Monday Morning QBs
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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?
Latest Monday Morning QBs stories
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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
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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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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.