The ultra-charming and very handsome actor Glen Powell is having quite a run right now, but my dude is far from an overnight success. His first role was as "Long-fingered Boy" in Robert Rodriguez's "Spy Kids 3" more than 20 years ago, and since then, he's been steadily building his way to stardom. Small roles in "The Great Debaters," "The Dark Knight Rises," and "The Expendables 3" laid the groundwork for his star-making, charisma-filled performance in 2016's "Everybody Wants Some!!" In 2018, he helped resurrect the rom-com with the one-two punch of Netflix films "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" (a delightful and underrated gem) and the more popular "Set It Up" opposite Zoey Deutch, which launched him to Internet Boyfriend status.
"Top Gun: Maverick" and "Anyone But You" have cemented him as one of the most exciting male actors of his generation -- the type of guy...
"Top Gun: Maverick" and "Anyone But You" have cemented him as one of the most exciting male actors of his generation -- the type of guy...
- 4/16/2024
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Glen Powell, action star? The actor arguably already made a foray into the genre in 2013’s “The Expendables 3” and 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” but this time, he’ll be the leading man and not in a supporting role. The news came out of CinemaCon today that Powell will star in Edgar Wright’s upcoming remake of “The Running Man” at Paramount.
Continue reading ‘The Running Man’: Glen Powell To Star In Edgar Wright’s Remake Of Stephen King’s Richard Bachman Chase Thriller at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Running Man’: Glen Powell To Star In Edgar Wright’s Remake Of Stephen King’s Richard Bachman Chase Thriller at The Playlist.
- 4/11/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Three years have gone by since it was announced that Edgar Wright was coming on board to direct a new take on the novel The Running Man, which was written by Stephen King under his Richard Bachman pen name. The Running Man was, of course, previously turned into a film back in 1987 that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger – and even though that movie was very different from the source material, Schwarzenegger is still a tough act to follow. But now we know who’s brave enough to take on the challenge. Paramount has announced that Edgar Wright’s The Running Man is set to star Glen Powell of Top Gun: Maverick!
Wright is producing the film with Nira Park and Simon Kinberg.
King’s novel has the following description: It was the ultimate death game in a nightmare future America. The year is 2025 and reality TV has grown to the point where...
Wright is producing the film with Nira Park and Simon Kinberg.
King’s novel has the following description: It was the ultimate death game in a nightmare future America. The year is 2025 and reality TV has grown to the point where...
- 4/11/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Although the wrestler Ronda Rousey has been out of the game for some time now, a recent report might suggest why that is so. It turns out that by the time she left WWE, she had been building bitterness towards its management, but more specifically towards Vince McMahon. Whereas Dana White, despite being her boss in the UFC, was the one she held in high regard. Here is what happened.
Ronda Rousey in The Expendable Ronda Rousey Slams Vince McMahon in Her New Book!
Ronda Rousey has had a diverse career, to say the least, from dominating the WWE ring to the octagon in the UFC, not to mention her aceivement as an Olympic judo medalist. Although her run in WWE was short, it was marvelous, as she won the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Championships among many other titles and accolades. But behind those exciting chapters lies one filled with joy,...
Ronda Rousey in The Expendable Ronda Rousey Slams Vince McMahon in Her New Book!
Ronda Rousey has had a diverse career, to say the least, from dominating the WWE ring to the octagon in the UFC, not to mention her aceivement as an Olympic judo medalist. Although her run in WWE was short, it was marvelous, as she won the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Championships among many other titles and accolades. But behind those exciting chapters lies one filled with joy,...
- 3/23/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
Ronda Rousey has been one of the most prominent faces in UFC and WWE, winning many accolades to her name. Her stint with the UFC made her one of the highest paid athletes on the roster, and was the first woman to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018.
She started her mixed martial arts journey back in 2011, and held the record for most UFC title defenses by a female (6), until Valentina Shevchenko broke it in 2022. Rousey finally bid adieu to her Mma career in 2016 to join the WWE.
Ronda Rousey in Furious 7
The Baddest Woman on The Planet has also dipped her toes in the Hollywood pool, joining the action packed Fast and Furious franchise in 2015. Rousey has always been very outspoken and is not one to shy away from her achievements. When she was still in the UFC, Rousey was asked about her stance on gender pay gap,...
She started her mixed martial arts journey back in 2011, and held the record for most UFC title defenses by a female (6), until Valentina Shevchenko broke it in 2022. Rousey finally bid adieu to her Mma career in 2016 to join the WWE.
Ronda Rousey in Furious 7
The Baddest Woman on The Planet has also dipped her toes in the Hollywood pool, joining the action packed Fast and Furious franchise in 2015. Rousey has always been very outspoken and is not one to shy away from her achievements. When she was still in the UFC, Rousey was asked about her stance on gender pay gap,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Swagata Das
- FandomWire
It’s an interesting month on HBO and Max this March, as two acclaimed films hit the streamer along with some intriguing original programming.
First up in the movies arena is the streaming debut of Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet. From beloved Paddington director Paul King, the film follows the adventures of a young Willy Wonka as he looks to become the world’s best (and weirdest) chocolatier. Later in March on Max, there’s also Dream Scenario, a highly-regarded comedy boasting Nicolas Cage as Paul Matthews, who suddenly starts appearing in people’s dreams for unknown reasons, and who naturally becomes very famous as a result of this strange phenomena.
Series-wise, the biggest show on Max this month is The Regime. It packs a solid cast, including Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton, and Hugh Grant, and tells the story of “life within the walls of a modern...
First up in the movies arena is the streaming debut of Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet. From beloved Paddington director Paul King, the film follows the adventures of a young Willy Wonka as he looks to become the world’s best (and weirdest) chocolatier. Later in March on Max, there’s also Dream Scenario, a highly-regarded comedy boasting Nicolas Cage as Paul Matthews, who suddenly starts appearing in people’s dreams for unknown reasons, and who naturally becomes very famous as a result of this strange phenomena.
Series-wise, the biggest show on Max this month is The Regime. It packs a solid cast, including Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Andrea Riseborough, Martha Plimpton, and Hugh Grant, and tells the story of “life within the walls of a modern...
- 3/1/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
With a premiere-heavy March ahead at HBO, there will be plenty to stream this month on Max!
The first Sunday of March brings the premiere of HBO’s new six-episode limited series “The Regime,” starring HBO alum Kate Winslet. Throughout the rest of the month, don’t rest on the streamer’s long list of library additions, like the recent musical origin story “Wonka” or A24’s sleeper hit (so to speak) “Dream Scenario”; and be sure some of the HBO’s biggest premieres, including “The Girls on the Bus” starring Melissa Benoist and Ramy Youssef’s “More Feelings” make it onto your calendar.
Plus, there’s no March without March Madness! For the first time, Max will stream all of the 2024 [NCAA] Division Men’s Basketball Championship live games and studio coverage airing on TBS, TNT, and truTV, including the NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals and Men’s National Championship.
The first Sunday of March brings the premiere of HBO’s new six-episode limited series “The Regime,” starring HBO alum Kate Winslet. Throughout the rest of the month, don’t rest on the streamer’s long list of library additions, like the recent musical origin story “Wonka” or A24’s sleeper hit (so to speak) “Dream Scenario”; and be sure some of the HBO’s biggest premieres, including “The Girls on the Bus” starring Melissa Benoist and Ramy Youssef’s “More Feelings” make it onto your calendar.
