Hollywood Bulletin: Camp Rock Is back Bitches, Box Office Numbers, K-Pop Is Cool For The General Public Again & More
The Latest Entertainment News For The Last Week.
‘Weapons’ Hypnotizes the Weekend Box Office 🪄
The second feature from the brilliant twisted mind of Zach Cregger, Weapons, earned $25 million over the weekend—a 43% drop from its opening. While this decline isn’t as mild as the -5% drop seen by Warner Bros.’ earlier 2025 horror hit Sinners, any horror film holding better than -50% is outperforming many of 2025’s other genre releases, such as Final Destination: Bloodlines (-63%) and 28 Years Later (-68%). At this current moment of me writing, Weapons has now reached $148.8 million at the global box office.
On the family-friendly side, Disney’s Freakier Friday takes second place in its second weekend with $14.5 million, a 49% decline from its debut. Meanwhile, Nobody 2 opened to $9.25 million, with $3.8 million on Friday and $3.1 million on Saturday. The film’s $25 million budget suggests it still has room to grow. By comparison, the original Nobody opened to $6.8 million—though that release occurred during the height of COVID, when audiences were especially cautious about returning to theaters, and a cough in 3 feet of their vicinity…
TL;DR
Angelina Jolie will reunite with Mr. & Mrs. Smith director Doug Liman for spy thriller The Initiative, about a rogue agent and her suspicious recruit.
Netflix dropped an exclusive clip from Genndy Tartakovsky’s R-rated comedy Fixed, about a dog facing neutering. Stars Adam Devine, Idris Elba & Kathryn Hahn. (Aug 13 release)
Warner Bros. & Zach Cregger are already discussing a Weapons prequel centered on Aunt Gladys.
Joe Jonas hints Camp Rock 3 may be happening.
First trailer for Plainclothes (Tom Blyth & Russell Tovey) — an undercover cop targeting gay men becomes drawn to one of his assignments.
Marvel reveals first look at Fantastic Four in their classic costumes.
I’m squinting…like a lot. David Corenswet’s Superman suit has been revealed — notably, it is without trunks…
Taylor Sheridan’s action thriller F.A.S.T. casts Brandon Sklenar, LaKeith Stanfield, Jason Clarke & Trevante Rhodes as a black-ops strike team.
First trailer for Only Murders in the Building S5 — premieres Sept 9 on Hulu.
First trailer for HBO’s Task (Mark Ruffalo & Tom Pelphrey), about an FBI agent pursuing a violent robbery ring. (Sept 7 release)
James Gunn’s Superman has hit digital platforms on Aug 15.
First trailer for Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut, Eleanor the Great — about an elderly woman’s unlikely friendship with a student. (Sept 26 release)
First look at Fuze (Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Theo James), a WWII bomb discovery provides cover for a heist. Directed by David Mackenzie.
New animated Addams Family movie in the works, from Wednesday creators — but not tied to Netflix series.
First poster for K-Pop Demon Hunters sing-along theatrical release (Aug 23–24).
Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet, drops its first trailer.
Ryan Reynolds teases Avengers: Doomsday with cryptic IG post.
Release shuffle: Beyond the Spider-Verse & Shrek 5 will now open the same week in June 2027 (Shrek pushed to June 30).
Netflix’s live-action Scooby-Doo series aims to begin filming this fall.
Crunchyroll partners with Delta Airlines, adding 50,000+ anime episodes/films to in-flight entertainment.
Max Minghella is in talks for DC’s Clayface in a supporting role.
Noah Centineo cast as young Rambo in an origin film, directed by Sisu’s Jalmari Helander.
First look at Chris Evans in Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t with Margaret Qualley & Aubrey Plaza — about a lesbian PI investigating a shady church.
Greta Gerwig’s Narnia is officially filming, starring Emma Mackey, Daniel Craig, Carey Mulligan & Meryl Streep. Releasing next year on Netflix & IMAX.
Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere (Jeremy Allen White) to premiere at NYFF on Sept 28.
Spielberg’s War of the Worlds ranks among Rotten Tomatoes’ Top 100 Worst Movies.
Box office: Weapons aiming for $25M in its second weekend.
Denzel Washington on cancel culture: “You can’t be canceled if you haven’t signed up.”
The Breakfast Club returns to theaters for its 40th anniversary.
Kaitlyn Dever says she “couldn’t watch” Pedro Pascal & Bella Ramsey’s final Last of Us moment.
Conan O’Brien predicts late-night TV may disappear — but says Colbert is “too essential to go away.”
YA dramedy Coven Academy from High School Musical creator gets greenlight at Disney.
Wednesday S2 trailer (Part 2) teases the return of a deceased major character.
