The Box Office Report
‘Argylle’ flops, but still spies an opening weekend box office win
The good news? ‘Argylle’ is the No. 1 film. The bad news? It cost $200 million to make.
Bill Kuchman
Pop culture fan. Was once paid to write about How I Met Your Mother. Now I write Popculturology. A Rochester, N.Y., native now living in the Washington, D.C., area. Won’t pass up a Genny Cream Ale.
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Ayo Edebiri fights drugs on campus, confronts Nikki Haley while hosting ‘SNL’
‘The Bear’ star made her hosting debut, playing a variety of weirdos.
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James Gunn finds his Supergirl in ‘House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock
Gunn says Alcock was the ‘FIRST person I brought up’ for the role. PLUS: Trailers for ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,’ and Larry David attacks Elmo.
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Jason Statham’s ‘The Beekeeper’ tells ‘Mean Girls’ to buzz off
With no new releases to crack the top five, ‘The Beekeeper’ wins by losing the least.
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Dakota Johnson hosts ‘SNL,’ but Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon steal the spotlight
The ‘Madame Web’ star returned as host, pitching ‘big dumb cups’ and roasting Please Don’t Destroy.
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‘The Daily Show’ shocker: Jon Stewart returns
The old host of the Comedy Central late-night show is the new host. PLUS: Oscar nominations, a new ‘Jurassic World’ movie, and new trailers for ‘Bad Batch,’ ‘Road House’ and ‘Hit Man.'
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‘Oppenheimer’ leads 2024 Oscar nominations
‘Barbie’ scored eight nominations — wanna guess if director Greta Gerwig got one?
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‘Mean Girls’ leads a reprise of last weekend at the box office
The musical remake wins a weekend that looks exactly like last weekend.
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A very tall Jacob Elordi hosts ‘SNL,’ makes out with Chloe Fineman
The ‘Saltburn’ star (definitely not a short king) made his hosting debut — and gives acting advice to Rachel McAdams.
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‘Monarch’ vs. ‘For All Mankind’: A tale of two Apple TV+ shows
The show about monsters told a human story while the show about humanity lost its way. PLUS: ‘The Office’ moves closer to reopening, Walton Goggins joins ‘White Lotus,’ and is Tina Fey Lorne Michaels’ heir apparent?
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Get in, loser, 'Mean Girls' wins the weekend
The musical remake burns rivals like ‘The Beekeeper’ and ‘Wonka.’
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'The Mandalorian & Grogu' movie launches a wave of 'Star Wars' news
The 'Mandalorian' pair heads to theaters while the 'Game of Thrones' dudes discuss their abandoned project. PLUS: Cruise and WB team up, 'The Last of Us' casting news, and Seth Meyers gets a tattoo.