5 Reasons Why ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Won’t Match the Original

“Snow White and the Huntsman” debuted to $56.2 million in 2012, but the prequel will bring in about half or less.

Universal’s “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” most likely won’t live up to its predecessor “Snow White and the Huntsman,” which debuted to $56.2 million when it opened in 2012.

What Critics Are Saying About ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’

This week at the multiplex, we’ve got just one wide release: the fantasy prequel/sequel “The Huntsman: Winter’s War,” starring Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain and Emily Blunt. Find out what the critics have to say on Rotten Tomatoes.

“The Huntsman: Winter’s War”

Q&A: Missi Pyle talks “PANDEMIC” and “DIRECTOR’S CUT”!

One of the obvious reasons why the fictional zombie apocalypse appeals to such a mass audience is that there’s an element of “what if?” voyeurism to the scenario. When we see characters bashing in the skulls of the undead or creating contraptions to guard themselves from scavengers and cannibals, we see ourselves in their shoes and wonder what exactly we would do had we been face-to-face with hordes of zombies. And in the film PANDEMIC, now on VOD from XLrator Media, audiences are literally face-to-face with the living dead as the film takes a first-person POV approach to surviving a rage virus break-out. FANGORIA recently caught up with PANDEMIC actress Missi Pyle to talk PANDEMIC as well as her upcoming turn in Adam Rifkin’s DIRECTOR’S CUT…

The Jungle Book Points Toward a CGI Future

'The Jungle Book' Cast Pose with CGI Character Animal

‘The Jungle Book’ Roars Past $200M Overseas; Swings With $314.2M Global

In 49 territories which rep about 88% of the overseas marketplace, Disney’s The Jungle Book continued to go Kaa-ching on Monday, crossing $200M at theinternational box office. After adding $14M, the total offshore cume on the Jon Favreau-helmed live-action/CGI swinger is $203.9M. Domestically, it added $7M yesterday to bring the cume to $110.3M in North America and pack a global tally of $314.2M.

“Zootopia” Succeeds with Meaningful Social Commentary and Fun

Disney’s latest animated feature film, “Zootopia,” aims for depth and meaning and succeeds. However, by contradicting its own message at times, it doesn’t quite reach the status of animated titans like “Toy Story,” “Wall-E” or “Inside Out.”

Melissa McCarthy fights off critics, Batman and Superman to top US box office

The Melissa McCarthy-led comedy The Boss dethroned Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to take the No 1 spot at the US box office last weekend with an estimated opening of $23.48m (£16.53m).

How The Huntsman: Winter's War Improves On Snow White, According To Chris Hemsworth

Despite Universal's best wishes, Snow White And The Huntsman was, at best, a middling success that didn't scream for a follow-up. However, through luck and modest returns, The Huntsman: Winter's War has given the series another bite at the apple.

Pandemic Trailer: The Zombie Apocalypse Goes First-Person

Hollywood hasn’t had a lot of luck turning video games into movies, but borrowing the “look” of the medium has yielded more interesting results.

Why ‘The Jungle Book’ Could Compete for the Animated Feature Oscar

With $103 million in domestic box office receipts coming in over the weekend, plus a collective enthusiastic thumbs up from critics, Disney’s “The Jungle Book” has positioned itself as a possible home run year-end awards possibility.

Disney’s ‘Jungle Book’ Becomes India’s Highest-Grossing Hollywood Film

NEW DELHI— Walt Disney Co. has managed to do something with its new remake of “The Jungle Book” that many Oscar-winning movies have failed to do: sell in India.


The film, based on a collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, earned more than $24 million in ticket sales during its first two weeks in Indian theaters—according to Disney and BoxOfficeIndia.com—making it the highest-grossing Hollywood film of all time here.