Box Office: Jared Leto’s ‘Morbius’ Eyes $40 Million-Plus Opening Weekend

Deadline’s photo studio at the 2022 edition of Contenders Television kicked off its first day by hosting fest-goers such as Ben Stiller of Severance,  Amy Poehler of Russian Doll, Selena Gomez of Only Murders In The Building, Jared Leto of WeCrashed and many more.

Jared Leto made an appearance at Deadline's annual Contenders Television event, which was hosted at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Saturday.The 50-year-old House Of Gucci star gave a thumbs up to the camera while posing for a solo shot, and he later appeared on a panel to discuss his work in the recently-released program WeCrashed.Numerous other figures from the entertainment industry were present at the event, which served to mark the beginning of the television awards season. Showing up:Jared Leto was spotted at Deadline's annual Contenders Television event, which was hosted at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on SaturdayLeto wore a leather zip-up jacket on top of a sheer black shirt while appearing at the function.The Fight Club actor also rocked a slim-fitting pair of trousers and a set of heeled leather boots.

Jared Leto, who stars in WeCrashed, said he knew he would regret not meeting with Adam Neumann before embodying the former WeWork CEO for the Apple TV+ series.

Former child star Joey King flashed her underboob cleavage while wearing a tiny nude bra-top with matching pants and a faux fur coat in a paid partnership post she shared on Thursday.The 22-year-old Emmy nominee - who boasts 37M social media followers - was modeling Fendi's yellow petite 'Peekaboo ISeeU' bag, and she captioned her slideshow: 'My favorite pop of color!'Joey's Instagram post received glowing comments from her Kissing Booth co-star Molly Ringwald and The Girl from Plainville actress Elle Fanning. '#ad':Former child star Joey King flashed her underboob cleavage while wearing a tiny nude bra-top with matching pants and a faux fur coat in a paid partnership post she shared on ThursdayThe Italian luxury fashion house charges $3,150 for the purse, which is made from 100% lamb leather - not sheep, lamb.It was ironic how much Kevin Smith's daughter Harley Quinn gushed over King considering she's such an outspoken vegan that her Instagram bio reads: 'A friend to all animals.' The In Between producer-star is newly engaged after News & Documentary Emmy-nominated DP Steven Piet popped the question on February 2 at Joshua Tree National Park after three years of dating.Jewelry designer Mark Broumand told Seventeen he estimated the Mociun-made three-carat oval diamond engagement ring could've cost Joey's 30-year-old personal photographer about $120K.

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Officer Exchange, a big action comedy project, just sold to Amazon Studios. Peacemaker and The Suicide Squad star John Cena is starring in a script by Ben Zazove and Evan Turner. The project is currently in development.

The wild story of how Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton was able to elude a nationwide manhunt and escape to Cuba while being pursued into exile by the FBI is being turned into a TV series for Apple.

Jared Leto's method acting on the set has come under fire in the past, including his controversial 'gifts' to his Suicide Squad cast members... though he seems to have taken this to a whole new level in Morbius.The 50-year-old actor plays biochemist Michael Morbius, who has been working feverishly to find a cure from the rare blood disease he suffers from, and accidentally infects himself with an ancient form of vampirism instead.The film's director, Daniel Espinosa (Safe House, Life) spoke with Uproxxconfirmed a bizarre story interviewer Mike Ryan had heard, revealing that Leto would even stay in character between takes...

Warner Bros’ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore is releasing ahead of domestic in 22 international box office markets this weekend, beginning in Holland and Belgium today and including the UK, Australia, Germany, Japan, Spain and China through Friday. The latter, unfortunately, is not expected to serve up any magic given significant cinema closures.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAn animated movie about a blue, anthropomorphic speed demon is expected to outrace a Michael Bay action-thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal and a Marvel comic book adaptation at the box office this weekend. Welcome to the chaotic state of moviegoing in 2022.Indeed, Paramount’s family friendly sequel “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” looks to sell more tickets in North American movie theaters than Universal’s starry high-speed heist film “Ambulance” and Sony’s antihero adventure “Morbius,” featuring Jared Leto.

Jared Leto reportedly slowed down production on Morbius by insisting that he stay in character and continue to use his crutches during bathroom breaks.In an interview with Uproxx, the film’s director Daniel Espinosa confirmed that the crew eventually chose to push Leto to the bathroom in a wheelchair in order to speed up the process.Leto plays the anti-hero Dr. Michael Morbius in the movie.

HBO Max and Warner Bros. are looking to build a Sherlock Holmes film-TV universe in the mold of the TV series offshoots of Suicide Squad and The Batman on the WarnerMedia streamer.