Plus, there’s no March without March Madness! For the first time, Max will stream all of the 2024 [NCAA] Division Men’s Basketball Championship live games and studio coverage airing on TBS, TNT, and truTV, including the NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals and Men’s National Championship.
- 2/29/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Matthias Schoenaerts and Kate Winslet in ‘The Regime’ (Photograph by Miya Mizuno/HBO)
Max’s March 2024 streaming lineup includes the premiere of The Regime starring Oscar winner Kate Winslet as a paranoid chancellor with major control issues. The streaming service’s March slate also includes the debut of The Girls on the Bus starring Melissa Benoist, Carla Gugino, Natasha Behnam, and Christina Elmore as political journalists.
Documentaries A Revolution on Canvas and The Lionheart along with the comedy docuseries Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show will premiere in March 2024. And Wonka and Dream Scenario make their streaming debuts.
Series & Films Arriving On Max In March 2024
March 1
127 Hours (2010)
Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
Baby Mama (2008)
The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
Bullet Head (2018)
Cabaret (1972)
Captain Fantastic (2016)
Deadpool (2016)
Dear White People (2014)
Dope (2015)
The Expendables (2010)
The Expendables 2 (2012)
The Expendables 3 (2014)
The Farewell (2019)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Godzilla...
Max’s March 2024 streaming lineup includes the premiere of The Regime starring Oscar winner Kate Winslet as a paranoid chancellor with major control issues. The streaming service’s March slate also includes the debut of The Girls on the Bus starring Melissa Benoist, Carla Gugino, Natasha Behnam, and Christina Elmore as political journalists.
Documentaries A Revolution on Canvas and The Lionheart along with the comedy docuseries Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show will premiere in March 2024. And Wonka and Dream Scenario make their streaming debuts.
Series & Films Arriving On Max In March 2024
March 1
127 Hours (2010)
Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
Baby Mama (2008)
The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
Bullet Head (2018)
Cabaret (1972)
Captain Fantastic (2016)
Deadpool (2016)
Dear White People (2014)
Dope (2015)
The Expendables (2010)
The Expendables 2 (2012)
The Expendables 3 (2014)
The Farewell (2019)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Godzilla...
- 2/26/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Sunday Am Update: How bad was this year’s Super Bowl weekend? Realize that Kenneth Branagh’s romance mystery misfire, Death on the Nile, opened to more over the Big Game weekend ($12.8M) two years ago, and that’s when female moviegoers were scared of Omicron!
Super Bowl weekend, despite its damper on Sunday business, used to be a box office frame that could still yield results, even for films aimed at dudes. Like in 2015, when the sixth weekend of American Sniper drummed up $30.7 million, or in 2020, when the third weekend of Bad Boys for Life did $17.6M.
Last year’s Super Bowl weekend totaled $52.6M, per Box Office Mojo, led by Warner Bros’ Magic Mike’s Last Dance, with an $8.3M opening. This year, we’re lower at $40M, -24% from a year ago and that’s because there isn’t a notable major studio wide release. That’s also...
Super Bowl weekend, despite its damper on Sunday business, used to be a box office frame that could still yield results, even for films aimed at dudes. Like in 2015, when the sixth weekend of American Sniper drummed up $30.7 million, or in 2020, when the third weekend of Bad Boys for Life did $17.6M.
Last year’s Super Bowl weekend totaled $52.6M, per Box Office Mojo, led by Warner Bros’ Magic Mike’s Last Dance, with an $8.3M opening. This year, we’re lower at $40M, -24% from a year ago and that’s because there isn’t a notable major studio wide release. That’s also...
- 2/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Directed and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables was a hit when it was released in 2010, drawing in viewers who wanted to see an old school action movie that allowed Stallone to share the screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis for the first time. Two years later, The Expendables 2 was even more successful, and many fans feel that film is where the concept really reached its potential. Mistakes were made on 2014’s The Expendables 3 that could have been easily fixed with a fourth film, which should have come along after a couple years. Instead, it took nine years for Expend4bles to happen… and when it did, with Scott Waugh at the helm, Stallone not only didn’t have a writing credit, but he was barely even in the movie. Expend4bles was a box office failure. But franchise cast member Dolph Lundgren thinks we might still see The Expendables 5 someday.
- 1/16/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Expendables” franchise is an action-packed delight that stands unmatched in its intensity and adrenaline rush ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
“The Expendables” is one of Hollywood’s most famous and successful action franchises ever. It is known for its very dynamic action sequences and a star-studded ensemble cast with actors renowned for their roles in action movies, with a hint of comic relief woven into the mix. The most exciting part about this franchise is that it is directed by the man of action.
Sylvester Stallone created this whole franchise to pay homage to the action films of ‘his time.’ And to prove that, he assembled nearly every prominent actor associated with the action genre. The movies consist of, of course, Sylvester Stallone, in addition to Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Randy Couture in the titular roles. While many other actors come in...
“The Expendables” is one of Hollywood’s most famous and successful action franchises ever. It is known for its very dynamic action sequences and a star-studded ensemble cast with actors renowned for their roles in action movies, with a hint of comic relief woven into the mix. The most exciting part about this franchise is that it is directed by the man of action.
Sylvester Stallone created this whole franchise to pay homage to the action films of ‘his time.’ And to prove that, he assembled nearly every prominent actor associated with the action genre. The movies consist of, of course, Sylvester Stallone, in addition to Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Randy Couture in the titular roles. While many other actors come in...
- 1/4/2024
- by Safwan Azeem
- KoiMoi
2023 may have been a great year for movies, but not even Oppenheimer could have made a bigger bomb this year than the long-delayed fourth adventure for Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham’s action superteam: The Expendables 4 (aka EXPEND4BLES)!
It’s been nine long years since Expendables 3 let action fans down with its toned down PG-13 rating, but Stallone promised to make it worth the wait with his final R-rated turn at age 77 as Barney Ross, handing over the guns and grenades for most of the film to Statham’s Lee Christmas as he and the new team stop a villainous mercenary and the rogue CIA agent he’s working for (who may or may not be a visibly bored Andy Garcia) from kicking off World War III. Unfortunately, the cast lineup they have to work with exchanges actual action stars like Bruce and Arnold for the youth friendly...
It’s been nine long years since Expendables 3 let action fans down with its toned down PG-13 rating, but Stallone promised to make it worth the wait with his final R-rated turn at age 77 as Barney Ross, handing over the guns and grenades for most of the film to Statham’s Lee Christmas as he and the new team stop a villainous mercenary and the rogue CIA agent he’s working for (who may or may not be a visibly bored Andy Garcia) from kicking off World War III. Unfortunately, the cast lineup they have to work with exchanges actual action stars like Bruce and Arnold for the youth friendly...
- 12/11/2023
- by Jesse Shade
- JoBlo.com
Harrison Ford Net Worth 2023(Photo Credit –IMDb)
Harrison Ford has made the life of movie-goers full of adventure with his Indiana Jones film series. The franchise also brought in a lot of fortune via their impressive salaries, contributing significantly to his millions of dollars in net worth. Ford allegedly hung his cape with his Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in 2023. Scroll below to find out all the details about his remarkable wealth!
Besides the Indiana Jones franchise, the senior actor is known for his Star Wars film work. He is among the highest-grossing actors, with several blockbuster films to his credit. The actor came to California to apply for a job in radio voiceovers. Unfortunately, he did not make the cut, but Ford stayed back and eventually got to Hollywood.
Harrison Ford has been a distinctive hero in Hollywood, and no other actor has come closer to him...
