Monday, July 6, 2026

Queen for A Weekend: “Bohemian Rhapsody” Scores a Whopping $50 Million Despite Critics’ Bashing

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They said it couldn’t be done.

Many critics wrote bitter reviews for a movie that didn’t meet their expectations. Or they were angry at the director for his personal infractions.

But the public didn’t care. And Galileo! Galileo! They came in droves. “Bohemian Rhapsody” made a whopping $50 million (at least by estimates, see tomorrow for real numbers). Again, that hard $50 seems like it might be a little bit of guess, and over-estimate.

Rami Malek deserves an Oscar nomination for playing Freddie Mercury. There should be nominations for set, costumes, and make up as well.

Amazon Studios had a shaky weekend, meanwhile. “Suspira” met with mixed results, as did “Beautiful Boy.” The latter should have some awards action, so that might help in the long run.

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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