‘Freaky,’ a body-swap horror movie from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions, slashed its box office competition, debuting to $3.7 million over the weekend.

In the coronavirus era, when nearly every movie scheduled for theatrical release has been postponed, those ticket sales were easily enough to nab first place on US charts. The film played on 2,472 screens in North America. Overseas, ‘Freaky’ grossed $1.9 million from 20 international markets for a global haul of $5.6 million.

‘Freaky’ stars Vince Vaughn as a savage serial killer and Kathryn Newton as an under-the-radar high school teen, who inadvertently switch bodies on Friday the 13th. Christopher Landon, who wrote ‘Disturbia,’ three ‘Paranormal Activity’ sequels and directed ‘Happy Death Day,’ directed the R-rated thriller. The movie, which received overwhelmingly positive reviews, cost $6 million to make.

“It’s going to be very profitable,” said analyst David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research. “With the pandemic surging and additional U.S. theaters closing, this is a good opening.”

Jim Orr, Universal’s president of domestic distribution, said ‘Freaky’ should have a long life in theaters since it won’t have much competition. That’s been the case with many pandemic-era releases.

“It’ll have much longer legs than the horror genre might normally produce,” Orr said. He praised the studio’s collaboration Blumhouse, known for making thrillers with responsible budgets. “Christopher Landon has an amazing touch for these films,” Orr adds. “He can blend horror and comedy like no other.”

Compared to rival studios, Universal has been active in releasing movies during the pandemic, largely because of a deal it forged with AMC Theatres. Typically, movies play on the big screen for 75 to 90 days before they move to digital rental services. But under Universal and AMC’s new agreement, the studio can put new films on premium video-on-demand within 17 days of their theatrical debuts. In return, AMC, which is the biggest cinema chain in the world, promises not to boycott Universal’s movies and also gets a cut of the digital profits.

Of course, Universal has kept to opening smaller and less financially risky titles given the unstable movie market and plans to save its biggest tentpoles -- like ‘Fast and Furious’ sequel F9 and ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ -- until moviegoing returns to a more significant degree and coronavirus cases are better under control. In any case, the recent crop of Universal movies provides movie theater owners, many of whom are desperate for fresh product to offer, something new to populate their marquees. In the next few weeks, Universal is unveiling the animated adventure ‘The Croods: A New Age’ on Nov. 25 and the Tom Hanks-led Western ‘News of the World’ on Dec. 25. And Focus Features, Universal’s specialty label, is offering ‘Promising Young Woman’ on Christmas Day.

“New content drives the theatrical experience,” Universal’s Orr said. “We’re pleased we’ve been able to support exhibition the way we have.”

Many industry observers have been curious as to how the pact would benefit theater operators. Universal and AMC have yet to share any specific numbers. However, AMC said recently that unlike other struggling theater chains, it would not have to close back down amid the coronavirus crisis due to the Universal deal.

Focus Features’ ‘Let Him Go,’ a suspense thriller with Kevin Costner and Diane Lane, landed in second place on box office charts. The movie generated $1.8 million in its sophomore outing, bringing its domestic tally to $7 million. Another Focus title, the horror movie ‘Come Play,’ came in fourth place with $1.1 million. After three weeks in theaters, the film has made $7.4 million.

New to theaters this weekend is ‘Ammonite,’ a well-reviewed romantic drama starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The Neon movie, which played on 280 screens, collected $85,000 over the weekend -- averaging to $305 per location.

‘Freaky,’ a body-swap horror movie from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions, slashed its box office competition, debuting to $3.7 million over the weekend.

