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Welcome to Scott Mendelson's The Outside Scoop
Consider this an introductory post which I should have written before I actually started actual analysis/punditry posts.
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'Deadpool & Wolverine' Breaks Its First Box Office Record With $38.5M Thursday
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's superhero sequel nabbed the biggest Thursday gross ever for an R-rated film and one of the biggest ever period.
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'Bad Boys 4' Arrives On VOD As A Big Box Office Triumph For... Martin Lawrence?
We already know Sony's action comedy sequel is a needed triumph for the 'King Richard' star, but how does it fare in the career of his slightly less…
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Box Office - 'Inside Out 2' Passes 'Frozen II' (But Not 'The Lion King') to Become The Top-Grossing Animated Movie Ever
The commercial grim circumstances that led Disney to aggresively push their remake of 'The Lion King' as "live-action" back in July of 2019 still apply…
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'Deadpool & Wolverine' Review: Marvel Gets Its Own 'Rise of Skywalker'
While a better movie than those key examples, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's 'Deadpool 3' is filled with moments that mean more to fans than to…
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Ep. 25: 'Twisters' Soars High, 'Longlegs' Legs Out
What went right with the star-packed legacy sequel, and why an arthouse Neon flick has become the sleeper horror hit of the year.
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Box Office - Long Legs for 'Longlegs' as 'Bad Boys 4' Passes 'John Wick 4'
Meanwhile, 'Despicable Me 4' and 'Inside Out 2' continue to do their thing.
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'Twisters' Box Office - Six Key Takeaways From a Huge $81 Million Debut Weekend
"If you feel it, chase it" is now the catchphrase of the summer as Universal successfully sold its legacy sequel as a crowd-pleasing, star-packed studio…
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The Outside Scoop
The Outside Scoop
A legacy sequel to The Ticket Booth at Forbes.com and (especially) Mendelson's Memos. Pure, unfiltered and less formal pontification about the movie business and the entertainment industry for those who desire such a thing.
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