Without ‘Barbenheimer,’ Oscar best picture nominees see 37% drop in global box office revenue
2 months ago

Without ‘Barbenheimer,’ Oscar best picture nominees see 37% drop in global box office revenue

LA Times  

“Wicked,” starring Oscar nominees Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande, is one of the few box office juggernauts up for best picture at the 2025 Oscars. In total, this year’s best picture contenders earned $877 million at the domestic box office and $1.7 billion at the global box office, a 37% drop from last year’s $2.7-billion worldwide haul. That 2024 total was driven almost entirely by the record-breaking success of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” Those two films — forever linked in the “Barbenheimer” cultural phenomenon — earned $2.4 billion combined, accounting for nearly 90% of the box office earnings of the entire best picture slate. Last year’s show drew an average audience of 19.5 million viewers, a 4% increase over 2023, though still far from the record 55.3 million who tuned in to see “Titanic” — then the biggest box office hit of all time — claim a record-tying 11 Academy Awards, including best picture, in 1998.

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Oscars viewership dips by 7% as indie films Anora, The Brutalist best studio blockbusters; Hulu glitch plays its part
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Oscars viewership dips by 7% as indie films Anora, The Brutalist best studio blockbusters; Hulu glitch plays its part

Hindustan Times  

This year's Oscars telecast that honoured independent film Anora brought in an estimated 18.1 million U.S. viewers on television and streaming, according to data released by broadcaster ABC on Monday. Mikey Madison, winner of the Oscar for Best Actress for Anora, Adrien Brody, winner of the Oscar for Best Actor for The Brutalist, Zoe Saldana, winner of the Oscar for …

Sean Baker wins best director Oscar for ‘Anora’ in Academy Awards sweep
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Sean Baker wins best director Oscar for ‘Anora’ in Academy Awards sweep

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — “Anora” creator Sean Baker won best director, best picture and two other Academy Awards at the Oscars on Sunday, bookending a dominant awards season for the American filmmaker whose stories seek to humanize sex workers and immigrants. For the Oscar, Baker beat out Brady Corbet of “The Brutalist,” James Mangold of “A Complete Unknown,” Jacques Audiard of …

Oscars take the stage on Sunday with best picture up for grabs
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Oscars take the stage on Sunday with best picture up for grabs

Hindustan Times  

* Oscars take the stage on Sunday with best picture up for grabs Comedian Conan O'Brien hosts first Oscars * Demi Moore favored for best actress Oscar * Musical performances and tributes planned By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, - The Academy Awards, the highest honors in the film business, take place on Sunday with no clear frontrunner among "Anora," "The …

Who will win the Oscar? The 10 best picture nominees
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Who will win the Oscar? The 10 best picture nominees

Raw Story  

by Andrew MARSZAL Sunday's Oscars gala looks set for a nail-biting finale, with "Anora" and "Conclave" equally tipped by pundits to win best picture after a twisty awards season in which favorites have swiftly risen and spectacularly faltered.Here are the 10 movies nominated for Hollywood's biggest prize at the 97th Academy Awards: - 'Anora' - Sean Baker's sex worker tragicomedy …

What’s going to win best picture? We rank the Oscar field
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What’s going to win best picture? We rank the Oscar field

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The inner-Vatican machinations of “Conclave” have nothing on this year’s Oscar race. It won’t win best picture, but it’s a testament to the film’s appeal that it could upset “Emilia Pérez” in best international film. Demi Moore in a scene from “The Substance.” Demi Moore in a scene from “The Substance.” Share Share Copy Link copied Email …

How do ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Wicked’ compare to other supersized movies?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How do ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Wicked’ compare to other supersized movies?

LA Times  

If “The Brutalist” wins the coveted best picture Oscar, it will be one of the longest films to ever do so, although its box-office take is lagging considerably behind many previous recipients. “Gone With the Wind,” which runs nearly four hours with intermission, is the longest winner and has grossed $402.4 million worldwide since its 1939 release, according to BoxOfficeMojo. …

The Oscars are Hollywood’s infomercial. But the awards and movies are getting more niche
2 months ago

The Oscars are Hollywood’s infomercial. But the awards and movies are getting more niche

LA Times  

At its core, the Oscars telecast is supposed to serve as a three-hour infomercial for the movie business. The lion’s share of this year’s box office tally comes from Universal’s “Wicked” and Warner Bros.’ “Dune: Part Two,” which each grossed more than $700 million. But that’s far down from the peak of more than 55 million viewers who watched the …

