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Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' breaks record for women directors as ticket sales top $1 billion

Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine these days. In just three weeks in theaters, “Barbie” is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales, breaking a record for female directors that was previously held by Patty Jenkins, who helmed “Wonder Woman.”

France 24

Barbenheimer or Oppenharbie: Twitterati go WILD over upcoming Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan box office showdown

The box office showdown between Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" all started with a date: July 21.

The Times of India

The story behind Barbenheimer, the summer’s most online movie showdown

The very online showdown between Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” all started with a date: July 21

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Fight erupts at The Little Mermaid screening as furious parents demand refund

A scrap broke out between furious parents during a packed showing of the latest Disney live-action flick.

Daily Record

Fight breaks out at Little Mermaid cinema screening as screaming parents demand refund

A group of adults became embroiled in a fight with viewers demanding a refund for their ticket during the Little Mermaid screening in Orlando, Florida

Daily Mirror

"The Little Mermaid" makes a splash at Memorial Day weekend box office

The film was well-received by movie-goers, but critics are less enthusiastic.

Axios

'Super Mario' beats 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' to become the highest earning film of 2023

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" retained the top spot in North America's box office one week after its epic debut, as Universal's popular game-themed animation again trounced all competitors, estimates showed Sunday.

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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Is a Box Office Smash

Audiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” this weekend. The animated offering from Universal and Illumination powered up with $204.6 million in its first five days in 4,343 North American theaters, including $146.4 million over the weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" smashes records with huge box office debut

It's easily become the biggest opener of the year.

Axios

Oscars fight for relevance in the streaming age

Award shows' importance has been dwindling alongside their viewership.

Axios

‘Avatar 2,’ ‘M3GAN’ Hold onto Top Spots at the Box Office

New movies like “Plane” and “House Party” were no match for “Avatar: The Way of Water” and the killer doll horror “M3GAN” at the box office this weekend. The two holdovers topped the charts again according to studio estimates Sunday. In first place for the fifth weekend in a row…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Avatar' Sequel Sails to 2nd Week Atop the Box Office

“Avatar: The Way of Water" sailed to the top of the box office in its second weekend, bringing in a strong $58 million in North America that suggests it may stay afloat into the new year and approach the massive expectations that met its release. James Cameron's digital extravaganza for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Avatar' sequel sails to 2nd week atop the box office

“Avatar: The Way of Water” sailed to the top of the box office in its second weekend

The Independent UK

Hollywood's 2022 box office reality check: Not enough hits and a movie shortage

LOS ANGELES — It was the year that the box office recovery from the COVID-19 catastrophe began to take shape.

Los Angeles Times

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Did the box office opening for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ live up to expectations?

It’s a Hollywood axiom right up there with “Nobody knows anything”: Never underestimate James Cameron.

Axios

All eyes on Avatar to save struggling box office

"Avatar: The Way of Water" is expected to dominate this week's box office.

Fortune

A successful Avatar 2 China release is everything James Cameron and China’s government could hope for

James Cameron and the Chinese government may have one thing in common: wanting the long-awaited Avatar sequel to do well in China.

The Guardian - US

Box office blues: why are so many films bombing this season?

A poor Thanksgiving showing is the latest sign that Hollywood is struggling to lure consumers back to the multiplex

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Los Angeles Times

Should Netflix's 'Glass Onion' have stayed in theaters longer?

LOS ANGELES — "Glass Onion," a splashy murder mystery, grossed an estimated $13.3 million over the long Thanksgiving weekend, a feat considering it was only released in about 700 theaters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Feast and Famine for Disney at Thanksgiving Box Office

Thanksgiving often serves up a feast of new family movies at the box office, but the Walt Disney Co.’s animated offering “Strange World” fizzled with audiences out of the gates. The production, which carried a reported $180 million budget, grossed just $18.6 million in ticket sales in its first five…

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ scores one of the year’s biggest movie openings

The Marvel sequel earns $180 million in North American ticket sales, second only to “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” among 2022 films.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Women Lead Wakanda through Turmoil in ‘Black Panther’ Sequel

At the start of the follow-up to 2018's groundbreaking Marvel movie "Black Panther," the kingdom of Wakanda is reeling. The beloved King T'Challa dies at the opening of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," a script change made after actor Chadwick Boseman passed away from cancer in 2020 just before the sequel…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Black Adam’ Takes Top Spot at Box Office Again

“Black Adam,” the Dwayne Johnson-fronted DC superhero film, kept its hold on the No. 1 spot at the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters. Down 59% from its launch, and facing little new competition, “Black Adam” added $27.7 million in ticket sales, bringing its domestic total…

Los Angeles Times

What the 'Ticket to Paradise' box office opening says about the state of the rom-com

If you want to breathe new life into the romantic comedy genre, it helps to breathe some old life into it.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Black Adam,’ with Dwayne Johnson, Debuts with $67M

Warner Bros.′ “Black Adam” opened with an estimated $67 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing Dwayne Johnson his biggest box-office weekend as a leading man and launching the DC Comics character he spent a decade to bring to the big screen. “Black Adam” was a $200-million bid to upset…

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