Get in losers, we’re going to Paramount+ to watch “Mean Girls” again. The 2024 movie musical will stream on Paramount+ beginning March 5, following its January theatrical release.
An adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the 2004 film, Tina Fey’s latest rendition of the high school comedy surpassed $100 million at the global box office after six weeks of release. It held the top spot at the domestic box office for three consecutive weeks following its Jan. 12 release. “Mean Girls” was originally slated to debut directly on Paramount+, however executives decided on a theatrical release after enthusiastic test screenings.
Taking on the role Lindsay Lohan originated, Angourie Rice stars as Cady Heron, who is forced to navigate high school politics for the first time after moving from Africa to the suburbs of Illinois. She soon encounters and infiltrates the Plastics, the most popular clique in school ruled by queen bee Regina George.
An adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the 2004 film, Tina Fey’s latest rendition of the high school comedy surpassed $100 million at the global box office after six weeks of release. It held the top spot at the domestic box office for three consecutive weeks following its Jan. 12 release. “Mean Girls” was originally slated to debut directly on Paramount+, however executives decided on a theatrical release after enthusiastic test screenings.
Taking on the role Lindsay Lohan originated, Angourie Rice stars as Cady Heron, who is forced to navigate high school politics for the first time after moving from Africa to the suburbs of Illinois. She soon encounters and infiltrates the Plastics, the most popular clique in school ruled by queen bee Regina George.
- 3/4/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
We bring some very fetch news for "Mean Girls" fans out there as the new musical adaptation of the beloved 2004 film is now available to watch from the comfort of home. After a very successful theatrical run, the movie has been made available on Digital through a variety of online retailers. But for those who are comfortable being patient, there will be plenty of other options in the coming weeks as well.
For now, "Mean Girls" is available on VOD from retailers such as Google Play, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, and many others. It is currently at a premium VOD price of $19.99 for a 48-hour rental, which has become standard for new movies when they first arrive digitally. That price tends to come down after a few weeks of release. It is also available to purchase digitally for $24.99.
Those waiting for the movie to hit a streaming service...
For now, "Mean Girls" is available on VOD from retailers such as Google Play, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, and many others. It is currently at a premium VOD price of $19.99 for a 48-hour rental, which has become standard for new movies when they first arrive digitally. That price tends to come down after a few weeks of release. It is also available to purchase digitally for $24.99.
Those waiting for the movie to hit a streaming service...
- 2/20/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Mean Girls Crosses $100 Million At The Worldwide Box Office ( Photo Credit – Instagram )
Mean Girls isn’t so mean when it comes to achieving milestones at the worldwide box office! Yes, it has managed to unleash a major feat by touching the mark of $100 million. It has now become the second Hollywood release of 2024 to achieve this and for the makers, it’s something to cheer for. Keep reading to know more!
Mean Girls’ reception
Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., the film was released on 12th January amid a clash with Jason Statham’s The Beekeeper. Upon its arrival, the musical teen comedy received decent reviews from critics, and word-of-mouth was also in favor. As a result, the film got a positive verdict at the box office.
Crosses $100 million at the worldwide box office
Mean Girls had a good start, but afterward, it dropped more than expected. Still,...
Mean Girls isn’t so mean when it comes to achieving milestones at the worldwide box office! Yes, it has managed to unleash a major feat by touching the mark of $100 million. It has now become the second Hollywood release of 2024 to achieve this and for the makers, it’s something to cheer for. Keep reading to know more!
Mean Girls’ reception
Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., the film was released on 12th January amid a clash with Jason Statham’s The Beekeeper. Upon its arrival, the musical teen comedy received decent reviews from critics, and word-of-mouth was also in favor. As a result, the film got a positive verdict at the box office.
Crosses $100 million at the worldwide box office
Mean Girls had a good start, but afterward, it dropped more than expected. Still,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Shalmesh More
- KoiMoi
Paramount’s “Mean Girls” musical made fetch happen after surpassing $100 million at the global box office.
The oh-so pink movie musical has generated $101.2 million worldwide after six weeks of release, including $71.2 million in North America and $30 million from 31 international territories.
Based on the Broadway adaptation of the 2004 comedy classic, “Mean Girls” was originally commissioned with plans to make a streaming debut directly on Paramount+, but executives opted for a theatrical release after enthusiastic test screenings. The musical film cost just $36 million.
“Mean Girls” held the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office for three consecutive weeks after its release on Jan. 12, as well as earned No. 1 openings in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Mexico. The film expanded to Thailand on Feb. 15 and will open in Singapore and India later this month.
The new “Mean Girls” stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, a role originated by Lindsay Lohan, who...
The oh-so pink movie musical has generated $101.2 million worldwide after six weeks of release, including $71.2 million in North America and $30 million from 31 international territories.
Based on the Broadway adaptation of the 2004 comedy classic, “Mean Girls” was originally commissioned with plans to make a streaming debut directly on Paramount+, but executives opted for a theatrical release after enthusiastic test screenings. The musical film cost just $36 million.
“Mean Girls” held the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office for three consecutive weeks after its release on Jan. 12, as well as earned No. 1 openings in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Mexico. The film expanded to Thailand on Feb. 15 and will open in Singapore and India later this month.
The new “Mean Girls” stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, a role originated by Lindsay Lohan, who...
- 2/17/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
If you ask anyone over the age of 25, they'll probably tell you that there's no dollar amount in the world that could ever make them want to go back to high school, and for good reason — high school can be hell. Teen films have been a popular and profitable subgenre for decades, but few films have become a cultural phenomenon quite like "Mean Girls." The film centers on teenager Cady Heron who is starting public school for the first time as a high school junior, having been spared from the cruel cliques or popularity warfare on campus. After a few less-than-stellar days, she catches the eye of Queen Bee Regina George, the leader of a popular clique known as The Plastics who rule North Shore High School with perfectly manicured nails and hair insured for $10,000 (or full of secrets).
Cady's new friends Janis and Damian are outcasts, and they convince...
Cady's new friends Janis and Damian are outcasts, and they convince...
- 2/4/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Get in loser, because the Mean Girls directors have announced a Los Angeles-based acting camp for teens.
Co-directors of the new film reboot, Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, announced Wednesday a two-week acting course that caters to teens ages 14 to 17 in underserved communities. The boot camp hopes to build confidence while providing acting tools for the young performers.
“Like Janis says in the opening of our movie, it’s not easy making a movie, but we also know that it’s not easy getting the confidence to just go for it as an actor,...
Co-directors of the new film reboot, Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, announced Wednesday a two-week acting course that caters to teens ages 14 to 17 in underserved communities. The boot camp hopes to build confidence while providing acting tools for the young performers.
“Like Janis says in the opening of our movie, it’s not easy making a movie, but we also know that it’s not easy getting the confidence to just go for it as an actor,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
The directors of the new Mean Girls musical movie are using the powers of a bus for good.
Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne are launching the Yes Bus Acting Camp for underserved youth in Los Angeles, with the goal of equipping them with some training to strengthen their confidence to enter the entertainment industry.