Harrison Ford has made the life of movie-goers full of adventure with his Indiana Jones film series. The franchise also brought in a lot of fortune via their impressive salaries, contributing significantly to his millions of dollars in net worth. Ford allegedly hung his cape with his Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in 2023. Scroll below to find out all the details about his remarkable wealth!
Besides the Indiana Jones franchise, the senior actor is known for his Star Wars film work. He is among the highest-grossing actors, with several blockbuster films to his credit. The actor came to California to apply for a job in radio voiceovers. Unfortunately, he did not make the cut, but Ford stayed back and eventually got to Hollywood.
Harrison Ford has been a distinctive hero in Hollywood, and no other actor has come closer to him...
- 12/2/2023
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
The Expendables 4 is coming to physical media in time for Christmas.
The Expendables 4 – or The Expend4bles, if you really must – wasn’t quite the franchise resurrection that its backers had been hoping for. Arriving nine years after somebody decided that a PG-13 version of The Expendables 3 was a good idea, the sequel at least didn’t make that mistake again. Instead, it made some new ones.
Still, if you missed the movie in cinemas and want to catch up on the series, then the fourth film, with its clunky title, is heading to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK this December.
December 11th 2023, to be exact, with a 15 certificate on the box. No confirmation yet of any extra features though, although in fairness, we’re long past the days where we tend to get a press release or anything about the majority of physical media releases.
The Expendables 4 – or The Expend4bles, if you really must – wasn’t quite the franchise resurrection that its backers had been hoping for. Arriving nine years after somebody decided that a PG-13 version of The Expendables 3 was a good idea, the sequel at least didn’t make that mistake again. Instead, it made some new ones.
Still, if you missed the movie in cinemas and want to catch up on the series, then the fourth film, with its clunky title, is heading to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK this December.
December 11th 2023, to be exact, with a 15 certificate on the box. No confirmation yet of any extra features though, although in fairness, we’re long past the days where we tend to get a press release or anything about the majority of physical media releases.
- 11/21/2023
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
The Expendables 4 or Expend4bles is an interesting monster. It’s a huge money loser, with the film’s overall gross only $1 million more than the third film, which was a flop, made on it’s opening weekend. Despite producer Les Weldon teasing an Expendables 5 when we interviewed him, this seems to be the end of the road for the franchise. The previous entry, The Expendables III, faced backlash from fans when the movie made two faux pas that went against the series’ intention — it became a watered-down PG-13 entry, and it introduced younger cast members with no ties to the glory days of action films. The inclusion of stars like Mel Gibson and a welcomed return of Wesley Snipes became overshadowed by a large chunk of a “recruiting new team members” subplot. Recruiting younger members even contradicted a plot point in Expendables 2 when Barney felt guilty for getting a...
- 10/31/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The mercenaries return looking better than ever in a Walmart exclusive SteelBook®collection in 4K Ultra HD™ (+ Blu-ray™ + Digital) when The Expendables, The Expendables 2, The Expendables 3 and Expend4ables arrive November 21 from Lionsgate. The Expendables films star Sylvester Stallone (who also directed the first entry in the series) along with the greatest action heroes of all time, contained within one franchise. The Expendables series follows a group of combat vets turned mercenaries delivering justice the only way they know how. The Expendables SteelBook® collection will be available for the suggested retail price of $69.99. Official Synopsisthe Expendables: Sylvester Stallone stars as Barney Ross, leader of The Expendables, a tight-knit team of skilled ... Read more...
- 10/23/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Over the years, Hollywood has made some very bad movies on a huge budget but Director Scott Waugh has topped all that. Expendables 4 (known as “Expend4bles“) has a $100 million budget but as you start watching the film you begin to realize that the movie has a predictable story, action that looks fake, CGI that is bad and actors who are just going through the motions of making a film and collecting a paycheck. So, then the question anyone would ask is how expensive can a movie like this be? There is a huge mismatch as a $100 million budget movie should be way better in terms of quality. Expend4bles is the kind of movie that leaves a bad taste in your mouth and you hope against hope that a 5th film never gets made.
The first few Expendables movies had its appeal as it brought together A-list action stars from...
The first few Expendables movies had its appeal as it brought together A-list action stars from...
- 10/3/2023
- by Prem
- Talking Films
Not that there was much hope after the movie's very disappointing opening weekend, but it's now a certainty: "Expend4bles" has killed the franchise. Period. Barring an absolutely stellar performance on VOD, Sylvester Stallone and his band of aging action heroes will need to be put out to pasture for good. Lionsgate's fourth installment in the "Avengers but for action movies" series dropped off a cliff in its second weekend, leaving no hope at all for a reversal of fortune. Not to put too fine a point on it, but this may now go down as one of the most high-profile bombs of the year.
"The Expendables 4" fell all the way to ninth place on the charts in its second weekend, taking in a mere $2.49 million, per The Numbers. The $100 million budgeted blockbuster already suffered a franchise-worst debut, taking in just $8 million the prior weekend. And let's be clear,...
"The Expendables 4" fell all the way to ninth place on the charts in its second weekend, taking in a mere $2.49 million, per The Numbers. The $100 million budgeted blockbuster already suffered a franchise-worst debut, taking in just $8 million the prior weekend. And let's be clear,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
‘Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ previews make enough for top five place.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Sep 29-Oct 1) Total gross to date Week 1. Saw X (Lionsgate) £1.92m £1.92m 1 2. The Creator (Disney) £1.89m £2.2m 1 3. A Haunting In Venice (Disney) £1m £6.8m 3 4. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £988,525 £1.1m - 5. The Nun II (Warner Bros) £418,694 £5.9m 4
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Lionsgate’s torture horror Saw X cut into top spot at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, with a sharp £1.93m opening.
From 552 locations, Saw X took a £3,464 average – a strong start for an 18-rated film. It is the sixth-highest-grossing...
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Sep 29-Oct 1) Total gross to date Week 1. Saw X (Lionsgate) £1.92m £1.92m 1 2. The Creator (Disney) £1.89m £2.2m 1 3. A Haunting In Venice (Disney) £1m £6.8m 3 4. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £988,525 £1.1m - 5. The Nun II (Warner Bros) £418,694 £5.9m 4
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.21
Lionsgate’s torture horror Saw X cut into top spot at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, with a sharp £1.93m opening.
From 552 locations, Saw X took a £3,464 average – a strong start for an 18-rated film. It is the sixth-highest-grossing...
- 10/2/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been a part of Sylvester Stallone’s Expendables franchise for three films now. But in the first movie, working with Schwarzenegger briefly brought back Stallone’s competitive attitude.
Sylvester Stallone used his personal history with Arnold Schwarzenegger for ‘The Expendables’ Sylvester Stallone | Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images
Stallone united an impressive cast of action heroes for the first Expendables feature. He even talked old rivals Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis into joining the film’s cause. When he saw the three sharing screentime together, Stallone couldn’t help get emotional.
“I was just looking at the dailies, saying, ‘Jesus, this is amazing!’ I talked about this scene with these guys for a long time, but I never thought it would come to fruition,” Stallone said in a resurfaced interview with Entertainment Weekly.
The scene between Schwarzenegger, Willis and Stallone also had a personal element to it. Stallone was...
Sylvester Stallone used his personal history with Arnold Schwarzenegger for ‘The Expendables’ Sylvester Stallone | Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images
Stallone united an impressive cast of action heroes for the first Expendables feature. He even talked old rivals Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis into joining the film’s cause. When he saw the three sharing screentime together, Stallone couldn’t help get emotional.
