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Nickelback was formed by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake, and Brandon Kroeger (cousin of Chad and Mike) in Hanna, Alberta in the 1990s. Despite facing financial challenges, Nickelback eventually signed with Roadrunner Records, a label primarily known for metal music. Nickelback faced a huge backlash on social media in the 2000s largely stemming from them being "too mainstream."

Hate to Love: Nickelback from Netflix reveals the details behind the rise of one of the most popular bands of the 21st century. Originating in Hanna, Alberta, the hometown of some of the band's key members, Nickelback became a quintessential part of the music industry in the 2000s. Possibly due to overexposure, Nickelback faced a huge backlash complaining about the quality of their music and making them a massively divisive group. The Netflix music documentary recounts events viewers may already know about, and some surprising behind-the-scenes facts.

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Franchise animation Kung Fu Panda 4 and creature clash Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire lead a bumper weekend of 16 new films at the UK-Ireland box office.

Universal’s Kung Fu Panda 4 has the biggest opening of the weekend in 715 sites – a significant jump for the series, after 2008’s Kung Fu Panda (448) and sequels in 2011 (514) and 2016 (585), all through Paramount.

Conversely, the total grosses of each film have dropped, with the first title making £20.4m, followed by £17m and £14.2m for the sequels. All of these were pre-pandemic; number four will look to cross the £10m mark before challenging any of those totals.

Sony’s “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £4 million ($5.1 million), according to numbers from Comscore.

In the process, the band of ectoplasm hunters ended the three-week reign of Warner Bros.’ “Dune: Part II” in pole position. The Timothée Chalamet-starring film collected £2.6 million in its fourth weekend in second place for a total of £30.7 million.

Black Bear’s “Immaculate,” starring Sydney Sweeney, scared up £522,583 in a third place debut. In fourth place, in its fifth weekend, Studiocanal’s “Wicked Little Letters” earned £373,505 and now has a total of £8.1 million.

Rounding off the top five was Universal’s “Migration” that collected £370,464 in its eighth weekend for a total of £19.5 million.

There were two more debuts in the top 10 – Vertigo’s “Late Night With The Devil” in seventh place with £220,436 and Trafalgar’s “Romeo Et Juliette – Met Opera 2023/24” in 10th with £81,880.

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The official Nickelback documentary, Hate to Love: Nickelback, is getting a theatrical release on March 27th and 30th.

Trafalgar Releasing, who have previously handled theatrical music events for Metallica and more, will be distrubing the feature-length presentation to over 1,350 locations across 30 countries. Tickets for the global premiere go on sale Thursday (February 22nd) at 10 a.m. Et via the film’s website.

“We are very excited to finally bring this film to theatres this spring,” stated Nickelback in a press release. “It’s been a long road to get this project across the finish line and we must thank [producer] Ben Jones and [director] Leigh Brooks for all of their hard work. We hope everyone enjoys our story, fans, friends or otherwise.”

The officially sanctioned documentary made its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last September. Directed by the aforementioned British filmmaker Leigh Brooks, the career-spanning film explores Nickelback’s rise...

The official Nickelback documentary, Hate to Love: Nickelback, is getting a theatrical release on March 27th and 30th.

Trafalgar Releasing, who have previously handled theatrical music events for Metallica and more, will be distrubing the feature-length presentation to over 1,350 locations across 30 countries. Tickets for the global premiere go on sale Thursday (February 22nd) at 10 a.m. Et via the film’s website.

“We are very excited to finally bring this film to theatres this spring,” stated Nickelback in a press release. “It’s been a long road to get this project across the finish line and we must thank [producer] Ben Jones and [director] Leigh Brooks for all of their hard work. We hope everyone enjoys our story, fans, friends or otherwise.”

The officially sanctioned documentary made its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last September. Directed by the aforementioned British filmmaker Leigh Brooks, the career-spanning film explores Nickelback’s rise...

’Dumb Money’, ’Woman Of The Hour’, Nickelback, ’Stop Making Sense’ among highlights.

The ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike ensured 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was quieter than usual, although there was some awards season buzz, a handful of famous US actors turned up, and you-know-who forked out a lot of money in the only major deal of the festival so far.

Screen picks out the main talking points of this year’s event. TIFF runs through September 17.

Awards launchpad light on heavyweights

Venice and Telluride usually prevail in the annual scramble for world premiere bragging rights to the shiniest awards contenders and this year was no different.

’Dumb Money’, ’Woman Of The Hour’, Nickelback, ’Stop Making Sense’ among highlights.

The ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike ensured 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was quieter than usual, although there was some awards season buzz, a handful of famous US actors turned up, and you-know-who forked out a lot of money in the only major deal of the festival so far.

Screen picks out the main talking points of this year’s event. TIFF runs through September 17.

Awards launchpad light on heavyweights

Venice and Telluride usually prevail in the annual scramble for world premiere bragging rights to the shiniest awards contenders and this year was no different.

Nickelback is on hand for the 2023 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, where the Canadian rockers are the focus as the new documentary “Hate to Love: Nickelback” makes its TIFF debut.

Not only does the documentary recount the band’s rise to the top of the rock genre, “Hate to Love” also takes an unsparing look at the backlash that’s dogged the band for years.

