of all time at the global box office. (THR)
Netflix Has Renewed ‘Luke Cage’ For A Second Season
Marvel took to Twitter to announce that Netflix has renewed Luke Cage for a second season. The announcement comes after the first season premiered earlier this fall. (VER)
‘Designated Survivor’ Shake-Up: Who’s Leaving?
Designated Survivor is undergoing yet another regime change. Showrunner Jon Harmon Feldman has been replaced by Jeff Melvoin. (TVG)
What Do All These Critics’ Awards Actually Mean For The Oscars?
It’s been a week full of winners, nominees, and a roller coaster of Oscar buzz; allow the Little Gold Men podcast to help sort it all out. (VF)