“I was just looking at the dailies, saying, ‘Jesus, this is amazing!’ I talked about this scene with these guys for a long time, but I never thought it would come to fruition,” Stallone said in a resurfaced interview with Entertainment Weekly.
The scene between Schwarzenegger, Willis and Stallone also had a personal element to it. Stallone was...
- 9/26/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Total for ’Expend4bles’ including the initial week of release in China is now $33.9m.
Worldwide box office Sep 22-24 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world)Cume (world)3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l) Territories 1. The Nun II (Warner Bros) $29.2m $204.2m $20.8m $135m 75 2. A Haunting In Venice (Disney/Fox) $21m $71.5m $14.7m $46.2m 53 3. Expend4bles (Millennium Media)
$20.6m $33.9m $12.3m $25.6m 50 4. The Equalizer 3 (Sony) $10.1m $148.7m $5.4m $67.4m 54 5. Oppenheimer (Universal) $8.6m $925.7m $6.9m $604.8m 84 6. Dust To Dust (Hgse)
$7.5m $56.3m $7.5m $56.3m 1 7. Barbie (Warner Bros)
$6.6m $1.43bn $3.4m $797m 74 8. Gran Turismo: Based On A True Story (Sony)
$5.4m $110.5m $3.9m $68.7m...
Worldwide box office Sep 22-24 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world)Cume (world)3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l) Territories 1. The Nun II (Warner Bros) $29.2m $204.2m $20.8m $135m 75 2. A Haunting In Venice (Disney/Fox) $21m $71.5m $14.7m $46.2m 53 3. Expend4bles (Millennium Media)
$20.6m $33.9m $12.3m $25.6m 50 4. The Equalizer 3 (Sony) $10.1m $148.7m $5.4m $67.4m 54 5. Oppenheimer (Universal) $8.6m $925.7m $6.9m $604.8m 84 6. Dust To Dust (Hgse)
$7.5m $56.3m $7.5m $56.3m 1 7. Barbie (Warner Bros)
$6.6m $1.43bn $3.4m $797m 74 8. Gran Turismo: Based On A True Story (Sony)
$5.4m $110.5m $3.9m $68.7m...
- 9/25/2023
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
During what is expected to be the worst weekend for theatrical ticket sales so far this year, Expendables 4 landed $8.3 million in its opening weekend, representing the worst opening for a film in the Jason Statham-fronted franchise. It was narrowly bested by The Nun II, which continues its reign at the September box office.
The Lionsgate and Millennium’s Expendables 4, which was financed by Millennium, played at 3,400 theaters and was estimated to earn in the $15 million range heading into the weekend before dropping off.
It’s the first entry in the franchise in nearly a decade, after 2014’s The Expendables 3. That film grossed $15.8 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn a total of $214 million at the global box office. The 2010 franchise starter opened with $35 million and 2014 opened with $28 million. The first three Expendables outings have collectively grossed an impressive $800 million at the global box office.
The Lionsgate and Millennium’s Expendables 4, which was financed by Millennium, played at 3,400 theaters and was estimated to earn in the $15 million range heading into the weekend before dropping off.
It’s the first entry in the franchise in nearly a decade, after 2014’s The Expendables 3. That film grossed $15.8 million in its opening weekend and went on to earn a total of $214 million at the global box office. The 2010 franchise starter opened with $35 million and 2014 opened with $28 million. The first three Expendables outings have collectively grossed an impressive $800 million at the global box office.
- 9/24/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thanks to the underperformance of Lionsgate/Millennium’s “Expend4bles,” Warner Bros./New Line’s “The Nun II” has a chance to narrowly hold on the No. 1 spot at the box office for a third weekend. Meanwhile, overall grosses have sunk even further from last weekend.
According to Sunday estimates, “The Nun II” made $8.4 million this weekend, bringing its domestic total to just under $69 million. “Expend4bles” is right behind it with an opening weekend of $8.3 million from 3,518 theaters. Like last weekend, it will come down to Monday’s actual numbers release to determine who tops the charts.
And like last weekend, business for theaters is close to the annual lows seen on Super Bowl weekend. Estimated overall grosses are down to $54 million, 14% down.
Suffice to say, the surge in moviegoing turnout fueled by the “Barbenheimer” craze has run out and theaters are in need of fresh films to build momentum again.
According to Sunday estimates, “The Nun II” made $8.4 million this weekend, bringing its domestic total to just under $69 million. “Expend4bles” is right behind it with an opening weekend of $8.3 million from 3,518 theaters. Like last weekend, it will come down to Monday’s actual numbers release to determine who tops the charts.
And like last weekend, business for theaters is close to the annual lows seen on Super Bowl weekend. Estimated overall grosses are down to $54 million, 14% down.
Suffice to say, the surge in moviegoing turnout fueled by the “Barbenheimer” craze has run out and theaters are in need of fresh films to build momentum again.
- 9/24/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
“The Expendables 4,” an action-thriller starring Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham, misfired in its box office debut, tumbling to a franchise-low $8.3 million.
It landed in ever-so-slightly second place behind “The Nun,” which collected $8.4 million in its third weekend. These ticket sales resulted in the lowest-grossing box office weekend of the year as not a single film managed to clear $10 million.
Despite the abysmal results, there are reasons to be more optimistic about the future of theatrical. Studios may be close to a deal with the writers on strike, and there’s hope that means a similar agreement could be looming or the actors union as well. This would give stars the ability to promote their upcoming films, which in turn could goose box office returns. The Game Stop stock-inspired “Dumb Money” and Kenneth Branagh’s murder mystery “A Haunting in Venice,” both of which have ensembles filled with famous faces,...
It landed in ever-so-slightly second place behind “The Nun,” which collected $8.4 million in its third weekend. These ticket sales resulted in the lowest-grossing box office weekend of the year as not a single film managed to clear $10 million.
Despite the abysmal results, there are reasons to be more optimistic about the future of theatrical. Studios may be close to a deal with the writers on strike, and there’s hope that means a similar agreement could be looming or the actors union as well. This would give stars the ability to promote their upcoming films, which in turn could goose box office returns. The Game Stop stock-inspired “Dumb Money” and Kenneth Branagh’s murder mystery “A Haunting in Venice,” both of which have ensembles filled with famous faces,...
- 9/24/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
With Expend4bles more than likely bringing to a close the franchise Sylvester Stallone created over 13 years ago, we wanted to know what movie in the legendary actors filmography is your favorite? Does his original creation of Rocky remain your favorite all these years later or do you find some of his iconic 90’s action films more your speed? Or perhaps you a true purist and find Italian Stallion to be quintessential Stallone! If you don’t see your favorite listed, please click other and let us know what it is (and why) in the comments.
What is your Favorite Sylvester Stallone Film?Italian Stallion (1970)Death Race 2000 (1975)Rocky (1976)F.I.S.T (1978)Paradise Alley (1978)Rocky II (1979)Nighthawks (1981)Rocky III (1982)First Blood (1982)Rhinestone (1984)Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)Rocky IV (1985)Cobra (1986)Over The Top (1987)Rambo III (1988)Lock Up (1989)Tango & Cash (1989)Rocky V (1990)Oscar (1991)Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)Cliffhanger (1993)Demolition Man (1993)The Specialist...
