Warning: The following post contains spoilers about tonight’s fifth season finale of FX’s Fargo, “Bisquik” Who knew a TV series based on an iconic Oscar-winning Coen Brothers noir movie had so much juice in it five seasons out? However, Fargo series creator Noah Hawley continues to prove that there’s a …
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MONDAY AM: Paramount’s Mean Girls posted a solid hold on Sunday, -22% from Saturday, with $7.5M, which is translating into a $28.65M 3-day, $33.2M 4-day. Amazon MGM/Miramax’s The Beekeeper came in line with weekend estimates, with a $4.1M Sunday, 3-day of $16.57M and a 4-day of $19M. Legendary/Tri-Star’s The Book …
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EXCLUSIVE: Annette Bening is joining Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s Frankenstein lore feature at Warner Bros; the studio making it official that this is a go-project. Cameras roll in Q1. This package with its attachments has been out there since it was at Netflix, and the deals have finally closed with everyone. There’s …
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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM‘s Head of Specialty Theatrical Distribution, Mark Boxer, was among the notables cuts yesterday at the streaming theatrical studio. Among some of Boxer’s highlights at Amazon, he oversaw the specialty theatrical releases of such Oscar nominated titles as Being the Ricardos, Poland’s 2018 International film entry Cold War, …
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SATURDAY AM: Refresh for chart and more analysis While the overall movie lineup was able to keep the two-week holiday box office frame above 2022’s, the lack of a mega tentpole carrying over into the New Year ala Avatar: The Way of Water is severely being felt as the first …
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MONDAY AM writethru: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he’s delivering the motion picture industry a $9 billion-plus year at the domestic box office, a feat many thought was unimaginable with the lack of a mega-tentpole over the holiday, coupled by a Q4 impacted by the double strikes. …
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MONDAY AM writethru: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he’s delivering the motion picture industry a $9 billion-plus year at the domestic box office, a feat many thought was unimaginable with the lack of a mega-tentpole over the holiday, coupled by a Q4 impacted by the double strikes. …
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SUNDAY AM WRITETHRU: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he’s delivering the motion picture industry a $9 billion-plus year at the domestic box office, a feat many thought was unimaginable with the lack of a mega-tentpole over the holiday, coupled by a Q4 impacted by the double strikes. …
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There will be blood at the box office in 2024. And not the type that comes with two studio tentpoles going at each other. Nah, as Barbenheimer showed this past year, that’s actually great for business. We’re talking the red-ink kind, and it will be felt on both sides, studios …
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UPDATED, Saturday AM: Warner Bros.’ Wonka is doing what it’s suppose to do this weekend for a mid-December, pre-Christmas family title: It has posted an A- CinemaScore on its way to an improved $37M-$38M, after a higher than expected previews/Friday of $14.4M. Some industry estimates have Wonka reaching a $40M …
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UPDATED, Saturday AM: Warner Bros.’ Wonka is doing what it’s suppose to do this weekend for a mid-December, pre-Christmas family title: It has posted an A- CinemaScore on its way to an improved $37M-$38M, after a higher than expected previews/Friday of $14.4M. Some industry estimates have Wonka reaching a $40M …
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UPDATED, Saturday AM: Warner Bros.’ Wonka is doing what it’s suppose to do this weekend for a mid-December, pre-Christmas family title: It has posted an A- CinemaScore on its way to an improved $37M-$38M, after a higher than expected previews/Friday of $14.4M. Some industry estimates have Wonka reaching a $40M …
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