“Like Janis says in the opening of our movie, ‘It’s not easy making a movie,’ but we also know that it’s not easy getting the confidence to just go for it as an actor, either,” Jayne said in a statement. Added Perez in a statement, “Not everyone in L.A. has the same opportunities, so we just want to help level the playing field a little bit.”
The free two-week program will take place on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. this summer in downtown L.A. Acting and writing seminars will...
Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne are launching the Yes Bus Acting Camp for underserved youth in Los Angeles, with the goal of equipping them with some training to strengthen their confidence to enter the entertainment industry.
“Like Janis says in the opening of our movie, ‘It’s not easy making a movie,’ but we also know that it’s not easy getting the confidence to just go for it as an actor, either,” Jayne said in a statement. Added Perez in a statement, “Not everyone in L.A. has the same opportunities, so we just want to help level the playing field a little bit.”
The free two-week program will take place on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. this summer in downtown L.A. Acting and writing seminars will...
- 1/24/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Within hours of Mean Girls’ (2024) box office-topping release, bootleg video of Avantika’s song-and-dance number, “Sexy,” circulated social media to the praise of people far and wide.
Avantika plays a new take on Amanda Seyfried’s Karen in Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.’s film adaptation of Tina Fey’s Mean Girls Broadway musical, which was based on Fey and Mark Waters’ 2004 comedy classic. (The original Mean Girls was also based on Rosalind Wiseman’s book Queen Bees and Wannabes.) Like the Karen before her, Avantika’s version of the character is also endearingly slow on the uptake, often garnering the film’s best jokes and biggest laughs, but Fey, who returned as screenwriter, opted to not just play all the hits again, such as Karen’s “weather report.”
Avantika didn’t get the chance to meet Seyfried before or during production, but a couple of days after the...
Avantika plays a new take on Amanda Seyfried’s Karen in Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.’s film adaptation of Tina Fey’s Mean Girls Broadway musical, which was based on Fey and Mark Waters’ 2004 comedy classic. (The original Mean Girls was also based on Rosalind Wiseman’s book Queen Bees and Wannabes.) Like the Karen before her, Avantika’s version of the character is also endearingly slow on the uptake, often garnering the film’s best jokes and biggest laughs, but Fey, who returned as screenwriter, opted to not just play all the hits again, such as Karen’s “weather report.”
Avantika didn’t get the chance to meet Seyfried before or during production, but a couple of days after the...
- 1/22/2024
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Jan 19-21) Total gross to date Week 1. Mean Girls (Paramount) £2.5m £3.2m 1 2. Wonka (Warner Bros) £1.7m £58.4m 7 3. Poor Things (Disney) £1.1m £3.7m 2 4. Anyone But You (Sony) £1.1m £7m 4 5. One Life (Warner Bros) £857,500 £7.5m 3
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Paramount’s musical comedy Mean Girls has grossed £2.5m on its opening session, ending the six-week run of Wonka atop the UK-Ireland box office.
Playing in 647 sites, Mean Girls took a £3,864 location average. This is up on the £1.4m opening of the original Mean Girls from 2004, at a £3,829 average.
Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.,...
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.27
Paramount’s musical comedy Mean Girls has grossed £2.5m on its opening session, ending the six-week run of Wonka atop the UK-Ireland box office.
Playing in 647 sites, Mean Girls took a £3,864 location average. This is up on the £1.4m opening of the original Mean Girls from 2004, at a £3,829 average.
Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.,...
- 1/22/2024
- ScreenDaily
Paramount musical Mean Girls launches in 647 cinemas at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, as it aims to end the six-week run of Wonka atop the chart.
From first-time feature directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., Mean Girls is based on the Broadway musical of the same name; which in turn was based on Mark Waters’ 2004 comedy; itself based on Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes.
Both films were written by Tina Fey, who reprises her role as maths teacher Ms. Norbury in the new title. Angourie Rice leads the film as teenager Cady Heron, who transfers...
From first-time feature directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., Mean Girls is based on the Broadway musical of the same name; which in turn was based on Mark Waters’ 2004 comedy; itself based on Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes.
Both films were written by Tina Fey, who reprises her role as maths teacher Ms. Norbury in the new title. Angourie Rice leads the film as teenager Cady Heron, who transfers...
- 1/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
“Mean Girls” (2024) directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. turned to current teenagers to get a sense of what the ruthless social food chain of high school can be like now versus the early 2000s, when Tina Fey’s first iteration of “Mean Girls” hit theaters.
They connected with the teens at a three-day workshop with theater kids in Canada.
“We would help them with their monologues and then at the end, they felt like they could really talk about it,” Jayne told TheWrap. “Kids are really nice to each other’s faces now, because the s–t all goes down on here [points to phone]. Oh, my god, does it go down. And it happens fast, and it’s huge and explosive. The way kids are mean to each other now, it’s interesting.”
The pair also spoke with Perez Jr.’s drama teacher, who he had kept in touch with for many years.
They connected with the teens at a three-day workshop with theater kids in Canada.
“We would help them with their monologues and then at the end, they felt like they could really talk about it,” Jayne told TheWrap. “Kids are really nice to each other’s faces now, because the s–t all goes down on here [points to phone]. Oh, my god, does it go down. And it happens fast, and it’s huge and explosive. The way kids are mean to each other now, it’s interesting.”
The pair also spoke with Perez Jr.’s drama teacher, who he had kept in touch with for many years.
- 1/17/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Lindsay Lohan did not appreciate a line in the new Mean Girls film that appears to reference a crude comment about the actress that made headlines nearly two decades ago.
A scene in the Paramount movie, which topped the domestic box office over the weekend, includes Megan Thee Stallion portraying herself as she offers support for Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) by saying, “Y2K fire crotch is back.” Back in 2006, a TMZ video made headlines over oil empire heir Brandon Davis’ insulting comments about Lohan, which included him referring to the actress as a “fire crotch.”
“Lindsay was very hurt and disappointed by the reference in the film,” Lohan’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, said in a statement shared with People and other media outlets.
After originating the role of Cady in Mark Waters’ Paramount movie Mean Girls that hit theaters in 2004, Lohan — spoiler alert — makes a cameo in the new...
A scene in the Paramount movie, which topped the domestic box office over the weekend, includes Megan Thee Stallion portraying herself as she offers support for Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) by saying, “Y2K fire crotch is back.” Back in 2006, a TMZ video made headlines over oil empire heir Brandon Davis’ insulting comments about Lohan, which included him referring to the actress as a “fire crotch.”
“Lindsay was very hurt and disappointed by the reference in the film,” Lohan’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, said in a statement shared with People and other media outlets.
After originating the role of Cady in Mark Waters’ Paramount movie Mean Girls that hit theaters in 2004, Lohan — spoiler alert — makes a cameo in the new...
- 1/16/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Original “Mean Girls” star Lindsay Lohan is upset about a joke in the rebooted movie musical that references the term “fire crotch,” which was infamously associated with Lohan after socialite Brandon Davis made crude comments about the actor’s body in a 2006 viral video.
“Lindsay was very hurt and disappointed by the reference in the film,” the star’s representative Leslie Sloane told The Messenger.
