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  • The Batman soars to a solid box office opening

    The Batman soars to a solid box office opening

    Mumbai: Actor Robert Pattinson’s childhood dream of playing Batman turned into box office success and a dream-come-true for Warner Bros as “The Batman” packed a punch, exceeding expectations and grossing $128.5 million domestically in its opening weekend. It was the best opening weekend for a film since Sony Picture Entertainment’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” earned $260.1 million in its December debut, according to box office tracker, Comscore. 

    The opening also served as a signal light of hope that moviegoers are eager for a return to theatres. Warner Bros has reportedly committed to a 45-day window of exclusivity in theatres. Following that 45-day period, “The Batman” will hit HBO Max for streaming.
    Internationally, “The Batman” loomed large collecting $120 million in box office receipts in 74 overseas markets. The film had the best turnout in the United Kingdom, where it earned $18.4 million, followed by Mexico, where it earned $12 million. Other top territories include Australia ($9.2 million), Brazil ($8.8 million), France ($8.5 million), Germany ($5.1 million) and Korea ($4.4 million). The Batman doesn’t open in China, which is currently the world’s biggest theatrical market, until 18 March. It won’t play at all in Russia after Warner Bros opted to pull its release following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

    In India, “The Batman” opened on 4 March to enthusiastic audiences and, according to BoxOfficeIndia, the film has raked in Rs 7.5 crore net on the second day of its release. Now, the total collection of the film in India is Rs 14 crore. The film is doing well in the metro cities and with Maharashtra allowing cinema halls at 100 per cent occupancy, this has boosted the collections.

    The dark take on the character, in which Batman investigates corruption in Gotham following the murders of several of the city’s prominent figures by the sadistic serial killer, the Riddler, has earned positive reviews. Variety’s Peter Debruge naming it a critic’s pick and writing that the “grounded, frequently brutal and nearly three-hour film noir registers among the best of the genre, even if, or more aptly because  of its willingness to dismantle and interrogate the very concept of superheroes.” 

    Audiences are also being extremely receptive, with the film scoring an ‘A-‘ CinemaScore, indicating strong approval from general ticket buyers. In addition, critics have praised Robert Pattinson for his fresh/gritty interpretation of the character. 

    Pattinson, who rose to global fame with the Twilight movies, follows in the footsteps of Adam West, Val Kilmer, Michael Keaton, Christian Bale and, more recently, Ben Affleck, among others, to play Bruce Wayne/Batman. Zoë Kravitz, who plays Catwoman was also singled out for critical commendation. Directed by Matt Reeves, “The Batman” also stars Colin Farrell, Andy Serkis and Paul Dano. 

    As reported in Variety, domestic audience demographics revealed a heavily male crowd for “The Batman” at 67 per cent, with the 18-34 crowd at 62 per cent, per PostTrak. Diversity draw was 41 per cent Caucasian, 26 per cent Latino and Hispanic, 17 per cent Black, and 16 per cent Asian/other. 

    Other CinemaScore audience diagnostics are showing males at 65 per cent, giving the movie an A-, females a B+ at 35 per cent. Those over 35 factored at 31 per cent of the crowd, while those over 50 showed up at 11 per cent. A- grades largely throughout all demos.

    Prior to this weekend, Tom Holland’s video game adaptation “Uncharted” held the title for the biggest opening weekend of the year with $44 million in initial sales. Now in second place, the Sony Pictures film pocketed $11 million from 3,875 theaters between Friday and Sunday, pushing “Uncharted” past $100 million at the domestic box office. Overseas, the PG-13 “Uncharted” added another $17.4 million from 64 foreign markets. Those revenues take the film to $171.3 million internationally and $271.5 million globally. 

    Elsewhere, Channing Tatum’s canine adventure “Dog” landed in third position with $ six million from 3,507 theaters. The road-trip buddy comedy is somewhat of an anomaly because it has managed to entice audiences without involving superheroes or intense CG-action sequences. “Dog” continues to surprise at the box office, crossing $40 million in North America over the weekend.

