Stranger Things Finale Heading to Theaters — For Real This Time
This is a follow-up to the story we shared the other day about Stranger Things potentially getting a theatrical release — and it turns out, the information is not only true, but unbelievably amazing.
It looks like a lot of people might be flipping their New Year’s Eve plans straight into the Upside Down.
Netflix has officially confirmed that the two-hour series finale of Stranger Things, titled “The Rightside Up,” will hit both Netflix and more than 350 movie theaters on December 31, 2025, beginning at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET, and running through January 1, 2026.
This marks a major milestone — it’s the first time ever that an episode of a Netflix series will also be released theatrically.
Details on the exact theaters participating will be announced soon, but one thing’s for sure: this finale is going to be a monster event .. at a thwater near you!
Category: Box office
-
Stranger Things season 5 in theaters will be a monster event .. pun intended
-
Sinners gets a Halloween limited re release
You have another chance to see the movie in theaters..
Starting on October 30 for one week only, Sinners will play in IMAX at select locations across the country, marking the second IMAX re-release of the R-rated horror since its release in April of this year.
Sinners, currently the biggest original Hollywood movie since Christopher Nolan’s Inception, stars Michael B. Jordan as troubled twin brothers Smoke and Stack, who return to their hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi to start again after almost a decade working for the mob, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. -
Black Phone 2 rings off the hook at box
The Black Phone 2 took the top spot at the weekend box office, marking a much-needed success for Blumhouse Productions. After a series of stumbles, this sequel proves that horror — when done with grit and style — still packs a punch with audiences.
The movie is connecting with several demographics, from teens to longtime fans of the first film. It’s eerie, tense, and grounded — the kind of horror Blumhouse built its reputation on.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone 2 delivered horror maestro Jason Blum a major win, opening to a better-than-expected $26.5 million domestically from 3,411 theaters and $15.5 million from 72 international markets, for a global debut of $42 million.
Not bad for a film made on a relatively modest $30 million budget.
The movie’s debut follows a string of misses for the Universal-based banner — including the pricey flop M3GAN 2.0 earlier this year — making this victory especially sweet for Blumhouse.
If the studio can keep the momentum going, the next big win could come from Five Nights at Freddy’s Part Two, which already has massive fan anticipation building online.
For now, though, The Black Phone 2 is ringing loud and clear — and audiences are answering.
-
The $200 million Weapons
KpopDemon Hunters may have clinched the top spot at the box office this weekend with an $18 million debut, but it doesn’t take away from what has been an absolutely amazing summer of horror. The movie Weapons is about to cross a milestone — the $200 million mark worldwide.
As of now, ticket sales for the R-rated horror film stand at $199.4 million globally. Over the weekend alone, Weapons pulled in $13.2 million from 74 overseas markets, bringing its international tally to $83 million after just three weekends of release.
In the U.S., the film has grossed $115.9 million so far. Overseas, its strongest markets have been the United Kingdom ($11 million), Mexico ($7.5 million), and France ($5.6 million). These are seriously impressive numbers for an original horror film — especially one with a modest $38 million budget from Warner Bros…
-
WEAPONS can now brag up beating SNOW WHITE
Warner Bros. has now revealed new box office data for Weapons, including beating out a major Disney title SNOW WHITE..
MORE..
The movie brought in an additional $25 million at the domestic box office this past weekend. This puts Weapons’ domestic total at $88.5 million, just above Disney’s Snow White, which grossed $87.2 million domestically.
Weapons has not yet passed Snow White at the worldwide box office. However, Snow White made a total of $205.6 million worldwide during its entire theatrical run, whereas Weapons has brought in $148.2 million in just two weeks. They are on the way!!
2025 has been an exceptionally good year for horror..
And … well we all know about SNOW WHITE…
-
Weapons have stayed locked and loaded for a second weekend
Thank God for horror movies in August!
Right now, we’re getting into the slower time for the box office season. The big blockbusters have all been released during the hottest months, and now it’s time for the overall system to cool down back to springtime levels and eventually winter slump..
But before we get there, we have a horror movie called Weapons that continues to dominate, adding $25 million at this week’s box office. That comes with a 40% drop from last week. Now, while a 40% drop sounds significant, remember—many movies have much steeper declines. The bigger they are, the mightier they fall.
