Apple Original Films
Box Office: ‘Despicable Me 4’ Easily Wins With $44.7M as ‘Longlegs’ Stuns With Record $22.6M Launch
Animation continue to the be hero of the summer office thanks to Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out 2, but Neon’s Longlegs can rightly take a bow after scoring the biggest opening for an independent horror pic in a decade with $22.6 million in ticket sales. From Illumination and Universal, DM4 easily stayed atop the […]
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‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Review: Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum Can’t Land Greg Berlanti’s Unwieldy Space-Race Rom-Com
The actors star alongside Woody Harrelson and Ray Romano in a period screwball/thriller/romance set during the preparations for the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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Greg Berlanti Screens ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ on Debate Night, Says Film Reflects “This Moment in the Country”
This pivotal year for the nation was on Greg Berlanti’s mind during an intimate screening of his period film Fly Me to the Moon that took place on the night of this week’s presidential debate. Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum star in Apple Original Films’ romantic comedy feature from director Berlanti that hits theaters July […]
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Ice Spice to Make Acting Debut in Spike Lee’s ‘High and Low’ With Denzel Washington
Ice Spice is branching out into acting with a part in Spike Lee’s forthcoming feature High and Low, which will reunite the filmmaker with Denzel Washington. The rapper is set to appear in a cameo role that she has begun shooting for the project that is an English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller […]
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Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum Blast Off in ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Trailer
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum find themselves in each other’s orbit in the first trailer for Fly Me to the Moon. Apple Original Films’ romantic comedy feature from director Greg Berlanti hits theaters July 14, with Sony handling distribution. Jim Rash, Ray Romano and Woody Harrelson round out the cast for the film that takes […]
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‘STEVE! (Martin) a Documentary in Two Pieces’ Trailer: Comedian Was “Scared Out of My Mind” After Reaching Stardom
Apple is celebrating Steve Martin’s legacy with the trailer for STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces. The two-part documentary chronicles how Martin ended up becoming one of the biggest figures in comedy, featuring never-before-seen footage from the stand-up comedian-turned-movie star’s half-century-long career. STEVE! (martin) is split in two: “Then” and “Now.” The first part […]
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Box Office: Matthew Vaughn and Apple’s Big-Budget ‘Argylle’ Bombs With $18M U.S. Debut
Spurned by many critics and consumers alike, Matthew Vaughn‘s pricey spy comedy Argylle bombed at the North American box office in the biggest miss to date for Apple’s theatrical ambitions. The movie opened to an estimated $18 million from 3,605 cinemas against a price tag of $200 million to $250 million, according to sources. The […]
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Apple in Talks to Land Thriller ‘The Lost Bus’ From Matthew McConaughey, Director Paul Greengrass
Apple Original Films is in talks to pick up a package for the dramatic thriller The Lost Bus that has star Matthew McConaughey and director Paul Greengrass circling. Brad Ingelsby (Mare of Easttown) wrote the script for The Lost Bus based on Lizzie Johnson’s 2021 fact-based book Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire that […]
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Rogue ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Intermissions at Movie Theaters Spur Studio to Intervene
After a small number of independent theaters added their own intermissions to screenings of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, the film’s team has stepped in to intervene. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that there have been isolated incidents of theaters pausing the critically praised film — which Apple Original Films and Paramount Pictures […]
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Box Office: Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Tops Thursday With $5.9M, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Rides to $2.6M in Previews
Martin Scorsese’s Western crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon has started off its North American box office run with $2.6 million in Thursday previews, while Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour won the day with $5.9 million as it prepares to leap the $100 million mark domestically sometime on Friday. From Apple Original Films, Flower Moon […]
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Apple Reveals First Look at Brad Pitt’s Formula One Film
Apple Studios has revealed a first-look image from Brad Pitt’s hotly anticipated Formula One feature. The untitled film, which also features Snowfall star Damson Idris in a lead role, is set in the world of elite motor racing. Pitt stars as a former F1 driver who returns to race for the fictional APXGP team, a […]
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Henry Cavill’s ‘Argylle’ Sets Theatrical Release From Apple, Universal
Apple Original Films is making more moves in the theatrical space. The streaming service is teaming with Universal to give the Henry Cavill spy thriller Argylle a Feb. 2, 2024, exclusive global release. It’s the latest high-profile feature that Apple has opted to grant a theatrical window ahead of its streaming debut. The company is […]
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