In the new “Mean Girls,” Megan Thee Stallion (playing herself) shows support for Cady by saying, “We are going back red. Y2K fire crotch is back!” Lohan took the joke as a distasteful reference to the derogatory nickname that haunted her in the mid-aughts. In the expletive-filled video, captured by TMZ, Davis goes off about Lohan while his friend, Paris Hilton, cracks up laughing in the background. At the time, Hilton’s rep attempted to distance her from the tabloid scandal.
Variety has reached...
“Lindsay was very hurt and disappointed by the reference in the film,” the star’s representative Leslie Sloane told The Messenger.
In the new “Mean Girls,” Megan Thee Stallion (playing herself) shows support for Cady by saying, “We are going back red. Y2K fire crotch is back!” Lohan took the joke as a distasteful reference to the derogatory nickname that haunted her in the mid-aughts. In the expletive-filled video, captured by TMZ, Davis goes off about Lohan while his friend, Paris Hilton, cracks up laughing in the background. At the time, Hilton’s rep attempted to distance her from the tabloid scandal.
Variety has reached...
- 1/16/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
As much as people complain about Hollywood putting out the same things year after year, the fact remains that name recognition gets people into theater seats. Moreover, remakes and reboots give filmmakers an opportunity to retell beloved stories from a different perspectives. In this age of high-budgets and higher-expectations, reboots and remakes are among the only types of movies that major studios like to make these days.
So whether you’re feeling cynical about this year’s offerings or optimistic about the second swings filmmakers are taking, here are the biggest reboots and remakes coming in 2024.
Mean Girls (January 12)
Although the promotional materials tried to do their best to conceal it, the 2024 Mean Girls doesn’t so much adapt the beloved 2004 comedy, but rather the Broadway musical that followed. Which means that, yes, viewers will hear more songs than “Jingle Bell Rock.” Singer Reneé Rapp reprises her stage performance as lead Plastic Regina George,...
So whether you’re feeling cynical about this year’s offerings or optimistic about the second swings filmmakers are taking, here are the biggest reboots and remakes coming in 2024.
Mean Girls (January 12)
Although the promotional materials tried to do their best to conceal it, the 2024 Mean Girls doesn’t so much adapt the beloved 2004 comedy, but rather the Broadway musical that followed. Which means that, yes, viewers will hear more songs than “Jingle Bell Rock.” Singer Reneé Rapp reprises her stage performance as lead Plastic Regina George,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Movie musicals are not only back, they're back with a surprising vengeance. Between Paul King's "Wonka" prequel singing and dancing its way to the top of the box office over the winter holidays, Blitz Bazawule's film version of the "Color Purple" Broadway adaptation enjoying a massive opening on Christmas Day, and now Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.'s "Mean Girls" movie musical making fetch happen for real, it's fair to say the musical genre has emerged as an unexpected savior for theaters at a time when we're really starting to feel the effects of the AMPTP having dragged out the two-pronged WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023.
If you've been waiting to get your musical theater on at home (no judgment from us -- you do you), you're in luck! While you'll have to wait a while still for "Wonka" and "Mean Girls" to hit the home market,...
If you've been waiting to get your musical theater on at home (no judgment from us -- you do you), you're in luck! While you'll have to wait a while still for "Wonka" and "Mean Girls" to hit the home market,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Lindsay Lohan was fetch long before fetch was a thing. So, it should come as no surprise that Paramount paid the actor handsomely to cameo in the new “Mean Girls.”
Sources say Lohan, who became one of young Hollywood’s biggest stars after starring in the 2004 film of the same name, pulled down about $500,000 for a half a day of work in the latest incarnation, a musical that stars a new clique of Plastics led by Angourie Rice and Reneé Rapp. Paramount declined comment. A rep for Lohan declined a request for comment.
Lohan’s surprise entrance in the new film, written by Tina Fey, drew thunderous applause at the New York premiere on Jan. 8. In her scene, Lohan returns to the math competition that served as the denouement of the original, and offers a full-circle moment for the “Mean Girls” franchise, which also spawned a Broadway musical. The actor...
Sources say Lohan, who became one of young Hollywood’s biggest stars after starring in the 2004 film of the same name, pulled down about $500,000 for a half a day of work in the latest incarnation, a musical that stars a new clique of Plastics led by Angourie Rice and Reneé Rapp. Paramount declined comment. A rep for Lohan declined a request for comment.
Lohan’s surprise entrance in the new film, written by Tina Fey, drew thunderous applause at the New York premiere on Jan. 8. In her scene, Lohan returns to the math competition that served as the denouement of the original, and offers a full-circle moment for the “Mean Girls” franchise, which also spawned a Broadway musical. The actor...
- 1/16/2024
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
Originally gracing our screens in 2004, the seminal Mean Girls movie emerged as a cultural touchstone, capturing the essence of the early 2000s through its endlessly quotable lines and resonant exploration of millennial teenage angst. Penned by the comedic genius Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live) and featuring the talents of a youthful Lindsay Lohan (The Parent Trap), the film artfully depicted high school as a tumultuous battleground defined by archetypal cliques.
Fast forward to 2018, and Tina Fey’s original screenplay underwent a theatrical transformation, landing on Broadway as the dazzling Mean Girls: The Musical. However, this triumphant debut was abruptly halted by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, bringing the curtains down on its promising run.
Now, the narrative takes an intriguing turn with the latest iteration of Fey’s beloved tale. This fresh adaptation not only draws inspiration from the original screenplay but also enlists several stars from...
Fast forward to 2018, and Tina Fey’s original screenplay underwent a theatrical transformation, landing on Broadway as the dazzling Mean Girls: The Musical. However, this triumphant debut was abruptly halted by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, bringing the curtains down on its promising run.
Now, the narrative takes an intriguing turn with the latest iteration of Fey’s beloved tale. This fresh adaptation not only draws inspiration from the original screenplay but also enlists several stars from...
- 1/15/2024
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Mean Girls Movie Review Rating:
Star Cast: Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Tim Meadows, and Tina Fey
Director: Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez Jr.
Mean Girls Movie Review: Mean Girls Updates Itself With Fun Musical Twist(Photo Credit –IMDb)
What’s Good: The cast, the musical numbers, and the update to the themes and setting feel totally on point.
What’s Bad: The songs are a massive aspect of the movie, but many are not particularly good or catchy.
Loo Break: If you get tired of listening to the many lame songs, the start of a musical number might be the best moment for a long break
Watch or Not?: If you are a musical or Mean Girls fan, this is a must-watch.
Language: English (with subtitles).
Available On: Theaters
Runtime: 113 Minutes.
User Rating:
Mean Girls, the original 2004 film, is one of those movies...
Star Cast: Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Tim Meadows, and Tina Fey
Director: Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez Jr.
Mean Girls Movie Review: Mean Girls Updates Itself With Fun Musical Twist(Photo Credit –IMDb)
What’s Good: The cast, the musical numbers, and the update to the themes and setting feel totally on point.
What’s Bad: The songs are a massive aspect of the movie, but many are not particularly good or catchy.
Loo Break: If you get tired of listening to the many lame songs, the start of a musical number might be the best moment for a long break
Watch or Not?: If you are a musical or Mean Girls fan, this is a must-watch.
Language: English (with subtitles).
