The Rock Crumbles; Sacha Outrage; Kubrick Script Found; China’s $100M Debacle; Fashion Docs’ Moment; Full TV Actress Roundtable

What's news: Hotel Transylvania 3 scores first place at the box office. Plus: An unmade Kubrick script has been found, Hulu's UnREAL surprise and the fight for equal pay at the BBC. — Will Robinson [The Hollywood Reporter - Today In Entertainment]( July 16, 2018 What's news: Hotel Transylvania 3 scores first place at the box office. Plus: An unmade Kubrick script has been found, Hulu's UnREAL surprise and the fight for equal pay at the BBC. — Will Robinson Spooky Summer Dracula on top. Sony's Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, behind an A- CinemaScore, easily cinched first place at the North American box office with $44.1 million, besting Universal's Skyscraper at $25.5 million, Pamela McClintock reports: + Same story overseas: Hotel Transylvania 3 likewise beat Skyscraper for the weekend with $46.4 million from 44 markets for a global cume of $100.2 million, including special Amazon Prime screenings in the U.S. and early foreign grosses. Skyscraper took in a muted $40.4 million from 57 markets, although it doesn't land in China until July 20. * Rock fatigue? Despite a B+ CinemaScore, Skyscraper might have suffered from Dwayne Johnson's busy schedule, having [starred]( in five films in the short span of 14 months. And he's already got four more slotted for 2019, although most of those don't begin rolling out until fall of next year. + Ant-Man sneaks to No. 2: Disney and Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp followed at No. 2 with $28.8 million. The superhero sequel fell more than 60 percent in its second outing, one of the steeper declines for a Marvel Cinematic Universe title. + Indies shine: A24's Eighth Grade passed up Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs to deliver the best opening screen average of the year so far with $63,071, grossing $252,284 in four theaters in New York and Los Angeles. * Rising doc: Neon's acclaimed documentary Three Identical Strangers moved up the chart to No. 13, grossing a stellar $1.2 million in its third weekend from 167 theaters for a U.S. total of $2.5 million, two spots behind Focus Features' specialty hit Won't You Be My Neighbor?. [Full analysis.]( Elsewhere in film... ► China's box office failure. Fantasy epic Asura was promoted as China's most expensive film ever made, with a production budget of over $110 million (750 million yuan). After a $7.1 million taking opening weekend, the film's producers, which include Jack Ma's Alibaba Pictures, decided to [pull it]( from theaters. ► Soccer and sun hurt Euro returns. As French citizens [watched]( their team win the World Cup, theatrical admissions dropped 15.6 percent in June, down by nearly 2 million compared with June 2017. Overall, admissions are down 1.3 percent for the first six months of the year compared with 2017. ^ Kubrick script found. A professor in Wales has uncovered an unmade script from the late 2001 director, an adaptation of the 1913 novella Burning Secret. [[BBC](] ► Cannes winner lines up next film. Ethan Hawke, Juliette Binoche and Catherine Deneuve will [star]( in Palme d'Or-winner Hirokazu Kore-eda's upcoming film, La Verite (The Truth). It'll be Kore-eda's first movie shot outside Japan, lensing in France. ► Indie darling nabs release date. Good Deed Entertainment's After Everything — which debuted at SXSW Film Festival titled Shotgun — will open October 12. It stars Jeremy Allen White, Maika Monroe and Marisa Tomei. Fox's Alita: Battle Angel heads to San Diego. Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron's upcoming live-action take on the manga will have a [sneak peek]( at Comic-Con this week, THR's Borys Kit reports. Fans can complete a scavenger hunt to attend. Hulu's Surprise UnREAL's end: Hulu released the entire fourth and final season of the former Lifetime drama starring Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer, with the entire series available to watch in its entirety on the platform, Lesley Goldberg reports: + First-look rights: Hulu is said to have paid producers A+E Studios a larger sum than normal for the show's SVOD rights in order to secure the first window to season four of the drama about the behind-the-scenes antics of a Bachelor-like reality show. * Streaming success: Hulu revealed that subscribers binged three to four episodes of UnREAL in one session and full seasons in a matter of days. + Chances for airtime: UnREAL, which remains 100 percent fully owned by A+E Studios, may still air on Lifetime, though it is not expected to return until potentially 2019 — if it airs on the female-focused cable network at all. [Full story.]