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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.…

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

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

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Oscars fight for relevance in the streaming age

Award shows' importance has been dwindling alongside their viewership.

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‘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…

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'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…

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'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

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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.

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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.

Los Angeles Times

All eyes on Avatar to save struggling box office

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

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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.

Fortune

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

The Guardian - US

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.

Los Angeles Times

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…

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‘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.

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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…

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‘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.

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‘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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'Black Adam,' with Dwayne Johnson, debuts with $67M

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‘Halloween Ends’ Wins Box Office but Renews Streaming Debate

No matter how you look at the numbers, “Halloween Ends” had a good opening weekend. Touted as the final showdown between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, the slasher pic earned $41.3 million in ticket sales from 3,901 theaters in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s the first film…

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Horror Pic ‘Smile’ Happy at No. 1

Moviegoing audiences chose the horror movie over the romantic comedy to kick off the month of October. Paramount’s “Smile” topped the North American charts with $22 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, leaving Billy Eichner’s rom-com “Bros” in the dust. Universal’s “Bros” launched with an estimated $4.8…

Los Angeles Times

Will the fuss over 'Don't Worry Darling' hurt Olivia Wilde's career? Analysts sound off

LOS ANGELES — If you're a director with a movie about to open in two days, it's safe to say you don't want to be answering questions on a late-night talk show about whether one of your stars spat on another. Just ask Olivia Wilde.

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‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Shrugs off Drama, Opening with $19.2M

After off-screen drama threatened to consume Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling,” the Warner Bros. release opened No. 1 at the box office, debuting with $19.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, “Don’t Worry Darling” was engulfed by a storm of controversies…

The Independent UK

'Don't Worry Darling' shrugs off drama, opening with $19.2M

After off-screen drama threatened to consume Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling,” the Warner Bros

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‘The Woman King’ Takes North American Box Office Throne

The Viola Davis-led action epic “The Woman King” easily conquered the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters, against a crowded market of new releases. The film, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, surpassed expectations and earned $19 million in ticket sales, according to estimates from Sony on Sunday.…

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