Andy Cohen confirms extended cut of Love Island USA’s S7 Heart Rate Challenge will air during reunion.
James Gunn confirms Peacemaker will set up the rest of the DCU & hints at next entry in his “Superman saga.”
FILM
KPop Demon Hunters is coming to a theatre near you
The Sony smash hit is expected to become a billion-dollar franchise—but not for them. Forbes reports that Sony originally sold the rights for $100 million and will likely make only around $20 million in profit due to the deal terms; Netflix now owns the property. What seemed to be a quick weekend binge watch from the studio before has now become the #1 movie on Netflix after seven weeks since its release.
It’s also now hailed as Netflix’s second-most viewed movie ever, topping nearly every major music chart with its fictional group HUNTR/X’s track Golden, the first K-pop group to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since Destiny’s Child.
In celebration of its global success, HUNTR/X and Saja Boys fans alike are invited to a limited theatrical sing-along, occurring for one weekend only across the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK on Aug. 23 and 24. Find theater listings and showtimes for the US and Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
Sony’s future involvement remains unclear. While they largely lost out on the success of the first film, Netflix still needs a production partner for future installments. So only time will truly tell.
Ryan Reynolds sends Marvel fans into frenzy with cryptic Deadpool post
Ryan Reynolds posted a Deadpool-graded Avengers logo, hinting at the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday film.
No official casting or set sightings have been confirmed; it’s rumored that a fan-made post was spotted by Reynolds and reposted. A simple marketing move by Mr. Pool, but still clever nonetheless.
TV
She’s Back…!
But it’s not the telicuar lead, Wednesday Addams. The mother of all mothers, Gwendoline Christie, is set to reprise her role as Larissa Weems in Wednesday S2—who seemingly died in the first season.
Revealed in the Part 2 trailer, Christie will now return as Wednesday’s spirit guide. Part 2 premieres Sept. 3 on Netflix. You can leave Nevermore Academy, but nevermore truly ever leaves you…heh.
Okay anyway.
*British accent* A new reunion has entered the villa
Earlier this summer, the hit Peacock reality show Love Island: USA hit the platform and broke more records than its record-breaking predecessor of season six. The reality show has amassed over 18B minutes viewed on Peacock, making it Peacock's most-watched original season of all time.
While the reality show had us entertained throughout the summer, it surprisingly continues to do so even months after, with suspected rivalries seemingly making it past the villa. The drama is stated to be discussed head-on at the reunion, which was recently filmed. Andy Cohen is set to host the reunion alongside Love Island USA host and Vanderpump Rules alum Ariana Madix. Cohen took to his Instagram to update fans on the controversial season reunion, saying,
“Guys, Love Island reunions are no joke. We are on a dinner break. We’re going back in there soon. This reunion — it’s good and everybody’s here. And I’m having so much fun with Ariana. She’s amazing, and you know what I like doing, I like hosting a reunion with her. It’s really fun!”
Cohen made sure to follow up that the reunion would be showcasing the full footage of the Heart Racing Challenge to finally end the heart-burning question: Did Huda do too much?
And trust, we will find out. The reunion airs on Peacock at 6 p.m. PT on Aug. 25 and 9 p.m. ET.
My knees are bending
Soooo technically, Camp Rock 3 isn’t officially announced— everything is purely speculation. But it was practically confirmed by Joe Jonas himself. On Aug. 12, during the Hot Ones interview with his brother Nick, Nick asked Joe to read his last note app entry, and Joe happily answered and read aloud, “Read Camp Rock 3.”
“It’s the truth,” Joe stated, pointing at his phone and emphasizing, “It’s literally right here.” He looked at the camera and joked, “Sorry, Disney.”
While there’s still no official announcement, it’s important to mention that Demi Lovato recently re-followed Nick and Kevin Jonas on Instagram. During the Jonas Brothers’ 20th-anniversary MetLife Stadium homecoming concert, the trio was joined by Lovato. They performed This Is Me and Wouldn’t Change a Thing—songs from their Camp Rock days. Consipraciy? I think not.
Moreso, on the day after the MetLife performance (Monday, Aug. 11), Wouldn’t Change a Thing earned 167,000 U.S. on-demand streams — more than seven times its total from the day before (22,000 streams on Sunday), according to Luminate. This Is Me also experienced a major bump, from 41,000 streams on Aug. 10 to 167,000 streams the following day.
Daily streams for both songs continued to rise the next day. 180,000 streams for Wouldn’t Change a Thing on Tuesday, and 179,000 streams for This Is Me — showing that fans are still showing up to relive the glory days of Camp Rock, and honestly, I’m sitting right there with them.
That’s all for this week! Now, I have to get ready to clock in tomorrow. Until next week, toodles. ⋆˙⟡.
