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Four years of writing about domestic box office during “a challenging period” makes it tempting to go with the glass half-full view (and even more). This weekend, Paramount’s “Bob Marley: One Love” provides the necessary evidence with an estimated $49 million gross by Monday, six days into its Valentine’s Day opening run. Its three-day total is about $27.7 million. That’s a terrific performance against a $70 million production cost, and it’s an original biopic. Despite a depressed marketplace, there’s an audience for mainstream movies that can make a profit. “Bob Marley” showed a strong cross-demographic draw, female slightly ahead of ma...... Read Full article on HadNews

February Box Office Preview: Bob Marley Biopic, Marvel’s Madame Web – IndieWire You will be redirected back to your article in seconds An all-original batch of new wide releases could surprise, but theaters could end the month already fighting to meet the year's modest projections. ad ...... Read Full article on HadNews

Dakota Johnson was skeptical about becoming a superhero, in part due to the “psychotic” element of acting against a blue screen for CGI effects. Johnson leads Sony’s upcoming “Madame Web” as the title character AKA Cassandra Webb who starts getting visions of the future after a near-death experience. The trailer went viral, with Johnson recently telling Entertainment Weekly that the process of starring in the Sony (in association with Marvel) film based on the comic book series was a career first for her. “I’ve never really done a movie where you are on a blue screen, and there’s fake explosions going off, and someone’s going, ‘Explos...... Read Full article on HadNews