What is your Favorite Sylvester Stallone Film?Italian Stallion (1970)Death Race 2000 (1975)Rocky (1976)F.I.S.T (1978)Paradise Alley (1978)Rocky II (1979)Nighthawks (1981)Rocky III (1982)First Blood (1982)Rhinestone (1984)Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)Rocky IV (1985)Cobra (1986)Over The Top (1987)Rambo III (1988)Lock Up (1989)Tango & Cash (1989)Rocky V (1990)Oscar (1991)Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)Cliffhanger (1993)Demolition Man (1993)The Specialist...
- 9/24/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
It's almost time to see your favorite action stars from across the decades team up to fight the bad guys again in "Expend4bles." The first two films -- 2010's "The Expendables" and 2012's "The Expendables 2" -- were action packed with some wild violence. Of course, they were rated R for some juicy and intense action scenes. However, the last film, 2014's "The Expendables 3," softened up the whole thing with a PG-13 rating, which left a lot of fans disappointed. The new film will be full R. Violence is back, baby! Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture return to their franchise roles, with Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, and Andy García joining the cast.
/Film's own Jeremy Mathai recently spoke to Scott Waugh who is taking over directing duties for the fourth film. He mentioned some "gnarly kills" in the latest offering and...
/Film's own Jeremy Mathai recently spoke to Scott Waugh who is taking over directing duties for the fourth film. He mentioned some "gnarly kills" in the latest offering and...
- 9/23/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
They'll die when they're dead ... or when the franchise is, anyway. That time might not be too far away, as "The Expendables 4" (aka "Expend4bles") is on track for the worst opening weekend of the franchise so far. The sequel grossed just $750,000 in Thursday previews, which is less than "The Expendables 3" managed all the way back in 2014 -- and that movie was a box office disappointment by the end of its run.
As reported by Variety, things didn't get much better from there, with "Expendables 4" managing an opening day total of just $3.2 million including those Thursday ticket sales. Per Deadline, the movie is now in a close race with "The Nun II" for the weekend No. 1 spot, with both movies looking at an estimated $8 million total for the weekend. That's a good result for "The Nun II," showing stronger legs than the first movie despite a smaller start.
As reported by Variety, things didn't get much better from there, with "Expendables 4" managing an opening day total of just $3.2 million including those Thursday ticket sales. Per Deadline, the movie is now in a close race with "The Nun II" for the weekend No. 1 spot, with both movies looking at an estimated $8 million total for the weekend. That's a good result for "The Nun II," showing stronger legs than the first movie despite a smaller start.
- 9/23/2023
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
Lionsgate/Millennium’s “Expend4bles” isn’t doing much to stop the slide in overall grosses that the box office has seen over the last two weeks. The action sequel is set to earn a franchise-low $8 million opening from 3,518 theaters after a $3.2 million opening day.
Pre-release projections had the film earning around $15 million this weekend, similar to what “Expendables 3” earned in 2014. It’s possible that not having lead star Sylvester Stallone or the rest of the cast for this ensemble action film around to promote the film due to the SAG-AFTRA strike contributed to the lower numbers.
But strike or no strike, “Expend4bles” isn’t getting strong reception. The film was panned by critics with a 16% Rotten Tomatoes score while audiences gave the film a B- grade on CinemaScore, the lowest for the series. Lionsgate only paid for North American and U.S. distribution rights.
“Expend4bles” may not even take No.
Pre-release projections had the film earning around $15 million this weekend, similar to what “Expendables 3” earned in 2014. It’s possible that not having lead star Sylvester Stallone or the rest of the cast for this ensemble action film around to promote the film due to the SAG-AFTRA strike contributed to the lower numbers.
But strike or no strike, “Expend4bles” isn’t getting strong reception. The film was panned by critics with a 16% Rotten Tomatoes score while audiences gave the film a B- grade on CinemaScore, the lowest for the series. Lionsgate only paid for North American and U.S. distribution rights.
“Expend4bles” may not even take No.
- 9/23/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Audiences don’t seem to intend to attend the latest “Expendables.” The fourth entry in the ensemble action franchise is notching a series-low opening day from 3,518 theaters with about $3 million, a figure that includes a meagre $750,000 in Thursday previews.
Produced by Millennium Media and released by Lionsgate, “Expend4bles” is projecting a debut that’ll fall well short of the $15 million to $17 million range that had been expected heading into the weekend, and also behind the $15.8 million sum that “The Expendables 3” put up nine years ago. The franchise has been sliding since its first entry landed a $34.8 million opening in 2010, followed by the 2012 sequel netting $28.5 million.
“Expend4bles” is in a close race for first place against the third weekend of “The Nun II.” If it does end up on top, it’ll be leading one of the lowest total box office weekends of 2023. Projections indicate that movie theaters could fall...
Produced by Millennium Media and released by Lionsgate, “Expend4bles” is projecting a debut that’ll fall well short of the $15 million to $17 million range that had been expected heading into the weekend, and also behind the $15.8 million sum that “The Expendables 3” put up nine years ago. The franchise has been sliding since its first entry landed a $34.8 million opening in 2010, followed by the 2012 sequel netting $28.5 million.
“Expend4bles” is in a close race for first place against the third weekend of “The Nun II.” If it does end up on top, it’ll be leading one of the lowest total box office weekends of 2023. Projections indicate that movie theaters could fall...
- 9/23/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
The boys are back in action! It’s been nearly a decade since the release of the last film in Sylvester Stallone’s action franchise, but Expend4bles has finally arrived. The long-awaited action sequel took in $750,000 in previews on Thursday, with the film looking to open with around $15 million.
The Expend4bles cast features a mix of familiar faces, with Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture all returning, as well as a few newbies, including Megan Fox, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, and Andy Garcia. “Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table,” reads the official synopsis. “But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to...
The Expend4bles cast features a mix of familiar faces, with Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture all returning, as well as a few newbies, including Megan Fox, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, and Andy Garcia. “Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table,” reads the official synopsis. “But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to...
- 9/22/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The Expendables 4 aka the incomprehensible Expend4bles took in $750,000 in previews on Thursday, indicating it could be headed towards a $15 million or so opening, according to sources.
Such an opening weekend would make it a tough mountain for The Expendables 4 to climb to recoup its $100 million budget. But if previous entries are any indication, it’s the international box office that will help it reach that goal. The previous outing, 2014’s The Expendables 3, opened with just under $16 million, peaking at #4 at the box office. Domestically, it would gross just $39 million, but the worldwide haul easily pushed it past $200 million, making it a global success. Still, it should be noted that The Expendables 3 had a Thursday take of $875,000.
The Expendables franchise has undoubtedly cooled. What started as a reunion of our favorite action heroes of the ‘80s and ‘90s – Stallone, Arnold, Dolph, Bruce, Chuck, Jean-Claude, and more – has...
Such an opening weekend would make it a tough mountain for The Expendables 4 to climb to recoup its $100 million budget. But if previous entries are any indication, it’s the international box office that will help it reach that goal. The previous outing, 2014’s The Expendables 3, opened with just under $16 million, peaking at #4 at the box office. Domestically, it would gross just $39 million, but the worldwide haul easily pushed it past $200 million, making it a global success. Still, it should be noted that The Expendables 3 had a Thursday take of $875,000.
The Expendables franchise has undoubtedly cooled. What started as a reunion of our favorite action heroes of the ‘80s and ‘90s – Stallone, Arnold, Dolph, Bruce, Chuck, Jean-Claude, and more – has...
