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My Hero Academia fans who have been longing to see the franchise's latest film are in luck. Months ahead of its international home video release, My Hero Academia: You're Next is now available to rent or purchase digitally on Amazon.

Recently, Amazon's Prime Video service updated its anime catalog, making My Hero Academia: You're Next available to view in Japanese with English subtitles as well as in English dubbed. The new release was accompanied by little on-site advertising, which is intriguing given the rampant popularity of the MyHero Academia series. Initially released in August 2024, You're Next performed remarkably at the Japanese box office, earning over 3.5 billion yen (equivalent to about $25 million at the time) over the course of three months. This broke the previous box office record set by Mha's previous theatrical installment, My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission (2021).

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Anime films claimed six of the top 10 spots in Japan’s 2024 domestic box office rankings, with Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram taking the top spot by earning 15.8 billion yen, according to a report by Japanese entertainment news website Cinema Today.

The anime film adopted a unique marketing strategy, skipping pre-release screenings and hosting midnight premieres in 23 theaters across 10 prefectures on April 12.

This approach sparked a frenzy, with tickets selling out almost instantly. Upon its nationwide release in 515 theaters, the film drew 2.274 million viewers and earned 3.352 billion yen in its first three days.

It topped the box office for six consecutive weeks, surpassing 14 billion yen by week seven and becoming the first in the series to exceed 10 million admissions.

Taking the second spot is Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle at 11.64 billion yen. The film re-entered the top 10 in its 18th week after a special August screening event.

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PVR Inox Pictures has announced that it will release My Hero Academia The Movie: You’re Next, the fourth film in the franchise, in theaters across India on Jan 31, 2025.

An epic showdown is about to start as our heroes face the ultimate challenge against the Symbol of Peace.

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— PVR Inox Pictures (@PicturesPVR) January 22, 2025

My Hero Academia The Movie: You’re Next released in Japan on Aug 2, 2024, and in the United States on Oct 11, 2024.

It earned 370 million yen in its opening day, surpassing the opening day revenue of the previous series record holder, My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes’ Mission, by 118%.

As of Dec 21, 2024, the grossed $5 million in Japan and $27.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $32.2 million.

Tensai Okamura served as...

My Hero Academia: You're Next hit US theaters on October 11, 2024, and now, the film has received an official Blu-ray release date this upcoming spring. An official Amazon page for the Blu-ray release of the movie has been posted, confirming the date fans can expect to take a physical copy of the movie home.

Unfortunately for those eager to rewatch the film as soon as possible, there is a long wait ahead for My Hero Academia: You're Next to debut on Blu-ray. The projected date is April 1, 2025, which is not until well into the spring of next year.

My Hero Academia: You’re Next Will Be Released on Blu-ray on April 1, 2025 The Film Is Currently Available for Pre-Order on Amazon and Will Ship Later Next Year

My Hero Academia's fourth movie release, You're Next, enjoyed phenomenal success both in the United States and worldwide during its theatrical run. The film amassed over $32 million worldwide,...

My Hero Academia gets its long-awaited Vigilantes anime spinoff, revealing the official first trailer, key visual and April 2025 release window, plus a major new look at the upcoming My Hero Academia Season 8.

Via a press release, the My Hero Academia spinoff My Hero Academia: Vigilantes by Hideyuki Furuhashi (story) and Betten Court (art) will receive an anime adaptation by Studio Bones, set to premiere in April 2025. Additionally, My Hero Academia's Season 8 -- the final season of the series -- will premiere in the fall of 2025. The news was announced at Jump Festa; readers can check out the My Hero Academia Season 8 key visual and the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes trailer and key visual below.

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The popular My Hero Academia manga by Kohei Horikoshi has shattered its first-week sales record, marking an amazing end to the 10-year-long series.

Although the narrative of Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia ended in August 2024, it still lives on in other projects and stories that are related to it in one way or another. The most recent example of this is Spider-Man: Octopus-Girl, which is based around the gigantic Spider-Man universe from the widely popular Marvel Comics.

My Hero Academia | Credit: Bones Inc.

