Scott Mendelson
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- Moreover, amid 'Minecraft,' 'Wonka,' and 'Dune,' Warner Bros. has been on a roll in terms of the whole "making old properties exciting for younger audiences" endeavor.
- The prologue rocks, but otherwise, this initially HBO Max-intended sequel looks and feels streaming-small. At least it doesn’t rely on nostalgia and callbacks.
- If we want Hollywood to release more non-franchise studio programmers, then a small-scale flick released by Paramount should perhaps only be held to the same commercial standard as one released by A24.
- The Brutalist (2024) and Anora (2024)
- With time spent flashbacking and recapping on par with SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 2, plus endless minutes explaining and rexplaining what's going to happen alongside idiotic world-shrinking retcons galore, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING has maybe 90 minutes of actual *present-tense movie*.
- Weekend #BoxOffice (05/11/25) - #TheNewAvengers is on path to earn ≈ 85% less global than the last Avengers - #Sinners is already among the top R-rated and/or original horror films in domestic grosses - #ClownInACornfield set IFC Films record - #KarateKidLegends nabs $5.7M in Latin America And more!
- Hey look, it's the most "false hope weekend" of summer 2015!
- This week is MAD MAX FURY ROAD week! Also, @scottmendelson.bsky.social , @aaronsps4.bsky.social & I talk about big Elizabeth Banks summer continuing with Pitch Perfect 2 & Every Secret Thing!
- (raises hand)
- Post a sequel that really hits
- As ‘Shadow Force’ and ‘Fight or Flight’ struggle to crack $2 million for the weekend, ‘Thunderbolts*’ will top the Fri-Sun frame with $36 million. That will be a decent-for-Marvel 52% second-weekend drop as Disney tries to parlay good buzz to reconvert casuals back into the habit.
