Sweeping World War I odyssey "1917" won big at Sunday s Bafta awards, landing the best film prize and best director trophy for Sam Mendes, and putting it in line for potential Oscars glory next weekend

The project was in danger but Charlize who is one of the produced brought another company after studio’s pull back.

Disney s new "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" topped the North American box office for the weekend with an estimated take of $36 million despite falling far below the original 2014 film, an industry group reported Sunday