Spider-Man: Octopus-Girl follows the story of Doctor Octopus, who ends up in a coma because of his battle against Spider-Man. However, when he wakes up, he finds himself in the body of a young Japanese girl, Otoha Okutamiya, which completely changes his world. As he figures things out, his problems grow, and he finds different ways to deal with them.

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2024 was a year in which many outstanding Superhero films were released. Despite not all the movies of this genre being equally well-received these past few months, many of the biggest studios in the industry did a spectacular job with their projects. Deadpool and Wolverine is not only one of the best works released by Marvel Studios in the last few years but also one of the best movies of the year.

Nonetheless, despite how enjoyable and refreshing this entry might have been for the studio, it did not defeat the ultimate king of 2024’s Superhero movies, My Hero Academia. The You’re Next film has been selected by fans and critics alike as the best addition to this beloved genre over the last 12 months.

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According to Rotten Tomatoes, the title of best Superhero movie of 2024 belongs to Kohei Horikoshi.

My Hero Academia has introduced more quirks than one can count over the course of its decade-long run, but there's one particular quirk Kohei Horikoshi would like to have if possible, and it isn't One For All. In fact, the answer is as hilarious as it is unexpected, with Horikoshi choosing one very practical quirk.

During the recent live program announcing the results of My Hero Academia's global popularity poll, Kohei Horikoshi was asked which of the many quirks in the series he would want if possible. Instead of a flashy quirk, Horikoshi revealed that he would like a floating quirk instead, quoting the reason that his "legs are the weakest in town" and he would like to float everywhere if possible, including to the market.

Kohei Horikoshi Reveals He Wants A Floating Quirk "I want to move around by floating."

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Kohei Horikoshi has officially confirmed that he is working on a brand-new manga. The announcement coincides with the release of the final volume of My Hero Academia.

In an interview published on Marvel’s website, Horikoshi revealed his plans for the future, stating, “I’m planning to start a new manga as soon as I possibly can.”

While the artist briefly considered collaborating with a separate writer, his editor encouraged him to handle both storytelling and art for the new series.

“I was thinking to committing myself to simply drawing my next project, and letting someone else write the story, but my editor advised me ‘It will be better if you do it all yourself.’ With that in mind, I’ve slowly started writing and drawing the thumbnails of my next manga. However, there are still several events left surrounding Mha, so for a while I’ll still be committed to supporting and promoting it.

My Hero Academia creator Kohei Hirokoshi has quietly teased his next manga project while promoting an official collaboration between Weekly Shonen Jump and Marvel in a new art exchange.

Per Marvel Comics, Hirokoshi opened up about the status of his next project during an interview revolving around Marvel's ongoing art exchange with Weekly Shonen Jump. "I was thinking to committing myself to simply drawing my next project, and letting someone else write the story, but my editor advised me 'It will be better if you do it all yourself." Hirokoshi said. "With that in mind, I've slowly started writing and drawing the thumbnails of my next manga. However, there are still several events left surrounding Mha, so for a while I'll still be committed to supporting and promoting it," he stated. "I feel really lucky over the success of Mha, so I know there's a lot of pressure around my next move.

Disney’s Moana 2 surged to the top of the Korean box office on its opening weekend, commanding 58% of ticket sales on one of the busiest weekends of the year.

The animated sequel earned an impressive $7.1m from Friday through Sunday (November 29 - December 1), according to data provided by Kobis, the Korean Film Council’s box office tracking service.

The strong performance appears to have revitalised a sluggish Korean box office that had seen weekend earnings dip below $10m for 10 consecutive weeks. Within its first five days in theatres, the film has racked up a cume of $8.9m, already positioning...

Ever since My Hero Academia: You're Next entered theaters, it has become an instant box office success. The film made ¥370 million ($2.5 million Usd) on its first day, and it received a high critics score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. After months of waiting, this anime feature has announced its official physical release date, as well as an extra bonus for the fans who purchase the film's special edition.

A new My Hero Academia Ova, or Original Video Animation, is on the way, set for release on February 19, 2025, in Japan. This Ova will be available in both DVD and Blu-ray versions, and will offer additional content that was not included in the anime itself.

My Hero Academia's OVAs tell fresh stories with characters like Izuku Midoriya and Shoto Todoroki that fans have grown to know and love. This Ova, titled "A Piece Of Cake," is a prequel to the recently released theatrical film, My Hero Academia: You're Next, and will include Class 1-a members and All Might.

