Monday Morning QBs
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‘Clayface’ Just Made ‘Supergirl’ Look Like an Even Bigger Flop
The $30M horror gamble could be DC’s new playbook? Plus: the strange disappearance of ‘Ali G’
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A24 Just Turned Elizabeth Holmes Into Gen Z’s ‘Borat’
Nathan Fielder’s doc is fall’s gotta-see movie for the under-35 set — and its success comps to early Sacha Baron Cohen
Latest Monday Morning QBs stories
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Sorkin’s ‘Social Reckoning’: Unfriended, Unliked, Unwatched. Why?
Sony’s miss continues a rough run for Hollywood this fall
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Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Is a Bomb for the Ages
The $180M auteur gamble earned just $20 million worldwide as Warner Bros.’ standalone era comes to a tough end
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‘Resident Evil’ Just Reminded Hollywood Who Goes to the Movies
A hot director, a good property and a young lead. Execs, take notes
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Jacob Elordi’s $75M Star Test Opens to $8M. What Went Wrong?
‘The Dog Stars’ barked up several wrong trees, dooming Disney’s new Ridley Scott movie
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New Poll: Gen Z Goes to the Movies Most
So why is Hollywood releasing so many movies with Gen X stars still?
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Who Was ‘The End of Oak Street’ For?
With an opening of $21 million, the well-reviewed Warner Bros. release didn’t break out. What happened?
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Sonny Bunch: What If ‘The Odyssey’ Stayed in IMAX 70mm Forever?
Sean McNulty hears a theatrical plea from The Bulwark’s culture editor before ‘Dune: Part Three’ shows up
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‘Spider-Man’ Proves Superheroes Have an A-List (Sorry, Aquaman)
Not all capes & costumes are created equal as Sony’s movie tops ‘Avengers’ for the biggest opening ever
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Sean Fennessey: Christopher Nolan is Hollywood’s ‘Alpha’ Now
The Ringer’s ‘Big Picture’ host on ‘Odyssey’ box office and why the director could be the next Spielberg
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Unpacking ‘Odyssey’ FOMO With Fandango’s Shawn Robbins
Christopher Nolan’s latest brought people out of the house — including Gen Z
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‘Moana’ vs. ‘Snow White’: Who’s the Fairest Flop of Them All?
Fandango’s Shawn Robbins joins Sean McNulty for an autopsy of Disney’s latest live-action miss
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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
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.