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Should I know who the non-drunks are? Also found out the other day I've driven past the VCR Repair Shop hundreds if not thousands of times in my life.

The last movie of Spielberg's I've seen more than once was Catch Me If You Can, as minor as it was, nearly a quarter century ago. Since then he's had a wide variety of movies that didn't quite grab me, from big budget misfires (War of the Worlds, Ready Player One, Crystal Skull), likable enough...

Most of the reviews I've seen are as expected - it's Bridge of Spies-era Spielberg combining Close Encounters with Minority Report. Which is definitely better than another Ready Player One or Crystal Skull, but that's not necessarily causing me to race to the theater.

Probably getting a combo-breaker here, as I'm guessing they are unlikely to review Disclosure Day this week, and even less likely to do The Death of Robin Hood next week. Unless they decide to go back to the Kyle Gallner well and Carolina Caroline plays in Milwaukee / Chicago. Hell, I don't...

Eh, it is true audiences like to wrap things up - The Rise of Skywalker still made over $500M Domestic, even after the damage Solo and The Last Jedi did. It's also worth reminding people that Deadpool and Wolverine made over $600M in 2024. That's 50% more than the highest grossing movie of...

Just a reminder, this is directed by Travis Knight, the guy who also made the 'better reviewed than you expected' Bumblebee. He's also the kid of Phil Knight, the (mostly-Republican-leaning) founder of Nike. Travis isn't making these for a paycheck, just nostalgia. My complaints aren't about...

Just a reminder that the biggest movie of last year (Minecraft) was a videogame movie: Domestic Box Office For 2025 A videogame that was heavily played, even foundational, to Millenials and Gen Z (both of whom are now bigger than Gen X and the remaining Boomers). MK, Street Fighter, etc. were...

Apparently this version started life at Netflix before _they_ got cold feet over the budget (cue unrelated look at The Electric State budget) and it ended up at MGM. But yeah, a 40 year old property whose only revivals the vast majority of fans seem to revile (the Netflix cartoons) seems like...

The Rams were already my NFC pick, and likely SB winner, but it is good they aren't messing around.

You people taking Sunday off?

In regards to profitability, the number is actually much closer to needing to hit $500M than not. The "production budget" is listed at $165M. But that doesn't include a major amount in advertising, reportedly at least $100M (remember when their Super Bowl ad had nothing from the movie, and we...

Friday estimates are in, and the horror movies (Obsession / Backrooms) are not splitting their audience - M&G is likely #3 for the weekend in the vicinity of $25M. That's probably not hitting $200M, much less Solo, that may not even reach any of the Marvel movies from last year (Thunderbolts...

Male fertility declines far slower than female fertility, and a male looking for a mate, regardless of his age, should want to maximize his number of possible offspring by prioritizing more fertile (aka younger) females. Note however that male sperm quality decreases with age as well (not...

Obsession also beat out M&G for Thursday. M&G is just a pile of contradictions - a kids movie that's too violent for most kids, a streaming property Disney wants people to pay theatrical charges for, and a theatrical release that currently doesn't tie into any theatrical releases, past or...

Yes, box office predictions are based on advance ticket sales. For _most_ genres, those predictions are accurate enough (it's very unlikely to do double or half the predicated range)... for the opening weekend. Overall box office can vary signifiicantly depending on quality, public buzz, and...