Netflix leads studios and streamers with 16 Oscar nominations and a shot at best picture
2 months ago

Netflix leads studios and streamers with 16 Oscar nominations and a shot at best picture

LA Times  

It was a good Oscar nominations morning for Netflix. Comcast-owned Universal was recognized for its highly marketed musical “Wicked,” while Focus Features received nominations for the papal election drama “Conclave” and the horror film “Nosferatu.” Those nods made Comcast the most nominated company overall. Walt Disney Co.’s Searchlight Pictures brought in 10 nominations — eight for the Timothée Chalamet-led Bob …

How do ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Furiosa’ stack up against top sci-fi hits?
3 months, 1 week ago

How do ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Furiosa’ stack up against top sci-fi hits?

LA Times  

At their best, sci-fi movies can ring up massive box-office returns and gain serious awards-season traction, with the original “Avatar” and “Star Wars” just two top examples. This year, there are two sci-fi contenders hoping to grab little gold men: “Dune: Part Two” has already grossed $714.4 million worldwide, 75% more than its 2021 predecessor, which won six Oscars. “Furiosa: …

‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ jolt the box office with a combined $170 million
4 months ago

‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ jolt the box office with a combined $170 million

LA Times  

Ariana Grande, left, and Cynthia Erivo in Universal Pictures’ “Wicked”; Pedro Pascal, left, and Paul Mescal in Paramount Pictures’ “Gladiator II.” Universal Pictures’ “Wicked” needed no lessons in how to be popular at the domestic box office this weekend, opening at No. In second place this weekend was Paramount Pictures’ “Gladiator II,” which launched at $55.5 million in the United …

With ‘Dune’ and ‘Gladiator’ sequels in the mix, are we back to hits winning the top Oscar?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

With ‘Dune’ and ‘Gladiator’ sequels in the mix, are we back to hits winning the top Oscar?

LA Times  

Last Oscar season, Christopher Nolan proved that Academy voters can and will award their top trophy to a major hit: “Oppenheimer,” the director’s moody biopic about the scientist who developed the atomic bomb, ranks as the third highest grossing best picture winner, exponentially more successful at the box office than its recent predecessors. Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” has already …

With big ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’ wins, the Oscars nailed their dual mandate
1 year ago

With big ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’ wins, the Oscars nailed their dual mandate

LA Times  

They had us worried there for a minute. The show finished in just under 3½ hours, about the length of Martin Scorsese’s best picture nominee “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Four-time host Jimmy Kimmel and the producers kept the evening rolling at a relatively even pace for ABC, with some genuinely funny moments thrown in, including John Cena’s nearly nude …

The 96th annual Oscars gave us what the movies promise and we need right now: a dose of fun
1 year ago

The 96th annual Oscars gave us what the movies promise and we need right now: a dose of fun

Salon  

For the 96th Oscars, ABC’s host Jimmy Kimmel chose to pay tribute to the unforgettable work of Robert Opel, the man who streaked the 1974 Academy Award ceremony as David Niven was presenting. “At what age do you tell a screenplay that it’s been adapted?” he cracked a few beats before Cord Jefferson won best adapted screenplay Oscar for “American …

Who will win Barbenheimer clash at Oscars? Here’s what history shows.
1 year ago

Who will win Barbenheimer clash at Oscars? Here’s what history shows.

Live Mint  

Come Monday morning, we’ll know which film wins the Best Picture award for this year at the Oscars. This Mint analysis delves into historical data to find trends on how often the Oscars agree with the box office, and what pre-Oscars victories say about a film’s chances on Hollywood’s biggest night. Popular ≠ best The Academy of Motion Picture Arts …

Oscars 2024: 'Oppenheimer' or 'Barbie', who shall dominate the biggest awards night of the year?
1 year ago

Oscars 2024: 'Oppenheimer' or 'Barbie', who shall dominate the biggest awards night of the year?

