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Kimmel recaps the latest episode during his monologue:

Except Colton was telling Cassie they didn't have to get engaged and to forget about the show's time frame, yet she was still in tears, kept saying she just didn't know, and tried to break it off. It seems to me that she's just not that into him.

From the reputation of The King's Speech in awards circles, one would have the impression it got poor/mediocre reviews but that was hardly the case. The notices for TKS, if not as lofty as those for The Social Network (Metacritic – 95, Rotten Tomatoes – 95%), are very favorable for a Best Picture nominee in general, and particularly next to the other British-based Best Picture nominees this decade: The King's Speech: Metacritic – 88, Rotten Tomatoes – 94% Les Miserables: Metacritic – 63, Rotten Tomatoes – 69% Philomena: Metacritic – 77, Rotten Tomatoes – 91% The Imitation Game: Metacritic – 73, Rotten Tomatoes – 90% The Theory of Everything: Metacritic – 72, Rotten Tomatoes – 79% Dunkirk: Metacritic – 94, Rotten Tomatoes – 92% Darkest Hour: Metacritic – 75, Rotten Tomatoes – 84% The Favourite: Metacritic – 90, Rotten Tomatoes - 93% Bohemian Rhapsody: Metacritic – 49, Rotten Tomatoes – 61% Obviously, reviews don't change how people feel about a movie, I was just saying that if The King's Speech had been the thing that kept The Descendants or The Help from winning Best Picture and it had never been up for comparisons against The Social Network, I doubt it would be hated or even thought about half as much as it is. Green Book, for the record, is at 69 on Metacritic and 79% on Rotten Tomatoes. * I had to confirm if Cavalcade won Best Director, it did, as a movie it felt about an hour longer than it was but can concede there were some visually appealing sequences amidst the terrible pacing and overly theatrical acting. It's been a while since I saw TKS, I remember it looking drab, and from what I recall of Les Mis, there were probably a thousand Dutch angles?

I know, but it's from Annapurna, a production company that's run into financial difficulties because of overspending. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/megan-ellisons-moment-truth-inside-annapurna-pictures-reboot-1187446 At least with Vice, you can say it's a period piece with something of an ensemble cast and the leads are draws in this kind of awards bait, plus it got nominated almost everywhere. Beautiful Boy somehow cost $25 million and I can't even begin to understand why.

Maybe the thinking now is that a fiftysomething actress won't seem "washed up" to the moviegoers in the same way she would have in the past. Or, maybe the Sunset Blvd. musical is getting the same treatment the Gypsy show does, where the main role is often played by someone much older than the character realistically would have been. Wondering what acting role Lady Gaga will take next and whether it will be musical or not. Speaking of the singers turned thespians, I would love to see Harry Styles in another movie. I thought he was a standout in Dunkirk and Christopher Nolan is not even someone I consider an "actor's director" who draws great performances out of everyone. Talented actors can shine under Nolan, of course, but acting isn't always the point with his movies, the way it is with some other directors. Still, his casting is on point: the other young guys from Dunkirk havee turned up in a million other projects since then, and going back to Interstellar, Timothee Chalamet is in a throwaway role as McConaughey's other kid and has quickly gone on to be considered one of the next great acting talents.

Everything New (and Redone) in the Star Is Born Re-Release (Vulture) Apparently, there are also alternate takes used with certain songs, and "Always Remember Us This Way" has a version with different lines? I didn't notice this when I saw it. Mostly, I went in expecting additional dialogue and performances here and there. It was hard to tell sometimes what was new, but the bit where was definitely not in the original cut. It eventually leads to a new (to the movie) song performance, so I guess the director thought it was an essential thing to revisit in showcasing the love of the characters. Anyway, if you really want to see the movie again or haven't seen it before and are interested, I would recommend the extended version.