This My Hero Academia Ova Will Be Featured on theYou’re Next DVD and Blu-ray The Video Will Feature Class 1-a Discussing Quirks and a Brief Appearance From All Might My Hero Academia’s "A Piece Of Cake" Anime Adaptation Set for Blu-ray & DVD Release!✨More: https://t.co/qo4g4ro24c pic.

Broadway adaptation Wicked soared to the top of the Korean box office at the weekend with 45% of ticket sales.

Directed by Jon M. Chu, the US fantasy musical took $3.6m from Friday through Sunday (November 22-25) from just over 500,000 admissions. Over its first five days in theatres, the film has accumulated $4.64m.

Also opening at the weekend was New’s Hidden Face, which placed second with $1.7m. Directed by Kim Dae-woo, the mystery thriller is a remake of Spanish-Colombian film The Hidden Face directed by Andrés Baiz. The film stars Cho Yeo-jeong of Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning Parasite as a cellist who mysteriously vanishes.

The final chapter of My Hero Academia may have concluded the story, but fans can expect even more in the manga’s last volume.

Scheduled for release on Dec 4, 2024, the 42nd volume will include exclusive content that extends beyond the original ending.

According to an announcement on the official X account of My Hero Academia, the final volume will feature a 38-page bonus manga.

This exclusive addition will explore events that go beyond the series’ final chapter, offering fans a glimpse into what happens after the story’s conclusion.

#ヒロアカ 最終42巻は12/4(水)発売です

最終話のその先を描いたコミックスだけの描き下ろし漫画38ページも収録されます。

— 僕のヒーローアカデミア公式 (@myheroacademia) November 20, 2024

My Hero Academia manga wrapped up its 10-year run on Aug 5, 2024.

To celebrate the legacy of the manga, Kohei Horikoshi is collaborating with Gege Akutami, the creator of Jujutsu Kaisen, which also concluded this year, for a special art exhibition at Jump Festa 2025.

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Netflix's Sakamoto Days anime adaptation, based on the hit Weekly Shonen Jump manga of the same name, has finally received a major update with a slew of new announcements, including its exact release date and 2025 cour reveal, alongside a brand-new trailer.

Via the series' official X (formerly Twitter) account, Sakamoto Days dropped several major announcements ahead of its upcoming anime adaptation. The series premieres on Jan. 11, 2025, and will be broadcast in two split cours (likely 24-26 episodes), with the second cour premiering in July 2025. Vaundy, known for his theme songs in Spy x Family, Chainsaw Man and the recent My Hero Academia: You're Next, will perform Sakamoto Days' opening song, titled "Hashire Sakamoto" ("Run Sakamoto"). The anime also received its main trailer and a new key visual, which readers can check out below.

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A new animated movie featuring the voice of Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis has broken a major 2024 box office record with its dismal opening weekend. The year has seen some major animated hits debut in theaters, including the sequels Kung Fu Panda 4 ($549.1 million worldwide) and Despicable Me 4 ($965.2 million). On top of that, the Pixar movie Inside Out 2 earned $1.696 billion, not only becoming the No. 1 movie of the year so far but the highest-grossing animated movie of all time.

However, 2024 animated movies have largely continued a recent trend of debuting with low to middling opening weekends and then becoming sleeper hits. This includes The Wild Robot, which has garnered Oscar buzz as its release, which debuted with $35.7 million, slowly climbed past $200 million worldwide and counting. Similarly, The Garfield Movie only opened to $24 million but achieved a global gross of $257.2 million. In spite of this, the new Sudeikis movie...

Todoroki Shoto from My Hero Academia is one of the most popular anime characters, known for his dual fire-and-ice Quirk and stoic personality. A recent cosplay posted on Reddit has taken this iconic character's look and transformed it into a stunning, female version. Gender-bent cosplays, where characters are re-imagined as another gender, are an amazing creative outlet for cosplayers to show their own versions of their favorite characters.

This cosplay by Reddit's u/yourholmedog does not just present Todoroki with a simple costume but adds details in the wardrobe and photo shoot that make it feel more feminine. The cosplayer has carefully balanced Shoto's powerful and reserved nature with a more feminine design that still feels true to the character.