“I’m over it… And now from this day forward, if anybody asks that question in the press, it’s like that’s the end of the interview.”

Interviewed by People during TIFF, Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger says the documentary will be the last word on the subject, and he has no plans to ever address it again.

Read More: Nickelback Talks Getting Support From Ryan Reynolds Amid All The Hate: ‘He’s Expensive’

According to Kroeger, at first he was hesitant to...

Nickelback’s Chad and Mike Kroeger open up on how “great” it was to have their mom be a part of the band’s new musical documentary.

Ahead of the TIFF premiere of the doc, titled “Hate To Love: Nickelback”, Mike told Et Canada’s Morgan Hoffman how special it was to have their mom’s support in the film that profiles the band’s evolution from their humble beginnings in Alberta, to their explosive global success in the early 2000s and the quick wave of online negativity that followed.

“She’s always had our back… it’s your mom who jumps up and defends you or the other people that love you.”

“She insisted to be in the documentary,” Mike, 51, joked. “No. It’s great to have her, you know. That’s one of the ‘love Nickelback’ people, obviously. She’s always had our back and, like it is in most cases,...

While gearing up for the TIFF premiere of their documentary, “Hate to Love: Nickelback“, one of Canada’s most iconic bands chatted with Et Canada’s Morgan Hoffman about the unwavering support from another fellow Canadian icon.

“He is very expensive… There’s an NDA on his price and if we say how much, we’re in deep s**t.”

Acknowledging that the band has acquired a vast amount of hate and love over the years – documented in their movie – Hoffman asked the bandmates what they think of Ryan Reynold’s stamp of approval, who inducted the multi-platinum musicians into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at this year’s Juno Awards.

Read More: Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger Pauses Concert Mid-Song Due To His ‘F**king Absolutely Destroyed Throat’

Nickelback and Morgan Hoffman — Photo: Et Canada

“He is very expensive. I’ll tell you that right now,” joked instrumentalist and vocalist Ryan Peake.

Toronto International Film Festival Photo: J. Countess Hollywood may be mostly shut down, but festival season is still chugging along. The Venice International Film Festival, which winds down this week, saw its fair share of pro-union speeches, controversial guests and opinions, and, as always, buzzy premieres ready to hit wider distribution in the coming months.

Toronto International Film FestivalPhoto: J. Countess (Getty Images)

Hollywood may be mostly shut down, but festival season is still chugging along. The Venice International Film Festival, which winds down this week, saw its fair share of pro-union speeches, controversial guests and opinions, and, as always, buzzy premieres ready to hit...

Next Goal Wins (Taika Waititi, 2023).The lineup is being unveiled for the 2023 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, starting with 60 selections from the Gala and Special Presentations programs. The festival takes place from September 7–17, 2023.Gala PRESENTATIONSConcrete Utopia (Um Tae-Hwa)Dumb Money (Craig Gillespie)Fair Play (Chloe Domont)Flora and Son (John Carney)Hate to Love: Nickelback (Leigh Brooks)Lee (Ellen Kuras)Next Goal Wins (Taika Waititi)Nyad (Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin)Punjab ’95 (Honey Trehan)Solo (Sophie Dupuis)The End We Start From (Mahalia Belo)The Movie Emperor (Ning Hao)The New Boy (Warwick Thornton) The Royal Hotel (Kitty Green)The Holdovers.Special Presentationsa Difficult Year (Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache)A Normal Family (Hur Jin-ho)American Fiction (Cord Jefferson)Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet)Close to You (Dominic Savage)Days of Happiness (Chloé Robichaud)The Rescue (Daniela Goggi)Ezra (Tony Goldwyn)Fingernails (Christos Nikou)Four Daughters (Kaouther Ben Hania...

A officially sanctioned Nickelback documentary, Hate to Love: Nickelback, is set to receive its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The trailer can be streamed below.

Directed by British filmmaker Leigh Brooks, the career-spanning film will explore Nickelback’s rise to the top of the charts, as well as the negativity that has followed the Canadian band despite its overwhelming commercial success.

The TIFF website’s description of the doc reads, “Nickelback is one of the most successful acts in music history — they’re also the number one band haters love to hate. This intimate portrait surveys the Canadian stadium rockers’ rollercoaster career.”

Brooks finished the film back in June and reflected on the experience in a post on LinkedIn.

“Wow. 6 years filming the Nickelback doc and today was the last day,” Brooks wrote. “Nickelback and everyone one of the Nickelteam are fine fine people. Eternally grateful...

A officially sanctioned Nickelback documentary, Hate to Love: Nickelback, is set to receive its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The trailer can be streamed below.

Directed by British filmmaker Leigh Brooks, the career-spanning film will explore Nickelback’s rise to the top of the charts, as well as the negativity that has followed the Canadian band despite its overwhelming commercial success.

The TIFF website’s description of the doc reads, “Nickelback is one of the most successful acts in music history — they’re also the number one band haters love to hate. This intimate portrait surveys the Canadian stadium rockers’ rollercoaster career.”

Brooks finished the film back in June and reflected on the experience in a post on LinkedIn.

“Wow. 6 years filming the Nickelback doc and today was the last day,” Brooks wrote. “Nickelback and everyone one of the Nickelteam are fine fine people. Eternally grateful...