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Another weekend, another superhero movie, this time for kids (though some would say, aren't they all?). April 5–7, 2019 Estimates: 1 (N) Shazam! $53,450,000 | 4,217 Theaters | $12,675 Avg. | $80-100M Budget | $56,775,000 2 (N) Pet Sematary $25,000,000 | 3,585 Theaters | $6,974 Avg. | $21M Budget | $25,000,000 3 (1) Dumbo $18,224,000 (-60.4%) | 4,259 Theaters | $4,279 Avg. | $170M Budget | $76,271,489 4 (2) Us $13,813,000 (-58.4%) | 3,512 Theaters (-231) | $3,933 Avg. | $20M Budget | $152,395,995 5 (3) Captain Marvel $12,682,000 (-38.6%) | 3,573 Theaters (-412) | $3,549 Avg. | $152-175M Budget | $374,133,563 6 (N) The Best of Enemies $4,500,000 | 1,705 Theaters | $2,639 Avg. | $10M Budget | $4,500,000 7 (5) Five Feet Apart $3,700,000 (-40.3%) | 2,484 Theaters (-361) | $1,490 Avg. | $7M Budget | $41,591,252 8 (4) Unplanned $3,200,000 (-49.9%) | 1,516 Theaters (+457) | $2,111 Avg. | $6M Budget | $12,467,510 9 (6) Wonder Park $2,040,000 (-59.3%) | 2,281 Theaters (-1,023) | $894 Avg. | $80-100M Budget | $41,980,513 10 (7) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World $1,985,000 (-54.6%) | 1,928 Theaters (-857) | $1,030 Avg. | $129M Budget | $156,692,245 11 (8) Hotel Mumbai $1,753,789 (-45.1%) | 930 Theaters (+6) | $1,886 Avg. | $6,394,889 12 (9) Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral $1,185,000 (-55.7%) | 1,101 Theaters (-822) | $1,076 Avg. | $20M Budget | $72,133,801 13 (14) The Mustang $771,000 (+29.0%) | 350 Theaters (+169) | $2,203 Avg. | $2,046,695 14 (10) The Beach Bum $494,063 (-72.0%) | 1,055 Theaters (-45) | $468 Avg. | $3,012,393 15 (12) No Manches Frida 2 $415,000 (-53.7%) | 275 Theaters (-148) | $1,509 Avg. | $8,747,127 Gloria Bell $390,000 (-63.0%) | 642 Theaters (-485) | $607 Avg. | $5,031,491 The Public $279,294 | 265 Theaters | $1,054 Avg. | $279,294 Alita: Battle Angel $170,000 (-66.5%) | 311 Theaters (-365) | $547 Avg. | $170M Budget | $85,316,502 High Life $100,028 | 4 Theaters | $25,007 Avg. | $9M Budget | $100,028 Storm Boy $46,744 | 56 Theaters | $835 Avg. | $46,744 Peterloo $30,427 | 3 Theaters | $10,142 Avg. | $30,427 ————— International Box Office: CAPTAIN MARVEL: $663.5M Overseas Total | $1.037B Global Total BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: $683.3M Overseas Total | $899.5M Global Total HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD: $351.4M Overseas Total | $508.1M Global Total ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL: $316.3M Overseas Total | $401.7M Global Total GREEN BOOK: $219.5M Overseas Total | $304.3M Global Total US: $64.2M Overseas Total | $216.6M Global Total DUMBO: $137.5M Overseas Total | $213.8M Global Total SHAZAM! $102M Overseas Total | $158.6M Global Total FIVE FEET APART: $21M Overseas Total | $62.5M Global Total WONDER PARK: $18M Overseas Total | $59.9M Global Total PET SEMATARY: $17.3M Overseas Total | $42.3M Global Total

I think Disney should slow down with remakes, maybe to 1-2 per year if they insist on these live action adaptations. In the future, the ones that aren't guaranteed smashes will probably debut on the Disney+ service. * I guess they want to make the live action adaptations longer to differentiate them from the animated versions, to show it is not exactly the same, just with actual people. The remakes are probably being pitched at a slightly older audience, who can presumably endure a longer movie. OTOH, a shorter movie does mean more showings a day in theaters, which you'd think Disney would encourage. * The animated The Jungle Book is from 1967 and the recent remake was a huge hit ($364M domestic and nearly a billion dollars overall). https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=junglebook2015.htm Granted, 1941 is a generation farther back than that, but I think the bigger issue is that a retelling of the Dumbo story didn't seem to have enough new to offer. It's nice that there is a less problematic version now but that alone won't drive box office in a big way. People know the general Dumbo reference but won't go out and see a movie just because of that.

