Box Office
Box Office Check-In: The Post’s Massive Haul, Shape of Water Cracks Top Ten, Lady Bird Makes Bank
In just nine theaters, Steven Spielberg's The Post had a massive 58K per theater average, which shows this movie will...
Beauty and the Beast’s Massive Box Office Take $170 million opening
Beauty and the Beast, according to Box Office Mojo, has just set a March record for opening and became the...
Hidden No More: Hidden Figures Nears $150 Million, a 2016 Success Story
Both Hidden Figures and La La Land are making bank at the box office, and are both female led (for...
Box Office Check-in – Oscar Movies Making Bank
Now that Sully is out of the race, the box office champ is also the frontrunner to win top Oscars...
Hidden Figures Earns the Rare A+ on Cinemascore, Beats Rogue One’s Friday Box Office
I wouldn't have believed it unless I saw it with my own eyes but Fox's Hidden Figures just beat Rogue...
The Martian Set to Top Gladiator as Ridley Scott’s Highest Grossing film
It's impressive to see The Martian bounce back to the number one spot at the box office, bringing its domestic...
With a $60M weekend, Straight Outta Compton vaults to Academy attention
As promising as the gloss critics had already given Straight Outta Compton, the multi-faceted bio-pic of rap group N.W.A. achieved...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Jurassic World’s Massive Success
"To a canary, the cat is the monster. We're just used to being the cat." If all goes as expected,...
Pixar’s Inside Out Nearly Wipes out Jurassic World, Dope hits Top Five
Pixar's Inside Out was in fewer theaters than Jurassic World but had almost the same per theater average, which means...
Women are More Powerful at the Box Office Than Hollywood Gives them Credit For
The headlines lately have ranged from shock to surprise to hope to despair about the films directed by women, films...
Oscar Contending Pics, Documentaries Thrive in Limited Release
Birdman did exceedingly well in limited release, with a $28,721 per theater average playing in just 50 locations. Whiplash needs...
Gone Girl to become Fincher’s Highest Grossing Film, Women in Hollywood Get a Major Boost
David Fincher's Gone Girl is about to make in 4 weeks what Benjamin Button made in 18. Argo totaled out...
David Fincher’s Gone Girl slays with $38M debut
Gone Girl vaults to the top of David Fincher's box-office chart with the best opening weekend of his career. $38...
Monday Box Office – If You Brand it, They Will Come
Our teenagers today should be happy that they have become so heavily branded they no longer have much of a...
Boyhood Offers Some Hope in Box Office News
Boyhood has already made a cool $7 mil at the box office and Oscar season hasn't even started yet in...
Remember when ‘experts’ said Disney would lose money on Maleficent?
Who's smiling a wicked smile now? Just 3 months ago, financial experts were predicting doom and gloom for Disney's Maleficent....
Box Office Check-In – Women Represent
Jennifer Lawrence has to be one of the biggest stars in the world right now. $158 million for the opening...
Lee Daniels’ The Butler Takes Number One for Third Consecutive Weekend
Only three Best Picture nominees have ever been number one for 3 consecutive weeks, and no black writer/director is among...
The Butler opens at Number One
All of the good word of mouth (sans some critics) has helped The Butler take the number one spot at...
Pacific Rim Lands at Number 3, Sequels Continue Reign
Pacific Rim is a lot better than the box office results of the weekend would have you believe. Articles keep...
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We talked so long we had to do two parts of this podcast. For the first part we have our...
Caroline Eselin on Creating The Costumes for If Beale Street Could Talk
Make no mistake, Barry Jenkin's If Beale Street Could Talk is a beautiful story and one of the most beautifully...
Shortlists Released for 91st Oscars
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature category for the 91st Academy Awards. One hundred sixty-six films...
Best Picture Uncertainty — A Timeline and Primer for the Upcoming Guilds
The Golden Globes will find themselves smack in the middle of the most influential moment in the nominations phase. A...
You Made Us Quit You! TV Shows We Bid Adieu in 2018
This week, we’re warming up for our annual Best of TV list. But you’re not going to see the shows...
Through The Lens: Tom Cross on Cutting First Man’s Gemini 8 Mission
Our Through The Lens series returns just in time for the holidays. Once again we talk to the filmmakers --...
Rahmatou Keïta on Preserving Culture in The Wedding Ring
Rich in culture, heritage and beauty, The Wedding Ring is a wonderful offering from Niger Director Rahmatou Keïta. After developing...
How John Myhre and Sandy Powell Collaborated to Bring Color and Fantasy to Mary Poppins Returns
As Rob Marshall put the kite in motion to bring back Mary Poppins, he relied on his trusted collaborators to...
Where Human Fragility Meets the Vastness of Space – The Case for First Man
“Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this...
Peter Hedges Talks Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, and Addiction in Ben Is Back
It's Julia Roberts' most powerful performance to date, her career-best. Lucas Hedges is devastating in his portrayal of her son...