Many of last week's Oscar winners get box office boosts, and Green Book is the highest grossing Best Picture winner since Argo. The alleged last Madea movie also opens slightly above expectations. March 1–3, 2018 Final Numbers: 1 (1) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World $30,028,540 (-45.4%) | 4,286 Theaters (+27) | $7,006 Avg. | $129M Budget | $97,678,815 2 (N) Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral $27,062,332 | 2,442 Theaters | $11,082 Avg. | $27,062,232 3 (2) Alita: Battle Angel $7,221,417 (-41.5%) | 3,096 Theaters (-706) | $2,332 Avg. | $170M Budget | $72,452,725 4 (3) The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part $6,600,258 (-31.8%) | 3,458 Theaters (-375) | $1,909 Avg. | $99M Budget | $91,660,298 5 (4) Fighting with My Family $4,661,991 (-40.3%) | 2,855 Theaters (+144) | $1,633 Avg. | $11M Budget | $14,916,612 6 (11) Green Book $4,711,000 (+114.9%) | 2,641 Theaters (+1,388) | $1,732 Avg. | $23M Budget | $75,782,931 7 (5) Isn't It Romantic $4,514,602 (-36.6%) | 3,325 Theaters (-119) | $1,358 Avg. | $31M Budget | $40,168,605 8 (N) Greta $4,481,910 | 2,411 Theaters | $1,859 Avg. | $4,481,910 9 (6) What Men Want $2,763,886 (-47.3%) | 2,018 Theaters (-371) | $1,370 Avg. | $20M Budget | $49,704,890 10 (7) Happy Death Day 2U $2,456,240 (-49.8%) | 2,331 Theaters (-881) | $1,054 Avg. | $9M Budget | $25,222,850 11 (16) Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse $2,151,246 (+143.3%) | 2,404 Theaters (+1,661) | $874 Avg. | $90M Budget | $187,437,456 12 (9) The Upside $2,011,496 (-36.7%) | 1,607 Theaters (-541) | $1,252 Avg. | $37.5M Budget | $102,800,116 13 (20) A Star Is Born $1,854,207 (+203.9%) | 1,235 Theaters (+490) | $1,501 Avg. | $36-40M Budget | $212,883,546 14 (8) Cold Pursuit $1,656,170 (-48.4%) | 1,765 Theaters (-555) | $938 Avg. | $60M Budget | $29,918,299 15 (N) Apollo 11 $1,607,040 | 120 Theaters | $13,392 Avg. | $1,607,040 Bohemian Rhapsody $961,926 (+54.0%) | 839 Theaters (+415) | $1,147 Avg. | $50-55M Budget | $214,453,523 The Favourite $813,941 (+46.1%) | 742 Theaters (+454) | $1,097 Avg. | $15M Budget | $33,205,980 Free Solo $372,119 (+155.4%) | 238 Theaters (+148) | $1,564 Avg. | $16,955,800 Vice $258,428 (-59.2%) | 262 Theaters (-440) | $986 Avg. | $60M Budget | $47,578,038 Ralph Breaks the Internet $225,327 (-40.1%) | 204 Theaters (-202) | $1,105 Avg. | $175M Budget | $200,188,017 If Beale Street Could Talk $137,228 (-8.0%) | 126 Theaters (-1) | $1,089 Avg. | $12M Budget | $14,643,242 ————— International Box Office: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: $654.2M Overseas Total | $868.7M Global Total RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: $319.8M Overseas Total | $519.9M Global Total A STAR IS BORN: $214.5M Overseas Total | $427.4M Global Total HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD: $277.7M Overseas Total | $375.4M Global Total SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: $175.4M Overseas Total | $362.8M Global Total ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL: $278.2M Overseas Total | $350.4M Global Total GLASS: $134.3M Overseas Total | $243.8M Global Total GREEN BOOK: $112.1M Overseas Total | $188M Global Total THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART: $61.1M Overseas Total | $152.8M Global Total THE UPSIDE: $10.8M Overseas Total | $113.6M Global Total THE FAVOURITE: $55M Overseas Total | $88.2M Global Total VICE: $19M Overseas Total | $66.6M Global Total HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U: $29.2M Overseas Total | $54.4M Global Total