‘Freaky,’ a body-swap horror movie from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions, slashed its box office competition, debuting to $3.7 million over the weekend. In the coronavirus era, when nearly every movie scheduled for theatrical release has been postponed, those ticket sales were easily enough to nab first place on US charts. The film played on 2,472 screens in North America. Overseas, ‘Freaky’ grossed $1.9 million from 20 international markets for a global haul of $5.6 million. ‘Freaky’ stars Vince Vaughn as a savage serial killer and Kathryn Newton as an under-the-radar high school teen, who inadvertently switch bodies on Friday the 13th. Christopher Landon, who wrote ‘Disturbia,’ three ‘Paranormal Activity’ sequels and directed ‘Happy Death Day,’ directed the R-rated thriller. The movie, which received overwhelmingly positive reviews, cost $6 million to make. “It’s going to be very profitable,” said analyst David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research. “With the pandemic surging and additional U.S. theaters closing, this is a good opening.” Jim Orr, Universal’s president of domestic distribution, said ‘Freaky’ should have a long life in theaters since it won’t have much competition. That’s been the case with many pandemic-era releases. “It’ll have much longer legs than the horror genre might normally produce,” Orr said. He praised the studio’s collaboration Blumhouse, known for making thrillers with responsible budgets. “Christopher Landon has an amazing touch for these films,” Orr adds. “He can blend horror and comedy like no other.” Compared to rival studios, Universal has been active in releasing movies during the pandemic, largely because of a deal it forged with AMC Theatres. Typically, movies play on the big screen for 75 to 90 days before they move to digital rental services. But under Universal and AMC’s new agreement, the studio can put new films on premium video-on-demand within 17 days of their theatrical debuts. In return, AMC, which is the biggest cinema chain in the world, promises not to boycott Universal’s movies and also gets a cut of the digital profits. Of course, Universal has kept to opening smaller and less financially risky titles given the unstable movie market and plans to save its biggest tentpoles -- like ‘Fast and Furious’ sequel F9 and ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ -- until moviegoing returns to a more significant degree and coronavirus cases are better under control. In any case, the recent crop of Universal movies provides movie theater owners, many of whom are desperate for fresh product to offer, something new to populate their marquees. In the next few weeks, Universal is unveiling the animated adventure ‘The Croods: A New Age’ on Nov. 25 and the Tom Hanks-led Western ‘News of the World’ on Dec. 25. And Focus Features, Universal’s specialty label, is offering ‘Promising Young Woman’ on Christmas Day. “New content drives the theatrical experience,” Universal’s Orr said. “We’re pleased we’ve been able to support exhibition the way we have.” Many industry observers have been curious as to how the pact would benefit theater operators. Universal and AMC have yet to share any specific numbers. However, AMC said recently that unlike other struggling theater chains, it would not have to close back down amid the coronavirus crisis due to the Universal deal. Focus Features’ ‘Let Him Go,’ a suspense thriller with Kevin Costner and Diane Lane, landed in second place on box office charts. The movie generated $1.8 million in its sophomore outing, bringing its domestic tally to $7 million. Another Focus title, the horror movie ‘Come Play,’ came in fourth place with $1.1 million. After three weeks in theaters, the film has made $7.4 million. New to theaters this weekend is ‘Ammonite,’ a well-reviewed romantic drama starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The Neon movie, which played on 280 screens, collected $85,000 over the weekend -- averaging to $305 per location.

Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton's 'Freaky' rules over box office with $3.7 million debut

Classic romantic comedy 'Wedding Crashers' may get a sequel soon. The film's lead actor Vince Vaughn has revealed that the team is 'actively' discussing a sequel.&nbsp; 
 
The film co-starred Owen Wilson along with Vaughn in the lead.&nbsp; 
 
Vaughn and Wilson had starred in the 2005 film as two divorce mediators who 'crash' weddings in an attempt to meet and seduce women. 
 
The film, directed by David Dobkin, also featured Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher and Bradley Cooper. 
 
While speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Vaughan said there is an "idea" for the sequel but it is in "early stages". 
 
"Owen and I and the director of 'Crashers' have been talking for the first time seriously (about) a sequel to that movie. So there has been an idea that is pretty good. So we are talking about that in the early stages," the 50-year-old actor said. 
 
Reminiscing about "Wedding Crashers" as well as 'Mr. And Mrs. Smith' and 'Zoolander', Vaughn added, "They were fun movies to make. It's always fun to make people laugh and go to work with people that are funny." 
 
The actor currently stars in supernatural thriller 'Freaky', opposite Kathryn Newton. The movie is about a high school student who unintentionally switches bodies with a serial killer. 
 
"The fun of this was having Kathryn to kind of build each character out with. She came with such good ideas, we had a rehearsal period where we were kind of finding the physicality of each character so there'd be cohesiveness. We just had a lot of fun kind of playing make-believe together," Vaughn said. 
 