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Written by Yôsuke Kuroda, Kôhei Horikoshi | Directed by Tensai Okamura

Airing since 2016, My Hero Academia is the anime adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi’s successful manga series. Set within a hero-focused society, the story arrived at the right time to capitalize on the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With its thoughtful and unique take on a popular subgenre, the series has grown to become one of the most popular anime shows currently airing.

With its eighth and final series announced for 2025, the finale draws closer for this tremendously crafted work. But there remain other opportunities for fans to engage with the franchise, including many spin-off stories, video games, and feature films. My Hero Academia: You’re Next is the fourth feature adaptation and, no, the subtitle does not mean this is a remake of Adam Wingard’s home-invasion horror film.

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Toonami's reputation was founded on bringing retro anime to American audiences with broadcasts of nostalgic classics like Cowboy Bebop and Dragon Ball Z. Now, its new iteration reaffirms that legacy, bringing back a shonen classic to the programming block 10 years after its original broadcast.

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Universal’s animated newcomer “The Wild Robot” seized control of the U.K. and Ireland box office, launching to a robust £3.2 million ($4.2 million) in its debut frame, according to numbers from Comscore. The family-friendly feature led fresh releases that energized weekend ticket sales.

Paramount’s horror sequel “Smile 2” flashed into second place with £2 million in its opening weekend, while Studiocanal’s Dinald Trump film “The Apprentice” clocked in at third with £749,149.

Paramount’s “Transformers One” demonstrated staying power in its sophomore session, adding £639,554 to reach a cumulative total of £2.7 million. Signature Entertainment’s slasher entry “Terrifier 3” held steady at fifth, collecting £562,616 for a running cume of £2.2 million.

Warner Bros.’ “Joker: Folie à Deux” continued to dance at the box office in its third frame, conducting another £501,000 to waltz past £9.7 million in total receipts. The studio’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” showed remarkable legs in its seventh week, conjuring £469,407 to push its cumulative haul to £24.6 million.

Two new films cracked the box-office weekend top ten this past weekend, and one of them – Smile 2 – took over first place by a margin of $12.9 million.

Paramount Pictures saw the horror sequel Smile 2 debut in first place this weekend as it took in $23.0 million over its first few days in release. This was more than enough to best second-place finisher The Wild Robot which held onto second place for another week with $10.1 million. This gives the Universal Pictures product a four-week total of $101.7 million. Meanwhile, last weekend’s top film, Cineverse’s Terrifier 3 fell two spots to land in third place where it took in $9.3 million to lift its overall total to $36.2 million. Similarly, Warner Bros. saw Beetlejuice Beetlejuice remained steady in fourth place, adding $5.0 million over the weekend, raising the film’s seven-week total to $284.0 million. The second debut of the weekend, A24’s We Live in Time...

RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (Oct 18-20)Total gross to dateWeek 1. The Wild Robot (Universal) £3.1m £3.3m 1 2. Smile 2 (Paramount) £1.7m £2m 1 3. The Apprentice (Studiocanal) £643,434 £746,303 1 4. Transformers One (Paramount) £642,000 £2.8m 2 5. Terrifier 3 (Signature)

£561,752 £2.2m 2

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Universal animation The Wild Robot opened top of the UK-Ireland box office, with a £3.1m weekend.

Chris Sanders’ family feature, that has a voice cast including Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal and Kit Connor, played in 675 cinemas, taking a £4,591 site average. Including previews, the film has £3.3m. It is slightly down on the £3.6m start of another original Universal animation, Migration, from February this year.

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In a staggering achievement, My Hero Academia: You're Next has shattered previous box office records earned by the franchise. Since its release in Japan in August, the new movie has grossed over 35 billion yen (approximately US$250 million), drawing in 2.46 million viewers, per reports at the time of writing.

Financial success might have been expected, but the film's exponential box office return may still surprise some, as You're Next achieved a 118% increase in profit compared to its previous theatrical release, My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission (2021). The new movie was released in Japan just prior to the conclusive entry to My Hero Academia's anime series, opening in 488 theaters domestically, including 51 IMAX screens. Per Japanese news site Oricon, its opening night alone drew over 250,000 attendees and grossed nearly four billion yen.

