The first female-superhero blockbuster has come to save the day, at least as far as Hollywood’s concerned. Soaring on stellar word of mouth and rhapsodic reviews, Wonder Woman posted a dazzling $100.5m U.S. (and $122m internationally) in its opening weekend—surely enough to buy its creators an invisible jet—and setting a record for a feature directed by a woman. Given the project’s $149m budget, Warner Bros. Pictures and WW will be in the black shortly.
Another debuting superhero, Fox’s Captain Underpants, also hit great heights, stuffing $23.5m in its cinematic shorts (considerably ahead of projections).
Disney’s lamentably reviewed new Pirates installment plunged nearly 66% in its second week, while the studio’s Marvel sequel Guardians of the Galaxy 2 dipped 54% in its fifth week—but the latter’s total take has nearly doubled its $200m budget.
Meanwhile, in indie land, the IFC musical comedy Band Aid (which also boasts a female director, Zoe Lister-Jones) scored an impressive $10.5k per screen in limited release, while WWII thriller The Exception earned $11.7k on two screens.
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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