Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” … Read more
Whether they’re successful, however, is another matter entirely. These product-focused films and corporate biopics come at the same problem of wooing audiences in different ways. The best films, like Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” manage to either interrogate their brand—tearing it down or building it up as necessary—or somehow manage the trick of replacing the product in the audience’s … Read more
I was at one of New York City’s bigger multiplexes for a press screening last night, and the place was packed to a degree I have not seen in a movie theater in a long time — especially on a Monday night. The line for concessions snaked all the way down the lobby, and it … Read more
The following post contains minor spoilers for Barbie. One of the standout sequences in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie — one that is sure to go down in legend as one of the ultimate spoofs of ’90s culture — is when Ryan Gosling’s Ken, and a whole army of other Kens, serenade Margot Robbie’s Barbie (and the … Read more
Barbie hit theaters this weekend with all the force of an H-bomb, signifying that audiences will flock to theaters for a familiar IP so long as the results offer quality entertainment — and Ryan Gosling. That said, after watching Barbie, I figured cinemagoers might be in the mood for more toy-based films and decided to … Read more
Well on some level, both halves of Barbenheimer were winners. Both movies got great reviews, both movies made a lot of money. But on a deeper, truer level, Barbie was the winner. After posting the biggest Thursday preview of 2023, it went on to have the biggest opening weekend of any movie of 2023, grossing … Read more
With Barbenheimer living up to the hype, this weekend represents the first time in box office history a film has made over $100 million while a second has earned over $50 million. This weekend was one of those weekends where I absolutely love doing what I do. To be a box office reporter for this … Read more
Barbie is big. Like, Barbie Ultimate DreamHouse big. After a first night in theaters, the film has already grabbed a box-office record. According to Warner Bros., the movie made $22.3 million in early preview screenings on Thursday. That is the best Thursday box office total for any movie of 2023 so far, beating Guardians of … Read more
Now that Barbie is looking like a monster hit, it’s fair to ask: Just what was it that hooked people and made them decide they needed to see this thing in a theater? Tea Barbie name certainly did a lot of the heavy lifting, and the general look of the film, which turned the classic … Read more
The new Mattel movie starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken is arriving in theaters. Audiences may be wondering if there is a Barbie post-credits scene or anything after the credits at all. Is there a Barbie post-credits scene? No, there is no Barbie post-credits scene, and there is nothing after the … Read more