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Universal animation The Wild Robot leads the new releases at the UK and Ireland box office this weekend as Paramount’s Smile 2 and Studiocanal’s The Apprentice also open.

Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot is opening in 675 locations. Produced by Dreamworks, the film follows a service robot shipwrecked on an uninhabited island who forms relationships with the local wildlife.

A starry ensemble comprises the voice cast including Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill and Catherine O’Hara.

It has already proven a box office hit abroad, topping the global charts last week to bring its total up to $150m.

My Hero Academia anime star Nobuhiko Okamoto, whose unique voice is behind the character Bakugo for the Japanese-language dub, opens up on his long-held insecurity before taking on the role.

Ahead of My Hero Academia: You're Next's U.S. premiere on Oct. 11, Cbr interviewed the voices behind the popular anime's Deku (Daiki Yamashita), All Might/Dark Might (Kenta Miyake) and Bakugo (Nobuhiko Okamoto). With Bakugo's voice among the most easily recognizable in anime due to its uniquely boyish and almost whiny flair, Okamoto was asked when he realized he could exploit his voice like that and what flavor it brings to his characters. He revealed that it stemmed from an insecurity spanning almost 10 years.

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The latest My Hero Academia movie installment, My Hero Academia: You're Next, represents a return to form for the popular anime franchise.

Fans of the My Hero Academia franchise had plenty to look forward to this year. Fans were treated to Season 7 of My Hero Academia in 2024, while the eighth and final season will be released in 2025. That said, the My Hero Academia: You're Next movie features a fanatical All Might follower who embraces the "evil twin" trope. Given the context of the film, fans are encouraged to look back at the My Hero Academia movies and see where they fit into the chronology.

The four My Hero Academia movies are more-or-less canon and thus fit into the anime's timeline in specific places. The films tend to take place between major arcs of the anime, meaning they are injected into the timeline as movie-length arcs to expand the chronology. Fans want to know the placement of these films so they can watch the entire My Hero Academia franchise in proper order. This...

My Hero Academia: You're Next keeps proving to be one of the most elite anime films of 2024 despite only just debuting in the U.S. less than a week ago. The Japanese film has not only achieved a laudable 90% on Rotten Tomatoes but has also gone on to make history at the U.S. box office, as reported by ComicBook. My Hero Academia: You're Next launched in Japan earlier in August but arrived in the U.S. on October 11 and is now one of the top movies in the country.

The newest My Hero Academia movie to be released in the U.S., My Hero Academia: You're Next, represents a return to form for the popular anime franchise following its slightly bumpier 2021 showing, according to Rotten Tomatoes critics.

The early verdict is a positive one for the latest My Hero Academia film, according to the popular review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes (Rt). My Hero Academia: You're Next currently has a 92% positive review rate on the site with over 500 ratings posted. The film also has a 92% rating from Rt-approved critics -- the second-highest result in the franchise's history behind 2018's Two Heroes (100%). Notably, it's above its previous World Heroes' Mission in 2021 -- the only film in the franchise's history to dip below 90%. Readers can check out My Hero Academia: You're Next's sub trailer, get tickets here and check out its newest dub trailer below.

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Paramount and Hasbro Entertainment’s “Transformers One” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office earning £1.6 million ($2.2 million), according to numbers from Comscore.

Warner Bros.’ “Joker: Folie a Deux” held strong in its second week, securing the second spot with £1.4 million bringing its total to £8.6 million.

Signature Entertainment’s “Terrifier 3” opened in third place with just over £1 million. The film marks the distributor’s record for its largest-ever opening weekend in the territory overtaking their previous champion “Orphan: First Kill,” which had a £464,616 opening gross in 2022. It is also the highest-opening for an 18-certificated horror film in 2024, over vampire horror “Abigail,” 1980s-set slasher “MaXXXine” and Sydney Sweeney starrer “Immaculate.” It also set a new record as 2024’s highest U.K. and Irish box office opening for an 18-certificated independent film – the record was previously held by rapper biopic “Kneecap.”

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Animated movies currently hold five spots in the domestic box office Top 10 for the first time ever.