Naman Ramachandran The school half-term holidays saw the release of family-friendly fare at the U.K. and Ireland box office and consequently Paramount’s animated sequel “Sonic The Hedgehog 2” claimed the box office crown. The film debuted with £4.9 million ($6.5 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.The other big family targeted release, Universal’s “The Bad Guys,” debuted in third place with $2.2 million.

Sony’s “Morbius” is finally in theaters and while people are endlessly sharing their hot takes of the poorly-reviewed superhero film (including our review) and ‘Spider-Man’ spin-off, what might be even more interesting is all the behind-the-scenes shenanigans of Jared Leto, who as one person joked on Twitter today, might be the Daniel Day-Lewis of bad movies. Uproxx recently spoke with director Daniel Espinosa about the film —and while he couldn’t come up with a good answer when pressed about what Sony’s plans for the movie were and what they changed—what’s even more interesting is some of the rumors they heard.

Jared Leto went full method acting for “Morbius”.

Jared Leto can't stop, won't stop! The 50-year-old actor-musician hit the red carpet at Sunday's 64th annual GRAMMY Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, and told ET that while he's been racking up the acting credits as of late, his band, Thirty Seconds To Mars, is not on the back burner. The group's last album,, was released in 2018, and Leto told ET's Kevin Frazier that he's now focused on «putting new Thirty Seconds to Mars music out into the world.»«We've been working on our new album for the past couple years,» he revealed. «We have about 300 songs I think now.

The Weeknd might be changing things up thanks to his fans' jokes. On Sunday, the Canadian rapper teased that he might drop his last name, Tesfaye, and legally change his name to just Abel.The Canadian artist was responding to his fans' tendencies to commonly refer to him by his real name, not his stage name. «you guys are hilarious. i feel like i should change my stage name to ABEL at this point lol,» he tweeted.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDigital Domain VFX supervisor Matt Butler is no stranger to visual effects transformations, and his north star is always to ensure the actor’s performance and idiosyncrasies come through. In this case of the new superhero film “Morbius,” Butler had to make sure audiences could still see elements of Jared Leto’s transformation, while staying true to the character seen in Marvel comic books. “It had to be physically plausible and believable,” Butler says.In the film, Leto immerses himself in the part of Dr.

After multiple delays, Sony Pictures’ “Spider-Man” spin-off “Morbius” was finally released over the weekend. The third installment in Sony’s cinematic Spiderverse, which also includes the two “Venom” movies starring Tom Hardy, the studio has long teased a hard connection to the main Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Lenny Kravitz and Jared Leto battled it out for the title of hottest quinquagenarian at the 2022 Grammy Awards.The hunks both wore plunging sheer tops and fitted trousers as they arrived to the show, held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday.Lenny, 57, put his defined arms on display in a silver chainmail style tank top whereas Jared, 50, sported a see-through floral print top that showcased his toned chest. Who wore it better?Lenny Kravitz and Jared Leto battled it out for the title of hottest quinquagenarian at the 2022 Grammy AwardsLenny's shirt left little of his gym-honed body to the imagination as it cascaded down his chest in layers and hung low on the sides.The star embraced his rock star status as he arrived to the show with layers of chain necklaces strewn around his neck.

The latest film entry from the Marvel Cinematic Universe is enjoying a spectacular theatrical release nearly two years in the making.Morbiustook a big bite out of the box office in the US and globally, beating the competition and pulling in $84million during its opening weekend.The Jared Leto-led flick topped the North American box office too, albeit with an opening take seen as lackluster for a comic book superhero flick at $39.1 million, Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.Following up in second place despite not even being available to watch in North American markets yet, Paramount's animated Sonic The Hedgehog 2 earned $25.5M from its first 31 offshore markets. Big box office: Morbius took a big bite out of the box office in the US and globally, beating the competition and pulling in $84million in ticket its opening weekend Desperate for a cure:The sci-fi horror flick stars Jared Leto as biochemist Michael Morbius who suffers from a rare blood disease.When he tries an experiment to heal himself, the scientist inadvertently infects himself the DNA of a Costa Rican vampire bat, and develops his own form of vampirismThe sci-fi horror flick stars Letoas biochemist Michael Morbius who suffers from a rare blood disease.When he tries an experiment to heal himself, the scientist inadvertently infects himself the DNA of a Costa Rican vampire bat, and develops his own form of vampirism.The dangerous dose gives him amazing super powers of strength and speed, but he can also develops night vision and can even find things using sound, but he must also battle his new blood-thirsty urges.

Refresh for latest…: New blood in the form of Sony’s Jared Leto-fronted Morbius led the global box office this weekend with an $84M debut, while Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2 got off to a booming $25.5M start from its first 31 offshore markets. Warner Bros/DC also has something to crow about as The Batman topped $700M worldwide.