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Zootopia 2 is projected to surpass $150 million over the holiday weekend, with a record-breaking $104 million single-day gross in China, boosting its international total to around $525 million. Meanwhile, Wicked: For Good and other films are performing variably, with some success and others underperforming, amidst a quiet box office weekend.
Taylor Swift's album 'The Life of a Showgirl' has achieved remarkable success in its first week, with record-breaking streaming numbers, multiple exclusive editions boosting sales, and a successful behind-the-scenes movie that topped box office charts, making it one of the most impactful releases of the year.
The reported romantic relationship between Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson was a deliberate PR stunt orchestrated by their teams to promote their film 'Naked,' which successfully boosted its box office earnings, with no real romantic involvement between the actors.
The live-action remake of 'How to Train Your Dragon' exceeded expectations with an $83 million opening in North America, part of a global total of approximately $201 million, marking a strong box office performance for Universal.
Scott Cawthon, the creator of the popular video game franchise Five Nights at Freddy's, has responded to the success of the recently released movie adaptation. Cawthon expressed his gratitude to fans for making the opening weekend a big success and mentioned that he has been reading comments and critiques. He also shared some amusing encounters with fans while watching the movie incognito. Despite the film's success, IGN's review gave it a 4/10 rating, criticizing its excessive plot and departure from the game's simplicity.
Margot Robbie is set to earn a whopping $50 million from the success of the billion-dollar grossing Barbie movie, making her one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. As both an actor and producer on the film, Robbie played a significant role in its success and even convinced Greta Gerwig to join the project. This payday marks a turnaround for Robbie, who faced criticism as "box office poison" just a year ago.
The success of the movie "Barbie" has led to a surge in interest in naming babies after the iconic dolls, with BabyNames.com reporting a 300% increase in searches for the name "Barbie" and a 200% increase for "Ken" in July. Some users have even added these names to their favorites list. While Barbie means "stranger" and Ken means "handsome," there has been no increase in searches for the name "Allan" despite the popularity of the character in the film.
Despite being initially labeled as a box-office flop, Pixar's animated film "Elemental" has defied expectations and is on track to earn five times its opening-weekend total, a feat no other Pixar movie has achieved since "Toy Story." The film, which tells a love story between characters made of fire and water, is expected to cross the $400 million international mark and is projected to earn around $430 million overall. While it won't reach the billion-dollar threshold of previous Pixar hits, "Elemental" has shown endurance and favorable audience scores, proving that box-office success can be unpredictable in the pandemic era.