Popculturology • The Box Office Report
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ redo reheats box office with an $83.7M opening weekend
A live-action remake dethrones a live-action remake to claim the No. 1 spot.
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Popculturology • Friday Newsletter
The summer of Seth Meyers
As if his late-night show, YouTube segment and two podcasts weren’t enough, the host is suddenly everywhere. PLUS: It’s splitsville for Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney turns its lawyers on an AI image generator, and a Wonder Woman movie is in the works.
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
‘Ballerina’ loses to ‘Lilo & Stitch’ remake in box office dance off
The ‘John Wick’ spinoff didn’t have the moves to dethrone Disney’s latest live-action cash grab.
Popculturology • Friday Newsletter
First ‘Wicked: For Good’ trailer brings the fight to the Wizard
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande take us back to Oz. PLUS: Trailers for ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ and more, first look at Josh Brolin in ‘Whalefall,’ and Marc Maron ends ‘WTF.’
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
‘Karate Kid: Legends’ fails to put up a fight against ‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’
The legacy sequel earned a respectable $21 million — but that wasn’t enough to overpower the tag team of Disney’s latest remake and Tom Cruise.
Popculturology • Friday Newsletter
Sometimes you gotta call it quits
Whoops, we stopped watching ‘The Last of Us.’ PLUS: Trailers for ‘Good Fortune’ and ‘Elio,’ mulling over ‘Maul,’ and Topanga goes ‘Sneaker Shopping.’
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
Well, at least Disney has $183M to show for its live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ remake
The studio’s latest cash grab capitalized on Millennial nostalgia and Memorial Day weekend — but would a real animated movie have done just as well?
Popculturology • Deep SNL Thoughts
Let’s rank all 20 hosts of ‘SNL’ Season 50
Who do we want to see back next season? And who should never host again?
Popculturology • The Monthly
The Monthly May 2025
Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.
Popculturology • Friday Newsletter
I’m sorry, Tom Cruise, but I choose Tim Robinson
How did a studio let ‘Friendship’ become a reality? PLUS: Netflix saves ‘Sesame Street,’ new trailers for ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘Zootopia 2,’ and the ‘Avengers’ sequels shift to Christmastime.
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
‘Final Destination’ franchise rises from the dead with ‘Bloodlines’
After a 14-year break, the series slayed its previous box office records.
Popculturology • Deep SNL Thoughts
‘SNL’ closes out Season 50 with Scarlett Johansson, no clues about future of the cast
Colin Jost and Michael Che once again swapped offensive jokes — but didn’t give any hints about whether they’d be back next season.