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Warner Bros. is navigating a shifting landscape with mixed results across its film slate. Recent releases include a DC horror experiment drawing strong critical response, a high-profile Batman sequel continuing production under new direction, and a video game adaptation marking the launch of a new media conglomerate.
The animated reboot has earned $58.1 million worldwide after two days, but projections have dropped sharply. The film still leads North America, but its opening weekend is now expected to land between $20 million and $25 million — far below initial hopes. Meanwhile, Godzilla Minus Zero roars past records with $14.2 million on its opening day.
Clayface, DC Studios' low-budget horror take on the Matt Hagen villain, remains exclusive to cinemas, but Warner Bros' recent release patterns point to a digital rental debut by late November and an HBO Max premiere around New Year's Day.
Steven Soderbergh is helping complete principal photography on The Batman Part II after director Matt Reeves stepped away for a family matter. Reeves will return for post-production. The film is still scheduled for a February 18, 2028 theatrical release.
Clayface releases October 23, 2026. Early reactions praise the horror film as a standalone hit, blending body horror, romance, and dark twists. A potential savior for DC Studios?
Skydance’s film empire is live — and already running on fumes. The new conglomerate, born from the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros., dropped its first major release this week: Street Fighter, a video game adaptation that’s less a movie than a launchpad for chaos.
While Digger flounders, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back has surged back into Prime Video’s top six most-watched movies in the US.
Practical Magic 2 is nearing the end of its North American theatrical run, having grossed $67.3 million domestically — less than $4 million from closing. Despite outperforming the original film globally, the sequel is unlikely to break even on its $75 million budget.
Tom Cruise’s Digger is losing $245 million after a 60% drop in second weekend. The $180M-budgeted R-rated satire opens with $8M in the US and $20M globally. It’s now on track to gross just $50M worldwide. That’s not a flop. It’s a disaster. Warner Bros. is bracing for losses. Stars like Anne Hathaway are defending it
The Cat in the Hat is tracking for a $40–$50 million opening weekend in North America, potentially giving Warner Bros its first $40M debut of 2026. It won’t beat The Grinch’s 2018 opening, but it could outpace the 2003 live-action version.
Clayface needs $100M to break even. It’s opening with barely any noise. Can horror save the DCU?
Tom Cruise's Digger opened to just $8 million and could cost Warner Bros around $250 million, making it his career's biggest flop. Streaming audiences are rewatching his older films instead.
Digger is on track to lose over $240 million after a steep drop in theaters and a weak $487k Wednesday haul. The film’s $16.1M domestic total isn’t enough to save it — and the internet’s already turning it into a meme.
Josh Goldstine, fired from Warner Bros. in January 2025, will now oversee marketing and distribution across Warner Bros., Paramount and all Skydance film labels, Variety and Deadline reported.
The merger is done. Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global are now one. Skydance Media has officially closed its $30 billion acquisition, stitching together two of Hollywood’s most storied studios into a single entity under the Skydance banner.
Clayface is within $5 million of beating The Suicide Squad’s domestic haul, with $52M collected so far. Worldwide, it’s now at $97.8M.
Matt Reeves has stepped away from The Batman Part II production due to a personal family matter. Filming paused in London. Release still set for February 18, 2028. Robert Pattinson, Scarlett Johansson, and Colin Farrell return.
Tom Cruise stars as an actor in a play about a climate disaster—but the real twist is that the disaster was real. The film ends with the audience seeing the world after the apocalypse. No dialogue. Just gas masks and silence.
Tom Cruise's Digger opened to a worldwide total of $20.6 million against a reported $160 million budget, putting Warner Bros on track for one of Hollywood's biggest losses ever.
Clockwork is staying. The label, Warner Bros.’ bet on mid-budget and restored classics, won’t die with the merger. It’s moving to Skydance — the new name for the Paramount-Warner Bros. union — and its first release lands in theatres this Friday. October 16. Ken Russell’s The Devils, restored in 4K, gets a theatrical run after decades of being banned, censored, and buried under controversy.
Tom Cruise's artsy swerve with Alejandro González Iñárritu has flopped hard, grossing a fraction of its budget and setting up a possible $150 million loss for Warner Bros ahead of its Paramount merger.
Tom Cruise's climate satire Digger opened to just $8 million in North America, a rare box office miss for the star as Warner Bros grapples with a brutal year and an impending Paramount Skydance merger.
Tom Cruise's Digger opened to just $8 million domestic and $20 million worldwide against a budget north of $125 million, marking his weakest debut in nearly two decades as Warner Bros. completes its merger with Paramount Skydance.
Tom Cruise's Digger collected just $3.4 million on its opening day in North America, putting the Warner Bros dark comedy on course for the actor's weakest opening weekend in roughly two decades.
Clint Eastwood's final film, Juror #2, skipped a wide US theatrical run in 2024 but is still landing on HBO Max's most-watched lists two years later, Collider reports, reviving debate over how Warner Bros. handled its release.
Tony Gilroy called the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger a ‘tragic’ dismantling of Hollywood’s mid-budget soul — and he said it in front of a packed house at the New York Film Festival.
Tom Cruise took to social media to praise Digger's cast and crew after the Alejandro G. Iñárritu satire opened to roughly $8 million, his weakest debut since 2007's Lions for Lambs.
Tom Cruise’s Digger opens with $1.2M preview numbers—lowest in a decade. WB braces for its biggest flop since Joker 2.
Digger collects $1.2M in previews; Verity hits $4.5M. Warner Bros. leadership shifts as Paramount Skydance merger nears. Critics split on both films.
The merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery will officially become Skydance on October 6, trading as SKYD on the NYSE. The new company, led by David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz, inherits $80 billion in debt and ownership stakes from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE. Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy are exiting. David Zaslav gets $550 million. The company must release at least 30 theatrical films in its
Tom Cruise’s Digger is set to open this weekend — and Warner Bros. is bracing for a fall. Not just any fall, but one that could land on the studio’s already shaky theatrical momentum. The film, a climate satire from Alejandro González Iñárritu, has drawn mixed reviews and now sits at $15–19 million in projected opening weekend earnings. That’s a steep drop from the $125 million production budget