According to The Wrap, five of the Top 10 movies at the box office are animated features for the first time ever. They are The Wild Robot, Piece by Piece, Transformers One, My Hero Academia: You're Next, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

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While it’s easy to get stuck in the muck of “Joker: Folie à Deux’s” underperformance or the continuation of Lionsgate’s losing streak, there was a bright spot at this week’s box office that marked a historic first — five of the Top 10 movies were animated features.

The animated movies that made the Top 10 are so varied, too, which speaks to the fact that animation as a medium is just as versatile and bespoke as live-action filmmaking. These films also came from a variety of studios, showcasing how important animated features are to every company’s bottom line. At one point, the marketplace was dominated by a handful of players. Not anymore.

The movies were DreamWorks’ painterly adventure “The Wild Robot” (No. 2); Focus Features’ animated music documentary “Piece by Piece” (No. 5); Paramount’s sci-fi spectacle “Transformers One” (No. 6); Crunchyroll and Sony’s domestic release of Japanese anime “My Hero Academia: You’re Next” (No.

My Hero Academia: You're Next has proven itself a smashing success at the box office worldwide. The film was released in Japan on August 2, 2024, and in the United States on October 11, 2024. Since these dates, the movie has amassed $23,615,369 internationally, and a whopping $26,622,789 worldwide. Not just that, My Hero Academia: You're Next was also the top movie at Japan's box office and #8 in the US.

My Hero Academia's franchise boasts three theatrical films so far, and this most recent one is gearing up to be one of the series' greatest projects yet. Animated by Studio Bones and based on the original manga by Kohei Horikoshi, the hit film raked in $3,007,420 in just the United States during its opening weekend. During its opening weekend in Japan, it was just as well-received, earning the equivalent of $6.28 million. This movie has destroyed previous records. Its opening day in Japan was more successful than...

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A new film took control of the box-office weekend as Cineverse’s Terrifier 3 managed to unseat last weekend’s top film, Joker: Folie à Deux, by a margin of $4.9 million.

In its first weekend of release, Terrifier 3 brought in $18.3 million for its studio, landing in squarely in the first slot of this week’s top ten. Meanwhile, The Wild Robot held steady in second place where it took in $13.4 million for Universal Pictures, raising the film’s three-week total to $83.7 million. Meanwhile, Joker: Folie à Deux fell from first to third place, where it brought in $7.1 million for Warner Bros., raising its two-week total to $51.6 million. Warner Brothers also saw Beetlejuice Beetlejuice fall a spot to fourth place this weekend where it added $7.05 million, to raise its six-week total to $275.6 million. The new Lego-inspired film Piece by Piece debuted in fifth place where it made $3.8 million for Focus Features.

Terrifier 3 had absolutely no business beating Joker: Folie Deux at this weekends box office, but thats exactly what happened. After director Todd Phillips highly anticipated sequel to Joker (2019) limped into cinemas last week on October 4, it became quickly apparent that the filmmakers bizarre creative choices had doomed the movie financially. And now the consequences are mounting. Folie Deuxs unprecedented 81% drop between its first and second weekends of release allowed the "terrifying" horror sequel to land the top spot with an estimated $18.3 million (per The Numbers).

Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) scared off not only Arthur Flecks (Joaquin Phoenix) Folie Deux, but all other competitors, too, as Terrifiers vaunted villain ascended to No. 1 with very little resistance over the weekend. Director Damien Leones creepy contribution to cinema is already reveling in its victory as the low-budget horror flick has already made over 9x its $2 million production budget. But while No.

In a weekend of wide releases, indies included, A24’s Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh-starring We Live In Time popped on five screens with the third best limited opening of the year after Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds Of Kindness and Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night.

The romance by John Crowley grossed $225.9k opening weekend for a per-screen average of $45.9k. We Live in Time is looking at an estimated $225k for the four-day holiday frame (Monday is Indigenous Peoples Day/Columbus Day in the U.S.) for a $51k PSA.

The film, which world premiered at TIFF last month, had multiple sold-out Q&As in LA this weekend and strong exit polls in both opening markets (NY/LA). Limited national expansion next week before going wide on 10/25. It’s a non-linear look at a years-long relationships and marriage.