The most succinct way I've seen the distaste for Green Book described was along the lines that, it seems to be made by people who watched Hidden Figures and thought it should have been about the Kirsten Dunst character. * This Oscars race just shows that so much of how awards races turn out is down to timing. All of the Best Picture contenders had major weaknesses in terms of their awards prospects and some of the more recent losers like La La Land or Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri probably would have steamrolled to a win this year. Without #MeToo, we're probably looking at Best Picture Bohemian Rhapsody and Best Director Bryan Singer. Released a year later, The King's Speech is one of those Best Picture winners that is maybe not remembered well by cinephiles but isn't loathed because it beat something "more deserving". * True, but why should a streaming service be considered fundamentally different for awards purposes than premium cable channels? For years, there have been HBO movies better than theatrical releases, but they always got shuffled off to the Emmys and that was the way it was. Then again, it isn't like Roma would have earned lots of money as a normal indie theatrical release, or even would have been made at all, and most all the voters still would have seen it on screeners (virtual or physical) anyway. Another issue is that the amount of money Netflix spent on the campaign has rubbed many in the industry the wrong way, there's always money involved in the Oscars race but apparently they took it to another level (reportedly $60 million). * The thing is that any move to rectify one problem with Oscar voting often brings up another. AMPAS went to 10 nominees for Best Picture after The Dark Knight snub, but then some voters thought it was too hard to pick 10 nominees, while others had concerns that a flat-10 ranking allowed in movies that no one actually considered the #1 of the year. Then they went to the current system where the nominees have to get a certain number of #1 votes, which knocked animation back out of the Best Picture game and well-reviewed but not "prestige" action movies (Inception probably would have missed under the current system while IMO Mission: Impossible – Fallout at least would have had a small chance under the flat-10 system). Because there are so many Best Picture nominees, voting for winners now involves rankings instead of just picking the one movie you like the most. Those anonymous voters have spoken of trying to game the system by ranking competition intentionally low, i.e., a Green Book fan placing Roma in eighth on their ballots for strategic reasons and not because they thought it was the worst of the nominees. I get why AMPAS would want some sort of consensus in Best Picture, as they don't want a winner to get it with only 13 percent of the vote. Overall, I think we get a better overall set of nominees with an expanded field rather than the Top 5, but the voting system as-is has big problems.

I was holding my breath during the Cha Cha Slide sketch, waiting for it to veer off some horrible path but thankfully it never did. Then I watched it again, it wasn't a funny ha ha sketch but it made me smile, reminding me of a lot of weddings/family gatherings I've attended. Compared to the 10:00 rerun, which started with Fred Armisen as Obama, SNL has really come a long way with African-American representation and it would be nice if they got there with other racial/ethnic groups as well. I have always been kind of neutral on the Chad sketches but loved him being his bored self with the Scream-esque serial killer. Perfect ending with him slipping on the pizza and stabbing himself. This episode proves the show desperately needs better writers. Thomas Rhett's father was/is also a country singer, Rhett Akins, the son has majorly eclipsed his fame, though. He's definitely more on the pop side of things, the second song wasn't even kind of country.

Ryan is married to Blake Lively now, so Green Lantern ended up not being a total L for him. It took me a minute or so into the Scarlett Johansson cameo to remember that she was his wife at the time. Lady Gaga has made several appearances on the show, but I think this episode was selected this week because it offers up so many points of comparison: Gaga then vs. now, real vs. reel life, and even her little sketch with Andy Samberg where they wore the bubble leotards and were going to kiss but couldn't get close enough had...echoes.

Wondering if the Cohen testimony will finally make the writers recalibrate their depiction as of Donald Jr. as the smart son. Maybe playing it contrary to reality is supposed to be humorous in some way? I can never get into sketches with the Trump Sons for that reason. Thomas Rhett, the country purists won't be pleased. Maybe the show won't want to bring out the Lady Gaga impression three episodes in a row, but I think you kind of have to this week.