- 9/22/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
When "The Expendables" first exploded into theaters back in 2010, the cast of aging action icons were already getting a little long in the tooth. Seeing Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis in the same scene together was still worth the price of admission, however. Incredibly, it's already been 10 years since "Expendables 3" came out as the weakest entry in the series, as it proved to be a marketing mistake to give the third installment a PG-13 rating. Part of the fun of this throwback franchise is seeing outlandish sequences of graphic violence. The audience for this wants to feel the arterial blood spray hitting the screen. As a result, the series has made the right course correction by making "Expendables 4" (aka "Expend4bles") R-rated.
Opening this weekend, it will be interesting to see if "Expendables 4" can recapture the box office glory it once enjoyed by putting old faces...
Opening this weekend, it will be interesting to see if "Expendables 4" can recapture the box office glory it once enjoyed by putting old faces...
- 9/22/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
“Expend4bles” got off to a soft start on Thursday, earning $750,000 in preview showings. That compares to the $875,000 earned by “Expendables 3” in August of 2014, which led to a $16 million Fri-Sun debut. Nine years later, with poor reviews (14% on Rotten Tomatoes compared to the series high of 67% for “Expendables 2” in 2012) and little in the way of buzz or excitement, the latest Sylvester Stallone/Jason Statham actioner looks like — at least in America — another example of a franchise continuation that nobody asked for.
The new film again stars Stallone and Statham while also bringing Megan Fox, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais onboard. That doesn’t quite have the commercial allure of seeing Stallone, Statham and (depending on the installment) the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Harrison Ford and Antonio Banderas saving the world together.
Barring excessive frontloading or unexpected casual weekend business, “Expend4bles” should...
The new film again stars Stallone and Statham while also bringing Megan Fox, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais onboard. That doesn’t quite have the commercial allure of seeing Stallone, Statham and (depending on the installment) the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Harrison Ford and Antonio Banderas saving the world together.
Barring excessive frontloading or unexpected casual weekend business, “Expend4bles” should...
- 9/22/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
The “Expendables” crew is undertaking their fourth box office mission, as the aptly named “Expend4bles” opens this weekend. The R-rated movie, starring Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone and more kickass action heroes, made $750,000 in Thursday previews at the box office.
The Lionsgate film is expected to open with around $15 million, which would mark the lowest launch of any of the franchise’s entries. Some projections put it at $17 million, beating 2014’s “Expendables 3” ($15.8 million opening). The original “Expendables” is still king, with a $34.8 million opening in 2010, followed by 2012’s “Expendables 2” with $28.5 million. To compare Thursday preview grosses, “Expendables 3” made $875,000 back in 2014.
The new “Expend4bles” brings back Stallone, Statham, Randy Couture and Dolph Lundgren, while introducing Megan Fox, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and more into the mayhem. Directed by Scott Waugh, the movie throws the group of grizzled, gun-toting mercenaries into a mission filled with Russian operatives and nuclear warheads.
The film cost $100 million to produce,...
The Lionsgate film is expected to open with around $15 million, which would mark the lowest launch of any of the franchise’s entries. Some projections put it at $17 million, beating 2014’s “Expendables 3” ($15.8 million opening). The original “Expendables” is still king, with a $34.8 million opening in 2010, followed by 2012’s “Expendables 2” with $28.5 million. To compare Thursday preview grosses, “Expendables 3” made $875,000 back in 2014.
The new “Expend4bles” brings back Stallone, Statham, Randy Couture and Dolph Lundgren, while introducing Megan Fox, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and more into the mayhem. Directed by Scott Waugh, the movie throws the group of grizzled, gun-toting mercenaries into a mission filled with Russian operatives and nuclear warheads.
The film cost $100 million to produce,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Millennium Media and Lionsgate’s Expendables 4 was the only new wide release on last night seeing $750K in previews.
The Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham fourthquel is only expected to make between $15M-$17M. If the movie bests the opening weekend of 2014’s The Expendables 3 ($15.8M), then Lionsgate will be happy. The fourth movie is playing at 3,518 locations including 900 PLF screens comprised of Xd, RPX, Dolby, 4DX and D-box . Lionsgate has UK in addition to U.S. on the Scott Waugh directed action movie.
That figure is under the preview take of Expendables 3 which did $875K off showtimes that began at 8Pm. Ouch. Expendables 4 Thursday is a tad higher than that of Gerard Butler’s Plane from Lionsgate which did $625K and opened to $10.2M. At the same time, Expendables 4‘s previews are a far cry from Stallone’s 2019 pre-pandemic Rambo: Last...
The Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham fourthquel is only expected to make between $15M-$17M. If the movie bests the opening weekend of 2014’s The Expendables 3 ($15.8M), then Lionsgate will be happy. The fourth movie is playing at 3,518 locations including 900 PLF screens comprised of Xd, RPX, Dolby, 4DX and D-box . Lionsgate has UK in addition to U.S. on the Scott Waugh directed action movie.
That figure is under the preview take of Expendables 3 which did $875K off showtimes that began at 8Pm. Ouch. Expendables 4 Thursday is a tad higher than that of Gerard Butler’s Plane from Lionsgate which did $625K and opened to $10.2M. At the same time, Expendables 4‘s previews are a far cry from Stallone’s 2019 pre-pandemic Rambo: Last...
- 9/22/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Black Bear makes its biggest release with ‘Dumb Money’.
Expend4bles is looking to end the action franchise on a high note at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, opening in 577 cinemas through Lionsgate.
Billed as the final film entry in the series, Expend4bles sees the titular team of mercenaries tasked with preventing a Third World War. Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture all reprise their roles, with Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran and Andy Garcia all joining the cast.
Expend4bles resurrects the franchise after a nine-year hiatus since 2014’s The Expendables 3.
Expend4bles is looking to end the action franchise on a high note at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, opening in 577 cinemas through Lionsgate.
Billed as the final film entry in the series, Expend4bles sees the titular team of mercenaries tasked with preventing a Third World War. Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture all reprise their roles, with Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran and Andy Garcia all joining the cast.
Expend4bles resurrects the franchise after a nine-year hiatus since 2014’s The Expendables 3.
- 9/22/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The 80s era was memorable for a lot of things, but especially for the rise of iconic action heroes like Rambo, Dutch, Ripley, Sarah Conner, and John McClane, to name a few, portrayed by legendary actors who forever changed the landscape of the genre. Their screen presence, insistence on the portrayal of physicality in action sequences, and larger-than-life appearance have captivated generations of fans ever since—and led to the franchise boom in the first place. Long before studio-wide superhero crossovers took over Hollywood, it was a dream of every action movie fan to see their favorite stars sharing the screen together, and Sylvester Stallone, an action legend himself, fulfilled the dream by creating The Expendables franchise. The franchise is now three movies strong, and after a prolonged nine-year gap, the fourth part is about to crush theaters worldwide this weekend.
The film series, which revolves around a group of...
The film series, which revolves around a group of...
- 9/22/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Major spoilers for "Expend4bles" follow.
Ever since "The Expendables" was released in 2010, the identity and tone of the franchise has been heavily in question. That first film seemed to want to have things both ways, presenting the trials and tribulations of the (very fictional) titular team of mercenaries while metatextually commenting on (and piggybacking off of) the action stars playing them. Put another way, it's as if the crossover formula seen in Marvel's "The Avengers" franchise was reversed: the coming together of the film's stars are the big draw, while the characters are (at least initially) not well known.
While 2012's "The Expendables 2" leaned far more into the meta aspects of people like Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris showing up in the same film, 2014's "The Expendables 3" attempted to find a similar balance to the first film, establishing its characters in their own right while still...
