Saturday, March 7, 2026

Movies

Boffo Barbenheimer: $230 Mil Haul for Barbie, Oppenheimer Combo, Not Sequels, No Streaming Hollywood Weekend!

It's a Barbenheimer world this morning! Hollywood is celebrating as the double release of two blockbusters on the same weekend paid off handsomely. "Oppenheimer," an Oscar...

Complaints that “Barbie” Marketing Infiltrates TCM: Long Planned Harry Belafonte Tribute Night Yanked with No Notice to Push Doll Movie

It's not like David Zaslav hasn't caused enough trouble at Turner Classic Movies. He was shredded in the press last month for firing all...

Friday Box Office: “Oppenheimer” Scores Big, Blows Away Audiences, “Mission Impossible” Suffering Barbenheimer Weekend

Last night. Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" opened big -- $22.5 million added to its previews of $10.5 million for $33 million so far. For a...

So Who is the “Barbie” Audience? Not Children, Very Few Men, and Not Older Adults, But the Sweet Spot in Demos Ages 25-34

So who's watching "Barbie"? According to Warner Bros, the movie has an overall Cinemascore of A, which is the most desirable score in the world. But...

Barbie Box Office Boffo: $70.5 Mil Opening for a Record Shattering Weekend, Marketing Triumph

"Barbie" is a marketing colossus. Last night, the Greta Gerwig directed comedy made $48 million on top of $22 mil in Thursday previews ...

Hollywood Chaos as Studios Start Moving Oscar Releases Because of Strike Promotion Restrictions

Here it comes, the strike tornado. The studios are starting to delay the openings of their big fall films - the Oscar hopefuls -- because...

Box Office: “Oppenheimer” Opens to Explosive $10.5 Mil On March to Oscars, Awards Season Triumph

Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" is da bomb! The three hour epic opened to an explosive $10.5 million last night in previews. Not "Barbie" but pretty amazing...

Box Office: Hello, Doll! as “Barbie” Breaks Records with $22.3 Million Preview Night, More than “Avengers,” “The Batman,” “Hunger Games”

"Barbie" is not toying with us. The Greta Gerwig directed, Margot Robbie directed feminist comedy made a stunning $22.3 million last night in previews. That places...