‘Uncharted,’ ‘Dog’ remain atop domestic box office

The Batman proved to be this weekend's highest-earning feature, as it earned a staggering $128.5million opening at the domestic box office.The news about the Robert Pattinson-starring feature was reported by The Hollywood Reporter, who also noted that the movie's nearly three-hour-long runtime did not put off viewers.It's also the only second pandemic-era movie to cross the $100million mark in a single weekend, a feat first achieved by Spider-Man: No Way Home, which launched last December to a historic $260 million. Raking it in:The Batman proved to be this weekend's highest-earning feature, as it earned a staggering $128.5million opening at the domestic box officeThe Batman is centered on the titular superhero and follows him attempting to take on corruption in Gotham City while taking on The Riddler.In addition to the star, the flick features the talents of performers such as Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano and Colin Farrell, among others.

The Batman is back!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterHoly ticket sales, Batman!Robert Pattinson’s pitch-black superhero adventure “The Batman” collected a mighty $128.5 million in its box office debut, marking the best opening weekend of 2022 by a landslide. But what is more impressive: it’s only the second pandemic-era movie to cross the $100 million mark in a single weekend, a feat first achieved by “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which launched last December to a historic $260 million.Thanks to positive reviews, strong reception from ticket buyers and high levels of intrigue to see Pattinson’s moody take on the Caped Crusader, “The Batman” is shaping up to be a commercial winner for Warner Bros.

On this episode of the Deep Focus podcast, host and Playlist EIC, Rodrigo Perez talks to Reid Carolin, the co-director and co-writer of “Dog,” which he made with co-writer/co-director and star Channing Tatum. Tatum’s been absent from the live-action big screen for nearly four years— the actor needed a break after his divorce and was feeling disillusioned with the industry.

In the wake of Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home rattling box office records, and creating a gravitational pull toward cinemas with a $1.85 billion global gross, Warner Bros.’ The Batman is looking to keep this big screen rally going.

Naman Ramachandran Sony release “Uncharted” continued its reign atop the U.K. and Ireland box office for the third weekend in a row collecting £3.08 million ($4.1 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterBruce Wayne could be the hero the box office desperately needs.Though movie theater attendance has significantly improved compared to earlier pandemic days, overall ticket sales have been slow to get box office receipts back to pre-COVID levels. “The Batman,” a decidedly grim superhero action-adventure, opens in domestic theaters on Friday and presents the best shot since “Spider-Man: No Way Home” at getting people back to the silver screen in a big way.The comic book film, starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, looks like it will be more than up for the task at hand.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Uncharted” held on to the top spot at the South Korean box office for the second successive weekend, a weekend that was the quietest this year for Korean cinemas.The Tom Holland-starring “Uncharted” grossed $1.05 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). That was earned from 1,238 screens and represented 38% of the nationwide revenue aggregate. “Uncharted” now has a $4.77 million cumulative after two weekends.Recently-published financial reports show that Korean cinema chains continued to lose vast amounts of money over the last year.

Tom Holland proved he's not going anywhere over the weekend when his films Uncharted and Spider-Man: No Way Home bookended the top three.His new action–adventure film Uncharted managed to retain its top spot for the second week in a row, while hiscomic book epic Spider-Man: No Way Home followed closely behind in third place, according to Variety.The 25-year-old star seems destined for a blockbuster milestone as his Spider-Man sequel inches toward an $800 million North American haul. Incredible standing: Tom Holland, 25, dominated at the weekend box office, as he starred in Uncharted and Spider-Man: No Way Home, according to Variety; still from UnchartedUncharted, Sony's long-in-the-works video game adaptation, brought in $23.2 million from 4,275 domestic venues in its second weekend of release, representing a 46 percent decline in revenues from its opening.That brings its domestic total to $83.3 million.A drop of around 50 percent is standard for big-budget tentpoles, but making its hold a little more impressive, the film did not enjoy the rapturous reviews that greeted Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSony’s video game adaptation “Uncharted,” starring Tom Holland as street-smart treasure hunter Nathan Drake, had another solid showing at the international box office.Over the weekend, the PG-13 video game adaptation collected $35 million from 64 overseas territories, pushing its international tally to $143 million. With $83 million in North American ticket sales, “Uncharted” has generated $226.4 million globally so far. That haul is impressive because “Uncharted” has yet to open in China (March 14), which currently stands as the world’s biggest theatrical market.“Uncharted” continues to pull in crowds in the United Kingdom, Holland’s birthplace.

Refresh for latest…: Sony’s Uncharted handily crossed the $200M mark globally this weekend, after adding $35M from 64 overseas markets and $23.3M domestically. The international box office cume is now $143M. Worldwide, the Tom Holland/Mark Wahlberg-starrer counts $226.4M.

Tom Holland continues to be a big box office draw.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIt’s (still) good to be Tom Holland.The 25-year-old actor has been all-but-singlehandedly propelling ticket sales at North American movie theaters, leading two films in the top three spots on domestic box office charts. Over the weekend, his action-adventure “Uncharted” repeated No.

J. Kim Murphy To twist the words of Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent, it’s always darkest before the dawn, especially at the box office.

SATURDAY AM: Refresh for more analysis and chart  Before a big tentpole comes into the marketplace, there’s typically a lull at the box office, but it’s an even bigger lull when the major studios don’t have any new wide entries. Everyone is waiting for Warner Bros. The Batman and many sources tell me it’s bound easily for a $100M+ opening, in fact $115M+, and the advance ticket sales are there to prove that. This despite the 3-hour running time, and from what I hear (I haven’t seen it yet) is a more noir, detective story by Matt Reeves than all the action set pieces in a Christopher Nolan movie. iSpot shows Warner Bros. having spent already $28M+ in U.S. TV spots (that’s even a big number from that data agency’s POV) across such shows as the Winter Olympics, NFL, Good Morning America, NBA games and Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. Note, Warners’ hasn’t weighed in on these industry projections at the time of writing, but note, they’ll safely lowball. That said, no one sees it below $100M.

Viewers love his ITV show about the adorable dogs up for adoption at Battersea Cats & Dogs Home, and now presenter Paul O’Grady has revealed he’s adopted another pooch from the rescue centre.The Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs star’s news comes after he previously said that he was contractually obliged to not adopt any more new furry friends. Paul’s new pup Sausage, who has described as the “friendliest dog in the world”, joins the four other dogs the 66 year old has previously welcomed into his home from the centre.

Cinemark came back to life in the fourth quarter, surging past Wall Street estimates to post its first quarterly profit since before the coronavirus pandemic.

Zendaya looks at every red carpet she steps foot on--but she still has some not-so-graceful moments here and there that make her seem more human. During a recent trip to Rome, the Euphoria actress nearly took a tumble as she exited the car and walked into Eitch Borromini for lunch surrounded by security.

Imax marked an official turning point in the fourth quarter, reporting its best results in any quarter since 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic upended show business and civilization.

Zack Sharf Tom Holland revealed on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” this week that his attempt to explain “Uncharted” scenes to his “Spider-Man” co-star and girlfriend Zendaya ended in total confusion. Holland spent some of his “Spider-Man: No Way Home” shoot prepping for “Uncharted” and reading the script for the Sony-backed adventure movie.

Two months after the release of the surprise-filled sequel, Tom Holland can finally share some secrets about Spider-Man: No Way Home — and he’s starting with a particularly cheeky one!