‘Joker’ Could Be Headed for $1 Billion, but ‘Gemini Man’ Is a Box-Office Disaster
Todd Phillips’ DC Comics origin story has the last laugh on a Columbus Day weekend that is off more than 20% from 2018.
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Record-Breaking ‘Parasite’ Scores the Best Platform Opening Since ‘La La Land’
“Parasite” joins another subtitled fall box office hit, Pedro Almodovar’s “Pain and Glory,” which is expanding well.
If You Want to See ‘Parasite’ This Weekend, You’ll Need to Fly to Los Angeles
Bong Joon Ho’s festival accolades and Neon’s relentless promotion have paid off: New York is sold out, but there’s still some seats in LA.
‘Joker’ Will Top the Weekend Again, but ‘Parasite’ Is the Real Box Office Story
Also in our box-office preview: “The Addams Family” and “Gemini Man” battle for second place, while Netflix opens two movies.
Divisive ‘Joker’ Shatters October Box-Office Opening Record, Women Drive Two Major Hits
Warner Bros. is laughing all the way to the bank as controversy turns ‘Joker’ into a must-see.
SPC’s ‘Pain & Glory’ Best Subtitled Opener of Year, and Audiences Embrace a Chinese Propaganda Hit
China’s blockbuster propaganda film found a welcoming audience in North America, while “Judy” was warmly received as it went wide.
‘Joker’ Could Open to $100 Million, but Box-Office History Suggests Otherwise
Also in our weekend box office preview: Pedro Almodovar’s “Pain and Glory” and Netflix title “Dolemite Is My Name” open as “Judy” expands.
‘Abominable’ #1 as the Oscar-Season ‘Judy’ Soared With $3 Million
“Downton” had a big box-office drop as “Hustlers” scored. Also: why this weekend missed “The Hunt.”
‘Judy’ Sings at Box Office as ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ Tops ‘The Farewell’
“Judy” gets an early leg up before the fall award season contenders crowd theaters.
Report: Over Half of Independent Films Get a Theatrical Release, but Few Make Money There
It’s not as rare as you might think for an independent movie to be shown in theaters, but it’s definitely hard to make money that way.
Box Office Preview: ‘Abominable’ Opens Wide as ‘Judy’ Opens Oscar Season
This weekend also brings Steven Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat,” the new Takeshi Miike, and theatrical pit stops from A24 and IFC before VOD.
‘Joker’ Will Be Wild, but It Cannot Save the Box Office for 2019
There’s still a good chance box office could end the year only slightly down, but it will require winning almost every week.
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