Ultimately, it's a TV show and some suspension of disbelief may be required at any point. For the entire series, we've had a young Randall who doesn't look a little bit like his teenage or adult self (though he's an incredible child actor!) and viewers have just been asked to roll with it. So, if Chrissy's weight changes a substantial amount, maybe the writers will keep on filming future scenes with her, and the S4 future Kate will be the size she is now, and in the S5 flashfowards, she could be substantially slimmer. The show can just treat it like a recast and not have the other characters comment on the differences in her appearance. I know that would bother many viewers, considering what a thing they've made out of Kate's weight so far. OTOH, it's not like TPTB could go back and tell Chrissy NOT to lose weight now because they want the future scenes to remain consistent between seasons, put her in a fat suit for the Older Kate scenes in case she gets down to a size 10 in real life, or say, "Hey, we're not putting you in the flashforwards because people your size don't live to be 60." The writers might as well just tell the story they want to tell and not worry about how her weight factors into it.

Corn sandwiches? Come on, writers, Jack would have just picked up fast food or takeout. The kids were acting half their age, like 5-6 year olds rather tweens. Are we going to see that generation of Pearson kids again? Young Kate is looking taller than Teen Kate. Kevin's future son looked like the young Kevin actor, but maybe smaller IIRC? So, possibly a real-life sibling. Annie was not impressed with the new house, judging by her look at that listing! But Randall and Beth should have considered downsizing months ago, and a move to Philadelphia when he bought the building, let alone ran for city council (I still don't understand how that worked when he lived another state at the time, but I guess it's not a problem now) and Beth lost her job. Not really a surprise everyone is gathering around Rebecca, but a shock to see Nicky! Miguel is probably dead in the future, but if she ends up moving on with Jack's brother.... So, I hope it's just that they are close as in-laws, because otherwise, I need her to branch out instead of falling for someone else Jack-adjacent yet again. Heh, the nurse totally let Jack by to visit Rebecca's room just so he'd shut up and go away!

Dumbo opens on the low end of tracking and that Beach Bum number shows the McConaissance is truly dead, at least at the box office, though Harmony Korine is not the most commercial of directors. The Us hold is strong considering the size of its first weekend. March 29–31, 2019 Final Numbers: 1 (N) Dumbo $45,990,748 | 4,259 Theaters | $10,566 Avg. | $45,990,748 2 (1) Us $33,229,640 (-53.3%) | 3,743 Theaters (+2) | $8,878 Avg. | $20M Budget | $127,844,080 3 (2) Captain Marvel $20,664,264 (-39.7%) | 3,985 Theaters (-293) | $5,186 Avg. | $152-175M Budget | $353,970,079 4 (N) Unplanned $6,382,298 | 1,059 Theaters | $6,027 Avg. | $6M Budget | $6,382,298 5 (4) Five Feet Apart $6,197,557 (-27.5%) | 2,845 Theaters (-21) | $2,178 Avg. | $7M Budget | $35,823,158 6 (3) Wonder Park $5,011,027 (-42.8%) | 3,304 Theaters (-534) | $1,517 Avg. | $80-100M Budget | $37,952,814 7 (5) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World $4,371,920 (-32.9%) | 2,785 Theaters (-562) | $1,570 Avg. | $129M Budget | $153,105,930 8 (39) Hotel Mumbai $3,196,209 (+3,529.4%) | 924 Theaters (+920) | $3,459 Theaters | $3,311,688 9 (6) Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral $2,677,413 (-39.2%) | 1,923 Theaters (-264) | $1,392 Avg. | $20M Budget | $70,016,583 10 (N) The Beach Bum $1,763,070 | 1,100 Theaters | $1,603 Avg. | $5M Budget | $1,763,070 Gloria Bell $1,055,106 (-36.1%) | 1,127 Theaters (+473) | $936 Avg. | $4,122,112 No Manches Frida 2 $896,944 (-49.3%) | 423 Theaters (-49) | $2,120 Avg. | $8,044,371 The Mustang $597,581 (+167.3%) | 181 Theaters (+143) | $3,302 Avg. | $1,001,760 The Aftermath $326,814 (+170.7%) | 161 Theaters (+135) | $2,030 Avg. | $573,567 Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse $178,764 (-30.0%) | 218 Theaters (-60) | $820 Avg. | $90M Budget | $190,173,195 ———— International Box Office: CAPTAIN MARVEL: $636.8M Overseas Total | $990.6M Global Total BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: $680.3M Overseas Total | $896.3M Global Total HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD: $348.9M Overseas Total | $501.8M Global Total ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL: $317.6M Overseas Total | $402.5M Global Total SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: $190.1M Overseas Total | $372.8M Global Total GREEN BOOK: $210.6M Overseas Total | $295.1M Global Total THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART: $78.7M Overseas Total | $183.3M Global Total US: $46.3M Overseas Total | $174.52M Global Total THE UPSIDE: $12.9M Overseas Total | $120.3M Global Total DUMBO: $71M Overseas Total | $116M Global Total A DOG'S WAY HOME: $32.4M Overseas Total | $74.3M Global Total WHAT MEN WANT: $15.3M Overseas Total | $69.5M Global Total WONDER PARK: $14.4M Overseas Total | $52.2M Global Total FIVE FEET APART: $14.8M Overseas Total | $50.6M Global Total

