Sequin-sprinkled congratulations are in order for Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie and all the dolls and guys as the phenomenon that is Barbie has now crossed $1B global in just its third weekend. We said Saturday it was on the cusp, and now it's across the threshold.
Through Sunday, the international box office estimate is an astounding $572.M for $1.031B worldwide. Double clap!
Showing her strength in the third session, Barbie generated $74M from 20,335 screens in 69 markets. Barbie skated down just 41% from the prior frame.
Barbie has also held the No. 1 ranking in 35 markets and is now the second-biggest studio film of 2023 both internationally and globally. >>>More Records |
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$6B & Counting - Paradoxically, as the Hollywood labor stoppage continues the 2023 box office rally continues as well, with domestic receipts soaring past $6 billion, +22% over the same January-August period a year ago. This weekend for all movies stands at an estimated $178M. This is the fourth time in box office history that four movies have hit at least $25M in one frame; the last time was Thanksgiving weekend 2018. >>>Analysis
The "Sordid & Dark Underbelly" Of Reality TV - In Hollywood’s current labor climate, Bethenny Frankel’s desire for a reality TV stars union may seem like a sideshow. However, as NBCUniversal learned this week, the Real Housewives vet and her lawyers want to put the matter center stage. In an unabashed letter sent on August 3 to NBCU's top in-house lawyer, Kimberley Harris, Frankel's lawyers say they are representing a “significant number of individuals” from the unscripted space. The attorneys blast the media giant for alleged “grotesque and depraved mistreatment of the reality stars and crewmembers.” They maintain the “sordid and dark underbelly of NBC’s widely consumed reality TV universe has remained under wraps for far too long.” >>>NBCU's Response
Movies, Marketing & The Color Wheel - The late film executive Bingham Ray once pointed out something so obvious that most people completely miss it: The wiliest movie marketers, explained Ray, try to own a color scheme. Juno, for instance, had orange stripes with distinctive green highlights. Little Miss Sunshine was bright yellow. The first Austin Powers chose a velvety wine red against gold, surprisingly subtle for an outrageous comedy. Who knew that by a dozen years later, our entire post-literate, increasingly tribal, identity-obsessed culture would be similarly color-coded? >>>Michael Cieply's Column
Juel Taylor: The Film That Lit My Fuse - Miramax Presents The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences and inspirations of some of today’s great screen artists. Every installment asks the same five questions. This week’s subject is Juel Taylor, who makes his feature directing debut on They Cloned Tyrone. The film is a throwback to blaxploitation films like Three The Hard Way , with a touch of sci-fi and the paranoid conspiracy thrillers that proliferated in the 1970s. Here, an exciting new voice talks about finding his mojo. >>>Watch
"Four Million Is A Lot Of Money" - Outgoing Berlinale co-director Mariette Rissenbeek shared a surprising statement during an industry keynote this week at Locarno. She said the festival, one of the calendar’s biggest European film events, had to increase its operating budget by 10-15%. In cash figures, this would mean an increase from around €29 million to €34-€35 million to mount the festival. Rissenbeek, however, said she currently saw no way for the festival to raise this cash. >>> Q&A |
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“I mean, there were people who used to look at us at that time and say, ‘Where is the band?’” recalls LL Cool J of hip-hop’s early years and the reaction audiences would have. As the genre hits its 50th birthday on August 11, no one is asking where the band is anymore. The culture that has emerged out of what Kool Herc was doing that night in 1973 in the rec room of 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the West Bronx is the most popular musical genre on the planet. A self-admitted fan as much as icon, LL has emerged as one of hip-hop’s foremost chroniclers with his Rock the Bells business and initiative. Coming off ringing the opening bell on the Nasdaq this week as a part of celebrating hip-hop’s golden anniversary, LL spoke about the history of the genre, the culture and how it all looks from his perspective.” >>> Read The Interview |
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🚑 Rebel Wilson took to social media to share that she suffered an accident while filming Bride Hard and had to have stitches. On Instagram Stories, the Pitch Perfect showed off her face after getting stitches following an incident on the set of her movie currently filming in Savannah, Georgia. “NOT the way I wanted to end this movie!” she captioned the post in an expired Instagram Story shared on Thursday. “3 stitches and in hospital last night after a stunt accident at 4am.”
👀 A US museum has removed all trace of Harry Potter creator JK Rowling from its exhibition celebrating the schoolboy wizard and his friends. The Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle had previously published a blog explaining its decision to airbrush Rowling from its display, due to her “super hateful and divisive” views. Project manager Chris Moore, who is transgender, wrote in the piece: “For the time being, the curators decided to remove any of her artifacts from this gallery to reduce her impact."
🎬 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are moving into film production, with reports that they have purchased the screen rights for a bestselling romantic novel. The UK’s Sun newspaper reports that Harry and Meghan will produce the film version of Carley Fortune’s Meet Me at the Lake – published in May of this year – which tells the story of a couple who meet in their thirties, and deals with themes of childhood trauma, including losing a parent in a car crash, mental health challenges and post-natal depression. |
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Trending  Ryan Gosling sent Barbie director Greta Gerwig a very special birthday present. Beach Ken celebrated Gerwig’s special day by sending her a flash mob of Kens and Barbies while she was seemingly in the middle of a Pilates session.
🔻 Kai Cenat, the popular YouTuber and Twitch streamer who instigated an out-of-control gathering Friday near Union Square Park in Manhattan, will be charged with inciting a riot. Thousands gathered at Union Square after Cenat promised a “huge giveaway” of PlayStation 5s and other electronics. |
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🕯 Mark Margolis, a veteran actor with hundreds of credits dating back to the 1970s but perhaps best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayal of cartel don Hector “Tio” Salamanca on TV’s Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, died Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City following a short illness. He was 83. 🕯 Sharon Farrell , whose long career included star turns in film, television, and on Broadway, died May 15 in Orange County. She was 82. Farrell is best remembered for the film It’s Alive, in which she played the mother of a murderous deformed infant. She also had roles in the films The Stunt Man, Lone Wolf McQuade, Marlowe, The Reivers (with Steve McQueen) and Can’t Buy Me Love (1987). On television, Farrell recurred as Det. Lori Wilson in the final season of the original Hawaii Five-O. She was also Florence Webster on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1991-97. 🕯 Michael Boyd, who revived the fortunes of the Royal Shakespeare Company as its artistic director, died of cancer, his family announced. He was 68. Boyd replaced RSC predecessor Adrian Noble in 2003, departing nine years later. In 2012, he was knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honors for services to drama. Many felt that he was being rewarded for keeping the RSC intact. 🕯 The Kinks keyboard player John Gosling has died at 75, according to the band’s official social media page. No cause or further details were provided. “We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of John Gosling. We are sending our condolences to John’s wife and family.” Lead singer Ray Davies added, “Condolences to his wife Theresa and family. Rest in Peace dearest John." 🕯 Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries |
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Mon - Paramount Global earnings
Tue - Fox Corp. earnings; Only Murders In The Building S3 debuts
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"Like A Bad Dream" - A devastated U.S. team captain Alex Morgan let her emotions show after the Women's National FIFA World Cup squad was eliminated this weekend in the Round of 16. The reigning champions, roundly considered the best in the world, were beat by Sweden on penalty kicks after 120 minutes of play that resulted in a 0-0 tie. In an interview with Fox Sports' Jenny Taft shortly after the match Morgan said, "It just feels like a bad dream." |
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