( Elsewhere in TV... ► Bruce Willis roasted. The actor was the latest subject of Comedy Central's series. Dennis Rodman was [booed](, particularly for a North Korea joke. The edited Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis airs July 29. ► Robert Wolders dies at 81.The TV actor and longtime companion of Audrey Hepburn died Thursday "surrounded by loving family," according to Ellen Fontana, executive director of the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund. [Full obit.]( ► Who Is America? has arrived. Senator Bernie Sanders, former senator Trent Lott and talk show host Joe Walsh all appeared in the Showtime series' debut. [Full recap.]( ^ Newly crowned. Netflix released a first-look image of Olivia Colman (Broadchurch) as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown. Colman, who will [star]( in seasons three and four of the Left Bank Pictures drama, replaces the Emmy-nominated Claire Foy. Season three is in production and is due to arrive in 2019. ► Greek Theatre closed over bomb threat. YouTube personality and performer Fousey’s concert at the Greek Theatre on Sunday night was canceled following a bomb threat, causing 1,500 people to evacuate. [[Billboard](] New: Full Drama Actress Roundtable conversation. Angela Bassett, Claire Foy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Elisabeth Moss, Thandie Newton and Sandra Oh talk about the power of producing and the better-late-than-never push for gender pay parity. [60-minute chat.]( The Latest Fashion Thriving docs: With more than six high-profile films about designers out this spring/summer season, the fashion documentary makers must navigate not only soft financing but also fragile egos, Booth Moore [reports](. What else we're reading... — "How the BBC Women Are Working Toward Equal Pay." Lauren Collins reports: "'Once you know the truth, what are you going to do with it?' [editor Carrie] Gracie said to me. 'Are you going to quit, live with it, or try to act?'" [[New Yorker](] — "The Netflix Squeeze." Elizabeth Winkler reports: "Streaming service’s spending on content is bringing in more subscribers while forcing rivals to pay more." [[Wall Street Journal](] — "How Tom Cruise made 'going rogue' a Hollywood staple." Steve Rose muses: "You could read Tom Cruise’s persistent rogueism as a coded bid to break free from his Scientological shackles but, in the wider sense, it’s now accepted in the movies that rules and orders are the preserve of villains and wusses." [[The Guardian](] — "'“Google was not a normal place': On the accidental birth of the company that changed everything." Adam Fisher book excerpt: "A behind-the-scenes account of the most important company on the Internet, from grad-school all-nighters, space tethers, and Burning Man to the 'eigenvector of a matrix,' humongous wealth, and extraordinary power." [[Vanity Fair](] — "Podcasts Hit the Books." Ellen Gamerman writes: "Publishers are seizing on the audio medium known for its eclectic voices and passionate fans." [[Wall Street Journal](] What's ahead this week... Monday: CBS anchor Jeff Glor interviews President Trump, with segments airing on CBS This Morning and CBS Evening News... Fox News' Chris Wallace speaks to Russian president Vladimir Putin. Thursday: San Diego Comic-Con officially begins... All rise for Trial & Error's second season on NBC... Snowfall's sophomore run begins on FX. Friday: Sony's The Equalizer 2 and a pair of Universal pics (Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!; Unfriended: Dark Web) all open. Today's birthdays: Laura Carmichael, 32, Rose Salazar, 33, Jayma Mays, 39, Corey Feldman, 47, Will Ferrell, 51, Daryl Mitchell, 53, Tony Kushner, 62. Follow The News Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( ©2018 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Preferences]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Use]( July 16, 2018