It's not like the series is a stranger to problematic sexual politics that can't be dismissed by framing them as solely the POV of a horrible person like Rita Skeeter (such as Umbridge and the centaurs). The wizarding world is very old fashioned (as much as JKR tries to claim that's not what she wrote) and a place where attitudes that one thing implies the other would probably flourish. The chapter goes from Doge discussing his "mutual attraction" with Dumbledrore to the Skeeter article hinting at pedophilia, which of course is not the same thing as being gay, but I thought the juxtaposition of these two things in the story was probably not accidental on Rowling's part.

The first time I read Deathly Hallows, I did think there were broad hints both about Dumbledore beng gay (the wording of the Doge obituary implies a certain intimacy, plus Rita Skeeter outright calls Albus' interest in Harry "unnatural" and all but suggests it was Harry's real reason for pushing him from the tower), and that he shared more than just a friendship with Grindelwald. Still, those were just impressions that could have easily been wrong. In 2007 I was slightly more forgiving with how Rowling handled the idea of gay characters. Yes, by then other YA fantasy authors had started having LBGTQ characters but none of those stories had the reach of something like Potter. With a confirmed gay character in a children's series, maybe the books/movies get banned in certain countries and not just like how it is in America, where are some school libraries banned the books, but they're pretty easily available, but actually outlawed, with kids going to jail to be caught with them. Of course, the series being potentially banned in places would hurt her bottom line, too, which everyone advising her is probably in her ear about, because they get a cut of whatever she makes. So, my view circa 2007 was that in some ways she was more constrained about how she could depict LGBTQ topics compared to some writer who didn't have a publishing/movie/budding theme park empire on the line. I also think large swaths of the HP fandom were just not ready for a canonical gay character in 2007 (or even the idea of straight characters having sex outside of marriage). For all the dirty fanfiction this series has inspired, a lot of its fans were very resistant to the idea of romance in the series on any level, even wishing the heterosexual pairings had been minimized. Personally, I would have loved it if she'd gone there in DH itself and the pearl clutchers had just had to deal with it, but we can't have everything. I think if the Fantastic Beasts series were books first, a definitive confirmation of a D/G relationship would probably be able to make it in the text without being as big of a controversy as it would have 12 years ago, at least in the Western world. Hollywood movies are probably the least progressive of all when it comes to mainstream entertainment, so the studio adapting a (hypothetical) FB book would still probably push to cut the references if they could.

I saw a theory that Red is a biased narrator and her explanation about the government conspiracy is not necessarily the truth, but borne from the imaginings of a child who grew up in a home where movies like C.H.U.D., The Goonies and The Man with Two Brains were on rotation. I don't know if I buy that, but government conspiracy theories tend to be nebulous by nature and it's pretty easy for marginalized people to latch onto them.

