Tag: Nope
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Nope’ opens; ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ is widest-ever South Asian release
‘Eiffel’ with Emma Mackey, ‘Where Is Anne Frank’ also starting.Nope, the latest horror from US filmmaker Jordan Peele, is the leading title opening at UK-Ireland cinemas this weekend; as Indian Forrest Gump remake Laal Singh Chaddha receives the widest opening ever for a South Asian film.Universal’s Nope is Peele’s third feature, and centres on the…
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Oscars 2023: Best Actor Predictions
We keep updating these predictions through the awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2023 Oscar picks. Nominations voting is from January 12 to January 17, 2023, with official Oscar nominations announced on January 24, 2023. The final voting is March 2 through 7, 2023. And finally, the 94th Oscars telecast will be…
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July Box Office Was a Record, but August Looks Like a Buzzsaw
July 2022 generated 1.133 billion in domestic gross — the best month’s gross in the Covid era, and it represents 88 percent of the take in July 2019. The majority came from two 300 million+ grossing releases with “Thor: Love and Thunder” (Disney) as the biggest film. “Minions” opened a week earlier, but it should…
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Nope’s Keke Palmer: ‘Being a child star is really exploitative’
The actor’s role in Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror is her biggest billing to date, after a lifetime in the industry. She talks about the harm done to young actors, her response to colorism – and why she doesn’t mind being a memeKeke Palmer was at home in New York, “hanging out on the couch, or…
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‘DC League Of Super-Pets’ debuts with 41m; China’s ‘Moon Man’ easily tops global box office
The Warner Bros animation has eclipsed holdover US studio titles such as Minions: The Rise Of Gru and Thor: Love And Thunder.World box office July 29-31RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world)Cume (world)3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l)Territories1. Moon Man (various) 129.7m 147.3m 129.7m 147.3m 1 2. DC League Of Super-Pets (Warner Bros) 41.4m 41.4m 18.4m 18.4 64 3. Minions: The Rise…
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No, Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ Isn’t a Box Office Disappointment
Jordan Peele, of all filmmakers, shouldn’t be surprised that the conversation around “Nope’s” box office performance has stirred up several hot takes.The director’s cerebral science-fiction thriller took in 44 million in its box office debut, easily leading domestic charts and impressively landing one of the biggest opening weekends in years for a film that’s not…
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Global box office: ‘Minions’ returns to top spot; ‘Crawdads’ strong in early markets; ‘Nope’ in 44m US bow
‘The Rise of Gru’ dropped just an estimated 25 overall across international territories.World box office July 22-24RankFilm (distributor)3-day (world)Cume (world)3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l)Territories1. Minions: The Rise of Gru (Universal) 59.8m 640.3m 42.1m 342.4m 80 2. Thor: Love And Thunder (Disney) 53.9m 598.2m 31.8m 322m 49 3. Nope (Universal) 44m 44m N/A N/A 1 4. Top Gun:…
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Nope Scores Highest Box Office Opening For An Original Movie Since Jordan Peele’s Last Movie
Jordan Peele’s done it again: his latest horror movie “Nope” debuted in theaters this weekend, and its opening box office haul is the highest of any original film since Peele’s last impressive project, 2019’s “Us.” “Nope’ brought in 44 million this weekend, and with a 68 million budget that means it’s on track to become another hit…
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‘Nope’ Director Jordan Peele Shares a Deeper Look at ‘Gordy’s Home!’ With Chimp Sitcom’s Opening Credits
Spoiler Alert: This piece contains spoilers for Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” which is now playing in theaters.Jordan Peele is flexing his world-building for “Nope.” On Sunday morning, the writer-director’s social media accounts shared the opening credits to “Gordy’s Home!,” the fictional chimpanzee-centric ’90s sitcom that starred a younger version of Steven Yeun’s “Nope” character.Within the world…
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‘Nope’ Opens to #1 but Falls Short of Opening Box-Office Expectations
San Diego Comic-Con this weekend reminded exhibitors of good times ahead with “Black Adam” (Warner Bros.) in October and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Disney) in November. It’s an apt moment for the distraction. With “Nope” opening to 44 million, this weekend’s box office total of 124 million might be the best we see until “Black…