Wicked: For Good Box Office Overtakes Highest-Grossing Minions Movie In Universal’s All-Time Charts

Despite a hugely successful opening, ticket sales for Wicked: For Good have started to fall. According to Deadline, the movie earned $970,000 in the US on Wednesday, which was down 33% from Tuesday. However, sales rebounded on Thursday, bringing in $1.1 million – a 21% increase. This brings the film’s total earnings for the week to $10.2 million and its overall domestic gross to $336.6 million after six weeks in cinemas.

Sam Raimi’s Best Darkman Quote Deserves Way More Love From Fans

Dedicated fans know this film is entirely the director’s original story, though it’s heavily influenced by the comics he loved as a child. You can see those comic book roots in the film’s closing line – “I’m everyone — and no one. Everywhere — nowhere. Call me… Darkman” – a line, and the movie itself, that haven’t quite achieved the widespread recognition they deserve.

10 Best Noir Movies Of The 2000s, Ranked

While each film had its own unique feel, they all shared key elements of neo-noir—a style distinct from typical 2000s crime dramas like The Departed. Featuring morally ambiguous heroes, captivating femme fatales, and a visually muted aesthetic, these ten films successfully revived the noir tradition for modern audiences.

Love, Death, & Robots: The Sci-Fi Anthology Surpassing Black Mirror

While Black Mirror has faced challenges recently, Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots consistently delivers exceptional science fiction. What began as a creative experiment has become one of Netflix’s most reliable, bold, and imaginative sci-fi shows. Through its short episodes and diverse animation styles, Love, Death & Robots explores ideas with more freedom and finesse than Black Mirror.

Marvel Writer Recalls Meeting Rambo’s Creator, Plus The Money-Related Reason He Thinks ‘About This A Lot’

Marvel writer Dan Slott recently shared a story on Threads about a dinner he had with several prominent authors, including Peter David, Brian Reed, Mike Carey, and David Morrell (author of First Blood). Morrell recounted the experience of adapting Rambo from his novel into a film. Apparently, Morrell’s agent strongly advocated for him throughout the process, even though Morrell himself initially resisted many of the changes.