I agree, and feel like Jason being secretly switched (without the movie ever saying so!) is a less logical or interesting development than one child being more like their mother than the other. Even if Peele ever comes out and says this is the case that Jason was switched, he didn't put that in the movie, so I'd feel free to ignore it. The actresses playing the Shining-esque twins were once Ross and Rachel's daughter Emma on Friends: https://www.today.com/popculture/twins-who-played-emma-friends-star-new-horror-movie-us-t150945

Jordan Peele's second directorial effort more than doubles the opening weekend of Get Out ($33,377,060). It's the largest opening weekend for an original horror film as well as an original R-rated film, records previously held by A Quiet Place ($50.2 million) and Ted ($54.4 million), respectively. Tracking projected Us opening in the $38-45 million range. March 22–24, 2019 Box Office: 1 (N) Us $71,117,625 | 3,741 Theaters | $19,010 Avg. | $20M Budget | $71,117,625 2 (1) Captain Marvel $34,271,793 (-49.6%) | 4,278 Theaters (-32) | $8,011 Avg. | $152-175M Budget | $320,749,628 3 (2) Wonder Park $8,761,117 (-44.7%) | 3,838 Theaters | $2,283 Avg. | $80-100M Budget | $26,258,603 4 (3) Five Feet Apart $8,547,539 (-35.2%) | 2,866 Theaters (+63) | $2,982 Avg. | $7M Budget | $26,258,603 5 (4) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World $6,520,065 (-29.7%) | 3,347 Theaters (-380) | $1,948 Avg. | $129M Budget | $145,739,695 6 (5) Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral $4,402,750 (-43.8%) | 2,187 Theaters (-163) | $2,058 Avg. | $20M Budget | $65,783,982 7 (6) No Manches Frida 2 $1,770,786 (-53.8%) | 472 Theaters | $3,752 Avg. | $6,617,065 8 (18) Gloria Bell $1,650,215 (+352.7%) | 654 Theaters (+615) | $2,523 Avg. | $2,346,200 9 (8) The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part $1,161,098 (-46.0%) | 1,389 Theaters (-657) | $836 Avg. | $99M Budget | $103,364,648 10 (9) Alita: Battle Angel $1,081,328 (-43.1%) | 1,439 Theaters (-257) | $751 Avg. | $170M Budget | $83,814,378 Green Book $600,000 (-52.3%) | 841 Theaters (-479) | $713 Avg. | $23M Budget | $83,879,956 Glass $600,000 (+190.1%) | 225 Theaters (-37) | $2,667 Avg. | $20M Budget | $110,805,000 The Mustang $228,000 (+218.2%) | 38 Theaters (+34) | $6,000 Avg. | $321,989 Greta $106,000 (-83.9%) | 384 Theaters (-596) | $276 Avg. | $10,408,890 Hotel Mumbai $86,492 | 4 Theaters | $21,623 Avg. | $86,492 ————— International Box Office: CAPTAIN MARVEL: $588.8M Overseas Total | $910.3M Global Total BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: $673.2M Overseas Total | $889.1M Global Total THE WANDERING EARTH: $691.5M Overseas Total | $697.3M Global Total HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD: $342.3M Overseas Total | $488.1M Global Total ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL: $316.1M Overseas Total | $399.8M Global Total SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: $181M Overseas | $370.9M Global Total GREEN BOOK: $210.1M Overseas Total | $293.9M Global Total THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART: $76.2M Overseas Total | $179.5M Global Total THE FAVOURITE: $59.9M Overseas Total | $94M Global Total US: $16.7M Overseas Total | $86.9M Global Total

I only ever saw a few episodes of one of these shows, but figured out that young Adelaide had to have switched with the double as soon as it was revealed that she wouldn't talk after her return. Well, of course not, I thought, Little Red was adjusting to a whole new world. Adult Adelaide (the real Red? Redalaide?) was so scared the doppelganger would come back for revenge because she stole her life. As much as I found the twist obvious, IMO but the movie kind of needs it to work because it's making a statement about how people can flourish and thrive if given the opportunity. You have the privileged who might think about the less advantaged every once in a while in a cursory way (Hands Across America), but ultimately go back to their comfortable lives while the have nots suffer, with growing resentment toward the elite. However, Adelaide shows that with things like attention, a caring family, and exposure to the arts, even a supposedly "soulless" child who didn't start off in the best circumstances can grow into a kind, empathetic adult, making friends, finding love and becoming a doting parent. But the majority of the Tethered didn't get that opportunity, so they could be persuaded to rise up and destroy the status quo that never benefited them. And Red used the imagery from her old childhood to do it (though I'm not sure where they got so many red jumpsuits from, movie magic, I guess). Jason (with the perpetual mask, nice horror Easter egg, along with Elisabeth Moss's horrible twin daughters out of The Shining) is more like the Tethered than his sister. That's why he was always just a bit "off" compared to Zora, why he dug sand tunnels at the beach instead of sand castles, and why he was able to control his doppelganger in the end. Adelaide loves both of her children but seemed closer to/more protective of him, and not just because he was younger. At the end, it's clear he understands what his mother is and the secret they share. Loving this the more I think about it, definitely want to see it again before it leaves theaters.

