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Viewers of Antoine Fuqua's The Magnificent Seven remake (or reimagining) will no doubt find action, suspense and a whole lot of bullets flying across dirt-covered paths, but what they may also be surprised to find is just how much humor is packed into the film, too. Many of the laughs come from the ensemble's most charismatic addition, Chris Pratt, playing a wisecracking gambler named Josh Faraday who joins Denzel Washington's Chisolm early in the film -- the duo on a quest to...Read MoreRead Comments
- Vulture: The Magnificent Seven Performed Magnificently at the Box Office This Weekend
- IndieWire: Box Office Top 10 Takeaways: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Delivers, ‘Storks’ Doesn’t
- Variety: ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ Tops ‘Magnificent Seven’ at Foreign Box Office
- Cinema Blend: Weekend Box Office: Magnificent Seven Shoots Down Storks For Number One Start
- Deadline: ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ Tops Overseas Again As ‘Magnificent 7’ Corrals $19.2M & ‘Storks’ Bundles $18.3M – Intl Box Office
- Variety: Korea Box Office: ‘Shadows’ Holds Off ‘Ben Hur,’ ‘Magnificent Seven’
- Cinema Blend: Why The Magnificent Seven Made A Key Change to Chris Pratt's Big Scene
- Moviefone: Here's How 'Magnificent Seven' Outgunned 'Storks' at the Box Office
- The Wrap: Box Office: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ to Win Weekend With $35 Million
- Latino Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Rides Past STORKS and SULLY And Heading For A $35 Million Debut
- The Wrap: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Tops Weekend Box Office With $35 Million
- MTV Movies Blog: The Magnificent Seven Rides Off Into The Sunset After A Huge Opening Weekend
- ScreenRant: The Magnificent Seven is #1 at the Box Office With $35 Million Debut
- Screen Crush: Weekend Box Office Report: 'The Magnificent Seven' Lives Up to the Adjective in Its Title
- MovieWeb: Magnificent Seven Remake Wins Weekend Box Office with $35M
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: With $35 Million 'Magnificent Seven' Tops Another Lackluster September Weekend
- Latino Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Remake Rides To The Top Of The Box Office
High profile arrivals gave the box office a bit of a boost this weekend, picking up business with a pair of good debuts.
Coming in first is The Magnificent Seven (read our review), which grossed $35 million in its first three days. That is somewhat below the original projections of $51 million, though it is still a solid start for the Western remake. It’s actually the highest opening weekend in director Antoine Fuqua’s career, barely edging out 2014’s The Equalizer.
- Hollywood Reporter: Weekend Box Office: 'Magnificent Seven' Gallops to No. 1 With $35M
- The Wrap: Box Office: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ to Win Weekend With $35 Million
- The Wrap: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Tops Weekend Box Office With $35 Million
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Magnificent Seven’ Rounds Up $12.7 Million on Friday
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- The A.V. Club: AVQ&A: Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: September 23 - 25
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Magnificent Seven’ Hits Bullseye With $35 Million Debut
- Coming Soon: The Magnificent Seven Rides to First Place at the Box Office
- USA Today: Box office: 'Magnificent Seven' rides to $35M debut
- ScreenRant: The Magnificent Seven Scores $1.75 Million Thursday Night at Box Office
- Horror Society: “Box” Psychological Horror Thriller
- Twitch: Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Shoots for Remake Glory
- AintItCool: Capone says THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN is more of a MODEST ACHIEVEMENT SEVEN
- Deadline: Antoine Fuqua On ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘Scarface’ And How One Black Director Made The A-List
- Chud: Movie Curiosities: The Magnificent Seven (2016)
- Latino Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN To Shoot Clint Eastwood's SULLY Dead This Weekend
- Latino Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: How Ethan Hawke Convinced The Director To Hire Him
- The Wrap: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Characters Ranked, From Chris Pratt to Denzel Washington (Photos)
- The Wrap: Evolution of Denzel Washington, From ‘Malcolm X’ To ‘Magnificent Seven’ (Photos)
- Latino Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Rides Past STORKS and SULLY And Heading For A $35 Million Debut
Featuring an all-star cast led by a witty and smoldering Chris Pratt and a stoic Denzel Washington, MGM and Columbia’s “The Magnificent Seven” is set to top the box office this weekend with an estimated $35 million.
