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Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” continued to charge towards the $1 billion mark in its second box office weekend, easily holding on to the No. 1 spot with an estimated $88 million to reach a global cume of $690 million after just ten days in theaters.

This makes “Beauty” the fourth straight Disney film to cross the $600 million global mark, following “Doctor Strange,” “Moana” and “Rogue One.” It also now ranks in the top 5 for ten-day box office totals and second weekend totals.

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“Beauty” staved off a cluster of new releases this weekend, including Lionsgate’s “Power Rangers,” which finished in a distant second but beat trackers’ expectation of $35 million to gross a solid $40.5 million domestically from 3,693 screens against a $105 million budget.

The blockbuster retelling of the battle between Rita Repulsa and Zordon’s “teenagers with attitude” got a mixed 44 percent by critics at Rotten Tomatoes, but received an A from CinemaScore surveys, with an A+ grade from 30 percent of moviegoers under 18. The film also received a boost from college-age moviegoers during the spring break season, as millennials who saw the Saturday morning TV series when it first premiered back in 1993 came to theaters for a dose of nostalgia.

Finishing third is Warner Bros.’s “Kong: Skull Island,” which made an estimated $14.4 million in its third weekend to bring its domestic cume to $133.5 million. Overseas, “Kong” enjoyed a strong opening in China this weekend, making an estimated $51.3 million on Friday and Saturday with $6.5 million coming from 387 IMAX screens. While the final weekend totals are still being estimated, China is likely to push “Kong” to $350 million global this weekend and $400 million in the days to come, which will surely please Lionsgate, as they build towards “Godzilla vs. King Kong”

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In a disappointing fourth is Columbia Pictures’ “Life,” which only made an estimated $12.2 million from 3,146 against a $58 million budget, putting its opening on the low end of trackers’ projections. While the Jake Gyllenhaal/Ryan Reynolds space horror film received a 67 percent RT rating and solid word-of-mouth after its premiere at SXSW, “Life” has been a dud with audiences, receiving a C+ CinemaScore.

Fox’s “Logan,” meanwhile, will be happy with its fifth place finish in its fourth weekend, as its estimated $10 million this weekend will push it past the $200 million domestic mark after it passed $500 million global earlier this week. Universal’s “Get Out” will also celebrate a milestone of its own, as it will pass the $150 million global mark after making $8.7 million in its fifth weekend.

Finishing outside the top ten this week is “CHIPS,” Dax Shepard’s comedy with Michael Pena about a pair of bumbling California Highway Patrol officers. The film took in $7.6 million from 2,494 screens. By comparison, WB’s last adult comedy, “Fist Fight,” made $12.2 million in its opening weekend last month, albeit against much less competition than “CHIPS” is facing.

15 Live-Action Disney Movies in the Works After 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' (Photos)

Disney will be pumping out live-action versions of its animated classics for a long time to come. Here's a list of titles in the works, including the release date of the original.
"Mulan"
This is a particularly anticipated title, which is slated to be released on March 27, 2020. Niki Caro is directing, while Liu Yifei is starring as the title character. Donnie Yen and Jason Scott Lee also star.
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"Jungle Cruise"

Okay, okay, "Jungle Cruise" might not count as live-action film based on a previously animated classic, but it is based on a ride at Disneyland, so we're going to include it. Plus, we'll take any chance to talk about Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in the same sentence. It will hit theaters July 24, 2020.
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"Cruella"
Extracted from the famous villainess of 1961’s “One Hundred and One Dalmatians,” this origin story of a woman who declares open season on purebred puppies -- Cruella de Vil -- is set to star Emma Stone. The reigning live-action Cruella is Glenn Close, who herself starred in two live-action adaptations. It's due in theaters Dec. 23, 2020
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"The Little Mermaid"
So now we're getting into films that are in some stage of development but haven't necessarily been slated for release. After all, Disney has so many untitled films slated, it's hard to count. But a live-action version of "The Little Mermaid" has been long discussed, as it is arguably one of the most popular and profitable movies in Disney's vault. Rob Marshall is on board direct, with Halle Bailey set to star as Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula.
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"Pinocchio"

"Pinocchio" is also in the works, with Tom Hanks playing Geppetto.
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"James and the Giant Peach"
In one of the more interesting adaptations, this beloved Roald Dahl book became a quirky claymation hit for Disney in 1996 with director Henry Selick. Heavy dramatist director Sam Mendes was attached to take a stab at it, but he has since dropped out.
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"Rose Red"
This one is trippy (no pun over producer Tripp Vinson), but promising creatively. In the German fairy tale, Rose Red is Snow White's sister. Disney and Vinson are collaborating on introducing the world to the sibling of the famous apple-loving princess. Disney released the original "Snow White" in 1937.
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"Tinker Bell"

This movie has also been in the works for quite some time, with Reese Witherspoon attached as the cute little fairy from "Peter Pan."
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"Snow White"
Forget her sister -- the original baddest chick in the Disney animated kingdom is coming back for her own standalone film. It was announced at the end of October 2016.
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"Peter Pan"
Neverland will get a practical set if Disney has its way updating the 1953 animated film.
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"The Jungle Book 2"
This is a no-brainer follow-up to Favreau's hit from spring 2016, based on the animated classic released in 1967.
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"Oliver Twist"
While Disney never formally made a direct animated take on Charles Dickens' beloved orphan, they did release the adorable 1988 "Oliver and Company," inspired by Dickens' tale but told with animals. The studio also made a small-screen live-action version in 1997 with Richard Dreyfuss.
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"Lilo & Stitch"

And another film that is supposed to get the live-action treatment and some point. This project was announced in October 2018 with Mike Van Waes attached to pen the script. Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich of Rideback are producing.
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"Hunchback"

In early 2019, a live-action film based on 1996's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" was announced. Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang was tapped to pen the script, with Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz handling the music.
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"Bambi"

In January 2020, Disney hired Geneva Robertson-Dworet (“Captain Marvel") and Lindsey Beer (“Sierra Burgess Is a Loser,”) to write the script for the live-action remake of the 1942 animated classic.

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