Available On: Theaters
Runtime: 113 Minutes.
User Rating:
Mean Girls, the original 2004 film, is one of those movies...
- 1/15/2024
- by Nelson Acosta
- KoiMoi
Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Heyday Films’ Wonka continues its sweet run, crossing the $500M mark globally this weekend. The worldwide cume through Sunday is $505.3M including $329.1M from the international box office — and with Korea, which has a fondness for Hollywood musicals, still to release at the end of the month.
The Timothée Chalamet-starrer added $15.3M in 77 overseas markets this frame with another series of terrific holds in Spain (-1%), Australia (-36%), Mexico (-36%), the UK (-43%) and Brazil (-44%).
Crossing the five-century benchmark also makes Wonka director Paul King’s highest-grossing film ever. Wonka originally opened internationally beginning December 6, 2023 and in North America on December 15, 2023.
WB Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs and CEOs Mike De Luca and Pamela Abdy commented today, “With Wonka, Paul King, producer David Heyman and the amazing cast and crew led by Timothée Chalamet have delivered a truly special musical event.
The Timothée Chalamet-starrer added $15.3M in 77 overseas markets this frame with another series of terrific holds in Spain (-1%), Australia (-36%), Mexico (-36%), the UK (-43%) and Brazil (-44%).
Crossing the five-century benchmark also makes Wonka director Paul King’s highest-grossing film ever. Wonka originally opened internationally beginning December 6, 2023 and in North America on December 15, 2023.
WB Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs and CEOs Mike De Luca and Pamela Abdy commented today, “With Wonka, Paul King, producer David Heyman and the amazing cast and crew led by Timothée Chalamet have delivered a truly special musical event.
- 1/14/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s a new queen bee at the box office. Paramount’s “Mean Girls” musical ruled over the competition with $28 million over the weekend and $32 million through the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday.
Thanks to enduring love for the original 2004 film, an insanely quotable touchstone that turned Oct. 3 into a national holiday, and the power of TikTok, “Mean Girls” is proving the Plastics are still box office draws. The movie musical cost just $36 million and was initially commissioned for Paramount+ before enthusiastic test screenings convinced the studio to release it on the big screen.
Internationally, “Mean Girls” collected $6.5 million from 16 territories, representing less than half of its planned international footprint. The film opens next weekend in the U.K. and New Zealand, followed by other major territories.
Ticket buyers were unsurprisingly 76% female while 60% were under the age of 25. They gave the film a mixed “B” CinemaScore, which is...
Thanks to enduring love for the original 2004 film, an insanely quotable touchstone that turned Oct. 3 into a national holiday, and the power of TikTok, “Mean Girls” is proving the Plastics are still box office draws. The movie musical cost just $36 million and was initially commissioned for Paramount+ before enthusiastic test screenings convinced the studio to release it on the big screen.
Internationally, “Mean Girls” collected $6.5 million from 16 territories, representing less than half of its planned international footprint. The film opens next weekend in the U.K. and New Zealand, followed by other major territories.
Ticket buyers were unsurprisingly 76% female while 60% were under the age of 25. They gave the film a mixed “B” CinemaScore, which is...
- 1/14/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The new Mean Girls movie features a talented cast of rising stars and familiar faces. There are even some surprise cameos. However, there was a moment where it could have also featured Harry Styles!
In a recent interview, directors Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne revealed that they briefly considered reaching out to the the 29-year-old “Watermelon Sugar” star to bring an iconic role to life in the musical movie.
However, they wound up going in a very different direction.
Read more about the role that Harry Styles was considered for…
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the duo explained that they toyed with casting Harry as Glen Coco.
If you forgot, Glen was a character who is only mentioned in passing when Candy Cane-grams are being passed out. His role is incredibly minimal, but the character is at the center of one of the original movie’s most memorable lines – “You go Glen Coco.
In a recent interview, directors Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne revealed that they briefly considered reaching out to the the 29-year-old “Watermelon Sugar” star to bring an iconic role to life in the musical movie.
However, they wound up going in a very different direction.
Read more about the role that Harry Styles was considered for…
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the duo explained that they toyed with casting Harry as Glen Coco.
If you forgot, Glen was a character who is only mentioned in passing when Candy Cane-grams are being passed out. His role is incredibly minimal, but the character is at the center of one of the original movie’s most memorable lines – “You go Glen Coco.
- 1/13/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Jaquel Spivey plays Damian, Angourie Rice plays Cady and Auli’i Cravalho plays Janis in ‘Mean Girls’ (Photo: Jojo Whilden © 2023 Paramount Pictures)
It’s a badge of honor for a movie to be made into a stage musical. It’s an even bigger badge of honor for that musical to be adapted back into a movie of its own. But here we are – 20 years after Mean Girls hit theaters and six years after the show hit Broadway, Mean Girls the musical is now a movie.
Mean Girls is about a teenager named Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) who, until now, has been homeschooled by her mother while Mom does research in Africa. Cady finally gets a chance to attend a regular high school, and it goes about as well as one would expect. To put it plainly, Cady is socially awkward.
She meets a pair of like-minded misfits named Janis and Damian...
It’s a badge of honor for a movie to be made into a stage musical. It’s an even bigger badge of honor for that musical to be adapted back into a movie of its own. But here we are – 20 years after Mean Girls hit theaters and six years after the show hit Broadway, Mean Girls the musical is now a movie.
Mean Girls is about a teenager named Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) who, until now, has been homeschooled by her mother while Mom does research in Africa. Cady finally gets a chance to attend a regular high school, and it goes about as well as one would expect. To put it plainly, Cady is socially awkward.
She meets a pair of like-minded misfits named Janis and Damian...
- 1/13/2024
- by James Jay Edwards
- Showbiz Junkies
For Mean Girls, the movie musical remake of the beloved 2004 comedy, director Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne went back to high school. Literally.
The film was shot on location at a shuttered all girl Catholic school in New Jersey. In lieu of trailers, talent — which includes Rene Rapp, Angourie Rice, Tina Fey, Auli’i Cravalho, and Jaquel Spivey — would partition off classrooms, while production offices were in homeroom, and the Covid compliance team posted up the old nurse’s office.
“We tried to make it feel like a camp,” Perez tells The Hollywood Reporter of the set-up. “Especially, with so much pressure that they were putting on themselves from the cultural zietgiest. We wanted to keep it safe and happy and just positive.”
Any pressure stems from the realities of re-imagining the beloved comedy written by Fey that, among certain demographics, barreled towards cult classic status in record time with instantly recognizable one-liners.
The film was shot on location at a shuttered all girl Catholic school in New Jersey. In lieu of trailers, talent — which includes Rene Rapp, Angourie Rice, Tina Fey, Auli’i Cravalho, and Jaquel Spivey — would partition off classrooms, while production offices were in homeroom, and the Covid compliance team posted up the old nurse’s office.
“We tried to make it feel like a camp,” Perez tells The Hollywood Reporter of the set-up. “Especially, with so much pressure that they were putting on themselves from the cultural zietgiest. We wanted to keep it safe and happy and just positive.”
Any pressure stems from the realities of re-imagining the beloved comedy written by Fey that, among certain demographics, barreled towards cult classic status in record time with instantly recognizable one-liners.