The history of A Star Is Born at the Oscars is not great, so maybe it never should have been considered such a front-runner to begin with. "Shallow" at the Oscars:

February 22–24, 2019 Estimates: 1 (N) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World $55,527,000 | 4,259 Theaters | $13,038 Avg. | $129M Budget | $58,027,000 2 (1) Alita: Battle Angel $12,000,000 (-57.9%) | 3,802 Theaters (+12) | $3,156 Avg. | $170M Budget | $60,681,068 3 (2) The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part $10,015,000 (-51.9%) | 3,833 Theaters (-470) | $2,613 Avg. | $83,619,039 4 (40) Fighting with My Family $8,012,000 (+5,673.2%) | 2,711 Theaters (+2,707) | $2,955 Avg. | $8,227,021 5 (3) Isn't It Romantic $7,510,000 (-47.3%) | 3,444 Theaters (NC) | $2,181 Avg. | $31M Budget | $33,768,742 6 (4) What Men Want $5,200,000 (-51.3%) | 2,389 Theaters (-523) | $2,177 Avg. | $20M Budget | $45,061,066 7 (5) Happy Death Day 2U $4,988,000 (-47.5%) | 3,212 Theaters (+5) | $1,553 Avg. | $9M Budget | $21,611,880 8 (6) Cold Pursuit $3,300,000 (-44.8%) | 2,320 Theaters (-310) | $1,422 Avg. | $60M Budget | $27,085,567 9 (7) The Upside $3,210,000 (-41.5%) | 2,148 Theaters (-633) | $1,494 Avg. | $37.5M Budget | $99,749,409 10 (N) Run the Race $2,273,050 | 853 Theaters | $2,665 Avg. | $2,273,050 Total Dhamaal $950,000 | 202 Theaters | $4,703 Avg. | $950,000 They Shall Not Grow Old $550,000 (-45.8%) | 448 Theaters (-178) | $1,228 Avg. | $16,409,374 Ralph Breaks the Internet $399,000 (-60.1%) | 406 Theaters (-948) | $983 Avg. | $175M Budget | $199,891,967 ———— Best Picture at the Box Office: Black Panther $700,059,566 Bohemian Rhapsody $213,138,500 A Star Is Born $210,933,198 Green Book $69,605,686 BlacKkKlansman $48,686,605 Vice $47,214,041 The Favourite $32,107,728 Roma N/A Total Gross: $1,321,745,324 Average Gross: $165,218,166 ———— International Box Office: AQUAMAN: $805.9M Overseas Total | $1.139B Global Total BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: $647.7M Overseas Total | $860.8M Global Total RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: $314.6M Overseas Total | $514.4M Global Total A STAR IS BORN: $213.5M Overseas Total | $424.5M Global Total SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: $174.8M Overseas Total | $359.7M Global Total MARY POPPINS RETURNS: $174.1M Overseas Total | $345M Global Total HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD: $216.9M Overseas Total | $274.9M Global Total ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL: $202.6M Overseas Total | $263.3M Global Total GLASS: $133M Overseas Total | $240.9M Global Total CREED II: $96.4M Overseas Total | $212M Global Total GREEN BOOK: $74.4M Overseas Total | $144M Global Total THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART: $53.0M Overseas Total | $136.6M Global Total