For a film in the horror genre to drop less than 50% is a massive achievement. And don’t forget—it cost well below the amount of money it’s making to actually create the film. That means nothing but profit for Zach Cregger, and nothing but goodwill from the horror community, which is still giving it massive kudos and big numbers on Rotten Tomatoes.
-
WEAPONS wins the weekend
FREAKIER FRIDAY couldn’t beat the true Weapon of the weekend box office..
New Line’s movie earned an $18.2 million opening day from 3,202 locations — including $5.7 million from previews — and putting it on course for a $40 million opening weekend.
“Weapons” is only the 14th horror movie since 1981 to earn an A- or higher on CinemaScore, and becomes the second Warner horror film this year alongside Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” which earned the third horror A in CinemaScore history, to reach that mark.
-
Are comedy movies going to be funny again?
Is there hope in the vast wilderness of dull comedies.. will slapstick bring us all back to a theater to laugh again–like really laugh?
The newest NAKED GUN movie is released this week.. thanks to Liam Neeson, the straight laced face who will provide indecent frivolity..
Here is what a sampling of critics have said:
One of the funniest movies in recent history… It is just what I have been missing with comedies.
— Rachel Leishman, The Mary SueOne of the most audacious comedies in years; one that evoked the biggest laughs of any press screening I’ve ever attended.
— David Gonzalez, The Cinematic ReelIt’s the funniest godd–n thing in years.
— Siddhant Adlakha, InverseIt’s very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very funny.
— William Bibbiani, TheWrapThe flick achieves what few comedies these days even attempt.
— Joey Magidson, Awards RadarThere’s enough inspired nonsense here to keep comedy-starved theatrical audiences engaged.
— David Rooney, The Hollywood ReporterOther 2025 films have jokes; this one is jokes, and most of those jokes are really, really, really f—ing funny.
— David Ehrlich, IndieWireAkiva Schaffer’s The Naked Gun really is The Naked Gun, not some halfhearted rehash or itemized nostalgia checklist.
— William Bibbiani, TheWrapIt’s arguably just as funny as the first three.
— Aidan Kelley, Collider[It has] the kind of retrograde, politically incorrect humor that makes the movie feel almost like the old Naked Gun.
— David Rooney, The Hollywood ReporterThe original Naked Gun was hilarious. It was a film that practically had audiences wetting their pants. The new Naked Gun, by contrast, is amusing.
— Owen Gleiberman, VarietyNot everything lands, but on the whole, the film’s batting average is higher than 1994’s The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult.
— Nick Schager, The Daily BeastEarly Rotten Tomato score is 91%!
We just want to laugh again…
-
SUPERMAN summer continues; FANTASTIC FOUR does not score as high as expected
The film had hopes for a $130 mil opening.. it came in less than expected, and global estimates were also a bit inflated..
The movie is scoring $218 mil–$2 mil shy of Superman’s release..
According to box office experts, entire families went to see SUPERMAN .. that did not occur for FANTASTIC FOUR..
Developing..
-
Christmas in July: Trailer Friday
Two new trailers are out this week–one for a sequel and the other revealed at Comic Con in San Diego for a Stephen King short..
First the King..
Written by are Strange Darling‘s JT Mollner, The Long Walk stars Cooper Hoffman (Licorice Pizza), Charlie Plummer (Spontaneous), Judy Greer (Jurassic World), Mark Hamill (Star Wars, The Fall of the House of Usher)
The Long Walk is one of numerous novels King published under the pseudonym, Richard Bachman — a list that also includes The Running Man, which has its own adaptation coming later this year from Edgar Wright. Originally published in 1979, King cites it as the first novel he ever wrote sometime in the late 1960s, years before Carrie ever hit shelves, and was initially collected in 1985’s The Bachman Books.Next we roll on to FNAF..
Based on Scott Cawthon’s blockbuster horror game series, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is again directed by acclaimed returning filmmaker Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon). The first film followed Mike, a troubled young man who reluctantly takes a job as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant, Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria, hoping it will help him retain custody of his young sister. That fateful decision instead drags him into the black heart of a supernatural nightmare. Mike’s story continues in the upcoming sequel. One year has passed since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza…
And this one what Blumhouse is basing some major hopes on..