Monday Morning QBs
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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
Latest Monday Morning QBs stories
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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
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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
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.