- 1/13/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
You might be familiar with Mean Girls on Broadway, most recently toplined by Sabrina Carpenter and Reneé Rapp, and you’ve almost definitely seen the 2004 movie, packed with more quotable moments than one can count. So, in the new movie musical Mean Girls, directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. had big shoes to fill.
To prepare for the Tina Fey-scripted, Lorne Michaels-produced film, the married directing duo headed to a high school in Ottawa, Canada, and learned from the pros: Gen Z theater kids. They soaked up...
To prepare for the Tina Fey-scripted, Lorne Michaels-produced film, the married directing duo headed to a high school in Ottawa, Canada, and learned from the pros: Gen Z theater kids. They soaked up...
- 1/13/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
This article contains spoilers for "Mean Girls."
Every stage-to-film musical adaptation requires reimagining, rearranging, or removing elements that wouldn't gel well with the camera and the editing room. Retelling "Mean Girls" (every version of which has been penned by Tina Fey) involves the monumental assignment of adapting layers-upon-layers of its sources, starting with Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 nonfiction parent book "Queen Bees and Wannabes," and then moving onto the original 2004 Mark Waters-directed film based on Wiseman's book, the 2018 Casey Nicholaw-directed Broadway stage musical adaptation (which also features music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin), and, finally, the 2024 "Mean Girls" movie musical directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.
Naturally, the "Mean Girls" movie musical had to scrap several songs and gags from the Broadway stage musical to leave space for makeovers. Theatre heads who've experienced the stage version are bound to notice some major exclusions, including those listed below.
Every stage-to-film musical adaptation requires reimagining, rearranging, or removing elements that wouldn't gel well with the camera and the editing room. Retelling "Mean Girls" (every version of which has been penned by Tina Fey) involves the monumental assignment of adapting layers-upon-layers of its sources, starting with Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 nonfiction parent book "Queen Bees and Wannabes," and then moving onto the original 2004 Mark Waters-directed film based on Wiseman's book, the 2018 Casey Nicholaw-directed Broadway stage musical adaptation (which also features music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin), and, finally, the 2024 "Mean Girls" movie musical directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.
Naturally, the "Mean Girls" movie musical had to scrap several songs and gags from the Broadway stage musical to leave space for makeovers. Theatre heads who've experienced the stage version are bound to notice some major exclusions, including those listed below.
- 1/12/2024
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
Mean Girls strutted to $3.3 million in previews at the North American box office, on par with Wonka.
Paramount’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical is based on the 2004 big-screen teen comedy that turned into a cultural classic. The new movie is expected to open to as much as $30 million over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, easily enough for a first-place finish.
Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., Mean Girls cost a relatively modest $36 million to produce before marketing, and is the latest musical to brave the big screen after Wonka and The Color Purple.
The female-fueled film arrives on the big screen 20 years after the Lindsay Lohan-led cult classic Mean Girls, which was directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey.
Fey latter returned to pen the script for the new film, which stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood and Chris Briney.
Paramount’s movie adaptation of the Broadway musical is based on the 2004 big-screen teen comedy that turned into a cultural classic. The new movie is expected to open to as much as $30 million over the long Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, easily enough for a first-place finish.
Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., Mean Girls cost a relatively modest $36 million to produce before marketing, and is the latest musical to brave the big screen after Wonka and The Color Purple.
The female-fueled film arrives on the big screen 20 years after the Lindsay Lohan-led cult classic Mean Girls, which was directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey.
Fey latter returned to pen the script for the new film, which stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood and Chris Briney.
- 1/12/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount’s next iteration of Mean Girls has minted $3.25M in previews. That figure includes 4pm showtimes from yesterday as well as the “On Wednesdays We Wear Pink” early access screenings.
A reminder that Paramount pivoted the release of Mean Girls: It was originally intended for Paramount+, and the test scores screamed, ‘Release this movie theatrically!’.
So far Mean Girls is 3 1/2 stars on Comscore Screen Engine’s PostTrak with 71% women showing up. Of those, 44% were women under 25 with 28% women over 25. Rotten Tomatoes critics are 70% fresh.
Meanwhile, Amazon MGM’s is looking to appease guys over MLK weekend with The Beekeeper, which so far has $2.4M from previews last night. The David Ayer directed, Jason Statham movie is booked in 3,303 theaters — and the movie will have the upside of Imax tickets. Beekeeper is 72% fresh with Rotten Tomatoes critics and early exits from PostTrak show a solid 4 stars with 65% guys showing up,...
A reminder that Paramount pivoted the release of Mean Girls: It was originally intended for Paramount+, and the test scores screamed, ‘Release this movie theatrically!’.
So far Mean Girls is 3 1/2 stars on Comscore Screen Engine’s PostTrak with 71% women showing up. Of those, 44% were women under 25 with 28% women over 25. Rotten Tomatoes critics are 70% fresh.
Meanwhile, Amazon MGM’s is looking to appease guys over MLK weekend with The Beekeeper, which so far has $2.4M from previews last night. The David Ayer directed, Jason Statham movie is booked in 3,303 theaters — and the movie will have the upside of Imax tickets. Beekeeper is 72% fresh with Rotten Tomatoes critics and early exits from PostTrak show a solid 4 stars with 65% guys showing up,...
- 1/12/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
You don’t get to plan when you’ll get a life-changing email.
For “Mean Girls” directors Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, the missive that would ultimately lead to their feature directorial debut came at a particularly tough time for them. Following their well-received, Sundance-premiering short-form TV series “Quarter Life Poetry,” the married couple were deep into developing another TV show, this one about office culture.
“And then the pandemic happened, and offices ceased to exist,” Jayne explained to IndieWire over Zoom. “We were not doing so great. We’re like, ‘What is life right now?’ ‘What’s next?’ And then all of a sudden, this dream email came through with the words ‘Mean Girls’ on it. I got an IV infusion of vitamins and minerals and life!”
Over multiple chats, the duo came to learn Tina Fey was a fan of “Quarter Life Poetry” and wanted to hear...
For “Mean Girls” directors Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, the missive that would ultimately lead to their feature directorial debut came at a particularly tough time for them. Following their well-received, Sundance-premiering short-form TV series “Quarter Life Poetry,” the married couple were deep into developing another TV show, this one about office culture.
“And then the pandemic happened, and offices ceased to exist,” Jayne explained to IndieWire over Zoom. “We were not doing so great. We’re like, ‘What is life right now?’ ‘What’s next?’ And then all of a sudden, this dream email came through with the words ‘Mean Girls’ on it. I got an IV infusion of vitamins and minerals and life!”
Over multiple chats, the duo came to learn Tina Fey was a fan of “Quarter Life Poetry” and wanted to hear...
- 1/12/2024
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
Avantika plays Karen Shetty, Angourie Rice plays Cady Heron, Renee Rapp plays Regina George and Bebe Wood plays Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls from Paramount Pictures. Photo: Jojo Whilden/Paramount © 2023 Paramount Pictures.