And I posted this back when he was a mere TV star! John David Washington is really on the come up now, starring in a Spike Lee Best Picture nominee and now a leading role in the next Christopher Nolan movie. I think JDW is talented but would say his lineage has helped speed along his movie career. It bothers some people that his voice sounds so much like Denzel's, but for me it's not an overwhelming distraction and I'm not sure what those critics think he's supposed to do about it.

With the final numbers, the weekend-to-weekend drop for Captain Marvel is 55.7%. Here are the second weekend drops for the other first MCU movies. Direct comparisons are tricky because they opened at different times of year, so the moviegoing patterns aren't identical: Superhero Origin Movies - Second Weekends After $100M+ Opening Weekends: Black Panther (2018) $111,658,835 (-44.7%) | $403,613,257 (Total After 2nd Weekend) | $700,059,566 (Lifetime Total) Spider-Man (2002) $71,417,527 (-37.8%) | $223,040,031 (Total After 2nd Weekend) | $403,706,375 (Lifetime Total) Captain Marvel (2019) $67,988,130 (-55.7%) | $264,884,063 (Total After 2nd Weekend) Wonder Woman (2017) $58,520,672 (-43.3%) | $206,343,175 (Total After 2nd Weekend) | $412,563,408 (Lifetime Total) Deadpool (2016) $56,470,167 (-57.4%) | $236,865,054 (Total After 2nd Weekend) | $363,070,709 (Lifetime Total) Suicide Squad (2016) $43,536,013 (-67.4%) | $222,640,741 (Total After 2nd Weekend) | $325,100,054 (Lifetime Total) Man of Steel (2013) $41,287,206 (-64.6%) | $210,078,153 (Total After 2nd Weekend) | $291,045,518 (Lifetime Total)

March 15–17, 2019 Estimates: 1 (1) Captain Marvel $69,318,000 (-54.8%) | 4,310 Theaters | $16,083 Avg. | $152-175M Budget | $266,213,933 2 (N) Wonder Park $16,000,000 | 3,838 Theaters | $4,169 Avg. | $80-100M Budget | $16,000,000 3 (N) Five Feet Apart $13,150,000 | 2,803 Theaters | $4,691 Avg. | $7M Budget | $13,150,000 4 (2) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World $9,345,000 (-36.4%) | 3,727 Theaters (-315) | $2,507 Theaters | $129M Budget | $135,643,095 5 (3) Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral $8,085,000 (-35.1%) | 2,350 Theaters (-92) | $3,440 Avg. | $20M Budget | $59,068,015 6 (N) No Manches Frida 2 $3,894,000 | 472 Theaters | $8,250 Avg. | $3,894,000 7 (N) Captive State $3,163,000 | 2,548 Theaters | $1,241 Avg. | $25M Budget | $3,163,000 8 (4) The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part $2,135,000 (-44.8%) | 2,046 Theaters (-884) | $1,043 Avg. | $99M Budget | $101,319,713 9 (5) Alita: Battle Angel $1,900,000 (-40.9%) | 1,696 Theaters (-678) | $1,120 Avg. | $170M Budget | $81,821,539 10 (6) Green Book $1,277,000 (-49.2%) | 1,320 Theaters (-777) | $967 Avg. | $23M Budget | $82,621,031 Fighting with My Family $1,109,003 (-49.2%) | 1,580 Theaters (-875) | $702 Avg. | $11M Budget | $20,900,777 Greta $675,000 (-69.2%) | 980 Theaters (-1,437) | $689 Avg. | $10,004,700 Dominirriquenos 2 $558,754 | 53 Theaters | $10,543 Avg. | $558,754 Gloria Bell $394,835 (+171.9%) | 39 Theaters (+34) | $10,124 Avg. | $584,390 A Star Is Born $240,000 (-67.6%) | 443 Theaters (-367) | $542 Avg. | $36-40M Budget | $215,066,514 Bohemian Rhapsody $220,000 (-41.9%) | 256 Theaters (-130) | $859 Avg. | $50-55M Budget | $215,666,836 The Mustang $76,000 | 4 Theaters (New) | $19,000 Avg. | $76,000 Faith, Hope & Love $60,855 | 18 Theaters (New) | $3,381 Avg. | $60,855 The Aftermath $57,500 | 5 Theaters (New) | $11,500 Avg. | $57,500 ————— International Box Office: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: $664M Overseas Total | $879.7M Global Total CAPTAIN MARVEL: $494M Overseas Total | $760.2M Global Total THE WANDERING EARTH: $686.7M Overseas Total | $692.6M Global Total RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: $324.1M Overseas Total | $524.9M Global Total HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD: $330.9M Overseas Total | $466.5M Global Total ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL: $312.2M Overseas Total | $394M Global Total SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: $178.7M Overseas Total | $368.1M Global Total GREEN BOOK: $192M Overseas Total | $274.6M Global Total GLASS: $135.2M Overseas Total | $245.7M Global Total THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART: $70.1M Overseas Total | $171.4M Global Total THE FAVOURITE: $58.5M Overseas Total | $92.6M Global Total