Ever since "The Expendables" was released in 2010, the identity and tone of the franchise has been heavily in question. That first film seemed to want to have things both ways, presenting the trials and tribulations of the (very fictional) titular team of mercenaries while metatextually commenting on (and piggybacking off of) the action stars playing them. Put another way, it's as if the crossover formula seen in Marvel's "The Avengers" franchise was reversed: the coming together of the film's stars are the big draw, while the characters are (at least initially) not well known.
While 2012's "The Expendables 2" leaned far more into the meta aspects of people like Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris showing up in the same film, 2014's "The Expendables 3" attempted to find a similar balance to the first film, establishing its characters in their own right while still...
- 9/22/2023
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
In “Expend4bles,” the action is more digitally propulsive than it was in “The Expendables” (2010), “The Expendables 2” (2012), or “The Expendables 3” (2014). Yet the preferred mode of killing is reassuringly primitive. In scene after scene, characters use knives to slit people’s throats, or they’ll sometimes jam a knife directly into the throat. “Expend4bles” is punctuated by those quick homicidal bursts of blood spatter. They’re effective, but because they feel a lot like the video-game slashings in a “John Wick” movie, the defining spirit of the “Expendables” series — the aging action heroes of the Reagan era all gathered together for a big dumb neo-’80s marathon of old-school combat destruction — now feels nearly as far away as the ’80s did when the first movie came out.
The first two “Expendables” films had a relatively stable cast, with Easter Egg cameos by folks like Chuck Norris and Arnold Schwarzenegger. But...
The first two “Expendables” films had a relatively stable cast, with Easter Egg cameos by folks like Chuck Norris and Arnold Schwarzenegger. But...
- 9/21/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
From left: 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Jacob Scipio, and Andy Garcia in Expen4ablesPhoto: Lionsgate
Less of a deconstruction of ’80s action movie machismo and more a whole-hearted embrace of cinema’s bygone bombastic era, The Expendables franchise has varied drastically in quality throughout its 13-year existence. The...
Less of a deconstruction of ’80s action movie machismo and more a whole-hearted embrace of cinema’s bygone bombastic era, The Expendables franchise has varied drastically in quality throughout its 13-year existence. The...
- 9/21/2023
- by Courtney Howard
- avclub.com
For 4n utterly braindead and 4rtlessly cr4fted movie th4t feels like 4 fe4ture-length Fmv cut-scene from 4 Sega CD g4me, “Expend4bles” would be a lot more p4inful if not for the fact that it’s so 4t pe4ce with its gener4l shittiness. Don’t get me wrong, the creative and aesthetic indifference behind this long-gestating action sequel — which arrives nine years after “Expendables 3,” but still well before people had time to get nostalgic for this already reheated ’80s revival junk — is remarkable even by the standards of a series that has always prided itself on being cinema’s most glorified direct-to-video project, the “Avengers” of Cialis.
The script, credited to Max Adams, Kurt Wimmer, and the awesomely-named Tad Daggerhart, feels like it was written by a frat boy trying to plagiarize “Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty” (including a guy code-named “Ocelot” but...
The script, credited to Max Adams, Kurt Wimmer, and the awesomely-named Tad Daggerhart, feels like it was written by a frat boy trying to plagiarize “Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty” (including a guy code-named “Ocelot” but...
- 9/21/2023
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
This weekend sees the release of the fourth film in the highly lucrative Expendable franchise that launched over thirteen years ago with the Sylvester Stallone directed original. The Expendables was able to secure a solid $34.8 million opening on its way to a $103 million domestic finish while its international numbers were even better, adding another $171.4 million for a worldwide take of $274.4 million. Just two years later we were treated to the follow up, aptly titled The Expendables 2, which was able to secure a $28.5 million debut with an $85 million domestic total. Yet again international audiences proved their love for the series by adding another $229.9 million to the films tally giving it a solid $314.9 million worldwide take.
Then 2014 came and whoever was in charge at the time said “Hey, lets take these ultra violent hard R rated movies that are built for people who grew up with the ultra hard R rated action films of the 80’s…...
Then 2014 came and whoever was in charge at the time said “Hey, lets take these ultra violent hard R rated movies that are built for people who grew up with the ultra hard R rated action films of the 80’s…...
- 9/21/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, and their band of badasses infiltrate theaters this weekend with Expend4bles, and predictions for the action film’s weekend box office have arrived! According to analysts, the Millennium Media and Lionsgate thrill ride could earn between $15 million-$17 million during opening weekend.
The predicted total puts the latest film in the Expendables saga close to Expendables 3, which opened in 2014 with $15.8 million. Males over 25 generate the most tickets for action films starring ’80s icons and celebrated martial artists like Iko Uwais and Tony Jaa. It’s worth noting that Expend4bles heads to 700 Plf screens this weekend, including Xd, Rpx, Dolby, and D Box. The film’s availability on high-profile screens and the hard R rating could boost its popularity throughout its debut.
Deadline’s report says Expend4bles cost roughly $100M to produce, with Millenium banking on the worldwide rollout helping to amass the most dollars. Expendables 3...
The predicted total puts the latest film in the Expendables saga close to Expendables 3, which opened in 2014 with $15.8 million. Males over 25 generate the most tickets for action films starring ’80s icons and celebrated martial artists like Iko Uwais and Tony Jaa. It’s worth noting that Expend4bles heads to 700 Plf screens this weekend, including Xd, Rpx, Dolby, and D Box. The film’s availability on high-profile screens and the hard R rating could boost its popularity throughout its debut.
Deadline’s report says Expend4bles cost roughly $100M to produce, with Millenium banking on the worldwide rollout helping to amass the most dollars. Expendables 3...
- 9/20/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
On another sleepy autumn weekend at the box office when actors can’t promote their movies due to the strikes, Millennium Media and Lionsgate are rolling out the latest in their long-in-the-tooth Sylvester Stallone-Jason Statham franchise, Expendables 4, to a weekend take between $15 million-$17 million.
That range is right around where 2014’s Expendables 3 opened –$15.8M– and not far from where Stallone’s last Rambo film resided pre-pandemic, 2019’s Rambo: Last Blood, which bowed to $18.8M. Expendables 3 ended its stateside run at $39.3M while Rambo: Last Blood finaled at $44.8M.
Guys over 25 are the grab with the fourth movie about over-the-hill action heroes booked in 3,400 theaters. The R-rated movie is also playing at 700 Plf screens including Xd, Rpx, Dolby and D Box. Previews start at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Similar to other Lionsgate pics with Millennium, the former is handling North America and UK. Again, all these meat-and-potatoes...
That range is right around where 2014’s Expendables 3 opened –$15.8M– and not far from where Stallone’s last Rambo film resided pre-pandemic, 2019’s Rambo: Last Blood, which bowed to $18.8M. Expendables 3 ended its stateside run at $39.3M while Rambo: Last Blood finaled at $44.8M.
Guys over 25 are the grab with the fourth movie about over-the-hill action heroes booked in 3,400 theaters. The R-rated movie is also playing at 700 Plf screens including Xd, Rpx, Dolby and D Box. Previews start at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Similar to other Lionsgate pics with Millennium, the former is handling North America and UK. Again, all these meat-and-potatoes...
