Low-Budget ‘Ouija’ Spooks Box Office for $20 Million Triumph
Teen-targeting thriller scares off Keanu Reeves’ “John Wick” and Brad Pitt’s “Fury”
Michael Bay
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‘Ouija’ Fails to Summons Critics: 10 Takedowns That May Scare Off Audiences
Don’t fear the reaper, but be very afraid of a sequel
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How Universal Took ‘Ouija’ From Risky Blockbuster to Likely Low-Budget Hit
Producers Jason Blum and Brad Fuller tell TheWrap how a “big, big movie” turned into a microbudget safe bet
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‘Ouija’ Board Predicts Box Office: Teen Thriller to Beat Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves, Bill Murray
Teen-targeting horror movie expected to dethrone “Fury” and outpace wide openers “John Wick” and “St. Vincent” this weekend
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‘Annabelle’ Turning Into Demon at Foreign Box Office
New Line’s horror movie spinoff has taken in $166 million globally — on a $6.5 million budget
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Starz Pirate Drama ‘Black Sails’ Gets Early Season 3 Order, Releases Season 2 Trailer (Video)
The renewal arrives months ahead of the series’ second season return in January 2015
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This Is Not a Test: ‘Purge 3’ In the Works at Universal, Blumhouse
Director James DeMonaco and Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes are also returning for the sequel
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‘Maze Runner’ Rules Overseas Box Office With $27 Million in 2nd Week
Fox’s young adult sci-fi tale opens at No. 1 in four markets and holds the top spot in 10 others
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Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay Producing Cocaine Project With TNT
Untitled pilot project will explore the exciting world of the ’70s drug trade in Florida
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Rockets Past $300 Million at Both Domestic, Foreign Box Office
Disney’s Marvel space romp is only movie to top that mark in U.S. this year
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10 Biggest Winners and Losers at the Summer Box Office – From ‘GotG’ Chris Pratt Effect to Tom Cruise
Who flew and who blew during 2014 summer season? TheWrap has it covered
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5 Freaky Facts From a Fractured Summer Box Office
The 2014 superhero-and-sequel season was a roller coaster ride that defied conventional wisdom on a nearly weekly basis
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9 Burning Fall Movie Questions: Will ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ be Blessed? Who Will Grinch Flinch?
From predicting how high Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” will soar to which film will be the biggest at the box office this year, TheWrap previews the next four months
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Mark Wahlberg in Talks to Star in J.C. Chandor’s ‘Deepwater Horizon’
The story follows the 2010 BP oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
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10 Biggest Box-Office Bargains: How This Summer’s Hits Stack Up
Modestly budgeted “Fault in Our Stars,” “Purge: Anarchy,” and “Neighbors” brought big-time returns. Here’s how the grosses and budgets of summer’s biggest movies compare
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Tops $200 Million at Box Office in 15 Days
Disney’s Marvel space romp is on way to overtaking “Transformers: Age of Extinction” as summer’s biggest domestic hit
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Martin Lawrence Says ‘Bad Boys 3’ Is Coming: ‘I Just Spoke to Jerry Bruckheimer… He Said It’s Real’ (Video)
The actor told Conan O’Brien on Wednesday night that producer Jerry Bruckheimer told him “it’s real”
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‘Ninja Turtles’ Makes Box Office Analysts Look Bad – and That’s Good (Video)
It’s the fourth straight No. 1 film to top projections by a wide margin and suddenly, we’re on our way to an August record
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‘Planet of Apes’ Swings Past $500 Million at Global Box Office
“Guardians of Galaxy” is No. 1 internationally with $40 million and “Ninja Turtles” storms Russia
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Clobbers ‘Guardians’ With $65 Million Box-Office Opening (Video)
Marvel’s space romp holds well with $41.5 million, but Michael Bay’s half-shell heroes explode and Paramount announces a sequel
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Explosions! Megan Fox! Explosions! Is This ‘Transformers’ or ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?’ (Video)
Michael Bay has directed and produced some of the summer’s biggest blockbusters including the “Transformers” franchise and new release “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” But can moviegoers even tell the difference between either movie from the trailers?
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Blowing Out ‘Guardians’ After $25 Million Friday at Box Office
Paramount’s pizza-eating mutants on pace to top $60 million, knock Marvel’s space cowboys from top spot
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Critics Shell ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ With Bad Reviews: 10 Takedowns to Consider
“If ever there was a movie that should not have been made, this is that movie,” Seattle Times critic Soren Anderson wrote
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Kicks Up $4.6 Million Thursday, Aiming for Mid-to-High $40Ms
The Paramount-Nickelodeon reboot had a strong evening opening
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Clip: Elevator Beatboxing and ‘Cowabunga!’ (Video)
Michelangelo lets the classic animated “TMNT” catchphrase fly as the Turtles rush into battle against Shredder
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Theo James, Jack Reynor and Eric Bana Join Rooney Mara in ‘The Secret Scripture’
Jim Sheridan is directing the film also starring Vanessa Redgrave and Jeremy Irons
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ May Shell-Shock ‘Guardians’ at Box Office
Marvel’s space romp has posted summer’s best Monday and Tuesday grosses and both films could top $45 million for weekend
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New ‘Ninja Turtles’ Rap From Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J Deemed ‘Artificial’ by Vanilla Ice
Ice previously wrote and recorded “Ninja Rap” for the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze”
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Review: Michael Bay’s Reboot an Empty Shell
There are a few thrills and a few laughs in this rejiggered, CGI-heavy reimagining of the comic book/TV/movie superstars, but even by kid-movie standards, it’s a hollow experience
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‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Powers Past $1 Billion at Global Box Office
Michael Bay’s toy-bot epic has taken in more than $763 million internationally, and more than $300 million from China alone