    Holdovers “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Death on the Nile” took spots four and five on domestic box office charts.

  • Robert Pattinson named sexiest man on Earth

    Robert Pattinson named sexiest man on Earth

    MUMBAI: Robert Pattinson has been voted world‘s sexiest man, as per a poll conducted by a magazine.
    The 26-year-old, who is reportedly rekindling his relationship with Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart, has won the accolade for the fourth year running, it is understood.
    Pattinson started his career by playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He later landed the leading role of Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer, and came to worldwide fame, thus establishing himself among the highest paid and most bankable actors in Hollywood.
    In 2010, the actor was named one of TIME magazine‘s 100 most influential people in the world and also in the same year, Forbes ranked him as one of the most powerful celebrities in the world.
    Pattinson was followed by Assemble actor Tom Hiddleston who was in turn followed by Johnny Depp.
    While Prometheus actor Michael Fassbender was in fourth place, British TV actor Benedict Cumberbatch took the fifth place.
    Over 40,000 people voted in the poll to choose the 50 sexiest men of 2012.

  • Dejected Robert Pattinson plans to quit Hollywood

    Dejected Robert Pattinson plans to quit Hollywood

    MUMBAI: Feeling dejected following revelations that his ex-girlfriend Kristen Stewart cheated on him with director Rupert Sanders, Robert Pattinson is planning to quit Hollywood.
    “Rob has always had a love-hate relationship with his career. He loves earning millions from acting, but he hates the constant intrusion into his private life,” it has been said.
    “He has more than enough money to live very comfortably for the rest of his life. Quitting Hollywood is something he has talked about. When he found out Kristen had cheated, he opened his eyes – people in showbiz just aren‘t very nice,” said a friend of Pattinson.

  • MIB III displaces Dictator from spot 1 in Australia

    MIB III displaces Dictator from spot 1 in Australia

    MUMBAI: Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones’ latest film Men In Black III, that opened across 592 screens in Australia took $ 5.001 million for a screen average of $8,449, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia.
     
    The third installment of the action comedy – which launched the first in the trilogy in 1997 – is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, who also directed the previous two. The film took just over $5m in its first weekend at the box office.

    The film displaced Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator from the number one spot. The Dictator took $2.452 million across 344 screens for a screen average of $7,130, taking $9.669 million to date.
     
    In third place, The Avengers remained firm in its fifth week taking in $2.262 million across 480 screens for a $ 4,714 average. The result takes the comic book heroes to $ 46.986 million and 8th place on the all time box office record.

    Costume drama Bel Ami that stars Robert Pattinson and directed by Declan Donnellan, that also released this week, took $0.264m at the box office and was placed 6th.

  • PVR to release Bel Ami on 16 March

    PVR to release Bel Ami on 16 March

    MUMBAI: PVR Pictures will release Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod’s Bel Ami on 16 March.

    The film is based on an 1885 novel of the same name by Guy de Maupassant.

    Bel Ami is the story of Georges Duroy who travels through 1890s Paris and uses his wit and power of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.

    The film stars Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman.

  • Censor Board passes The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn without cuts

    Censor Board passes The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn without cuts

    MUMBAI: The Censor Board has cleared The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part – 1) without a single cut, but given it an ‘A‘ certification.

    The film has a love sequence between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, the protagonists of the vampire movie.

    PVR Pictures is marketing and distributing the film in India.

    PVR Pictures president Kamal Gianchandani said, “Though we would have loved to have a ‘U‘ certification as it would have given us a large prospect, we are very happy that the film has been passed without a single cut.

    “We were apprehensive on one of the love making sequence of the movie which was already making news in the international media circle which was recorded without a single cut. We are happy to present the movie in totality to the Indian audience.”

    The movie had seen a bumper box office opening at the international box office with the opening day collection of $283.5 million. It will release in India on 25 November.