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Manfred Mann’s 1968 hit single “Ha! Ha! Said the Clown” synthesizes theaters this weekend as “Terrifier 3” (Iconic/Cineverse) easily took the top spot. “Has the king lost his crown?” the second verse goes. Well, yes he did, and more, as “Joker: Folie à Deux” (Warner Bros.) fell 81 percent and likely to fourth place.

“Terrifier” is the third entry in the microbudget unrated horror series. With a $5 million budget (including marketing), it more than doubled what was anticipated as an already-decent $8 million opening. Positioned perfectly before Halloween, ahead of “Smile 2” (Paramount) next week, it built on its growing fandom and a smart social media campaign.

With an audience that reportedly is almost half Latino, “Terrifier 3” saved a bad weekend from being even worse. It’s an impressive achievement, all the more so without an MPA rating, and it could reach $50 million.

The caveat is we’ve got $18.3 million...

The box office numbers are coming in, and one thing is for sure – Joker: Folie à Deux is officially Doa at the box office. How does a movie go from being the most anticipated film of the year to one of the biggest box office flops ever? I guess by making it a musical and showing absolute disdain (if not loathing) for the fans that made the first one a billion-dollar box office smash (and an Oscar winner to boot).

Indeed, the battle between Terrifier 3 and Joker: Folie à Deux wasn’t even close. The $5 million budget, unrated Terrifier 3 way outpaced expectations (including our own) to make just over $18 million this weekend (according to Deadline), despite no stars or studio support. When all is said and done, studios are going to have to sit up and take notice of the fact that two of the year’s most profitable movies,...

This weekend’s box office is a tale of two clowns, as Cineverse/Bloody Disgusting’s “Terrifier 3” has become a can’t-miss film for horror fans with a $18.3 million opening weekend from 2,514 theaters while Warner Bros.’ “Joker: Folie a Deux” has suffered one of the worst second weekend drops ever seen for a wide release.

Todd Phillips’ $190 million sequel to “Joker,” the first R-rated film to gross $1 billion worldwide, has fallen 81% from its $37.8 million opening weekend to just $7 million. According to data from Box Office Mojo and exhibitor sources, that will be the worst second weekend percentage drop for any wide release with an opening weekend of $30 million or more if it stands after Monday actuals are reported.

“Terrifier 3,” meanwhile, a film with a combined production and marketing spend of just $2.5 million, has completely eclipsed the $10.6 million domestic total of “Terrifier 2.” Even if it sees its second...

Giving help, even when it's not asked, is the true meaning of heroism. That is Izuku Midoryia's motto as he continues his journey to becoming the world's greatest hero. The next stop in that journey is the fourth film in the franchise, My Hero Academia: You're Next. Here, Deku and his classmates battle against Dark Might, a villain who is twisting All Might's ideals in his image.

My Hero Academia: You're Next adds a lot to the well-loved anime franchise, perfectly delivering comedic and emotional beats and offering some incredibly powerful action sequences. 

The film, which takes place between My Hero Academia Season 6 and 7, follows Izuku Midoriya (hero name: Deku) and his classmates and friends as they take on a mysterious new villain, a man who looks a lot like All Might and calls himself Dark Might.

Is My Hero Academia: You're Next Worth Watching? Read full article on The Direct.

My Hero Academia: You're Next is the latest movie in the My Hero Academia franchise. Typically, My Hero Academia movies (of which this is the fourth) are set during the season of the anime in which they're released, and that's true here as well.

Due to a number of clues, it's possible to pin down exactly when the movie is set, even without resorting to spoilers. These clues are found both in the movie itself as well as the anime series. Since season 7 of the anime has largely been focused on the final confrontation between the heroes and villains, it's obvious that the incident depicted in the movie takes place just before that conflict goes down, but what's less apparent is just how close the events of the movie are to the final battle seen in the series.

My Hero Academia: You're Next is Set Early in Season 7 The Film...

Warning: Spoilers for My Hero Academia: You're Next ahead!My Hero Academia: You're Next chronicles the battle against a mysterious All Might impersonator who seems to wield power on the level of All Might's, but is set on taking over Japan as its new "Symbol." This man, who dubs himself Dark Might after a call with the real All Might, must be stopped before Japan is ruined any worse than it already is.

