‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ tops Fandango at Home ranking in first week of release; ‘Speak No Evil’ scares #2 spot
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Deadpool & Wolverine became the best first-day seller on streaming platform Fandango at Home on Oct. 1, and the Merc with a Mouth and his adamantium-infused frenemy have also topped the service’s streaming charts in its first week.
For the week of Sept. 30 through Oct. 6, the third Deadpool film took the top spot, followed by the James McAvoy-led thriller Speak No Evil in second place.
Third place, incidentally, went to the Deadpool 3-Movie Collection, while another bundle, the James Bond Collection, made the top 10 at #8.
Fourth place went to the Blake Lively aka Ladypool hit It Ends with Us, and Dave Bautista‘s The Killer’s Game rounded out the top five.
Following the upcoming Max show’s takeover of San Diego during July’s annual Comic-Con, Penguin is headed to the real-life inspiration for Gotham City: NYC.
On Monday and Tuesday, “The Penguin and his crew will station their ‘Gotham Goods’ merchandise trucks in six locations across Manhattan,” the network teases, adding fans can follow @TheBatman on social media for information on how to collect their goods — and about the other stops in his takeover.
The trucks will be stashed and stocked with goods, while supplies last, in three different locations throughout Manhattan on both days.
Following that, there will be a Penguin booth at the city’s famous Feast of San Gennaro Sept. 12 through Sept. 22. The spot will be “offering exclusive ‘Penguin-themed’ merchandise and Gotham-inspired street food.” Colin Farrell‘s alter ego will also be parking his purple Maserati, as seen in The Batman and the spin-off show, near the booth.
Further, the network says, Penguin will also take over the San Gennaro Ferris wheel during the festival.
On Sept. 18, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Lower Manhattan will host a special screening of the episode along with a Q&A with the filmmakers who brought the show to life.
From Sept. 13 to Sept. 20, Max is partnering with select local establishments “to offer secret menu items, signature swag, and late-night special items available for purchase.”
Finally, on Sept. 17 Max “will light up several prominent New York City landmark buildings, including the Empire State Building, Javits Center, One Bryant Park, One World Trade Center, and Pier 17 in The Penguin’s signature plum purple hue to mark the beginning of his reign.”
The Penguin debuts Sept. 19 on HBO, and the eight-episode series will stream on Max.
In an upset, Hacks beat The Bear for Outstanding Comedy Series at Sunday night’s Emmy Awards, but the FX series still walked away with an mantel full of awards for its second season. In fact, it beat its previous record, snagging 11.
Jeremy Allen White won for a second year in a row in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy category; Ebon Moss- Bachrach also repeated in the Best Supporting Actor category. Liza Colón-Zayas became the first Latina to win in the Supporting Actress category.
At the Creative Arts Emmys prior to Sunday’s show, White’s onscreen brother and mom, Jon Bernthal and Jamie Lee Curtis, snagged respective Emmys in the Outstanding Guest Actor and Actress categories for the series.
Backstage, White was in the mood to celebrate. “The fact that … Jamie and Bernthal won last weekend and that was so beautiful getting to see Lisa — I was … backstage and I got to go in the wings and watch her accept. And that was just the greatest.”
Jeremy also called co-star Lionel Boyce‘s nomination “so massive,” saying, “Everybody does such beautiful work on the show. And yeah, to see them recognized, it just it makes me so happy.”
Meanwhile, also backstage, Colón-Zayas says her win was for all the Tinas out there: women of a certain age who are still working hard to realize their dreams. “I really want us to … remember our worth. And we, all our voices, our stories, are compelling, they are many and they are profitable. So let’s all start paying attention.”
