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Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ Has Strong Opening At Box Office With $22 Million Debut

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After some annoying delays because of COVID-19, Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele’s ‘Candyman‘ horror flick was finally released this past weekend.

The movie, which was co-written by Peele and directed by DaCosta, received glowing reviews from critics, which helped its performance at the box office.

It made just over $22 million from around 3,500 theaters across the country. Most experts believed it would take home $15 million during its opening weekend, so it did about $7 million over projections, which is obviously a good thing.

Additionally, it made around $5 million overseas, bringing its total up to $27 million. It was made on a budget of $25 million. Even when you factor in marketing, it looks like Candyman may be one of the rare films making a profit in these pandemic times.

And while this is a small win for cinemas, they’re still struggling with the numbers…

In recent weeks, new releases like ‘Candyman,’ the Ryan Reynolds-led ‘Free Guy,’ and Paramount’s animated adventure ‘PAW Patrol’ sold more movie tickets than expected, yet the overall box office is pacing roughly 50% behind the same period in 2019. Cinema operators are eager to show Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,’ which opens next weekend and marks the first theatrical-only MCU release in more than two years.

Personally, I think they’re setting themselves up for a disappointment with the Ten Rings. I think everyone expects it to do big numbers simply because it has Marvel attached, but I don’t know. I’m not sure if people are hyped enough, unfortunately.

That being said, it had its world premiere recently and the reviews were great, so perhaps word-of-mouth will put some energy behind it.

We’ll see what the numbers look like this coming weekend.

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Check Out The Hot New Trailer For Nia DaCosta’s Horror Film ‘Candyman’

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The horror/slasher film ‘Candyman’ was supposed to be released way back in June 2020, but it was pushed back a total of three times, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

But now finally, a year later, it’s set to be released inside a theater near you. It’s scheduled to hit theaters August 27, 2021, and to get people excited one more time, the studio released another trailer.

It’s a smart move, because the original trailer, released over a year ago, got so much attention online. It created lots of buzz and turned this film into one of the most anticipated films of the year.

And it’s clear they’re hoping this latest trailer gives the project another shot in the arm before its release in August.

The synopsis can be found below:

For as long as the residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In the present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, a visual artist named Anthony McCoy and his girlfriend, an art gallery director named Brianna Cartwright, moved into a luxurious loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by the upwardly mobile millennials. With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind the Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.

Nia DaCosta directed this movie, based on a script she wrote with Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld.

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‘Captain Marvel’ Sequel Set To Be Directed By ‘Candyman’ Director Nia DaCosta

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You’ve probably heard Nia DaCosta’s name thrown around a lot lately, mainly because she directed the highly anticipated reboot of Candyman, which is set to be released in October.

And it looks like you’ll be hearing her name even more because she just signed a deal to direct the upcoming Captain Marvel sequel.

Marvel has not commented publicly on the deal, but the reports make it clear that a deal is in place.

DaCosta takes over for Anna Bodn and Ryan Fleck, who directed the first pic to massive box office success. Marvel is known for switching up its directors on its popular franchises like Thor, Iron Man and Captain America to give the next installment a fresh voice, and had been meeting with candidates for the past couple of months.

Obviously DaCosta was the most impressive candidate. Brie Larson is expected to return for this sequel. No word on when filming might begin, but we’re thinking sometime next year. It’s scheduled to hit theaters in July of 2022.

Congrats to DaCosta! This is a huge deal.

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The Jordan Peele Produced ‘Candyman’ Has Its Release Date Pushed Back A Few Months

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Most people have been referring to this upcoming ‘Candyman‘ reboot as “Jordan Peele’s Candyman” but it is not Peele’s film, at least not entirely.

Yes, he did help write the script and he produced the movie, but he’s not the director. This reboot is actually being directed by Nia DaCosta, the writer/director behind the 2018 indie flick, Little Woods.

People were pretty hyped for Candyman, especially after the highly entertaining trailer was released earlier this year.

Sadly, people are going to have to wait a few extra months to see it. The horror remake was set to be released June 12, but thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s being pushed back until September 25.

And like we have been mentioning, this reshuffling of release dates for the major films is going to cause some mayhem with the distribution schedule for studios. Smaller films might get pushed off the schedule completely.

Universal was set to release a musical drama centered around the world of youth choirs titled ‘Praise This’ on September 25, but now it has been removed from the schedule. No new release date has been announced.

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Watch The Creepy First Trailer For ‘Candyman’ Produced/Co-Written By Jordan Peele

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The self described “spiritual” sequel to the 1992 horror film ‘Candyman‘ just released its first trailer this week.

This spiritual sequel of the same name finds the story coming back to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.

Rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta directed this film, which was co-written by Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld.

The trailer teaser released on Tuesday previewed some of the characters we’d be crossing paths with over the course of the film played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen), Teyonah Parris (Chi-Raq), Colman Domingo (Euphoria), and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Dracula). Most intriguing of all, Cassie Kramer (Chicago P.D.) will play the same character Madsen played in the first Candyman and Todd will be returning to the franchise.

The horror flick is expected to hit theaters June 12, 2020. Check out the trailer below…