After a generally miserable September at the box office, October bursts in with the promise of at least two franchise films, although things will start off gently with two very different films – one based on a children’s book and the other on an original.
Sony’s “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” is the first new PG-rated family movie in over two months. It’s hard to imagine that families desperate to get the kids out of the house won’t enjoy a new movie that’s right for them. Based on the 1965 children’s book by Bernard Waberthe live-action hybrid film is directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck (“Blades of Glory”) and stars Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Winslow Fegley, Brett Gelman and Scoot McNairy. Most importantly, it features the pop star’s singing voice Shawn Mendes as Lyle the Crocodile, performing songs that include those written by Oscar-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul from “La La Land”, “Dear Evan Hansen” and “The Greatest Showman”.
“Lyle” seems to offer something that can work on two levels, since kids and young teens might be as much or more interested in the movie for Mendes and the songs than the idea of a family adopting a singing crocodile. There have been plenty of great examples of previous family films based on popular children’s books, like 1999’s “Stuart Little,” which debuted with just $15 million before Christmas that year but ended up grossing $140 million with the vacation bump. Most recently, Paramount’s “Clifford the Big Red Dog” opened with $16.6 million in November 2021, but that didn’t quite mark the holiday against “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which peaked at $48.9 million.
“Lyle” just has more upside, as mentioned above, and that will help him open with $21-23 million, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he opens up even more after such a long shortage. family movies.
David O. Russell was nominated for five Oscars, mainly for his three films released between 2011 and 2014: “The Fighter”, “The Silver Linings Playbook” and “American Hustle”. Seven years have passed since Russell’s previous film, “Joy”, starring Jennifer Lawrencewho was nominated for another Oscar after winning one for “Silver Linings.”
‘Amsterdam’ isn’t Russell’s most common original work, dating back to the eccentricity of his 2004 film, ‘I Heart Huckabees’, but it features an impressive package that includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington (“Principle”), Anya Taylor Joy, Rami Malek, robert deniro, Mike Myers, Michael Shannon and much more. (Pop star Taylor Swift also has a small role, but will the “Swifties” care enough to show up as Harry Styles fans for “Don’t Worry Darling”?)
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Set in the early 1930s, “Amsterdam” revolves around the murder of a beloved general and the characters played by Bale and Washington attempt to solve the murder, only to uncover far more nefarious forces and a political conspiracy behind the murder.
‘Joy’ debuted with $17 million at Christmas 2015, but much of it was based on Lawrence’s popularity in the ‘Hunger Games’ movies – the series finale came out a month early and still tops. ten. Russell’s previous three films were platform edited (i.e. opened in a few theaters before going nationwide), making them harder to compare, but “American Hustle “grossed $19.1 million from 2,507 theaters the week before Christmas in 2013 and grossed $150 million in North America. Russell’s previous film with Bale, “The Fighter,” grossed $12.1 million in a similar number of theaters in December 2010.
“Amsterdam” seems like the kind of film that would primarily appeal to older audiences, and there’s still no sign that they’ve fully returned to theaters yet. On top of that, early reviews have been pretty poor, and “Amsterdam” really is the kind of movie that needs positive critical support. With that in mind, Russell’s latest will likely hit around $11 or $12 million opening weekend to take the No. his second weekend.
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There is a strong chance that Olivia Wilde“Don’t Worry Darling” will fall behind “The Woman King” next weekend to take fifth place, as the latter generally seems to be holding up better week over week based on the weekend’s second drop. end of the first. Even if either of the new movies exceed expectations and forecasts, it’s going to be another weekend at the box office.
Opening in select cities this weekend are two festival favourites: the Swedish filmmaker Ruben OstlundCannes’ “Triangle of Sadness”, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in May, and Todd Field“TÁR”, with Cate Blanchett, who won Best Actress at Venice in September. A few international horror movies getting limited theatrical releases on Friday include Carlota Peredathe Spanish-language horror thriller “Piggy” (opening exclusively at Alamo theatres) and the Italian horror master Dario Argento‘Dark Glasses’, which will hit theaters a week before its Shudder streaming debut.
Check back on Sunday to see how some of the films above fared in theaters.
After a generally miserable September at the box office, October bursts in with the promise of at least two franchise films, although things will start off gently with two very different films – one based on a children’s book and the other on an original.
