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It Was Disney+ That Killed Pixar's 'Elio'
The trailer campaign was effective, aligning with expectations for Pixar previews while reaching millions of demographically friendly moviegoers…
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Scott Mendelson
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Eight Obnoxiously Pretentious Box Office Takes From An Underwhelming $127 Million Weekend
As the sixth month of 2025 crawls to a comparative whimper (with hopes that ‘F1’ and ‘M3GAN 2.0’ break out), behold eight key takeaways from a Fri-Sun…
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Scott Mendelson
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Pixar’s ‘Elio’ Stumbles as ‘28 Years Later’ Tops Friday Box Office With $14 Million
Pixar’s latest now *needs* miraculous legs to potentially top $100 million domestic. Danny Boyle’s return to his own groundbreaking franchise opens…
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Scott Mendelson
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Ep. 72 - For ‘Materialists’ Girls, When the ‘Dragon’ Is Enuf
Listen now | It’s an accidental all-star episode, as Kirsten Acuna *and* Aaron Neuwirth stop by to discuss Universal going the Disney live-action remake…
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Scott Mendelson
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Aaron Neuwirth
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Jeremy Fuster
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Lisa Laman
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Kirsten Acuna
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Weekend Box Office: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Tops With $198M Worldwide as ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ Passes $500M
A24’s ‘Materialists’ opens with a solid $12 million domestic opening, but Neon’s ‘Life of Chuck’ stumbles with just $2 million in its semi-wide…
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Scott Mendelson
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Friday Box Office: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Soars to $36M as ‘Materialists’ Nabs Solid $5M and ‘Ballerina’ Drops 78%
Universal’s first crack at a “live action remake of a DreamWorks toon” might top $85 million for the weekend, as ‘Sinners’ defies ‘Gravity’ but ‘Life of…
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Scott Mendelson
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As ‘Sinners’ Tops ‘Gravity,' Thoughts on Warner Bros.' Divorce From Discovery
That WB might soon no longer be anchored down by Discovery (and as much of Discovery’s debt) also means it may be less able to roll the dice on less…
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Scott Mendelson
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Box Office: 'How To Train Your Dragon' Flies to $11.1 Million in Preview Grosses
Unless it’s as frontloaded as a stereotypical MCU sequel, DreamWorks and Universal’s live-action remake may snag a $90-$110 million opening weekend.
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Scott Mendelson
Lionsgate's 'Ballerina' Catch-22
Spending more on a 'John Wick' spin-off than you did on most of the 'John Wick' flicks was a risk, but the franchise is now known as much for big-budget…
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Scott Mendelson
'Legend of Zelda' Flees Godzilla, King Kong and Sonic the Hedgehog To Annoint Itself As The Summer 2027 Kick-Off Film
We are quickly approaching a new era where Marvel movies, MCU or otherwise, are no longer automatically expected to lead off the summer movie season.
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Scott Mendelson
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‘Superman’ Returns in New Trailer Reminiscent Of... ‘Superman Returns'
The latest tease for James Gunn’s summer tentpole leans toward sci-fi campiness, making me wonder how much it will resemble (in ways good or bad) a…
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Scott Mendelson
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‘Jurassic World: Rebirth' Box Office: The Ups and Downs of Hollywood’s Most Profitable (Live-Action) Blockbusters
When acknowledging macroeconomic trends in key overseas territories and an understandable dip from “part one” to “part two” in each trilogy, Universal’s…
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Scott Mendelson
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