- 9/20/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The month of September started out with several sequels generally doing okay, but things have been slowing down considerably the last few weeks, so we’ll have to see if “Expend4bles” does any better. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
It’s been nine years since Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone last assembled their team of mercenaries together for “The Expendables 3,” and this week’s “Expend4bles” reunites them with Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture and with new members of the team, played by 50 Cent, Tony Jaa, Indonesian action star Iko Uwais (“The Raid”), as well as Megan Fox and Andy Garcia rounding out the cast.
The general premise for these movies was a sound one, bringing together so many popular action stars, with earlier movies including the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li and wrestling superstar “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. The first movie opened with...
It’s been nine years since Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone last assembled their team of mercenaries together for “The Expendables 3,” and this week’s “Expend4bles” reunites them with Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture and with new members of the team, played by 50 Cent, Tony Jaa, Indonesian action star Iko Uwais (“The Raid”), as well as Megan Fox and Andy Garcia rounding out the cast.
The general premise for these movies was a sound one, bringing together so many popular action stars, with earlier movies including the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li and wrestling superstar “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. The first movie opened with...
- 9/20/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Every year, the fall film festival season (try saying that five times fast) brings all sorts of discussion points to those who of us who are way too plugged into such things, from Academy Awards buzz for certain performances and movies to potentially controversial subject matter on the horizon and everything in between. But, ideally, these sorts of early screenings also help put certain kinds of movies on the radar for a wider range of audiences, shining a spotlight on titles that many might not have even heard of before. And, in some cases, a wave of overwhelmingly positive critic reactions and reviews can play a big role in helping them land distribution partners at a pretty penny.
Such appears to be the case with "Hit Man," the latest movie by acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater. Upon debuting at this year's Venice Film Festival and swiftly building up even more hype...
Such appears to be the case with "Hit Man," the latest movie by acclaimed filmmaker Richard Linklater. Upon debuting at this year's Venice Film Festival and swiftly building up even more hype...
- 9/20/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Twilight actors Kellan Lutz and Cam Gigandet are reuniting on screen for the first time in action crime-thriller Desert Dawn.
While Lutz and Gigandet’s characters clashed in Twilight, this time the actors team up as the newly appointed small-town sheriff (Lutz) and his begrudging deputy (Gigandet) who get tangled in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.
L.A.-based sales and production outfit Premiere Entertainment Group is behind the project, which began filming this week in Nevada. The production received a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement to allow filming during the union strikes.
Marty Murray (Paranormal Island) directs the movie from an original screenplay by Chad Law and Johnny Walters.
Premiere’s Elias Axume produces with Al Bravo of Al Bravo Films. Jason Abustan and Mehrab H. Deboo executive-produce alongside Carlos Rincon.
Matthew Helderman...
While Lutz and Gigandet’s characters clashed in Twilight, this time the actors team up as the newly appointed small-town sheriff (Lutz) and his begrudging deputy (Gigandet) who get tangled in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.
L.A.-based sales and production outfit Premiere Entertainment Group is behind the project, which began filming this week in Nevada. The production received a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement to allow filming during the union strikes.
Marty Murray (Paranormal Island) directs the movie from an original screenplay by Chad Law and Johnny Walters.
Premiere’s Elias Axume produces with Al Bravo of Al Bravo Films. Jason Abustan and Mehrab H. Deboo executive-produce alongside Carlos Rincon.
Matthew Helderman...
- 9/19/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
’Oppenheimer’ crosses $900m, whilst ’Expend4bles’ leads the way in China.
Worldwide box office September 15-17, 2023 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. The Nun II (Warner Bros) $44.8m $158.8m $30.1m $102.3m 73 2. A Haunting In Venice (Disney/Fox) $37.2m $37.2m $22.7m $22.7m 52 3. Jawan (Yash Raj) $17.7m $101.3m $15.2m $89.1m 79 4. The Equalizer 3 (Sony) $15.5m $132.4m $8.3m $58.7m 55 5. Oppenheimer (Universal) $12.9m $912.7m $10.8m $594.1m 84 6. Expend4bles (Millennium Media) $10.9m $10.9m $10.9m $10.9m 1 7. Dust To Dust (Hgse) $10.7m $43.6m $10.7m $43.6m 1 8. Barbie (Warner Bros) $7.4m $1.42bn $3.4m $790.6m 74 9. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (Universal) $6.3m...
Worldwide box office September 15-17, 2023 Rank Film (distributor) 3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1. The Nun II (Warner Bros) $44.8m $158.8m $30.1m $102.3m 73 2. A Haunting In Venice (Disney/Fox) $37.2m $37.2m $22.7m $22.7m 52 3. Jawan (Yash Raj) $17.7m $101.3m $15.2m $89.1m 79 4. The Equalizer 3 (Sony) $15.5m $132.4m $8.3m $58.7m 55 5. Oppenheimer (Universal) $12.9m $912.7m $10.8m $594.1m 84 6. Expend4bles (Millennium Media) $10.9m $10.9m $10.9m $10.9m 1 7. Dust To Dust (Hgse) $10.7m $43.6m $10.7m $43.6m 1 8. Barbie (Warner Bros) $7.4m $1.42bn $3.4m $790.6m 74 9. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (Universal) $6.3m...
- 9/18/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
It may be a little hard to believe but it has been just shy of a decade since Sylvester Stallone and his fellow action stars last graced the screen as "The Expendables." The original trilogy concluded rather unceremoniously in 2014 with the disappointment that was "The Expendables 3." It's been long enough that Stallone had time to revive both the "Rocky" and "Rambo" franchises while he was away from the role of mercenary Barney Ross. But everything old finds a way to become new again. Case in point, "Expendables 4" or "Expend4bles" is set to hit theaters next weekend. The question is, can it serve as enough of a course correction and bring the series back to its former glory?
As it stands, the film's financial prospects look iffy at best. According to Box Office Pro, director Scott Waugh's "Expend4ables" is currently targeting an opening weekend in the $10 to $15 million range.
As it stands, the film's financial prospects look iffy at best. According to Box Office Pro, director Scott Waugh's "Expend4ables" is currently targeting an opening weekend in the $10 to $15 million range.
- 9/16/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
"The Expendables" franchise has — smartly — allowed its titular roster of tough, never-say-die mercenaries to include women, as demonstrated by 2014's "The Expendables 3" adding Ronda Rousey to the crew and the upcoming "Expend4bles" (type that five times fast) bringing in Megan Fox and Levy Tran.
However, while making the first "Expendables" back in 2010, that wasn't quite the case. That film only features two female characters: Lacy (Charisma Carpenter), the cheating girlfriend of Jason Statham's Lee Christmas, and Sandra (Giselle Itié), the daughter of a South American dictator who wants to use the Expendables to help overthrow her father and his ex-CIA puppet master, Munroe (Eric Roberts).
Although Sandra is an integral part of the film, she's no trained mercenary, and ends up being captured by the bad guys and tortured for information. It must've been difficult for the Brazilian actress to deal with the atmosphere of testosterone-fueled competition surrounding her,...
However, while making the first "Expendables" back in 2010, that wasn't quite the case. That film only features two female characters: Lacy (Charisma Carpenter), the cheating girlfriend of Jason Statham's Lee Christmas, and Sandra (Giselle Itié), the daughter of a South American dictator who wants to use the Expendables to help overthrow her father and his ex-CIA puppet master, Munroe (Eric Roberts).
Although Sandra is an integral part of the film, she's no trained mercenary, and ends up being captured by the bad guys and tortured for information. It must've been difficult for the Brazilian actress to deal with the atmosphere of testosterone-fueled competition surrounding her,...
- 9/4/2023
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
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