Sony’s “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” is the first new PG-rated family movie in over two months. It’s hard to imagine that families desperate to get the kids out of the house won’t enjoy a new movie that’s right for them. Based on the 1965 children’s book by Bernard Waberthe live-action hybrid film is directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck (“Blades of Glory”) and stars Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Winslow Fegley, Brett Gelman and Scoot McNairy. Most importantly, it features the pop star’s singing voice Shawn Mendes as Lyle the Crocodile, performing songs that include those written by Oscar-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul from “La La Land”, “Dear Evan Hansen” and “The Greatest Showman”.
“Lyle” seems to offer something that can work on two levels, since kids and young teens might be as much or more interested in the movie for Mendes and the songs than the idea of a family adopting a singing crocodile. There have been plenty of great examples of previous family films based on popular children’s books, like 1999’s “Stuart Little,” which debuted with just $15 million before Christmas that year but ended up grossing $140 million with the vacation bump. Most recently, Paramount’s “Clifford the Big Red Dog” opened with $16.6 million in November 2021, but that didn’t quite mark the holiday against “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which peaked at $48.9 million.
“Lyle” just has more upside, as mentioned above, and that will help him open with $21-23 million, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he opens up even more after such a long shortage. family movies.
David O. Russell was nominated for five Oscars, mainly for his three films released between 2011 and 2014: “The Fighter”, “The Silver Linings Playbook” and “American Hustle”. Seven years have passed since Russell’s previous film, “Joy”, starring Jennifer Lawrencewho was nominated for another Oscar after winning one for “Silver Linings.”
‘Amsterdam’ isn’t Russell’s most common original work, dating back to the eccentricity of his 2004 film, ‘I Heart Huckabees’, but it features an impressive package that includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington (“Principle”), Anya Taylor Joy, Rami Malek, robert deniro, Mike Myers, Michael Shannon and much more. (Pop star Taylor Swift also has a small role, but will the “Swifties” care enough to show up as Harry Styles fans for “Don’t Worry Darling”?)
SEE October 2022 box office preview: ‘Black Adam’ and Michael Myers lead a month full of high-profile photos
Set in the early 1930s, “Amsterdam” revolves around the murder of a beloved general and the characters played by Bale and Washington attempt to solve the murder, only to uncover far more nefarious forces and a political conspiracy behind the murder.
‘Joy’ debuted with $17 million at Christmas 2015, but much of it was based on Lawrence’s popularity in the ‘Hunger Games’ movies – the series finale came out a month early and still tops. ten. Russell’s previous three films were platform edited (i.e. opened in a few theaters before going nationwide), making them harder to compare, but “American Hustle “grossed $19.1 million from 2,507 theaters the week before Christmas in 2013 and grossed $150 million in North America. Russell’s previous film with Bale, “The Fighter,” grossed $12.1 million in a similar number of theaters in December 2010.
“Amsterdam” seems like the kind of film that would primarily appeal to older audiences, and there’s still no sign that they’ve fully returned to theaters yet. On top of that, early reviews have been pretty poor, and “Amsterdam” really is the kind of movie that needs positive critical support. With that in mind, Russell’s latest will likely hit around $11 or $12 million opening weekend to take the No. his second weekend.
SEE 2022 box office success: Every movie that made over $100 million this year
There is a strong chance that Olivia Wilde“Don’t Worry Darling” will fall behind “The Woman King” next weekend to take fifth place, as the latter generally seems to be holding up better week over week based on the weekend’s second drop. end of the first. Even if either of the new movies exceed expectations and forecasts, it’s going to be another weekend at the box office.
Opening in select cities this weekend are two festival favourites: the Swedish filmmaker Ruben OstlundCannes’ “Triangle of Sadness”, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in May, and Todd Field“TÁR”, with Cate Blanchett, who won Best Actress at Venice in September. A few international horror movies getting limited theatrical releases on Friday include Carlota Peredathe Spanish-language horror thriller “Piggy” (opening exclusively at Alamo theatres) and the Italian horror master Dario Argento‘Dark Glasses’, which will hit theaters a week before its Shudder streaming debut.
Check back on Sunday to see how some of the films above fared in theaters.