A Sinners Sweep Could Flip the MFL Leaderboard

"One Battle After Another's Paul Thomas Anderson entered the WGAs as the heavy favorite in the Best Adapted Screenplay category, while Sinners writer-director Ryan Coogler showed up as the equally heavy favorite in Best Original Screenplay. Those odds proved to be correct, as One Battle and Sinners added the final jewels to their respective gauntlets en route to this Sunday's Academy Awards."

"It's the penultimate box-office update of the season, and folks ... it's not much to write home about. Zootopia 2 picked up two more points. Avatar: Fire and Ash picked up one point. The Secret Agent and Pillion each picked up an additional point, raising their cumulative box-office value to over $4 million and $3 million, respectively."

Week 24 of Vulture's Movies Fantasy League features Writers Guild Awards results that largely align with predictions. One Battle After Another's Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Adapted Screenplay, while Sinners' Ryan Coogler won Best Original Screenplay, both adding points to their league standings. Documentary 2000 Meters to Andriivka won Best Documentary Screenplay despite Oscar nomination exclusion. Box-office performance this week remains underwhelming, with Zootopia 2 earning two points, Avatar: Fire and Ash earning one point, and several films like The Secret Agent and Pillion accumulating modest additional earnings. Notably, Sirât received a rerelease bump that pushed it over the $1 million cumulative mark.

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