Get ready for another “full circle film”, an IP (intellectual property) that began in one medium, was adapted to another, and then returns to that original medium. One of the more recent Broadway trends, along with the “jukebox musical”, has been taking an often beloved feature film and adapting it into a big splashy stage musical. And when they’re big hits, then bring the musical take to the big screen. Back in 2005, The Producers did the big “whip-around” when the musical based on the 1967 Oscar-winning classic played (briefly) at the multiplex. A couple of years later saw the tune-filled return of Hairspray. Just a few weeks ago (it’s still playing in many markets) The Color Purple did much the same,...
Get ready for another “full circle film”, an IP (intellectual property) that began in one medium, was adapted to another, and then returns to that original medium. One of the more recent Broadway trends, along with the “jukebox musical”, has been taking an often beloved feature film and adapting it into a big splashy stage musical. And when they’re big hits, then bring the musical take to the big screen. Back in 2005, The Producers did the big “whip-around” when the musical based on the 1967 Oscar-winning classic played (briefly) at the multiplex. A couple of years later saw the tune-filled return of Hairspray. Just a few weeks ago (it’s still playing in many markets) The Color Purple did much the same,...
- 1/12/2024
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We don’t really need a reboot of Mean Girls, or indeed a film adaptation of the stage musical. But there you go, we are where we are. And that’s 2024, 20 years after the release of the seminal high school movie starring Lindsay Lohan which was based on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman. Fashions have changed, social media is now ubiquitous, but teenage girls are still cliquey and judgey so the story hasn’t required a massive update. Perhaps that’s to its detriment, because this movie, directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., is really an example of pop culture eating itself. The musical came because people liked the film. Now the new film exists, presumably for people who like the musical, while not having the unique selling point of it being on the stage. But if you can get over the audacity...
- 1/11/2024
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
The very first shot of the 2024 musical reimagining of "Mean Girls" is a vertical frame. Two characters, Janis (played by Auli'i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), film themselves singing a song that sets the stage for the story to follow. They're troubadours for the TikTok set - and this is a "Mean Girls" for a new generation.
The Cady Heron, Regina George, and Aaron Samuels of the original film, released in 2004, had never seen an iPhone - those wouldn't debut for another three years. "Instagram," "Twitter," and "Snapchat" would have sounded like gibberish. Karen was just a name, and Donald Trump was just a business mogul.
Twenty years later . . . well, things are different. We've seen not just a technological revolution, but a cultural one. More Americans have become more aware of how rampant racism and discrimination - from microaggressions to hate crimes - are in this country. And while we...
The Cady Heron, Regina George, and Aaron Samuels of the original film, released in 2004, had never seen an iPhone - those wouldn't debut for another three years. "Instagram," "Twitter," and "Snapchat" would have sounded like gibberish. Karen was just a name, and Donald Trump was just a business mogul.
Twenty years later . . . well, things are different. We've seen not just a technological revolution, but a cultural one. More Americans have become more aware of how rampant racism and discrimination - from microaggressions to hate crimes - are in this country. And while we...
- 1/11/2024
- by Abbey Stone
- Popsugar.com
Exhibitors are lighting candles and saying prayers that Paramount’s feature musical redux Mean Girls carries them big-time throughout January after a dry spell caused by the double strikes. Ya see, for the next three weeks following Mean Girls, there isn’t a major studio wide release until Apple Original Films’ Argylle arrives on February 2 via Universal.
On tracking, Mean Girls is excellent with women, and poised to clear $30 million over the four-day MLK weekend at 3,782 theaters. Meanwhile, Amazon MGM Studios’ R-rated Jason Statham action title The Beekeeper, solid with men and multicultural audiences, is looking at $16M Friday-Monday.
‘The Beekeeper’
Comscore reported that the first week of 2024 box office at $172.6M was lagging 8% behind the same frame in 2023. However, last year’s MLK weekend will be hard to beat: It was led by the fifth frame of 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: The Way of Water with $39.8M, and the...
On tracking, Mean Girls is excellent with women, and poised to clear $30 million over the four-day MLK weekend at 3,782 theaters. Meanwhile, Amazon MGM Studios’ R-rated Jason Statham action title The Beekeeper, solid with men and multicultural audiences, is looking at $16M Friday-Monday.
‘The Beekeeper’
Comscore reported that the first week of 2024 box office at $172.6M was lagging 8% behind the same frame in 2023. However, last year’s MLK weekend will be hard to beat: It was led by the fifth frame of 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: The Way of Water with $39.8M, and the...
- 1/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Can “Mean Girls” make fetch happen at the box office?
Paramount’s new take on the teen classic is aiming to generate $30 million from 3,800 North American theaters over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. The studio is projecting a debut in the high $20 million range, while independent tracking services estimate a start closer to $35 million. Those ticket sales would, indeed, be fetch because “Mean Girls” cost just $36 million to produce. It was originally commissioned to stream on Paramount+, but executives opted to release the film theatrically after audiences responded enthusiastically during test screenings.
The Plastics 2.0 won’t be the only newcomers to keep movie theaters bustling over the holiday frame. Amazon MGM’s “The Beekeeper,” an action thriller directed by David Ayer and starring Jason Statham, is expected to score a solid $17 million to $19 million over the four days. Another new release, Sony’s biblical comedic drama “The Book of Clarence,...
Paramount’s new take on the teen classic is aiming to generate $30 million from 3,800 North American theaters over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. The studio is projecting a debut in the high $20 million range, while independent tracking services estimate a start closer to $35 million. Those ticket sales would, indeed, be fetch because “Mean Girls” cost just $36 million to produce. It was originally commissioned to stream on Paramount+, but executives opted to release the film theatrically after audiences responded enthusiastically during test screenings.
The Plastics 2.0 won’t be the only newcomers to keep movie theaters bustling over the holiday frame. Amazon MGM’s “The Beekeeper,” an action thriller directed by David Ayer and starring Jason Statham, is expected to score a solid $17 million to $19 million over the four days. Another new release, Sony’s biblical comedic drama “The Book of Clarence,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
A lot has changed in the 20 years since Regina George and the Plastics first stalked the halls of North Shore High. Every teenager now has a smartphone. Social media has given several generations new ways to slay, shame, and talk shit. The Internet is one massive Burn Book. And yet, if Mean Girls 2024 proves anything, it’s that some things truly are forever: There will always be cliques, there will always be drama, mathletes will always rap about their calculus skills, school buses are still a hazard, and high...
- 1/10/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Viewers took to social media to express their confusion and consternation after the first trailer for Mean Girls—the new film adaptation of the stage musical adaptation of the beloved 2004 film—dropped in November with no singing at all. Many wondered if this was just an ordinary remake for a new teen generation. After all, the tagline is “This is not your mother’s Mean Girls.” More than just aggrieved musical theater fans questioned whether producers were ashamed to let audiences know that this was indeed a movie musical.
The good news is that this Mean Girls proudly wears that genre like a homecoming crown, as the embrace of storytelling through song and dance is front and center. That was to be expected, as the musicalization of Mean Girls was largely a success back in 2018 when it opened on Broadway, and in large part because Tina Fey’s book for...
