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Director Taika Waititi has publicly commented on the lukewarm critical and box-office reception of his film 'Klara and the Sun,' which has been overshadowed by larger studio releases. He addressed the situation with a notably casual, unbothered tone rather than defending the film's merits in detail.
China's first fully AI-generated theatrical release, 'Sanxingdui: Future Past' from Bona Film Group, earned only $181,000 after opening on over 10,000 screens on October 23. The film reportedly cost $1.5 million and took nearly 100 people over two years to produce, though all performers and voices were AI-generated. BFG CEO Jiang Defu acknowledged the difficulty of being first to test an AI film with audiences.
The horror-tinged DC film 'Clayface' debuted as the top-grossing movie at the domestic box office this past weekend, beating out other new and holdover releases. Specific revenue figures were not detailed in the source report.
Travis Knight, director of the 'Masters of the Universe' film, has voiced disappointment with how Amazon handled the movie's rollout to audiences. He suggests the studio's approach fell short regardless of whether viewers watched in theaters or at home.
A new documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, titled 'You Can See Everything,' drew thousands of sellout showings during its opening weekend in U.S. theaters. It ran despite a crowded box office that included Paramount's 'Street Fighter' reboot, which took the top spot with $31 million from 3,575 theaters.
Director James Cameron publicly acknowledged 'Avengers: Endgame' for surpassing 'Avatar' as the top-grossing film. Cameron's comments framed the achievement as a milestone worth celebrating rather than a rivalry.
Aaron Sorkin's follow-up to The Social Network earned only $5.5 million in its opening weekend, according to Variety, against a production budget estimated between $30 and $42 million. The film currently holds a 55% Rotten Tomatoes score and has drawn criticism on social media, a sharp contrast to The Social Network's $22 million debut.
Universal Pictures released the horror film 'Other Mommy' to largely negative critical reception, yet the movie still drew a sizable opening audience, according to reporting on its box-office performance. Exact figures were not detailed, but the film is described as a significant commercial success for the studio despite the backlash.
Aaron Sorkin's follow-up to 'The Social Network' debuted to an estimated $5.5 million at the domestic box office this weekend, falling short of the studio's own projection of $7-8 million. The film depicts whistleblower Frances Haugen's leak of internal Facebook documents, in contrast to the earlier film's $22 million opening and $97 million domestic total.
Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' will return to theaters again later this month, following a limited run in July that was not a one-time event. The film is now set to screen in theaters on an ongoing, regular basis going forward.
The film 'The Social Reckoning' debuted with a $5.5 million opening weekend, a figure characterized as a disappointing result. No further box office or production details were provided in the available report.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu's new film Digger, starring Tom Cruise and marking his first English-language project since 2015's The Revenant, earned about $20 million globally in its opening weekend against a reported budget of $125 million or more. Reviews and audience reactions have been sharply divided, with some praising its unconventional structure and others calling it nearly unwatchable. The project originated years ago at Netflix with Leonardo DiCaprio attached before moving elsewhere.