Celebrity Family Feud sketches have always been more about the impressions than anything else: the survey responses almost never add up to 100, so the teams being "off" here almost seemed part of the charm. With the roster of stars they were able/willing to impersonate, the number of new vs. returning nominees was unbalanced. I can sort of see how the thought process went: Sam Elliott has been acting for ages; the joke that most Americans have never heard of Olivia Colman despite her vast acting experience works even better, if she's grouped with the Vets; Lady Gaga is far better known for singing than acting, so she's a Movie Newbie. With Mahershala Ali, it does sort of seem like they gave up and had to put him somewhere. IMO, they included him just for the Green Book dig. However the writers did decide to divvy up the celebs, one of the jokes the sketch was making was that Bradley Cooper should have been on the opposing team, but chose the wrong side just to be around Lady Gaga. Some background, they've been incredibly effusive about each other while promoting A Star Is Born, and when they recently performed a song from the movie together, ostensibly as themselves, it went like this. Lady Gaga's buzz-in response ("If 99 people are surveyed...") was also a take on her real-life repetitiveness on the PR/campaign circuit:

February 15–17, 2019 Estimates: 1 (N) Alita: Battle Angel $27,800,000 | 3,790 Theaters | $7,335 Avg. | $170M Budget | $36,516,232 2 (1) The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part $21,215,000 (-37.8%) | 4,303 Theaters (NC) | $4,930 Avg. | $99M Budget | $62,690,359 3 (N) Isn't It Romantic $14,210,000 | 3,444 Theaters | $4,126 Avg. | $31M Budget | $20,455,347 4 (2) What Men Want $10,920,000 (-40.1%) | 2,912 Theaters (NC) | $3,750 Avg. | $20M Budget | $36,150,328 5 (N) Happy Death Day 2U $9,816,000 | 3,207 Theaters | $3,061 Avg. | $9M Budget | $13,527,500 6 (3) Cold Pursuit $6,000,000 (-45.6%) | 2,630 Theaters (NC) | $2,281 Avg. | $60M Budget | $21,122,332 7 (4) The Upside $5,590,000 (-21.1%) | 2,781 Theaters (-591) | $2,010 Avg. | $37.5M Budget | $94,197,031 8 (5) Glass $3,859,000 (-38.5%) | 2,449 Theaters (-805) | $1,576 Avg. | $20M Budget | $104,489,915 9 (6) The Prodigy $3,150,065 (-46.2%) | 2,530 Theaters (NC) | $1,245 Avg. | $6M Budget | $11,015,539 10 (7) Green Book $2,751,000 (-20.1%) | 1,618 Theaters (-531) | $1,700 Avg. | $23M Budget | $65,756,401 Aquaman $1,885,000 (-41.1%) | 1,264 Theaters (-938) | $1,491 Avg. | $160-200M Budget | $331,371,102 They Shall Not Grow Old $985,000 (-42.3%) | 626 Theaters (-201) | $1,573 Avg. | $15,256,347 Fighting with My Family $131,625 | 4 Theaters (New) | $32,906 Avg. | $165,898 ————— Best Picture at the Box Office: 1. Black Panther $700,059,566 2. Bohemian Rhapsody $211,901,709 3. A Star Is Born $209,821,688 4. Green Book $65,756,401 5. BlacKkKlansman $48,686,605 6. Vice $46,060,208 7. The Favourite $31,113,285 8. Roma N/A Total Gross: $1,313,399,462 Average Gross: $164,174,933 ————— International Box Office: AQUAMAN: $799.4M Overseas Total | $1.130B Global Total BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: $642M Overseas Total | $853.9M Global Total THE WANDERING EARTH: $606.8M Overseas Total | $609.3M Global Total RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: $306.8M Overseas Total | $505.4M Global Total MARY POPPINS RETURNS: $171.1M Overseas Total | $341.5M Global Total GLASS: $130.3M Overseas Total | $234.8M Global Total HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD: $172.5M Overseas/Global Total ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL: $94.3M Overseas Total | $130.8M Global Total GREEN BOOK: $60.6M Overseas Total | $126.3M Global Total THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART: $34.7M Overseas Total | $97.7M Global Total

I happened upon this mess in the middle of it. So much codependency! The brides look older than their alleged age but have the emotional maturity of third graders. I sense that only one of these couples is actually in love and the other pair is just going along out of some bizarre sense of familial obligation. I was very relieved to search Twitter and see many twins/parents of twins utterly creeped out by this special.

