Monday Morning QBs
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How to Say ‘Box Office Bummer’ in Minionese
The latest sequel underwhelmed over July 4, but Universal’s low-budget franchise math still adds up
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‘Supergirl’ Is ‘Cooked’: Sean McNulty & Ben Fritz on DC’s Flop
An autopsy on what went wrong with Warner Bros.’ superhero flop: ‘It didn’t have stars. It didn’t have big IP’
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Sonny Bunch & Sean McNulty: ‘Toy Story’ Is a Franchise Like No Other
Thirty-one years after its start, the Disney and Pixar juggernaut hits a high-water mark. Sean and The Bulwark’s culture editor go inside the numbers
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‘Disclosure Day’ Opens Big. But What About That B CinemaScore?
Spielberg’s alien thriller beat expectations, but older audiences and mixed word of mouth complicate the picture
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The Gen X IP Bubble Has Popped
With ‘Scary Movie’ exploding and ‘Masters of the Universe’ in its flop era, a look at the trouble with ’80s faves
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‘Michael’ Is Huge. Everything Else Isn’t
Five of the top 10 films barely crack $2M as warning signs mount
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Zendaya Makes Her Case as A24’s Box Office Queen
A24’s ‘The Drama’ opens strong but ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ steamrolls the weekend with a $190M launch
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After Burning Cash, Amazon Finally Scores With ‘Project Hail Mary’
The marketing gambit that paid off
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Warners’ 9-Film No. 1 Streak Left at ‘The Bride!’ Altar
Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy’s big swing strategy means an inevitable miss
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Glen Powell & A24 Fail to Make a ‘Killing’
The hottest star and beloved distributor combined for a whiff
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Only Two Sequels in the Top 10 — And That’s the Story
‘Wuthering Heights,’ ‘GOAT’ and ‘Crime 101’ powered a rare genre revival
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Curious Case of Kevin James; Charli XCX’s ‘Moment’ Missed
Plus: All those awful, awful Super Bowl ads
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The ‘Melania’ Mirage: A $7M ‘Hit’ That Isn’t
The uncomfortable math behind Brett Ratner’s doc, minus the spin
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Amazon MGM’s First Swing of ’26: Hit, Miss or TBD?
Plus: ‘Hamnet’ plays this year’s ‘Anora’ at the box office
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Was the ‘28 Years Later’ Sequel Netflix’d?
Matt & Ben’s ‘The Rip’ reopens the debate over streaming as box office gravity
Start each week with Monday Morning Quarterbacks as Sean McNulty unpacks the weekend’s box office performance and biggest stories — what worked, what didn’t and what it means for the industry.