Dark Might appears and unleashes his Quirk, Alchemy, which has been supercharged by the Quirk of another woman he's holding captive, Anna Scervino. The enhanced version of Alchemy is able to take most of a city and transform it into a floating fortress, which Dark Might uses to launch an attack on UA, where All Might is. Swept up in this transforming fortress are the students of Class 1-a, and as the only ones inside the fortress,...

Update: The Friday numbers are starting to roll in, and it looks like the micro-budget Terrifier 3 is indeed wiping the floor with Joker: Folie a Deux at the weekend box office (just as we predicted). But, in a stunning turn of events, it looks like the much-hated Joker sequel (which we unpacked on this week’s livestream) might not even hit second place at the box office, with Deadline reporting that The Wild Robot might be able to take second place.

Terrifier 3 looks like it will hit about $15 million this weekend, which is quite a coup for an indie horror flick without any studio support behind it. The only caveat is that, given the rabid fan base, it might be front-loaded, and could gross a lot less on Saturday than it did on Friday. The Wild Robot looks like it will hit second place, with about $13 million this weekend,...

My Hero Academia: You're Next is finally hitting American theaters, and there are a few things that fans of the series ought to know before going out to see the new film. This (spoiler-free) information can help enhance the viewing experience, and offers some much-needed context to when the film is set and what it's about.

My Hero Academia: You're Next is the fourth film in the franchise, but it's not necessary to have seen any of the previous films in order to follow this one. You're Next is largely a stand-alone film, but it makes use of the context established by this point in the anime, so understanding when it's set is very important. It also helps to have a basic primer on the movie's original characters in order to engage with the film most easily. Finally, there's the mystery of the big villain which the entire film circles around,...

Theaters are brimming over with an army of well-reviewed and buzzy indie films. But, in an unusual state of affairs, pretty much all of them are in wide release, meaning Terrifier 3, Piece by Piece, Saturday Night and The Apprentice, as well as animated My Hero Academia: You’re Next. Limited openings are few — a trio of quality documentaries, A24’s We Live In Time, a couple of Academy runs and a faith-based Mormon film on Brigham Young’s ascendance. There also are a half-dozen Indian films in limited to moderate release.

Starting with Kino Lorber’s doc Daytime Revolution. It opened Wednesday in 60+ theaters for a one-day event screening timed to John Lennon’s 84th birthday and now playing at NYC’s Quad Cinema. Directed by Emmy- and IDA Award-winning filmmaker Erik Nelson, and with creative consultation from Yoko Ono and Sean Ono Lennon, it chronicles the week in 1972 when...

Warning: Spoilers for My Hero Academia: You're Next aheadMy Hero Academia: You're Next immediately drew a lot of attention for its villain, who appears to be identical to All Might. Dubbed "Dark Might" within the film, this doppelganger has a rather surprising origin story that merits a little explanation.

Dark Might is first introduced watching All for One and All Might's battle in Kamino Ward during season 3, and unsurprisingly misconstruing All Might's declaration of "Next, it's your turn." Even at this early stage, Dark Might already has All Might's face and physique, and seems to be extremely obsessed with him. The movie skips ahead to the present-day of season 7, where Deku and the rest of Class 1-a are busy chasing down jailbreakers, until encountering a man whose Quirk seems absurdly powerful, carrying a mysterious girl as a hostage. Dark Might shows up and defeats this villain with excessive force.

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Set between Seasons 6 and 7, My Hero Academia: You're Next takes fans back to the series' roots, with the once-vigilante Deku returning to the fold to take on the all-new Dark Might. However, the film throws a twist into the works. Despite Dark Might bearing an identical face to the beloved Symbol of Peace, he couldn't be anything further from that. In fact, he's deemed as "shallow" and "caveman-like" by the hit superhero anime's stars, including Nobuhiko Okamoto (Katsuki Bakugo), Daiki Yamashita (Izuku 'Deku' Midoriya), and Kenta Miyake (All Might/Dark Might).

In this exclusive interview with Cbr, the voice actors discuss their characters and go off-script literally describing their process for grounding their characters beyond the series' canon and even for scenes they would have loved to see in the series. While My Hero Academia: You're Next marks the fourth cinematic release in the franchise, it also represents a major...