Get Your Popcorn Ready
A double feature of F1 and Jurassic World Rebirth sounds like an awesome "forget the world and just have fun" double feature.
Welcome to MovieNewsPro for Wednesday, July 2nd. Here's what you need to know.
🎬 Today's Take
When we think of the Fourth of July weekend, we think of big, splashy popcorn movies—and apparently, the world agrees. Jurassic World Rebirth is projected to hit $250 million globally over the extended holiday weekend.
While it may be too early to declare the seventh dino installment a bona fide hit, all signs point to a strong opening. Reviews will be key, and so far, they appear to be mixed (currently 54% on Rotten Tomatoes). Then again, no one goes to see Jurassic World: Rebirth expecting a Best Screenplay contender.
Whether the film has legs remains to be seen, but if it continues to rack up numbers, it’ll be a welcome sight for Universal—a distributor that just stumbled with M3GAN 2.0. Personally, a double feature of F1 and Jurassic World: Rebirth sounds like an awesome "forget the world and just have fun" double feature - aka a popcorn movie.
Thank goodness for the free refills.
🎥 Movie News
Paramount will reportedly pay President Trump $16 million dollars to settle his lawsuit over a 60 Minutes episode. The move is considered a key to unlocking the FCC approval of Paramount's merger with SkyDance. (New York Times)
AMC theater's decision to tack on more ads to their pre-show trailers is starting to get some pushback (Variety)
Altered Innocence has signed up rights to Debbie Harry narrated So Unreal. The film is a documentary about artificial intelligence in movies between 1980-2001. (Deadline)
A sequel to Crimson Tide is in the works, possibly with Denzel Washington returning, according to producer Jerry Bruckheimer. (Variety)
📈 Movie Stock Index
Market Close: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025
Total Value: $111,113.62
Today's Change: $1,066.77 (0.97%)
Total Gain/Loss (Since 05/12/25): $11,113.60 (11.11%)
Another huge day for the red hot streamer/studio/distributor Cineverse. Their stock surged 10.25% today. Cineverse is up 87.50% since May 12th. Our movie stock index gained nicely today as well: up 1,066.77 (0.97%). Paramount Global dipped, despite news that a deal with President Trump is imminent. Paramount stock was the leading decliner (-2.43%).
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🏆 Upcoming Film Festivals
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czechia - July 4-12
FID Marseille, France - July 8-13
Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland - July 8-13
New York Asian Film Festival, US - July 11-27
Golden Apricot International Film Festival, Armenia - July 13-20
Fantasia International Film Festival, Canada - July 17-August 3
Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel - July 17-27
New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland - July 17-27
Waco Independent Film Festival, US - July 17-20
Burgas International Film Festival, Bulgaria - July 19-25
Malaysia International Film Festival, Malaysia - July 19-27
Cinema Rediscovered, UK - July 23-27
Comic-Con, US - July 24-27
Woods Hole Film Festival, US - July 26-August 2
BlackStar Film Festival, US - July 31-August 3
📺 Watch This Tonight
The Swimmer (1968)
Directed by Frank Perry
Burt Lancaster is a wonder to behold in this twisted American dream gone wrong. From the director that brought you Mommie Dearest.
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