Box Office: Idris Elba’s ‘Beast’ Earns $925,000 in Thursday Previews

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo, and is projected to bring home $6.5 million this weekend, according to Forbes. Based on Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” the Sony film has received lackluster reviews, but still holds the number one spot in this summer’s lowest-grossing weekend at the box office.

J. Kim Murphy In a summer that’s often seen only one new wide release in a weekend, a whopping three new films hit theaters on Friday: Sony’s horror-thriller “The Invitation,” George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” and bank heist movie “Breaking,” starring John Boyega. However, none of them seem to be making much of an impact, as the total box office projects a sum in the $50 million to $60 million range. That wouldn’t just be the worst weekend of the summer, but also the worst since February. “The Invitation” is tracking ahead of the other two, as it looks to claim the weekend’s top spot with a meagre $6 million to $7 million gross from 3,114 locations in its opening. Critics didn’t really care for the movie — it landed a 40% approval rating from review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes — and audiences were perhaps more unenthused. The film holds a “C” grade from research firm Cinema Score, indicating a rather snoozy reception from general consumers.

Idris Elba is all about his fans!

Ever since Daniel Craig announced he was stepping away from the James Bond franchise after “No Time to Die”, rumours have swirled that Idris Elba is the frontrunner to portray the next 007.

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Hollywood after starring in projects such as Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Pacific Rim, The Mountain Between Us, Molly's Game, Finding Dory, The Jungle Book, The Suicide Squad and his role as Heimdall in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe).The actor recently wrapped the Universal Pictures new survival thriller film Beast alongside South-African actor Sharlto Copley where he played widowed husband Dr. Nate Samuels.

Beast (★★☆☆☆) pulls up with a man vs. beast premise straight out of Cujo.

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero dominated the box office this past weekend, as it raked in an impressive $21 million in North American theaters, according to Variety.The animated film, which serves as the newest entry in the long-running Dragon Ball franchise, is currently playing in just over 3,000 theaters all over the continent.The action-adventure feature overtook the Idris Elba-starring movie Beast, which only took in $11.5 million over the weekend.  Coming out on top: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero dominated the box office this past weekend, as it raked in an impressive $21 million in North American theaters, according to VarietyDragon Ball Super: Super Hero followed franchise mainstays Piccolo and Gohan as they attempt to save the world from the Red Ribbon Army.  Crunchyroll's senior vice president of global commerce, Mitchel Berger, released a statement to the media outlet to express his enthusiasm for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero's ongoing domination of the box office. 'We're absolutely thrilled that Dragon Ball fans could come together to experience and enjoy this amazing film in theaters,' he said.The entertainment industry figure then remarked that the production company was grateful for the enduring support of the franchise's fans. Second place: The action-adventure feature overtook the Idris Elba-starring movie Beast, which only took in $11.5 million over the weekend 'Crunchyroll thanks all of the fans, whether or not you are a "super" fan or a newcomer, and we hope they come back again and again,' he said.David A.

Idris Elba is sharing the tense environment he lived through after his daughter Isan didn’t land a role in his latest movie Beast for lack of chemistry on camera.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The Japanese animated adventure film is expected to take in $21 million during its first weekend in theaters, according to Variety.The Idris Elba-led “Beast,” roared into second place, earning close to $4.3 million in sales in its debut. A survival story of a family who gets stalked by a lion in South Africa, the movie “makes you miss ‘Anaconda,'” The Post quipped.“Bullet Train” slowed down to third place after spending two weeks in the No.

The new movie Beast is now in theaters and we caught up with actress Iyana Halley to learn more about her!

Idris Elba) and his two young daughters (Leah Sava Jeffries and Iyana Halley)? Evil poachers offed the big cat’s pride, he snapped and went rogue.Running time: 93 minutes. Rated <br>Rated R (violent content, bloody images and some language.) In theaters.I don’t recall ever feeling bad for the deadly creatures in “Jaws” or “Anaconda” or “Lake Placid.” But my heart went out to this poor, murderous, widower lion hellbent on avenging the death of cute cubs and lionesses.Yet, this is a film along the lines of the above trio (in an early scene one of Nate’s daughters even wears a “Jurassic Park” T-shirt) where we need to want man (the good ones, anyway) to win.

Idris Elba is no stranger to action and thrills. But for his latest movie, BEAST, the actor got to tap into his own experiences as a father to make the tension come to life. BEAST follows the plight of the recently widowed Dr.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticNo animals were harmed in the making of “Beast.” Frankly, it doesn’t look like any animals were even used in the making of “Beast,” but if you can get past the idea that the two-ton lion threatening Idris Elba and his family in the movie is a singularly frightening combination of ones and zeros, not killer instinct and claws, then “Beast” is a blast.A white-knuckle “When Animals Attack!” movie in the tradition of “Jaws” and “Anaconda,” this big-budget, big-screen release features A-list actors — OK, actor, singular — and a director who knows what he’s doing: Icelandic ace Baltasar Kormákur, who cut his teeth on such nightmare-inducing man-against-nature films as “Everest” and “Adrift.” Here, the threat is a very big, very angry African cat, understandably agitated after a group of poachers slaughtered his pride, that has decided to kill every human that crosses his path. Seriously, the body count in this movie is off the charts.

Baltasar Kormákur’s man vs. lion adventure film “Beast” is positively Spielbergian … late Spielberg, that is.

There’s a reason you won’s see Isan Elba playing her father, Idris Elba‘s daughter in his new movie, Beast.

Clayton Davis Idris Elba is undeniably the star of Will Packer’s latest movie, “Beast,” but the family story at the heart of Universal’s release was a big draw for the producer who previously shepherded “Girls Trip.” In the movie, debuting in theaters Aug. 19, Elba plays Nate Samuels, a recently widowed doctor who returns to South Africa with his two teenage daughters (Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries) and must fight to survive from a man-hunting lion.Packer sought to offer a balance for the late summer movie calendar.

Idris Elba’s daughter, Isan Elba, auditioned for a role in his new film “Beast” but, unfortunately, she didn’t land the part.

Two wide studio releases will hopefully prevent this summer from reaching another low at the box office after last weekend’s $67.3M. If there’s one movie that’s going to pull ahead, sources are betting on Crunchyroll’s Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. That distributor has proven in a short amount of time that they can draw a great deal of anime fans in a Friday through Sunday span. The Tetsuro Kodama directed animation movie is looking at anywhere from $12M-$15M, ahead of Universal’s genre lion-stalking film, Beast, starring Idris Elba; that pic hoping for at least double digits.