‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Tops, But ‘Widows’ Tells a Sad Story
However, Steve McQueen’s ‘Widows’ tells the sad story of a well-made, well-reviewed film that somehow didn’t find a major audience.
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‘Green Book’: Will Word of Mouth Save the Wobbly Oscar Contender?
It’s getting crowded at the pre-holiday box office, and there will be blood on the tracks before the season is through.
High Risk, High Reward: ‘Widows’ Will Be a Defining Studio Release of 2018
Steve McQueen made an unusual choice for his first post-Oscar feature, but in success it could be a groundbreaker.
Christmas Comes Early For ‘The Grinch’; ‘Overlord’ Proves Zombies and History Don’t Mix
Compared to 2017, this weekend saw a $10 million box-office bump. However, it’s unlikely to keep that pace.
Netflix’s Strange ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Results; Jason Reitman’s ‘The Front Runner’ Flops
Netflix continues to confound as we read the tea leaves of its first-ever platform release, soon to be followed by anticipated “Roma.”
‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’: Grosses Reflect Smaller Theaters and Netflix Priorities
We calculated the grosses and the Coen Bros. newest film reflects opening figures at a career low. With Netflix as distributor, that’s not surprising.
‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Moves to December 14 as Annapurna Juggles 3 Awards Titles
Barry Jenkins’ film will now go wide on December 25, the same day that Annapurna releases “Vice” and “Destroyer,” but there’s a master plan.
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Is the Box Office Champion: It Will Be the Biggest Rock Biopic Ever
“A Star Is Born” continues to hold impressively well, while David Gordon Green’s “Halloween” hit the $150 million mark at the domestic box office.
‘Boy Erased’ Opens Well at the Strong Fall Specialty Box Office
Numbers tell the story: for every robust limited release (“Beautiful Boy”) there’s a disappointment down the line, from “Suspiria” to “The Sisters Brothers.”
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ May Make $100 Million, and That’s Enough to Make History
Reviews aren’t great, and many music biopics struggle — but Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury could be the exception.
MPAA Turns 50: Here Are 12 of the Biggest Ratings Controversies, From ‘Basic Instinct’ to ‘Blue Valentine’
The MPAA released data on the nearly 30,000 films rated since 1968. Here are the most memorable occasions.
‘Halloween’ Is Still No. 1 at the Box Office, but ‘A Star Is Born’ Is the Real Story
“Hunter Killer” starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman also saw its wide release this weekend post-Relativity bankruptcy, but few cared.
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Tim Blake Nelson (‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’) sings, dances and kills, but ‘I could never think of him as a psychopath’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]
