From ‘Spider-Man’ to ‘Brand New Day’: The evolution of opening weekend milestones
The first ‘Spider-Man’ ushered in a new era blockbusters in 2002. The franchise proved again this weekend that it still has the juice.
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It took two decades, but we finally got a Spidey movie that lives up to Raimi’s best. PLUS: ‘Rings of Power’ rises with new trailer, Gosling is ‘Ghost Rider,’ and Marvel kills ‘Wonder Man.’
‘Dune’ isn’t budging. ‘Spider-Man’ isn’t cowering. PLUS: ‘Coyote vs. ACME’ tickets are on sale, ‘Clayface’ takes the DCU in a grimmer direction, and why Chloe Fineman left ‘SNL.’
Why do they have to keep being so weird about this movie? PLUS: Chloe Fineman leaves ‘SNL,’ Sam Neill passes away, and it’s obvious why the live-action ‘Moana’ remake failed.
The live-action remake is a critical disaster and on track to be a box office disappointment. PLUS: New trailers for ‘Dune: Part Three’ and ‘Godzilla Minus Zero,’ the ‘Supergirl’ bakeoff, and they’re rebooting ‘Free Willy.’
Great source material. Fantastic casting. But a script that wildly missed the mark. PLUS: Comcast spins off NBCUniversal, Sam Altman biopic rescued, and Olivia Rodrigo gets her own Lego lineup.
I wish I could explain the choices the latest DCU film made. PLUS: Amazon drops the Sam Altman biopic, Keanu Reeves joins the next Lego movie, and ‘Digger’ just wants to win an Oscar for Tom Cruise.
Are we heading toward another very big Spidey box office? PLUS: Jim Carrey’s Grinch steals a sequel, Anya Taylor-Joy joins ‘The Hunt for Gollum,’ and Derpy Tiger gets the Lego treatment.
The director’s latest film feels like the capstone to his career. PLUS: First trailers for ‘Whalefall’ and ‘The Social Reckoning,’ Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. are together again, and we’re going back to ‘Jump Street’ ... ‘24 Jump Street.’
The pop star is halfway to an EGOT. PLUS: ‘Supergirl’ tickets take flight, new trailers for ‘The End of Oak Street,’ ‘Onslaught’ and ‘How to Rob a Bank,’ and Olivia Munn says farewell to ... Jon Stewart.
The film’s final trailer pulls back the curtain on the alien mystery. PLUS: ‘Toy Story 5’ trailer takes on tech, the pope quotes Gandalf, and the new ‘X-Men ’97’ trailer has to ‘get the X-Men back ... to the nineties.’
There’s no reason for this movie to exist. PLUS: Colbert and ’The Late Show’ sign off, The Daniels replace Gosling with Damon, and a new trailer for ‘Lanterns.’
The five remaining late-night hosts reunited in person. PLUS: A new ‘Westworld’ movie is in the works, the wait for ‘Ahsoka’ gets longer, and is Conan O’Brien really Oscars host for life?
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