"There's a lot of physical stuff and fighting, but it was also so ridiculous. Like, we would be very committed in a scene and then sometimes we would start to improvise and play around with thought, so it was a roller coaster," he added. 
 
'Freaky' will release in the US theatres on November 13.&nbsp;

Classic romantic comedy 'Wedding Crashers' may get a sequel soon. The film's lead actor Vince Vaughn has revealed that the team is 'actively' discussing a sequel.

Classic romantic comedy 'Wedding Crashers' may get a sequel soon. The film's lead actor Vince Vaughn has revealed that the team is 'actively' discussing a sequel. The film co-starred Owen Wilson along with Vaughn in the lead. Vaughn and Wilson had starred in the 2005 film as two divorce mediators who 'crash' weddings in an attempt to meet and seduce women. The film, directed by David Dobkin, also featured Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher and Bradley Cooper. While speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Vaughan said there is an "idea" for the sequel but it is in "early stages". "Owen and I and the director of 'Crashers' have been talking for the first time seriously (about) a sequel to that movie. So there has been an idea that is pretty good. So we are talking about that in the early stages," the 50-year-old actor said. Reminiscing about "Wedding Crashers" as well as 'Mr. And Mrs. Smith' and 'Zoolander', Vaughn added, "They were fun movies to make. It's always fun to make people laugh and go to work with people that are funny." The actor currently stars in supernatural thriller 'Freaky', opposite Kathryn Newton. The movie is about a high school student who unintentionally switches bodies with a serial killer. "The fun of this was having Kathryn to kind of build each character out with. She came with such good ideas, we had a rehearsal period where we were kind of finding the physicality of each character so there'd be cohesiveness. We just had a lot of fun kind of playing make-believe together," Vaughn said. "There's a lot of physical stuff and fighting, but it was also so ridiculous. Like, we would be very committed in a scene and then sometimes we would start to improvise and play around with thought, so it was a roller coaster," he added. 'Freaky' will release in the US theatres on November 13.

'Wedding Crashers' to get a sequel? Vince Vaughn gives details

Vince Vaughn, an outspoken Democrat who in the past has supported Republican candidates, has recently been subject to radical social media outrage after a video came on Twitter that featured him with US President Donald Trump during the national championship game in New Orleans, Los Angeles. 
 
The video was uploaded by Timothy Burke."I`m very sorry to have to share this video with you. All of it, every part of it," read the caption. 
 
In the video that became the sole reason for the outrage, the two can be spotted chatting and laughing while Melania sat between Vince and Trump. The two of them also shook hands.

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One of the users also wrote, "Ladies &amp; Gentlemen, I regret to inform you Vince Vaughn is CANCELLED." 
 
However, according to Fox News, it is not the first time a celebrity faced backlash for their decision to interact with a Republican politician. 
 
For instance, when a video broke the internet where Ellen DeGeneres was seen sitting with ex-President George W Bush during a Cowboys game, the comedian faced a huge liberal outrage at that time.

Vince Vaughn, an outspoken Democrat who in the past has supported Republican candidates, has recently been subject to radical social media outrage after a video came on Twitter that featured him with US President Donald Trump during the national championship game in New Orleans, Los Angeles.

Vince Vaughn, an outspoken Democrat who in the past has supported Republican candidates, has recently been subject to radical social media outrage after a video came on Twitter that featured him with US President Donald Trump during the national championship game in New Orleans, Los Angeles. The video was uploaded by Timothy Burke."I`m very sorry to have to share this video with you. All of it, every part of it," read the caption. In the video that became the sole reason for the outrage, the two can be spotted chatting and laughing while Melania sat between Vince and Trump. The two of them also shook hands. I'm very sorry to have to share this video with you. All of it, every part of it. pic.twitter.com/ELMbDHZbZq — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 14, 2020 × One of the users also wrote, "Ladies & Gentlemen, I regret to inform you Vince Vaughn is CANCELLED." However, according to Fox News, it is not the first time a celebrity faced backlash for their decision to interact with a Republican politician. For instance, when a video broke the internet where Ellen DeGeneres was seen sitting with ex-President George W Bush during a Cowboys game, the comedian faced a huge liberal outrage at that time.

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