Tag: Birds of Prey
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‘Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey’: Here’s What Went Wrong, and What Went Right
Usually, when a studio greenlights a comic-book spin-off, it’s as close to sure-fire as you can get. Even Todd Phillips’ risky R-rated origin myth “Joker,” starring Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix as a mentally ill chaos agent, turned into a $1 billion global home run.And then there’s the film formerly known as “Birds of Prey (and the…
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/Filmcast Ep. 554- Birds of Prey (Guest: Angie Han from Mashable)
It’s the first day of the new format! David, Devindra, Jeff and Angie Han, deputy entertainment editor @mashable, jump straight into a feature review of Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, the latest film by director Cathy Yan. How did the female villain perform without her main squeeze the Joker?…
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The Short Oscar Season Was Tough for Hollywood, but Good for Box Office
With the historic victory of “Parasite” at the Oscars on Sunday, the book has been closed on the most compressed awards season ever. But while it is unlikely that the Academy will have the Oscars this early again, several films took advantage of the shortened run to Hollywood’s biggest night and, as a result, find…
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‘Birds of Prey’ Retitled After Box Office Dud, but It Should’ve Been ‘Harley Quinn’ From the Start
What happened to “Birds of Prey”? That’s the question on the minds of box office prognosticators and most likely Warner Bros. executives after the Margot Robbie-starring comic book tentpole became a box office dud in its opening weekend. “Birds of Prey” debuted to $33 million, well below the $45 million the studio was projecting. The…
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The Morning Watch: Cybertruck Goes ‘Back to the Future’, ‘Birds of Prey’ Easter Eggs & More
The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, see what it would be like if Back…
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‘Birds of Prey’ Gets a New Title in Theaters After Underperforming at the Box Office
Birds of Prey may have topped the box office last weekend, but it opened far lower than box office analysts predicted. Even the expectations from Warner Bros. Pictures were nearly $13 million higher than what the movie actually earned. And it sounds like the studio may have figured out what part of the problem is:…
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Why ‘Birds of Prey’ Whiffed at the Box Office
After the commercial successes of “Wonder Woman,” “Aquaman” and “Joker,” Warner Bros. had been on a hot streak with its DC Universe. Its latest comic-book offering, “Birds of Prey,” seemed to have all the ingredients necessary to continue that trend in the studio’s attempt to fashion an alternative to Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe.But despite a…
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‘Birds of Prey’ Dethrones ‘Bad Boys for Life’ to Top the Box Office, But Opens Below Projections
Bad Boys for Life has been dominating the box office since arriving in theaters in the middle of January, but the ladies of Birds of Prey took Will Smith and Martin Lawrence down a peg with some DC Comics action. However, even though the movie starring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn ended up Certified Fresh…
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Neon demons: why comic-book movies are replacing grey with vibrant colour
From Birds of Prey to Wonder Woman 1984, superhero blockbusters are ditching gloomy realism for gold and neonA new, more colourful era of comic-book movies beckons this year, with a slate of movies centred on female superheroes and directed by women, including DC’s Birds of Prey and Wonder Woman 1984, and Marvel’s Black Widow and…
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Box Office: ‘Birds of Prey’ Flies Low Overseas With $48 Million
Warner Bros.’ comic-book adaptation “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” got off to a soft start at the international box office, generating $48 million when it debuted in 78 foreign markets.The R-rated adventure — starring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn — kicked off in North America with an equally disappointing…