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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

The women who saw Melania in theaters: If you're Republican, this is girls' night'

Melania Trump's documentary drew partisan audience enthusiasm and publicity but earned modest box-office returns and faced widespread critical backlash despite a large production budget.
fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania'

Mikey Weinstein, the president and founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said the nonprofit received reports from eight bases around the world that U.S. military members were being "pressured" to see "Melania." "People are scared," said Weinstein, a former Air Force officer and attorney who said his group is made up of nearly 100,000 current and former members of the U.S. military and represents those who feel pressured or coerced into unconstitutional religious observances.
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fromFortune
3 days ago

Meet the millennial YouTuber whose horror movie is beating Melania Trump at the box office | Fortune

Markiplier's self-financed Iron Lung earned $18.19 million on a $3 million budget, outperforming Amazon MGM's heavily marketed Melania documentary at the box office.
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Amazon's 'Melania' documentary makes $7M on opening weekend | TechCrunch

Amazon paid $40 million to acquire "Melania" and is reportedly spending $35 million to promote it. So even though the documentary is outperforming pre-release estimates predicting a $3 to $5 million opening weekend, it's unlikely to make a profit in theaters. Amazon's bid came in $26 million ahead of the next highest bidder, Disney, leading critics to suggest the deal had less to do with the film's box office potential and more with winning over the Trump administration.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

MS NOW's Jen Psaki Hammers Toxic' Trump Over Looming Failure of Melania Movie

The Amazon MGM Melania Trump bio-doc faces weak opening and poor presales, linked to public backlash over Trump's ICE operations and Minnesota protests.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Sydney Sweeney film is getting sequel after strong' response from viewers

The Independent seeks donations to fund on-the-ground journalism while Lionsgate confirms a sequel to The Housemaid after strong box-office returns.
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Tron: Ares Is Getting A Steelbook Edition 4K Blu-Ray

Released earlier this year, Tron: Ares was a box office bomb. The movie grossed only $142 million worldwide and received lukewarm critical reception at best. Audience reviews have been kinder, and while the film may not have reached the same heights as the original Tron or 2010's Tron: Legacy, there is still appreciation for how it pushes the franchise's concepts further and for its hard-hitting Nine Inch Nails soundtrack.
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fromwirehub.medianewsgroup.com
2 months ago

Zootopia 2' Gives Disney a Box Office Win Over Holiday Weekend

Zootopia 2 earned $156 million in the US and Canada over Thanksgiving with a $556 million global opening, marking a major animated success for Disney.
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fromInverse
2 months ago

Will There Be A 'Wicked 3'? Universal Is Trying To "Figure It Out"

Universal is developing Wizard of Oz–inspired spinoffs and additional Wicked-universe projects despite the main musical story appearing complete.
fromVulture
2 months ago

Now You See Reviews for Now You See Me: Now You Don't

In the Now You See Me movies, the so-called explanations for the big tricks are even more ridiculous than the tricks themselves; they're not built on the characters' skill or determination or cleverness, but on narrative convenience and screenwriter contrivance. These films are anti-magic: They quash the wonder of both a perfectly executed trick and its oh wow reveal. (This also makes them bad heist movies, by the way.)
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fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

After Ruby Rose Slammed "Cretin" Sydney Sweeney, The Real Christy Martin Has Spoken Out

Sydney Sweeney's ambiguous response to eugenics criticism coincided with poor opening for her Christy biopic, prompting public backlash and affecting the film's legacy.
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fromInverse
3 months ago

10 Years Later, Vin Diesel's Absurd Urban Fantasy Flop Is Better Than You Remember

Vin Diesel created a Dungeons & Dragons character that inspired The Last Witch Hunter, a divisive but financially successful 2015 fantasy/action film.
fromKotaku
3 months ago

A Second Minecraft Movie Is Hitting Theaters In Just Two Years

It's fair to say that A Minecraft Movie was divisive. Critics by and large loathed it, but kids adored it on a colossal scale, catapulting it into multiple meme-driven frenzies. There was the thing about throwing popcorn, the Lava Chicken song, and a heartfelt tribute to a Minecraft YouTuber legend. It seemed to find that perfect spot of crowd-pleasing delight, while being close to impossible to defend on a critical level. (Although I maintain it spoke powerfully on toxic masculinity.)
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Go woke, go broke'? New study challenges claims progressive films flop at the box office

Diverse casting can boost horror, sports and music films, but heavy-handed politics or rewriting legacy characters risks significant box-office losses for big-budget blockbusters.
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fromKotaku
7 months ago

9 Signs That The MCU Has Lost Its Way

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is currently in crisis with disappointing films and underwhelming audience engagement.
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