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Sunday, November 5, 2023

Box office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ passes $200 million globally in its second weekend at #1 by Edward Douglas

After a terrific October, things settled down for the first weekend of November, as few major studios wanted to open the holiday movie season, and no new movies opened in more than 1,500 the…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:15PM
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Box office preview: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ takes on 2nd weekend of Taylor Swift by Edward Douglas

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese returns to theaters just in time to take on Taylor Swift in the second weekend of her record-setting “The Eras Tour” concert movie. Read on for Gold Derby’s b…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AM
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ can save the fall box office, but will it top ‘Barbie’s’ opening? by Edward Douglas

This weekend, we’ll be entering new box office territory, as arguably one of the biggest pop stars on the entire planet shares her record-breaking sell-out concert tour to theaters across …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AM
Friday, September 29, 2023

October 2023 box office preview: Taylor Swift will set new records as she dominates movie theaters by Edward Douglas

After one of the worst months of 2023 at the box office, we might have found the true savior for the month of October in a pop singer. Taylor Swift‘s return to theaters is with a concert f…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AM
Friday, August 11, 2023

Box office: How is ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ stacking up to earlier ‘Mission: Impossible’ movies? by Edward Douglas

In July, Tom Cruise‘s latest foray as Ethan Hunt, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” crashed into movie theaters like a runaway train, taking advantage of the fact it co…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:30PM
Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Box office preview: ‘Barbie’ looks to walk all over ‘Oppenheimer’ in savage summer feud by Edward Douglas

Rumors about this weekend have been swirling around the internet for many months as something lovingly referred to as “Barbenheimer” – this Friday, that potential summer feud comes to …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00PM
Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Box office preview: ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ may not be able to dethrone ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ by Edward Douglas

We’re getting into the period of the summer movie season when there are so many new movies being released back-to-back, we’re going to start to see some cannibalizing of theaters. Read o…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PM
Sunday, April 2, 2023

Box office: ‘Dungeon and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ outperforms expectations with $38.5M 1st place opening by Edward Douglas

March really has been great at the box office, beginning with Michael B. Jordan’s “Creed III,” followed by two out of three franchise sequels that outperformed their original movies. T…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PM
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Box office preview: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ hopes to reenergize movie theaters for Presidents Day by Edward Douglas

It’s hard to believe, but this weekend will be the fourth four-day weekend in the past two months as the nation celebrates Presidents Day, and schools and government workers get another Mo…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PM
Wednesday, February 1, 2023

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ passes ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’ to become 10th biggest domestic release by Edward Douglas

James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has been doing huge box office business both domestically and overseas since it opened in mid-December, passing many impressive milestones wh…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PM
Friday, December 30, 2022

January 2023 box office preview: ‘M3GAN’ kicks off a month full of thrillers and other odds and ends by Edward Douglas

It’s January, which doesn’t exactly mean that awards-worthy movies will immediately disappear from theaters, but it has become somewhat synonymous with studios dumping notoriously bad mo…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AM
Sunday, December 18, 2022

Box office: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ washes over movie theaters with $134 million opening by Edward Douglas

This past weekend was essentially all “Avatar: The Way of Water” all the time, as James Cameron’s sequel to the 2009 global blockbuster burst into over 4,202 theaters on Friday after m…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:15PM
Sunday, December 4, 2022

Box office: David Harbour’s ‘Violent Night’ takes strong 2nd place to unstoppable ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ by Edward Douglas

Some might say that second place is nothing to write home about, but not in the case of David Harbour’s violent holiday action-comedy “Violent Night.” It opened in 3,682 theaters again…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:30PM
Sunday, August 21, 2022

Box office: ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ wins weekend with $20 million — what about Idris Elba’s ‘Beast’? by Edward Douglas

Things didn’t look great last weekend for the end of the summer box office, but the month of August may have been saved by the release of the animated sequel “Dragon Ball Super: Super He…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PM
Sunday, July 31, 2022

Box office: ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ ends July at #1 but with just $23 million by Edward Douglas

July came to a close as movie theaters saw a minor drop that could very well be a portent of things to come, as August is expected to only have one major blockbuster. Warner Bros. decided to…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PM
Sunday, July 10, 2022

Box office: ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ opens with $300 million worldwide in a thriving movie market by Edward Douglas

As we cross the midpoint of the summer movie season, Marvel Studios released its second movie through Disney into 4,375 theaters as director Taika Waititi looked to recreate the magic of his…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:43PM
Sunday, June 19, 2022

Box office: Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ disappoints with 2nd place opening for ‘Toy Story’ prequel by Edward Douglas

On paper, the idea for “Lightyear” seemed like a sound one, and for many, the return of Pixar Animation to theaters after two long years should have been seen as an event in itself, main…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:50PM
Sunday, May 8, 2022

Box office: ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ kicks off summer with $185 million opening by Edward Douglas

It’s May and the summer box office season has kicked into gear with Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Ben…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:30PM
Saturday, April 30, 2022

May box office 2022 preview: ‘Doctor Strange’ sequel will dominate until the return of Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ by Edward Douglas

May brings the start of the summer movie season, yet it’s a relatively quieter month compared to April with only six or seven wide releases, at least so far. What’s important is that thi…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00PM
Monday, March 7, 2022

How did ‘The Batman’ opening box office compare to previous Caped Crusader movies? by Edward Douglas

Over the weekend, Matt Reeves’s “The Batman” scored big time in movie theaters with $134 million after making $57 million on Friday (including $21.7 million in preview screenings betwe…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:30PM
Friday, February 4, 2022

Oscar predictions: Will ‘West Side Story’ have the below-the-line support it needs to win Best Picture? by Edward Douglas

From the moment I first watched Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” I knew I had seen something special. I immediately thought that this was, in fact, going to be the new Best Pictur…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:00PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
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