I always thought so regardless of JKR's past comments on the issue (like I do about many ships in this universe, lol), but it took her long enough to say. Still, have the movies even portrayed Dumbledore and Grindelwald as a former couple or only hinted at it? Of course, these Fantastic Beasts movies are still part of keeping the universe relevant and driving traffic to the theme parks, there are not going to be any intense sexual relationships of any sort being portrayed onscreen unless WB develops a real change in strategy to juice the box office after Crimes of Grindelwald. Anyway, if this universe is really as gay-friendly as JKR likes to claim now (as opposed to the books where this was never mentioned—Harry was not the most observant about his schoolmates but would have noticed two guys dancing together at the Yule Ball or something along those lines), it could easily have been confirmed with a kiss, definitive dialogue, etc.

Fizzy?! No, that poor family! Louis just released a song about his mother's death (she died of cancer in December 2016, at 43 years old), with a line about wishing it had been him instead, now this! I hope he's surrounded by love and support right now.

https://etcanada.com/news/429622/yvette-nicole-brown-and-more-black-actors-say-hollywood-needs-to-hire-hairstylists-who-can-work-with-their-hair/

What ludicrous filler. Clearly, this all could have been done in a 2-hour show followed by After the Final Rose, but that's not an option because ABC has an actual hit on Mondays at 10 o'clock. They've stretched this over two nights by adding an extra hour of audience reactions and extended interviews.

