Mean Girls Directors on Modernizing the Iconic Movie, Working With Tina Fey

ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with Mean Girls directors Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. about the musical movie adaptation. The duo discussed working with Tina Fey and how they approach creative disagreements as a directing couple. The movie is now available to own digitally and is coming to 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD on April … Read more

The Beekeeper Flies Past Mean Girls to Claim Top Spot

In another quiet weekend, David Ayer’s The Beekeeper kicked Mean Girls out of the top spot in its third weekend, earning $7.4 million (-14%) compared to the latter’s $7.3M (-37%), per Deadline. To date, Beekeeper has collected $42.2M domestically, while Mean Girls sits at $60.8M. Otherwise, the only notable news was the financial bump (or … Read more

Sundance 2024: Girls State, Power, And So It Begins | Festivals & Awards

His latest, “Power,” a Netflix documentary lacking the focused vision of Ford’s previous films, is a work equally concerned with the origins of splintered systems. A film troubled by the history of policing in America, “Power” circles around topics, often repeating bullet points without ever discovering a unique approach to the material.  The tactile material … Read more

Sundance 2024: Sebastian, Girls Will Be Girls, Brief History of a Family | Festivals & Awards

It’s in this tension that the film finds its greatest strength. While Mira has to learn how to navigate the world as a sexual being on her own, eventually she realizes her mother is an ally, that she was once a girl just like her, and together they have an emotional bond and a shared … Read more

Mean Girls and Beekeeper Lead Quiet Weekend

Welcome to the slow movie season, folks. Without any new high-profile pictures released, Paramount’s Mean Girls and MGM’s The Beekeeper remained atop the charts with $11.7 million (-59%) and $8.4M (-49%) apiece, per Deadline. To date, Mean Girls, a musical remake of the 2004 Lindsey Lohan comedy, has accrued $50M through two weeks, while the … Read more