Anime ‘Demon Slayer’ sequel scores shocking $70M weekend
Also, how has it been three decades since ‘Toy Story’ first hit theaters?
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The Monthly July 2025
Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.
‘Anora’ snags major Oscar wins for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress
The Sean Baker-directed film also took home Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing while Mikey Madison scored an upset victory over Demi Moore.
‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Wicked’ lead 2025 Oscar nominations
‘The Wild Robot’ got nominated for Best Picture, right? RIGHT?
Is ‘Dune: Prophecy’ doin’ enough?
It’s hard to live in the shadow of a masterpiece like ‘Dune: Part Two.’ PLUS: The ‘live’-action Stitch stomps through a teaser, ‘Skeleton Crew’ premieres early, and Seth Meyers and family celebrate Thanksgiving.
The Monthly October 2024
Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.
Is ‘Dune Messiah’ happening sooner than we thought?
Despite saying he wanted a break, Villeneuve may soon return to Arrakis. PLUS: My latest ‘Acolyte’ thoughts, and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ tracking for a big opening.
‘Civil War’ unites the weekend box office
Director Alex Garland scored the biggest opening of his career, while ‘Godzilla x Kong’ continued it box office rampage.
‘Godzilla x Kong’ stomps expectations with a titanic $80M weekend
The latest MonsterVerse film reigns over the Easter box office thanks to 2024’s second biggest opening weekend.
‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ busts a $45.2 million weekend
The latest ‘Ghostbusters’ movie scares up an opening weekend very similar to the past two installments in the franchise.
‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ and ‘Dune: Part Two’ in a tight box office battle for No. 1
Less than $1 million separates the fourth ‘Kung Fu Panda’ and second ‘Dune’ movies.
‘Kung Fu Panda’ skadooshes to a box office win
The fourth ‘Kung Fu Panda’ movie recaptures the box office magic of the original while ‘Dune: Part Two’ passes its predecessor’s domestic haul.
Let’s all go to the movies ... and sit through 30 minutes of ads
It’s not Nicole Kidman’s fault, but there’s now way too much nonsense before a movie. PLUS: A ton of ‘Dune’ news, trailers for ‘Taylor Swift’ and ‘Garfield,’ and Zack Snyder has thoughts on math.