Another MCU joint, another opening weekend over $150 million! It will be interesting to see if Captain Marvel ultimately ends up making more than Wonder Woman, both domestically ($412,563,408) and worldwide ($821 million). Also, if the upcoming Shazam will make more or less than Captain Marvel, as the original name of the character now known as Shazam was...Captain Marvel. In other box office news, with an 80th anniversary re-release last week, Gone with the Wind has passed the $200 million mark for its lifetime total. Peter Jackson's World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old ($17,439,421) has passed the domestic total of Mortal Engines ($15,951,040). ---------- March 8–10, 2019 Final Numbers: 1 (N) Captain Marvel $153,433,423 | 4,310 Theaters | $35,599 Avg. | $152M Budget | $153,433,423 2 (1) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World $14,685,005 (-51.1%) | 4,042 Theaters (-244) | $3,633 Avg. | $129M Budget | $119,651,130 3 (2) Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral $12,465,383 (-53.9%) | 2,442 Theaters | $5,105 Avg. | $20M Budget | $46,295,193 4 (4) The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part $3,868,248 (-41.4%) | 2,930 Theaters (-528) | $1,320 Avg. | $99M Budget | $97,153,209 5 (3) Alita: Battle Angel $3,215,344 (-55.5%) | 2,374 Theaters (-722) | $1,354 Avg. | $170M Budget | $78,361,408 6 (6) Green Book $2,511,325 (-45.1%) | 2,097 Theaters (-544) | $1,198 Avg. | $23M Budget | $80,163,196 7 (7) Isn't It Romantic $2,261,026 (-49.9%) | 2,223 Theaters (-1,102) | $1,017 Avg. | $44,005,746 8 (8) Greta $2,188,430 (-51.2%) | 2,417 Theaters (+6) | $905 Avg. | $8,279,165 8 (5) Fighting With My Family $2,184,010 (-53.2%) | 2,455 Theaters (-400) | $890 Avg. | $11M Budget | $18,652,100 10 (15) Apollo 11 $1,250,931 (-22.2%) | 405 Theaters (+285) | $3,089 Avg. | $3,730,883 11 (9) What Men Want $1,242,533 (-55.0%) | 1,062 Theaters (-956) | $1,170 Avg. | $20M Budget | $52,039,693 12 (12) The Upside $1,028,195 (-48.9%) | 1,010 Theaters (-597) | $1,018 Avg. | $37.5M Budget | $104,548,226 13 (10) Happy Death Day 2U $870,650 (-64.6%) | 1,098 Theaters (-1,233) | $793 Avg. | $9M Budget | $26,797,295 14 (13) A Star Is Born $740,256 (-60.1%) | 810 Theaters (-425) | $914 Avg. | $36-40M Budget | $214,528,511 15 (11) Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse $649,380 (-69.8%) | 824 Theaters (-1,580) | $789 Avg. | $90M Budget | $188,791,064 Badla $596,446 | 94 Theaters (New) | $6,535 Avg. | $596,446 The Kid $514,286 | 268 Theaters (New) | $1,919 Avg. | $514,286 Gloria Bell $145,218 | 5 Theaters (New) | $29,044 Avg. | $145,218 ————— International Box Office: AQUAMAN: $809.1M Overseas Total | $1.142B Global Total BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: $660.5M Overseas Total | $875.7M Global Total THE WANDERING EARTH: $677.9M Overseas Total | $683.6M Global Total RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: $324.1M Overseas Total | $524.6M Global Total CAPTAIN MARVEL: $302.0M Overseas Total | $455.0M Global Opening Weekend HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD: $315.5M Overseas Total | $435.2M Global Total A STAR IS BORN: $216.7M Overseas Total | $431.2M Global Total ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL: $304.3M Overseas Total | $382.6M Global Total SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: $178M Overseas Total | $366.7M Global Total MARY POPPINS RETURNS: $175.5M Overseas Total | $346.9M Global Total GREEN BOOK: $162.1M Overseas Total | $242.2M Global Total (China loves it) THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART: $97.1M Overseas Total | $164.4M Global Total

Amy Adams and Christian Bale, though they didn't play love interests in The Fighter like in their other two movies. For a while, it felt like Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper were in a movie together every year, but it's been a while now. Cooper and Lady Gaga have said they would love to collaborate again—we'll see. I suppose Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone are in movies together a lot, but not as equally-billed co-stars onscreen, and I think critics would be happy to see the end of that reel-life pairing. Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie are both going to be in Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, though I'm not sure how much screentime they'll share. I would love another Kate/Leo joint, maybe something not so heavy this time. Though that's really all DiCaprio does, even a movie heavily laced with comedy, like The Wolf of Wall Street, goes to pretty dark/grim places. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck should reunite onscreen. A few years ago there were reports of Affleck starring in a re-imagined Strangers On A Train directed by David Fincher (with screenplay by Gillian Flynn), which never happened, but Damon would have been really intriguing as the other lead. I think the nature of studio movies has changed: in general there are more franchises and fewer moderately budgeted, standalone films sold on star power. You will get the Marvel/DCEU actors in the same movies over and over, but it's not really the same as the star vehicles of old. Maybe the recurring Christopher Nolan cast members count, sort of?

Or, TPTB don't care to incorporate the contestants' feelings about religion and/or politics into the show. Contestants have mentioned discussing these things when they are together, but it didn't make it on air. Tia and Arie having a conversation about faith in their season was considered quite unusual for the franchise: https://www.bustle.com/p/tia-arie-had-honest-conversation-about-religion-on-the-bachelor-which-is-refreshing-for-the-show-805758 * Still deciding if the show brought Cassie's dad to Portugal because they wanted him to give his blessing, or because they knew he wouldn't. I can see points in the arguments for both sides, and wouldn't put either sort of manipulation past TPTB.