Bryan Rothman

After 43 years, Michael Douglas confirms he instantly liked Kathleen Turner
After 43 years, Michael Douglas confirms he instantly liked Kathleen Turner
Forty years later, Michael Douglas is finally telling you what his relationship with co-star Kathleen Turner really was.
Paramount’s new G.I. Joe movie casts Bradley Cooper as Duke
Paramount’s new G.I. Joe movie casts Bradley Cooper as Duke
A major star is suiting up as Duke in Paramount’s G.I. Joe reboot, putting real marquee power at the center of its next chapter.
Resident Evil passed $100 million at home and is still $115 million behind the 2016 film
Resident Evil passed $100 million at home and is still $115 million behind the 2016 film
Resident Evil is the first film in the franchise to pass $100 million in North America. It got there in eleven days on a 57 per cent opening weekend and a 62 per cent second-weekend fall, which is a different kind of hit from the one the headlines describe.
Cinemark had its first billion-dollar quarter with thirteen million fewer customers
Cinemark had its first billion-dollar quarter with thirteen million fewer customers
Cinemark posted the first billion-dollar quarter in its history. It did it with roughly thirteen million fewer customers than it served in a single quarter of 2019, and three of the figures inside the announcement disagree with each other.
Disney says 27 Doomsday chairs, Wikipedia says 26, and the running time backs Disney
Disney says 27 Doomsday chairs, Wikipedia says 26, and the running time backs Disney
Marvel's Doomsday cast reveal is the most-quoted marketing stunt of the decade and nobody can agree how many people were in it. Disney's own newsroom says 27 chairs. The encyclopedia says 26. The stunt's own running time settles it.
A 2019 film won the weekend and the 100 per cent animation finished fifth
A 2019 film won the weekend and the 100 per cent animation finished fifth
A film from 2019 won the American box office this weekend, beating three new wide releases. And the animated film that opened at 100 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes finished fifth with 12.8 million dollars — the lowest number any tracker had it at.
A24 beat Warner Bros this summer by less than the rounding in its own market share
A24 beat Warner Bros this summer by less than the rounding in its own market share
A24 finished the summer ahead of Warner Bros and Paramount. It finished ahead of Warner by $4.7 million, its published market share does not reconcile with the total printed in the same paragraph, and it was not even the biggest non-major of the season.
Practical Magic 2 is being judged against a forecast that was raised two days before release
Practical Magic 2 is being judged against a forecast that was raised two days before release
Practical Magic 2 is being written up as a film that missed a $40-50 million forecast. That forecast was a release-week upgrade. The August projection was $30-40 million, and the film missed the bottom of that one too.
Forgotten Island gained 24 reviews in three days and nobody printed the same number twice
Forgotten Island gained 24 reviews in three days and nobody printed the same number twice
DreamWorks opens Forgotten Island on Friday at 100 per cent. Three outlets have published three different review counts for that score inside 72 hours, and the film it is supposedly beating has a 99 per cent built on four times the sample.
Paramount Did Not Promise 30 Films a Year. It Promised 156 Over Five
Paramount Did Not Promise 30 Films a Year. It Promised 156 Over Five
Paramount's settlement with twelve states is being reported as a commitment to 30 films a year. The Attorney General's own release says 32 for three of the five years, and the consent decree contains the part nobody is quoting.
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