Post #MeToo, I'm not surprised that sketch got the ax.

Halsey drawing during the musical performance was different, and kept me watching when I didn't really love the song. I generally like her voice, but she probably had some help with backing tracks. The blackface sketch really got into all the excuses people try to make, though it would have won more points with me if they'd had the Kenan character call out SNL's history with it. Melissa's Gaga impression was great but I wish there'd been more of an angle there. Also, the Not Bradley Cooper appearance was wasted, you could have had him "bitter" about losing awards to a guy who lip-synced, or channeled their viral Vegas performance and had them start intensely singing to each other as Che and Josh watched, increasingly uncomfortable, all, "...so, are you guys supposed to be performing in character or what?" But the Weekend Update appearance was probably a test run for an Oscar sketch in the next week or two.

The LEGO Movie 2 is down over 50 percent from the first one's opening weekend and Liam Neeson has one of his worst starts with an action thriller. February 8–10, 2019 Estimates: 1 (N) The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part $34,400,000 | 4,303 Theaters | $7,994 Avg. | $99M Budget | $34,400,000 2 (N) What Men Want $19,000,000 | 2,912 Theaters | $6,525 Avg. | $20M Budget | $19,000,000 3 (N) Cold Pursuit $10,800,000 | 2,630 Theaters | $4,106 Avg. | $60M Budget | $10,800,000 4 (2) The Upside $7,220,000 (-16.8%) | 3,372 Theaters (-196) | $2,141 Avg. | $37.5M Budget | $85,800,366 5 (1) Glass $6,422,000 (-32.7%) | 3,254 Theaters (-411) | $1,974 Avg. | $20M Budget | $98,476,580 6 (N) The Prodigy $6,004,403 | 2,530 Theaters | $2,373 Avg. | $6M Budget | $6,004,403 7 (6) Green Book $3,567,000 (-18.0%) | 2,149 Theaters (-499) | $1,660 Avg. | $23M Budget | $61,501,776 8 (4) Aquaman $3,300,000 (-32.4%) | 2,202 Theaters (-724) | $1,499 Avg. | $160-200M Budget | $328,547,042 9 (5) Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse $3,040,000 (-33.2%) | 1,726 Theaters (-508) | $1,761 Avg. | $90M Budget | $179,821,627 10 (3) Miss Bala $2,725,000 (-60.3%) | 2,203 Theaters (NC) | $1,237 Avg. | $15M Budget | $11,865,096 They Shall Not Grow Old $1,670,000 (-31.5%) | 827 Theaters (+92) | $2,019 Avg. | $13,562,516 Escape Room $1,650,000 (-43.5%) | 1,339 Theaters (-603) | $1,232 Avg. | $9M Budget | $54,690,233 Bumblebee $860,000 (-55.3%) | 976 Theaters (-805) | $881 Avg. | $135M Budget | $125,765,470 Stan & Ollie $450,827 (-40.3%) | 352 Theaters (-402) | $1,281 Avg. | $10M Budget | $4,323,793 Serenity $125,000 (-92.7%) | 283 Theaters (-2,278) | $442 Avg. | $25M Budget | $8,446,614 Best Picture at the Box Office: 1. Black Panther $700,059,566 2. Bohemian Rhapsody $210,679,432 3. A Star Is Born $208,735,869 4. Green Book $61,501,776 5. BlacKkKlansman $48,686,605 6. Vice $45,215,710 7. The Favourite $30,200,041 8. Roma N/A Total Gross: $1,305,078,999 Average Gross: $163,134,875 Other Contenders: The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2019 $912,000 | 265 Theaters | $3,442 Avg. | $912,000 Cold War $500,859 (-4.7%) | 270 Theaters (+53) | $1,855 Avg. | $4.9M Budget | $2,882,559 Free Solo $307,200 (-75.5%) | 153 Theaters (-330) | $2,008 Avg. | $15,916,212 If Beale Street Could Talk $274,477 (-43.5%) | 266 Theaters (-188) | $1,032 Avg. | $13,769,884 Capernaum $140,773 (+19.2%) | 63 Theaters (+16) | $2,234 Avg. | $734,063 The Wife $100,015 (-29.3%) | 99 Theaters (-103) | $1,010 Avg. | $9,101,062 International Box Office: AQUAMAN: $791.9M Overseas Total | $1.12B Global Total BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: $633.7M Overseas Total | $844.4M Global Total RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: $296M Overseas Total | $494.1M Global Total BUMBLEBEE: $332.2M Overseas Total | $457.9M Global Total SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: $172.7M Overseas Total | $352.5M Global Total MARY POPPINS RETURNS: $166M Overseas Total | $335.6M Global Total THE WANDERING EARTH: $298M China Opening/Total GLASS: $123.0M Overseas Total | $221.5M Global Total HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD: $138.7M Overseas/Global Total ESCAPE ROOM: $53.5M Overseas Total | $108.1M Global Total GREEN BOOK: $44.6M Overseas Total | $106.1M Global Total THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART: $18.1M Overseas Total | $52.5M Global Total ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL: $32M Overseas/Global Total

