DC Comics had a blockbuster in “Wonder Woman.”

Now Marvel Comics movies has one coming in “Captain Marvel.”

The Brie Larson-starring movie scored $20 million in previews last night. The projections now are in the $150 million range for Friday through Sunday including last night.

That’s a big chunk of change considering a B plus like ranking of 85 on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie had a lot of naysayers trying to kill it (not sure why). But early indications are that didn’t matter.

If “Captain Marvel” turns out to be a $500 million movie. it will have an asterisk sort of connection to “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which made over $700 million. The stars of both movies, Brie Larson and Rami Malek, started out in a film few have ever seen called “Short Term 12.” They’ve each won Oscars in lead roles since then.

Daniel Destin Cretton directed “Short Term 12,” which made just $1 million in 2013.  Cinedigm, a digital company, distributed it. Another star was Lakeith Stanfield, who was such a hit this year in “Sorry to Bother You.” I think the casting directors for “Short Term 12”– Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, and Rich Delia– deserve a prize of some kind.

Weren’t the Oscars like a week ago? Didn’t Olivia Colman win Best Actress?

Oh, that was so 2019.

Today Oscar winner Julianne Moore opens in “Gloria Bell,” a movie with a rare Rotten Tomatoes score– a 100%.

I haven’t seen it because distributor A24 only 1 screening opportunity this week. Oh well.

Other reviewers who did get to see it praised Moore and co-star John Turturro, as well as director Sebastián Lelio, who remade his own 2013 Chilean film for Americans.

Even Anthony Lane from the New Yorker, who dislikes everything regular people like, sent glowing notices:  “For the millionth time, the female of the species is let down by the male, and that’s that. The genius of Moore, though, is how plausibly, and how patiently, she fills the spaces of ordinary living.”

So one Best Actress spot seems to be taken, and it’s only March 8th. Maybe we should have a mid year Oscars in September for the early films of the year!

Confirmed.

There’s no “Irishman” coming to Cannes. The Martin Scorsese movie based on the book called “I Hear You Paint Houses” will not be ready by a long shot.

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci– if they’re in Cannes it will be for the moules or the fish soup. But not to walk the red carpet.

The movie is shot, I am told, but the special effects will take months to perfect. Venice? Who knows? I don’t think so. I think we’ll see “The Irishman” right before it premieres in the fall and leads to Oscar nominations– like “The Departed.”

As for Quentin Tarantino, there’s definitely Cannes buzz. But again, I hear they’ll be painting their houses for some more time. Maybe they’ll make it for the 50th anniversary of the Tate-La Bianca murders on August 8th.

But Elton John, as I said earlier today– that looks good. And Pedro Almodovar — “Pain and Glory”– I’d count on that, too.

Yesterday there was speculation about what movies are going to the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” were mentioned.

Forget it. They’re not ready. Plus Scorsese’s movie is from Netflix, which still has a conflict with Cannes. Plus, neither filmmaker will show their hands until later this year. Tarantino, I’m told, is far from ready.

But the one movie to get excited about on the Croisette is Elton John’s biopic, “Rocketman.” Paramount is releasing it on May 31st. So Cannes, which runs for 12 days from May 13th, is the perfect place to launch an international campaign.

Not only that, Sir Elton is touring in Europe at that time and has wisely left two days in a row open during the Festival’s first week. He could easily jet in and jet out.

More will become clear on March 20th, when Paramount shows clips from “Rocketman” to the press. They must be excited that they have a winner.

Certainly, star Taron Edgerton’s performance at Sir Elton’s recent Oscar dinner for his EJAF Aids Foundation got everyone excited. Edgerton may be the Rami Malek of 2019.

Indeed, “Rocketman” is directed by the replacement director of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Dexter Fletcher. He knows what he’s doing. I’m looking forward to seeing Bryce Dallas Howard as Elton’s mum.

But can you imagine Sir Elton and crew on the red carpet at Cannes, maybe even as opening night? The DJ at the Palais will go crazy. Maybe we’ll see Kiki Dee! Don’t go breaking our hearts!