Godzilla Minus Zero and Ramayana Box Office Results, Upcoming Movie Releases

Narrated by Izola Siegfried

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Hey, everybody, and welcome back to this week's episode of Flick News. I'm Izola here with FlickDirect, and I've got some movie and television updates for you. So grab your popcorn, sit back, relax, and let's get this started. Okay, so first up, international cinema completely dominated the box office this week. I mean, it wasn't even close. Nada, zip, zero.

Godzilla Minus Zero has just totally dominated the box office, and I am sure Takashi Yamazaki is extremely excited about that, as is everyone who has actually seen the movie. So kudos to them. It seriously made $63 million worldwide. That's pretty good for an opening weekend, I would say. In North America alone, it brought in $31.6 million. So I'm going to say very clearly that we liked it.

Now, I personally have not seen it yet, but I'm very excited for this because I love Godzilla movies. And yes, some of them are a little cheesy, the older ones, but I grew up on them. I absolutely love them. Godzilla is like the coolest. So I'm super excited about seeing this one. Now, right behind Godzilla, we have the Indian epic Ramayana: Rise of a Legend.

And let me tell you, that was probably one of my most-watched reels, just showing the cast at the fandom party. Everybody went bonkers for it. So this movie has gotten rave reviews. People are loving it, and the box office is showing. It's made approximately $55.7 million worldwide. And I do have to say, we got very lucky and we just actually uploaded a video with one of the actors named Yash.

And it's a fun video. It's definitely one to watch. So go back to FlickDirect on YouTube, or you can also find it on our website at FlickDirect.com, and you can watch the interview. And I think you guys will be pleasantly surprised. There are some fun questions in there that we do ask Yash. And, you know, I was sad I didn't get to do it at Comic-Con, but so glad that we've got it here now.

So definitely get up there, watch it. You are going to enjoy that. And then let me know if you go see the movie, because it's just this fun, energetic type. You know what? Watch the trailer. I think that you guys will really enjoy it. It's fun. It's going to be really interesting. Meanwhile, Warner Bros.' The Cat in the Hat had a more modest premiere.

It obviously didn't make as much, but it still did pretty well. It brought in about $25 million, I would say, so not as well, but it's safe to say that the kaiju and the mythological gods are the ones that won the box office this weekend. Now we're going to move on to the smaller screen, AKA your television. And Netflix just dropped Season 2 of Black Doves.

And that is a British espionage thriller starring Keira Knightley. And I watched the trailer. I honestly just recently found out about the show, and I've got to say, I'm really intrigued. It looks like it has a lot of wit, but also because it is espionage, I like those types of shows and movies. So fingers crossed this is good, but it got a Season 2, so it's got to be doing okay.

If you love those spy movies, definitely give this one a try. I actually am going to watch Episode 1 of Season 1, because obviously I've got to get caught up after I'm done with this. So I will definitely let you guys know. Leave a comment and, you know, I can let you know what I thought about the first episode for sure. Now, something that I just recently finished and absolutely loved, this is not brand new.

It did come out in April. It's on Apple TV, which I hope most of you have. If not, see if you can get like a 30-day trial because you have to watch, along with Ted Lasso and all the other ones that I've spoken about in the past, Widow's Bay. It is so good. It is a little spooky. You got some supernatural bits. You just, it's witty. It's so entertaining.

There are a lot of really great actors in this. I don't really have anything bad to say about it. It was just so much fun. I really enjoyed it. The sea hag, I'm not going to give too much away, but I literally cackled so loud during a specific scene. So I highly recommend it. It's not all gags and laughs. Like, there are some edge-of-your-seat kind of things as well.

But you guys know me. I don't really get scared. But it keeps you wanting to watch it. And unfortunately, we have to wait until 2028 to get Season 2. They're not starting the filming until 2027. So kind of sad about that. But it's fine. I can wait. I'm impatient, but I will wait. Definitely take a watch, leave a comment, let me know if you did, and let me know what you think.

Now, if you want something more that's real, biography, documentary type of style, we have also got something new as well, and it's called The Greatest, and that is actually on Prime Video, and it's about Muhammad Ali. So you're going to kind of walk through the life. I know that a lot of streaming services are now doing those. I think Netflix has Mr.

T and also Matthew Perry. I watched the Mr. T one and that was actually pretty good. It was fun to just kind of get an insight of why he is the way he is and how he grew up. I mean, I grew up with him. So, you know, watching him on the big screen and on television, and then learning what motivated him is pretty cool. Now the trailer for The Greatest looked really good, I absolutely loved, and still do, Muhammad Ali.

I was able to watch recorded videos of his fights and they were amazing. And you can watch them too. He was a brilliant fighter. And yes, he was a little cocky at times, but he was allowed to be. He was that freaking good. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Seriously. I mean, the trailer is great. I'm going to watch this. I will definitely let you guys know what I think in another episode.

But I mean, if you want a little more biographical history of some of the greatest people, this is probably one to put on your list. Now let's look a little bit ahead because we're already in November at this point. And we've got to get that hype train going. We've got a lot of great stuff coming and I really need to catch up on things so that I can start watching the new stuff. First off, we've got Lionsgate,

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, and I am a huge Hunger Games fan. The books were absolutely amazing, and the movies actually did a pretty good job of staying true to the books as much as they could. Yes, there were things that were left out and some things that were tweaked, but this particular movie I'm actually really looking forward to because you're going back in time. And, you know, I know we already had one, but this one is about Haymitch, and it's just... I'm so excited for it. Sunrise on the Reaping is actually going to be out on the 20th. So stay tuned for that. And then Disney has a new animated, like, magical movie. And I'm super excited for this one too. It's called Hexed. And you know what that means. We're going to get some spooky witchy stuff. And I am so excited. That is November 25th. So just in time for Thanksgiving, you need some extra stuff to do around Thanksgiving. There's an opening right there. And then finally, we have the highly anticipated sci-fi series Blade Runner 2099, and that's going to be starring Hunter Schafer and Michelle Yeoh. It's on Prime Video, and it's that same week. And you know I'll be watching that, so some things might be pushed to the back burner just because I love Blade Runner. I know I say I love a lot of stuff, but again, Harrison Ford and the OG, like, it was such a good movie. I was very lucky to grow up with a lot of great movies. You know, it's hard to... I mean, it did kind of shape my life. The NeverEnding Story and all of those things that scare children now, but absolutely fantastic. I'm looking forward to this one. I really hope they do it justice. I don't want it to fail because I'm going to want more out of it. So stay tuned. I'll definitely let you guys know what I think. And with that, this concludes this week's episode of Flick News. Please be sure to like and subscribe to all of our channels so you never miss out on any entertainment news. Thanks for watching and we'll see you next time. Bye!