BoRhap must be winning Best British Film, then. There have been allegations about Bryan Singer for years and they still nominated him last month. Wouldn't Kevin Hart be in that, too? Unless his character isn't in it as much as The Rock. It's that time...the first of many Anonymous Oscar Voters:

The day of the Oscars that year, ABC rebroadcast clips of the old Barbara Walters specials. Denzel was interviewed the year was nominated for Malcolm X and got very candid in sizing up his competition: The good part starts at about 4:44 or so: An Academy Award nomination...does that thrill you? Do you say, "Yeah, it would be nice, but"...what? You know, at the risk of sounding egotistical, I expected to get nominated. I didn't—you know, I would have been very surprised if I wasn't. Do you expect to win? But to be very honest, I would like to win. You'd like to win. What do you think the odds are of you winning? I don't know what the odds are but I looked at all the films, I've seen all the competition, and I know where I stand. I heard someone say, "It's a close race," I heard it today, I think, they said it was a close race between Clint Eastwood and Al Pacino. Hey, I love Clint Eastwood, nothing against Clint Eastwood, and Clint Eastwood has put in his time, and I think he deserves to win Best Director or whatever, because he's put in his time. I would something to say, if he won [Best Actor], you know, I mean, I'm not knocking the man and he's great, he's great, and I've loved his movies and all of that, but you know, I'm an actor, I know what I like, and I've seen all the films. So as far you're concerned, it's Al Pacino or Denzel Washington. Where you stand? [Laughing] It's just us, who's going to listen? [Laughing] Who's going to listen? Who's going to know? Al Pacino's not listening... Let me say this, I'm amazed he hasn't won, and I had to say to myself, if I was nominated 8 times and I hadn't won, would I be screaming "racism", and would everybody else be screaming "racism", and what does he scream? If you don't win, will you say, "Racism?" No, no. So, having that fresh in the mind of awards obsessives (definitely the type to watch hours of pre-coverage on ABC) IMO had a hand in shaping "Denzel is pissed about losing to Casey Affleck" narrative. Can you imagine the acting nominees being this catty honest about each other now and on the record?

People can make so much out of reaction shots from roundtables, they make good gifs on awards forums/blogs, but sometimes people use clips that go with whatever narrative is already in their heads. I saw one freeze frame from the actress roundtable where supposedly Glenn Close is giving a death stare to Gaga, yet when they tied at the Critics Choice Awards, Glenn seemed positively elated for her. Of course she's an actress, but maybe they like each other fine and it's their stans who are at war. Anyway, here's a moment from the DGA event with the director nominees last Saturday: I do think there has been a shift from the days of Gibson and Costner winning Best Director in their box office prime as actors. And Cooper's case specifically, he's still nominated three times this year, so it's hard for the "snubbed" narrative to help him win something like it did for Affleck with Argo.

