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BROADWAY JOURNAL; “Catch Me If You Can”

>Steven Spielberg week on Broadway continues:  after War Horse, the director’s next film, we have CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, based on his 2002 comedy-drama (that film was written by Jeff Nathanson).   Spielberg&#...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE BIJOU: Boxoffice Footnotes – 9/23/11

> MONEYBALL‘s debut looks to be in line with the opening weekend of The Social Network ($22.4M) just about a year ago.  That movie rode the Oscar race to a $97M gross.  Moneyball is more likable but less incisiv...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office 1.2.2022

  HOLDOVERS:  Pandemic box office champion SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (Marvel/Columbia/Sony) had no trouble keeping its throne over New Year’s weekend, down 38% to $52.7M, with a running US total of $609.9M.  The Janu...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 3.3.2024

  OPENINGS:  DUNE: PART TWO (Legendary/Warners) landed at the high end of projections with $81.5M.  Comparisons with the 2021 Dune have little meaning, since that film was part of the studio’s controversial year of...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 4.7.2024

  OPENINGS:  MONKEY MAN (Universal) walked an odd path to theaters, originally being targeted for a Netflix release.  While the result earned strong reviews (87% on Rotten Tomatoes), there was no storybook ending at the ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot + 1

THE SKED’S PILOT (+ 1) REVIEW: “Red Widow”

  RED WIDOW:  Sunday 10PM on ABC The “2-hour premiere” of RED WIDOW actually consisted of the pilot that was shot before last year’s upfronts, combined with the first regular episode (both halves written...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/19/13

No good news for anyone last night. ABC:  It was never clear why ABC renewed BODY OF PROOF, which had marginal ratings last season (reportedly foreign sales played a part, as the network’s in-house studio produces the sh...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY HOLIDAY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 9/3/12

  OPENINGS:  Everything stayed pretty much as is after Monday’s estimates were released.  THE POSSESSION (Lionsgate) has the #2 Labor Day 4-day opening weekend with $21.3M.  LAWLESS (Weinstein Company) is trying ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Film Festival

Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “The Fabelmans” & “The Eternal Daughter”

  THE FABELMANS (Universal – November 11):  Like all superheroes, Steven Spielberg has an origin story, and he tells it in The Fabelmans, whose world premiere was far and away the signature event of this year’...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: NBC All-In On “Up All Night”

> What’s better than a back order?  An extra back order.  NBC has increased its order for UP ALL NIGHT by 2 additional episodes, making for a total of 24 in the season.  Probably this indicates little more ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Current Release

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Promised Land”

  PROMISED LAND:  Watch It At Home – Promise, But No Fulfillment There’s an original idea located somewhere near (but not at) the heart of PROMISED LAND:  start with what would normally be an obvious storylin...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Reviews

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Psych”

  Tonight’s Season 7 finale of PSYCH promised at least a bit of a shake-up for Season 8, and even though it looks to be less extreme than it should have been and likely just temporary, it’s welcome.  7 seasons...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Ringer”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6.20.2022

  OPENINGS:  LIGHTYEAR (Pixar/Disney) was a tricky attempt to extend the hugely lucrative Toy Story franchise, both a prequel and a spinoff that featured a different version of the titular character than the one audiences...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 5.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a run of the movie MOANA at 0.33, THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.06 to 0.35. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD dropped 0.07 to 0.55, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was down 0.08 to 0.44.  Reruns followed at 0.3...
by Mitch Salem
 
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