The Western, which has a 64 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, made $12.7 million on Friday from 3,674 theaters.
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Magnificent Seven’ Shoots For $34 Million, ‘Storks’ to Deliver $20 Million
- Hollywood Reporter: Weekend Box Office: 'Magnificent Seven' Corralling $35M-Plus Debut
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Magnificent Seven’ Rounds Up $12.7 Million on Friday
- The Wrap: ‘Magnificent Seven’ Shoots to $1.75 Million at Thursday Box Office
- ScreenRant: The Magnificent Seven Scores $1.75 Million Thursday Night at Box Office
- Cinema Blend: How Much Money The Magnificent Seven Could Earn This Weekend
- Latino Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN To Shoot Clint Eastwood's SULLY Dead This Weekend
- Cinema Blend: The Weird Demand Peter Sarsgaard Had For Denzel Washington While Filming The Magnificent Seven
- Horror Society: “Box” Psychological Horror Thriller
- AintItCool: Capone says THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN is more of a MODEST ACHIEVEMENT SEVEN
- Deadline: Antoine Fuqua On ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘Scarface’ And How One Black Director Made The A-List
- The Wrap: Bruce Lee Biopic Trailer Has More Facebook Views Than ‘The Magnificent Seven’
- Latino Review: The LRM Interview: Byung-Hun Lee on Playing The Magnificent Seven’s Billy Rocks
- MTV Movies Blog: The Magnificent Seven Gallops Boldly Into Mediocrity
- Twitch: Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Shoots for Remake Glory
- Latino Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: How Ethan Hawke Convinced The Director To Hire Him
- The Wrap: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Characters Ranked, From Chris Pratt to Denzel Washington (Photos)
- HitFix: Remake This! The Magnificent Seven
- The Wrap: Evolution of Denzel Washington, From ‘Malcolm X’ To ‘Magnificent Seven’ (Photos)
Based on the original film from 1960 directed by John Sturges and starring the likes of Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, and Yul Brynner, the 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven is directed by Antoine Fuqua (Southpaw) with starring turns from Denzel Washington (The Equalizer), Chris Pratt (Jurassic World), and Ethan Hawke (Boyhood).
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: 'Magnificent Seven' Earns $1.75 Million Thursday
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Magnificent Seven’ Wrangles $1.75 Million on Thursday
- The Wrap: ‘Magnificent Seven’ Shoots to $1.75 Million at Thursday Box Office
- Deadline: ‘Magnificent Seven’ Draws $1.75M In Thursday Night Previews
- ScreenRant: Box Office Prediction: The Magnificent Seven vs. Storks
- Variety: TV Ratings: ‘Pitch’ Debuts Soft Against ‘Thursday Night Football’
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: 'Magnifcent Seven' and 'Storks' Look to Turn Around Box Office Fortunes
- Denver Post: “The Magnificent Seven” remake aims low in its wasted talent, potential
- IndieWire: Watch: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Documentary Details Showdown For Rights To The Classic American Western
- Vulture: Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven Delivers Stars and Guns, But Little Else
- Hollywood Reporter: In Theaters This Weekend: Reviews of 'The Magnificent Seven,' 'Storks,' 'Queen of Katwe' and More
- Vulture: Peter Sarsgaard’s Terrific Magnificent Seven Villain Is the Latest in a Long Line of Bonkers Bad Guys
- IndieWire: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Director Antoine Fuqua On How His Western Remake Reflects The World Today
- Latino Review: 5 Fun, Action-Packed Westerns To See Before THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
- The Wrap: Bruce Lee Biopic Trailer Has More Facebook Views Than ‘The Magnificent Seven’
- Latino Review: The LRM Interview: Byung-Hun Lee on Playing The Magnificent Seven’s Billy Rocks
- MTV Movies Blog: The Magnificent Seven Gallops Boldly Into Mediocrity
- Twitch: Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Shoots for Remake Glory
- Latino Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN To Shoot Clint Eastwood's SULLY Dead This Weekend
This weekend's The Magnificent Seven is an interesting property in that it is a remake of a remake, which was based on the Japanese film Seven Samurai. The central story of that film has proven to be practically timeless in its appeal, and has led to the aforementioned American remakes, and a TV series. Now director Antoine Fuqua, the man responsible for the latest stab at the material, is talking up another remake of a remake...of a remake.
