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1 week ago | scottmendelson.substack.com | Scott Mendelson

Zach Cregger claimed on the CinemaCon stage that the sizzle reel offered up for Weapons won’t be released to the general public. Whether it will be included in the Cinema Foundation’s “Sneak Peek Showcase,” a 70-minute presentation playing theatrically on April 22 and April 24 (for $3a pop) featuring what I assume will be quite a bit of the sizzle reels and trailers that played in Las Vegas, I cannot say.

1 week ago | scottmendelson.substack.com | Bill Dubuque |Scott Mendelson

The Accountant 2 (2025)132 minutesrated R for “strong violence, and language throughout.”Directed by Gavin O’ConnorWritten by Bill DubuqueStarring - Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson Daniella Pineda, Allison Robertson, J. K. SimmonsCinematography by Seamus McGarveyEditing by Richard PearsonMusic by Bryce DessnerProduction Companies - Artists Equity, 51 Entertainment Zero Gravity Management, FilmtribeDistributed by Amazon MGM (domestic) and Warner Bros.

1 week ago | scottmendelson.substack.com | Scott Mendelson

A Minecraft Movie earned another $80.6 million on its second domestic weekend, with a $160.2 million global Fri-Sun frame. That was a 51% drop in North America, on par with Beauty and the Beast ($90 million from a $174 million debut in March 2017) and -45% overseas. The Jared Hess-directed kid-friendly comic fantasy is now the second-biggest video game movie ever, even when adjusted for inflation in North America and globally, behind only The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($574 million/$1.3 billion).

2 weeks ago | scottmendelson.substack.com | Scott Mendelson

No records were set as The Minecraft Movie earned $9.9 million on Monday. That’s a 79% drop from Sunday, giving the film a $172.6 million domestic and roughly $330 million worldwide cume. To be fair, that’s coming off WB’s biggest Saturday gross ever ($59 million), which was even larger than its $58 million Friday, which included $10.5 million in Thursday previews.

2 weeks ago | scottmendelson.substack.com | Scott Mendelson

Here’s a crazy idea… maybe if Hollywood wants younger audiences to come back to theaters, Hollywood should make more films based on *newer* IP that are popular with and at least somewhat intended for *today’s* kids. Or maybe the industry should just cast Jack Black in a prime comedic role in every significant movie aimed at kids and families.