February 1–3, 2019 Estimates: 1 (1) Glass $9,535,000 (-49.5%) | 3,665 Theaters (-179) | $2,602 Avg. | $20M Budget | $88,655,100 2 (2) The Upside $8,850,000 (-25.9%) | 3,568 Theaters (+191) | $2,480 Avg. | $37.5M Budget | $75,590,128 3 (N) Miss Bala $6,700,000 | 2,203 Theaters | $3,041 Avg. | $15M Budget | $6,700,000 4 (3) Aquaman $4,785,000 (-34.1%) | 2,926 Theaters (-208) | $1,635 Avg. | $160-200M Budget | $323,572,240 5 (5) Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse $4,410,000 (-27.8%) | 2,234 Theaters (-149) | $1,974 Avg. | $90M Budget | $175,286,069 6 (6) Green Book $4,317,000 (-21.3%) | 2,648 Theaters (+218) | $1,630 Avg. | $23M Budget | $55,821,331 7 (4) The Kid Who Would Be King $4,200,000 (-41.5%) | 3,528 Theaters (+7) | $1,190 Avg. | $59M Budget | $13,173,676 8 (7) A Dog's Way Home $3,510,000 (-31.2%) | 2,962 Theaters (-119) | $1,185 Avg. | $18M Budget | $35,902,871 9 (9) Escape Room $2,900,000 (-29.7%) | 1,942 Theaters (-250) | $1,493 Avg. | $9M Budget | $52,089,300 10 (N/A) They Shall Not Grow Old $2,405,000 | 735 Theaters | $3,272 Avg. | $10,745,072 Serenity $1,700,000 (-61.5%) | 2,561 Theaters (NC) | $664 Avg. | $25M Budget | $7,536,031 On the Basis of Sex $1,020,000 (-50.2%) | 917 Theaters (-355) | $1,112 Avg. | $20M Budget | $22,836,667 The Mule $947,000 (-44.1%) | 1,051 Theaters (-344) | $901 Avg. | $50M Budget | $101,774,862 Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga $600,000 | 193 Theaters (New) | $3,109 Avg. | $600,000 The Least of These: The Graham Staines Story $312,589 | 440 Theaters (New) | $710 Avg. | $454,888 Best Picture at the Box Office: 1. Black Panther $700,059,566 2. Bohemian Rhapsody $208,536,373 3. A Star Is Born $207,836,984 4. Green Book $55,821,331 5. BlacKkKlansman $48,686,605 6. Vice $44,083,963 7. The Favourite $28,597,605 8. Roma N/A Total Gross: $1,293,622,427 Average Gross: $161,702,803 International Box Office: AQUAMAN: $783.4M Overseas Total | $1.106B Global Total BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: $613.2M Overseas Total | $821.8M Global Total DEADPOOL 2: $784M Global Total RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: $289.5M Overseas Total | $486.5M Global Total BUMBLEBEE: $331M Overseas Total | $455.2M Global Total A STAR IS BORN: $208M Overseas Total | $415.8M Overseas Total SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: $172M Overseas Total | $347.2M Global Total MARY POPPINS RETURNS: $160.5M Overseas Total | $328.7M Global Total CREED II: $86.5M Overseas Total | $201.9M Global Total GLASS: $110.3M Overseas Total | $199M Global Total THE MULE: $24M Overseas Total | $125.7M Global Total ESCAPE ROOM: $44M Overseas Total | $96M Global Total HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD: $84.4M Overseas/Global Total THE UPSIDE: $6.1M Overseas Total | $81.6M Global Total GREEN BOOK: $25.5M Overseas Total | $81.4M Global Total THE FAVOURITE: $27.9M Overseas Total | $56.5M Global Total