- The A.V. Club: Movie Review: The Magnificent Seven gets an uninspired remake
- Hollywood Reporter: Box-Office Preview: Will 'Magnificent Seven' Gallop Past 'Storks'?
- Coming Soon: The Magnificent Seven Review
- USA Today: Here's your cast of 'Magnificent' characters
- USA Today: This 'Magnificent' Western rejects stereotypes
- Screen Crush: Peter Sarsgaard on 'The Magnificent Seven,' Playing Bobby Kennedy in 'Jackie,' and One Role He'd Never Play
Filmmakers will look almost anywhere for inspiration, but for Magnificent Seven director Antoine Fuqua, inspiration came from a place very close to home--grandma's home.
For Fuqua, his love of Westerns and his desire to make one is very much tied to the relationship he had with his grandmother, who used classics like Shane and Duel in the Sun to keep her grandson from becoming the kind of villain she despised.
"She was just one of those little ladies from the South,...Read MoreRead Comments
- MovieWeb: Will Magnificent Seven Be the Blockbuster the Box Office Needs?
- The Wrap: Box Office: ‘Magnificent Seven’ and ‘Storks’ Set to Unseat ‘Sully’
- ScreenRant: Magnificent Seven Director Explains Why Scarface Remake is ‘Very Timely’
- Screen Crush: Haley Bennett on 'The Magnificent Seven' and the Letter Terrence Malick Wrote that Changed Her Career
- Latino Review: The Weekend Warrior 9/23/16: The Magnificent Seven, Storks
Two-time winner Sully goes up against Magnificent Seven and Storks at the box office this weekend, but who will come out on top?
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- Deadline: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Review: Western Reboot Falls Short Of Magnificence
- Entertainment Weekly: Review: 'The Magnificent Seven': EW review
- Latino Review: The LRM Interview: Vincent D’Onofrio on The Magnificent Seven and Daredevil
No one who saw Denzel Washington walk through the ‘hood in Antoine Fuqua‘s “Training Day” will ever forget his menacing, charismatic gait. Likewise, you’re unlikely to forget Washington’s conflicted turn as a bounty hunter who grows a conscience in “The Magnificent Seven,” a remake by Fuqua that feels — for once — like Hollywood has gone color blind.
You meet Washington in the saloon of a small town in the West that is being threatened with extinction by a rapacious, violent businessman (played effectively by Peter Sarsgaard).
- IndieWire: Peter Sarsgaard Q&A: Why ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Villain Isn’t Interested In Leaving Indies Behind – TIFF 2016
- USA Today: TIFF: Critics divided on 'Magnificent Seven'
- Hollywood Reporter: Toronto: Director Antoine Fuqua Pays Tribute to Late Composer James Horner at 'Magnificent Seven' Premiere
- We Got This Covered: The Magnificent Seven Review [TIFF 2016]
- Cinema Blend: What Sold Antoine Fuqua On Chris Pratt As The Lead For Magnificent Seven
- Variety: ‘Magnificent Seven’ Fails to Open Toronto Film Festival With a Bang
- The Wrap: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Toronto Review: Denzel and Company Aim and Miss in Western Remake
- JoBlo: Review: The Magnificent Seven (TIFF 2016)
- Screen Crush: 'The Magnificent Seven' Review: I Guess 'The Okay Seven,' While Accurate, Wouldn't Sell Tickets
- ScreenRant: The Magnificent Seven Early Reviews: A Simple Yet Fun Shoot-Em-Up
- The Wrap: ‘Magnificent Seven’ Director Floats Idea of All-Female Remake
- Latino Review: TIFF Movie Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
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- Deadline: Toronto To Open With ‘The Magnificent Seven’; ‘La La Land’, ‘Deepwater Horizon’ Among Galas & Presentations
- Deadline: Festival Fever Begins: Will ‘Magnificent Seven’ Saddle Up As Toronto Opener?
- Variety: Toronto Film Festival to Open With Denzel Washington’s ‘The Magnificent Seven’
- IndieWire: TIFF Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘American Honey,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Birth of A Nation’
- Hollywood Reporter: 'The Magnificent Seven' Remake to Open 2016 Toronto Film Festival
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