Golden Globes Nomination Film Predictions: ‘The Irishman,’ ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ … And What Else?

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has always been an idiosyncratic group with shifting tastes and agendas, and these days it seems particularly hard to figure out how the 87 voting members might cast their ballots for the Golden Globe Awards. Will the more conservative members get “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and “Ford... Read More

Box Office: ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Flies to $31M; ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Crashes With $8.6M

Elsewhere, Bill Condon’s ‘The Good Liar’ opened to an even worse $5.6 million, while ‘Joker’ passed ‘The Dark Knight’ to finish Sunday with $1.017 billion in global ticket sales. Sorry, Charlie. Ford v Ferrari easily ran Charlie’s Angels and the rest of the competition off the road at the weekend box office, grossing a... Read More

Box Office: ‘Joker’ Tops $1 Billion

Joker will pass $1 billion worldwide today, on the second anniversary of the overseas release of Justice League. As it enters its seventh weekend, Joker has a new domestic total of $316.692 million and a global cume of around $998 million worldwide. So today should be the day that Joker passes the $1 billion... Read More

‘Joker’ Cinematographer Ends Debate Over Zazie Beetz’s Fate With a Simple Rule

Did Arthur kill Sophie? It’s one of the open-ended questions “Joker” fans have been debating since the film’s release October 4. One of the big questions “Joker” fans have been debating since the movie’s October 4 theatrical release has been whether or not Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) kills his neighbor Sophie (Zazie Beetz). The... Read More

‘Joker’ Dominating Box Office Again With $50 Million

Joaquin Phoenix remains the ruler of the North American box office as the second weekend of “Joker” heads for an easy victory with as much as $50 million at 4,374 sites, early estimates showed Friday. That’s far above a trio of new entries, led by animated comedy “The Addams Family” with about $30 million... Read More

‘Joker’ Screens For Oscar Voters – Can It Be A Best Picture Contender?

With a record $96 million at the domestic boxoffice and $248 million worldwide, Warner Bros. Joker clearly triumphed in theaters this weekend, but how did it do with Oscar voters? In the kind of early-October release slot the studio has used successfully to launch such boxoffice and awards magnets as A Star Is Born,... Read More

Does ‘Joker’ Have a Post-Credits Scene?

Do you need to stick around for any bonus scenes once the credits start? The endlessly controversial “Joker” has arrived in theaters — and it remains to be seen whether the comic book film will be as divisive with audiences as it has been with critics. Either way, the film has garnered a sheer... Read More

‘Joker’ hits movie theaters with controversy and extra security

The “Joker” hit movie theaters this week despite a wave of criticism that it glorifies a killer and could encourage copycat attacks nationwide. The movie featuring Joaquin Phoenix is about a marginalized clown that goes on a killing rampage. The story’s told in a manner that seeks to evoke empathy without rooting for him,... Read More

US Army warns about possible mass shootings by incels at ‘Joker’ screenings

The US Army issued a warning about the possibility of mass shootings at upcoming screenings of “Joker,” according to a new report. In a widely distributed email on Sept. 18 marked “For official use only,” officials reminded service members to “identify two escape routes” and to “run, hide, fight” in the event of a... Read More