The good news is that this Mean Girls proudly wears that genre like a homecoming crown, as the embrace of storytelling through song and dance is front and center. That was to be expected, as the musicalization of Mean Girls was largely a success back in 2018 when it opened on Broadway, and in large part because Tina Fey’s book for...
- 1/10/2024
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
Not every movie — indeed, almost no movie — was meant to be turned into a musical. But the trend of doing so has become more common over the last two decades, and when you see a movie-to-musical transformation that really works, a surprising alchemy occurs. It can feel as if that story was always made to be told through song and dance; when you think back on the non-musical version, it can now seem like it’s missing something. That’s the sensation I’ve had at movies-turned-Broadway-musicals like “Hairspray,” “School of Rock” (built around Andrew Lloyd Webber’s greatest score in decades), and even “Back to the Future”.
The same dynamic works, in a clever if less spectacular way, in “Mean Girls,” the movie adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical version of the classic 2004 screen comedy. Will the new movie replace the original film in anyone’s affections? That might depend on how old you are.
The same dynamic works, in a clever if less spectacular way, in “Mean Girls,” the movie adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical version of the classic 2004 screen comedy. Will the new movie replace the original film in anyone’s affections? That might depend on how old you are.
- 1/10/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Avantika, Renee Rapp, Bebe Wood, and Angourie Rice in Mean GirlsPhoto: Jojo Whilden/Paramount © 2023 Paramount Pictures
What exactly are we meant to get from a remake of Mean Girls? This is, of course, the existential quandary of any remake: to find a purpose beyond simply being a brand regurgitation of...
What exactly are we meant to get from a remake of Mean Girls? This is, of course, the existential quandary of any remake: to find a purpose beyond simply being a brand regurgitation of...
- 1/10/2024
- by Leigh Monson
- avclub.com
Mean Girls 2024, directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., and starring a vibrant ensemble including Renée Rapp, Auliʻi Cravalho, Angourie Rice, Tina Fey (who also wrote the screenplay), Jaquel Spivey, and many others brings the classic 2004 teen comedy into the modern era with updated cultural references and a more diverse cast. However, the film struggles to justify its existence beyond surface-level changes and ultimately falters in delivering a coherent, impactful story that offers little new or compelling.
Mean Girls is adapted from Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book, Queen Bees and Wannabes and became a Broadway musical in 2018 featuring music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin. The new movie closely follows the plot of the original film and centers around Cady Heron (Rice), a naive teenager who spent her childhood in Africa with her parents. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she moves to the United States...
Mean Girls is adapted from Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book, Queen Bees and Wannabes and became a Broadway musical in 2018 featuring music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin. The new movie closely follows the plot of the original film and centers around Cady Heron (Rice), a naive teenager who spent her childhood in Africa with her parents. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she moves to the United States...
- 1/10/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
It opens with energy and smarts to spare. Picture this: perpetual franchise breakouts Janis and Damian are guiding us (their already captive audience) through what’s to come, care of a fourth wall-breaking, high-energy musical sequence centered around the tantalizingly-named banger “A Cautionary Tale.” This tale is, of course, all about young Cady Heron, an awkward (but endearing) teenager who is about to move from Kenya (not Kentucky) to a suburban high school and get her life utterly rocked by the social mores of American teenagehood.
Somewhere, someone who doesn’t even go here is yelling, “This isn’t your mother’s ‘Mean Girls’!,” but actually, it mostly is, now just with song and dance. When “Mean Girls” went to the stage in 2017, it was aided immeasurably by persistence of vision: Tina Fey, who had initially adapted a non-fiction parenting book to make her 2004 teen hit, also penned the book that would bring the,...
Somewhere, someone who doesn’t even go here is yelling, “This isn’t your mother’s ‘Mean Girls’!,” but actually, it mostly is, now just with song and dance. When “Mean Girls” went to the stage in 2017, it was aided immeasurably by persistence of vision: Tina Fey, who had initially adapted a non-fiction parenting book to make her 2004 teen hit, also penned the book that would bring the,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Mark Waters’ hit comedy about the savage jungle of high school cliques, Mean Girls, had enough instant-classic dialogue and memorable characters to become a touchstone for the generation either in or fresh out of their teens when it was released in 2004 and those who have discovered it in the years since. With screenwriter Tina Fey continuing to steer the vehicle, the property navigated the transition to Broadway musical in 2018 with plenty of its original charms intact and some even fortified thanks to the expressive magic of characters bursting into songs that reveal their inner lives.
The show was never going to keep Stephen Sondheim awake nights with its workmanlike tunes composed by Fey’s husband, Jeff Richmond. But Nell Benjamin’s frequently clever lyrics delivered laughs and director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw’s flair for kinetic showmanship made it a high-energy explosion of hormonal insecurity, malice, vulnerability and hard-won life lessons. A top-notch cast didn’t hurt,...
The show was never going to keep Stephen Sondheim awake nights with its workmanlike tunes composed by Fey’s husband, Jeff Richmond. But Nell Benjamin’s frequently clever lyrics delivered laughs and director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw’s flair for kinetic showmanship made it a high-energy explosion of hormonal insecurity, malice, vulnerability and hard-won life lessons. A top-notch cast didn’t hurt,...
- 1/10/2024
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actress Lindsay Lohan made a surprise appearance at the ‘Mean Girls’ premiere in New York City. The original ‘Mean Girls’ star on Monday night celebrated the premiere of the musical movie with writer-producer Tina Fey, who reprises her role as Ms. Norbury from the 2004 comedy classic, and Angourie Rice, who takes on Lohan’s role as Cady Heron.
Lohan and Fey were joined by original cast members Daniel Franzese, who starred as Damian Hubbard, and Rajiv Surrendra, who played rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor, reports ‘Variety’.
Will any of them make a cameo in the film? “I couldn’t possibly say, but we do have some fun cameos,” Fey told ‘Variety’ on the pink carpet.
“Ashley Park is in the movie, Tim (Meadows) is in the movie – we have some fun influencer friends. But you’ll just have to come see it this Friday.”
Additional ‘Mean Girls’ stars and creative team...
Lohan and Fey were joined by original cast members Daniel Franzese, who starred as Damian Hubbard, and Rajiv Surrendra, who played rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor, reports ‘Variety’.
Will any of them make a cameo in the film? “I couldn’t possibly say, but we do have some fun cameos,” Fey told ‘Variety’ on the pink carpet.
“Ashley Park is in the movie, Tim (Meadows) is in the movie – we have some fun influencer friends. But you’ll just have to come see it this Friday.”
Additional ‘Mean Girls’ stars and creative team...
- 1/9/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Lindsay Lohan made a surprise appearance at the Mean Girls red carpet premiere in New York City. The actress, who starred in the original 2004 film, posed for pictures with creator Tina Fey as well as the rest of the cast of the musical adaptation.
Angourie Rice, is the actress that plays Lohan’s role in the 2024 film. Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood, Busy Philipps and Megan Thee Stallion were also on the red carpet.
Bravo stars and Giggly Squad podcast hosts Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner also showed their support for the new film.
While on the red carpet, Deadline talked to Rice about stepping into the role of Cady Heron, calling Lohan’s performance one of her favorites.