Firstpost  

Recently, ‘Barbie’ star Margot Robbie opened up on the Oscar snub while joining her Barbie co-stars for the SAG-AFTRA discussion and said that Greta Gerwig deserved the Best Director nomination The globe is all set to glue themselves on their seats as the 2024 Oscar ceremony is all set to happen next weekend, with two of the most acclaimed and …

A quiet weekend at the box office, with ‘The Beekeeper’ on top and some Oscar boosts
1 year, 1 month ago

A quiet weekend at the box office, with ‘The Beekeeper’ on top and some Oscar boosts

Associated Press  

Movie theaters and audiences settled for seconds this weekend. Paramount’s “ Mean Girls ” musical, which is also in its third weekend, was close behind, with $7.3 million. Amazon and MGM’s “American Fiction,” nominated for five awards, including best picture and best actor for Jeffrey Wright, got a 65% bump in its seventh week, with $2.9 million in ticket sales. …

A quiet weekend at the box office with ‘The Beekeeper' on top and some Oscar boosts
1 year, 1 month ago

A quiet weekend at the box office with ‘The Beekeeper' on top and some Oscar boosts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Amazon and MGM’s “American Fiction,” nominated for five awards, …

‘Barbie’ has legs: Greta Gerwig’s film tops box office again and gives industry a midsummer surge
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Barbie’ has legs: Greta Gerwig’s film tops box office again and gives industry a midsummer surge

LA Times  

The marquee of the Los Feliz Theatre features the films “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” “Barbie” has legs. The week’s only major wide release, Universal’s “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” finished fifth with a $6.5 million opening weekend. Its $526.3 million domestic total and $1.18 billion global bankroll currently sits second behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which earned $574.2 million …

Oppenheimer makes $500 million and sets box office record for highest grossing WWII film
1 year, 7 months ago

Oppenheimer makes $500 million and sets box office record for highest grossing WWII film

Daily Mail  

Oppenheimer has raked in over $500 million on the same day that its Barbenheimer counterpart Barbie reached $1 billion in box office revenue. The figure of $552.9 million - estimated by Universal Pictures over the weekend - makes Christopher Nolan's epic the most successful World War II film ever at the box office. Record-breaker: Oppenheimer has become the highest-grossing film …

‘Avatar 2' tops box office for 7th weekend
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Avatar 2' tops box office for 7th weekend

Associated Press  

“Avatar: The Way of Water” claimed the No. It was a quiet weekend overall, notable mostly for the Hindi language blockbuster “Pathaan” that broke into the top five and the post-Oscar nominations rereleases of films like “Everything Everywhere All At Once” and “The Fabelmans.” “Avatar 2’s” first-place North American run has only been matched by the first “Avatar,” and, in …

Should you watch the 2021 Oscars? A skeptic’s guide
3 years, 11 months ago

Should you watch the 2021 Oscars? A skeptic’s guide

Live Mint  

A hard year for Hollywood translates to a savory moment for people who indulge in Oscars schadenfreude. Last year’s ceremony featured a dramatic climax, when Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite" became the first non-English language film ever to win best picture. Like cameos by pets and kids, including Lee Isaac Chung’s daughter, who squeezed the “Minari" filmmaker when he won best …

Is the box office coming back? ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ sets global pandemic record
4 years ago

Is the box office coming back? ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ sets global pandemic record

LA Times  

This weekend’s international rollout of Warner Bros.’ “Godzilla vs. Kong” set a new pandemic record for a Hollywood film, a hopeful sign of an imminent return to moviegoing. The “Godzilla vs. Kong” debut outperformed the entire to-date international gross of the studio’s December blockbuster release of “Wonder Woman 1984,” which currently stands at $120 million overseas, according to estimates from …

Oscars viewership plunges to record low
5 years, 1 month ago

Oscars viewership plunges to record low

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Without a host or a great deal of pizzazz, ABC’s telecast of the Academy Awards reached its smallest audience ever of 23.6 million viewers. “It was too predictable, too white and too boring,” said Tom O’Neil, founder of Goldderby.com, a website devoted to awards show news. Dominic Patten of Deadline said the show “bellowed out for a …

Oscars 2020: From Parasite to Laura Dern, here’s how they can make history this year
5 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2020: From Parasite to Laura Dern, here’s how they can make history this year

Hindustan Times  

Can the black comedy Parasite win South Korea its first Oscar ever? Here’s a look at some interesting facts and trivia ahead of the 92nd Academy Awards being held Sunday in Hollywood: South Korean director Bong Joon Ho, nominated for Best International Feature Film for Parasite, poses at a reception at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in …

Oscars 2020: Is the Best Picture category an endorsement for Hollywood or a genuine pick of the year's best films?
5 years, 1 month ago

Oscars 2020: Is the Best Picture category an endorsement for Hollywood or a genuine pick of the year's best films?