“In my mind, [Lohan’s performance] was always there, and I hope this performance is adding to the legacy of Cady Heron,” Rice said.
Rice also noted that Fey gave them “freedom to...
Angourie Rice, is the actress that plays Lohan’s role in the 2024 film. Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Bebe Wood, Busy Philipps and Megan Thee Stallion were also on the red carpet.
Bravo stars and Giggly Squad podcast hosts Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner also showed their support for the new film.
While on the red carpet, Deadline talked to Rice about stepping into the role of Cady Heron, calling Lohan’s performance one of her favorites.
“In my mind, [Lohan’s performance] was always there, and I hope this performance is adding to the legacy of Cady Heron,” Rice said.
Rice also noted that Fey gave them “freedom to...
- 1/9/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Lindsay Lohan looked so fetch while making a surprise appearance at the “Mean Girls” premiere in New York City on Monday night.
The original “Mean Girls” star celebrated the premiere of the musical movie with writer-producer Tina Fey, who reprises her role as Ms. Norbury from the 2004 comedy classic, and Angourie Rice, who takes on the lead role of Cady Heron.
Lohan and Fey were joined by original cast members Daniel Franzese, who starred as Damian, and Rajiv Surendra, who played rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor.
Will any of them make a cameo in the film? “I couldn’t possibly say, but we do have some fun cameos,” Fey told Variety on the pink carpet. “Ashley Park is in the movie, Tim [Meadows] is in the movie — we have some fun influencer friends. But you’ll just have to come see it this Friday.”
Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan attend the “Mean Girls...
The original “Mean Girls” star celebrated the premiere of the musical movie with writer-producer Tina Fey, who reprises her role as Ms. Norbury from the 2004 comedy classic, and Angourie Rice, who takes on the lead role of Cady Heron.
Lohan and Fey were joined by original cast members Daniel Franzese, who starred as Damian, and Rajiv Surendra, who played rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor.
Will any of them make a cameo in the film? “I couldn’t possibly say, but we do have some fun cameos,” Fey told Variety on the pink carpet. “Ashley Park is in the movie, Tim [Meadows] is in the movie — we have some fun influencer friends. But you’ll just have to come see it this Friday.”
Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan attend the “Mean Girls...
- 1/9/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
The January 2024 release calendar is pretty barren — even by January standards. Because of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes that dragged on for months last year after the AMPTP refused to make a deal in a timely manner, the first chunk of this year is sorely lacking in big theatrical releases. The box office needs a hero to emerge from what is on the calendar to help keep theaters on their feet during this rough patch. Could the new "Mean Girls" musical be that hero? If all goes well, Paramount's new take on the early 2000s classic will indeed give ticket sales a much-needed boost.
"Mean Girls" is currently looking at an opening weekend of $20 million or more. Deadline reports that the film is tracking for a $27 million opening across the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, which means the estimation includes Monday. Box Office Pro, meanwhile, is bullish...
"Mean Girls" is currently looking at an opening weekend of $20 million or more. Deadline reports that the film is tracking for a $27 million opening across the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, which means the estimation includes Monday. Box Office Pro, meanwhile, is bullish...
- 1/7/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
An official music video for “Not My Fault” by Reneé Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion has just been released in connection with Mean Girls. Check it out above! The musical/comedy will be in theaters on January 12, 2024!
You are now able to pre-order and pre-save on Mean Girls (Music from the Motion Picture), which is out on January 12th by visiting Here!
Synopsis: From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, Mean Girls. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs.
You are now able to pre-order and pre-save on Mean Girls (Music from the Motion Picture), which is out on January 12th by visiting Here!
Synopsis: From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, Mean Girls. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs.
- 1/5/2024
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, Mean Girls. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
Directed by Samantha Jayne + Arturo Perez Jr., Mean Girls opens in theaters on January 12.
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Directed by Samantha Jayne + Arturo Perez Jr., Mean Girls opens in theaters on January 12.
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- 1/4/2024
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The final trailer for Mean Girls has been released. Check it out above! The musical/comedy will be in theaters on January 12, 2024!
Audiences can be the first to see the film on January 10, 2024 at the “On Wednesdays We Wear Pink” Early Access Screening Event in advance of the film’s nationwide theatrical release on January 12, 2024! Paramount Pictures will offer the Early Access Screening event on Wednesday, January 10th at 7:00pm local time, presented in select theaters across the country including Dolby Cinema auditoriums and other premium format screens. Tickets for the Early Access Screening Event and participating theaters can be found Here.
Synopsis: From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, Mean Girls. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the...
Audiences can be the first to see the film on January 10, 2024 at the “On Wednesdays We Wear Pink” Early Access Screening Event in advance of the film’s nationwide theatrical release on January 12, 2024! Paramount Pictures will offer the Early Access Screening event on Wednesday, January 10th at 7:00pm local time, presented in select theaters across the country including Dolby Cinema auditoriums and other premium format screens. Tickets for the Early Access Screening Event and participating theaters can be found Here.
Synopsis: From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, Mean Girls. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the...
- 1/3/2024
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Paramount Pictures has unleashed the final trailer for ‘Mean Girls,’ from the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic.
New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
Directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, the cast includes Angourie Rice,...
New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
Directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, the cast includes Angourie Rice,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Angourie Rice plays the naïve new student Cady Heron who tries to fit in with the popular Plastics clique in the final trailer for Mean Girls, which hits theaters on Jan. 12.
Cady navigates the elite girls club led by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika Vandanapu) after moving from Kenya to a Chicago suburb and struggling to survive her new high school jungle.
That challenge only grows when Cady falls foul of Regina when she gains the attention of her ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels, played by Christopher Briney, with whom she soon has a serious crush. “We as women have to support each other,” Tina Fey says at one point in the trailer as she reprises her role as math teacher Ms Norbury to underline the movie’s message: Girls shouldn’t be trying to tear each other down in high school.
Cady navigates the elite girls club led by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika Vandanapu) after moving from Kenya to a Chicago suburb and struggling to survive her new high school jungle.
That challenge only grows when Cady falls foul of Regina when she gains the attention of her ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels, played by Christopher Briney, with whom she soon has a serious crush. “We as women have to support each other,” Tina Fey says at one point in the trailer as she reprises her role as math teacher Ms Norbury to underline the movie’s message: Girls shouldn’t be trying to tear each other down in high school.
- 1/3/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New year, new look. Tina Fey returns in a film adaptation of the 2017 musical adaptation of her breakout 2004 comedy that catapulted many young stars, including Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried. The new Mean Girls film previously released a trailer that somewhat hid that it was based on a Broadway musical. Paramount has unveiled a new “Revenge Party” trailer that showcases a bit more of its musical elements, but for the most part, looks like a straight-up remake of the original. This new incarnation features a cast that includes Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Auli’i Cravalho as Janis ‘Imi’ike, Reneé Rapp as Regina George, Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard, Avantika as Karen Shetty, Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners, Christopher Briney as Aaron Samuels, Jenna Fischer as Ms. Heron, Busy Philipps as Mrs. George, Ashley Park as Madame Park, Jon Hamm as Coach Carr, Tina Fey as Ms. Norbury...
- 1/3/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
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