Firstpost  

When talking about the Oscars, something that often gets lost in the mix is who the Academy actually is. 1) 1917 A film likely to sweep the technical categories — it’s up for Best Director, Score, Cinematography, Hair & Makeup, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects and Production Design — Sam Mendes’ war drama is among the showier films nominated …

The Oscars' New Popular Film Category Is An Insult To Us All
6 years, 7 months ago

The Oscars' New Popular Film Category Is An Insult To Us All

Huff Post  

Walt Disney Studios In an attempt to catch up with the rest of America, the Oscars just got dumb. But wait, you might say, didn’t the most recent Best Picture winner, “The Shape of Water,” make $195 million worldwide? “The academy is effectively excusing itself from deciding whether something like “Black Panther,” which raised the bar for the superhero genre, …

Oscars change their tune with 'La La Land,' diverse nominees
8 years, 2 months ago

Oscars change their tune with 'La La Land,' diverse nominees

China Daily  

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone pose with their awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for their roles in La La Land during the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 8, 2017. History …

Oscars change their tune with 'La La Land,' diverse nominees
8 years, 2 months ago

Oscars change their tune with 'La La Land,' diverse nominees

China Daily  

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone pose with their awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for their roles in La La Land during the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 8, 2017. History …

Oscars change their tune with ‘La La Land,’ diverse nominees
8 years, 2 months ago

Oscars change their tune with ‘La La Land,’ diverse nominees

Associated Press  

History was made across Tuesday’s 89th annual Academy Awards nominations, where the retro musical “La La Land” reaped a record-tying 14 nominations and a wave of African-American films, led by the luminous coming-of-age portrait “Moonlight,” resoundingly toppled two straight years of “so white” Oscars. The 14 nods for “La La Land,” including best picture, best actress for Emma Stone, best …

The end of Hollywood: “Alice Through the Looking Glass” is yet another big-budget flop — and that could mean a disastrous year for studios
8 years, 9 months ago

The end of Hollywood: “Alice Through the Looking Glass” is yet another big-budget flop — and that could mean a disastrous year for studios

Salon  

Don’t let the “record” numbers fool you: Hollywood is in major trouble. At a time when “The LEGO Movie” and “Winter Soldier” topped the box office charts, the year-to-date total amassed $4.1 billion, which is 54 percent larger than the comparatively paltry 2016 total cited above. While an increasingly small number of movies are making all the money, the industry …

Oscars 2016: ‘The Revenant’ and ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ lead the pack in Oscar nominations
9 years, 2 months ago

Oscars 2016: ‘The Revenant’ and ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ lead the pack in Oscar nominations

LA Times  

If last year’s awards season was dominated by smaller films such as “Birdman” and “Boyhood,” this year the Oscars are going big. 1 / 9 Actor John Krasinski and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announce best actress Academy Award nominations Jan. 14 at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. 5 / 9 Actor John Krasinski and Academy President …

Universal Pictures, with $5.53-billion take, sets global box-office record
9 years, 7 months ago

Universal Pictures, with $5.53-billion take, sets global box-office record

LA Times  

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard assess the damage in “Jurassic World.” Film studio Universal Pictures movies have grossed $5.53 billion in global ticket sales in 2015, breaking in just seven months the record for highest yearly gross. Propelled by hits such as “Jurassic World” and “Furious 7,” the Los Angeles studio’s worldwide total edged past the high point marked …

Big studios push for swag-fueled Oscars
12 years, 1 month ago

Big studios push for swag-fueled Oscars

Firstpost  

Giant coffee table books, iPod Shuffles, signed letters from directors, even “Lincoln” turkey roasting pans. The broadcast critics also received an iPod Shuffle, which retails for $49, containing the soundtrack to Universal Pictures’ “Les Miserables,” which is up for music and sound mixing awards. In addition to Warner’s “Argo” and Disney’s “Lincoln,” Sony Pictures is behind “Zero Dark Thirty,” 20th …

Oscars: The famous five fight
15 years, 1 month ago

Oscars: The famous five fight

Hindustan Times  

Gautaman Bhaskaran This year, there may be 10 films racing to win the coveted Oscar. But the real fight for the Best Picture will probably be among five movies: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Precious and Up in the Air. Veteran Oscar watchers aver that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences does not usually give a film …

‘Avatar’ beats ‘Titanic’ at box office
15 years, 2 months ago

‘Avatar’ beats ‘Titanic’ at box office

The Hindu  

Sci-fi epic Avatar has sunk the global box office record set in 1997 by Titanic, distributor 20th Century Fox confirmed on Tuesday. The studio said that the James Cameron film surpassed Titanic ’s $1.843 billion record on Monday to become the highest grossing film of all time. With the movie still going strong in cinemas worldwide, industry observers say it …

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