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The Bride!: A polarizing feminist horror that flopped at the box office but ignites conversation
entertainment1 month ago

The Bride!: A polarizing feminist horror that flopped at the box office but ignites conversation

A thoughtful, opinionated piece argues Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! is a maximalist, feminist horror that underperformed financially due to persistent misogyny and biased reception. It praises the film as a bold love letter to cinema with a standout performance by Jessie Buckley and an auteur-driven vision, and contends the movie’s value lies in the conversations it sparks about gender, rage, and selfhood rather than opening-weekend ticket sales.

via SlashFilm|
#box-office#entertainment#feminism
The Bride! Box-Office Bust Fuels Debate on Hollywood's Originality Gamble
entertainment1 month ago

The Bride! Box-Office Bust Fuels Debate on Hollywood's Originality Gamble

IndieWire analyzes Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!, a Frankenstein-inspired period piece, underperforming with about $7.3M domestic and $13.6M worldwide on an $80M budget, halting Warner Bros.' streak of No.1 openings and drawing mixed-to-negative reviews. The piece argues the box‑office flop shouldn’t derail bold, original bets, noting that WB remains willing to swing with riskier projects like Sinners and One Battle After Another as part of its future ambitions.

via IndieWire|
#box-office#entertainment#maggie-gyllenhaal
Warner Bros’ The Bride! Flops Globally, Facing About $90M Loss
box-office1 month ago

Warner Bros’ The Bride! Flops Globally, Facing About $90M Loss

Deadline reports The Bride! opened to $13.6M worldwide ($7.3M domestic), a sharp flop for Warner Bros. After production costs around $80M and roughly $65M in marketing, industry estimates suggest the film could lose about $90M in its first cycle, despite an Oscar-season release and strong talent. The movie’s high-art, niche appeal and mixed reception limited its appeal, signaling a costly miss for the studio.

via Deadline|
#90-million-loss#box-office#bride
Pixar’s Hoppers Lead Weekend as The Bride! Struggles at Box Office
entertainment1 month ago

Pixar’s Hoppers Lead Weekend as The Bride! Struggles at Box Office

Pixar’s Hoppers is heading for a $40M+ domestic opening and $85M+ worldwide, riding strong early word-of-mouth and a 94% Rotten Tomatoes critics score (and similar audience score) plus solid cinema scores. In contrast, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! is tracking only a $7–10M debut, well short of expectations, with weak audience/critic reception (71%/60% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a CinemaScore of C+, signaling a rare box‑office miss for Warner Bros. and a potential shakeup ahead of awards season.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#box-office#entertainment#hoppers
The Bride! Dares Spectacle, Yet Misses Its Center
entertainment1 month ago

The Bride! Dares Spectacle, Yet Misses Its Center

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! is a bold, noisy, and wildly ambitious reimagining of Bride of Frankenstein that fuses horror, gangster drama, and musical spectacle, but it remains incoherent and overreaching, with Jessie Buckley’s performance feeling one-note amid a film that never settles on a clear vision or message about cinema or female rage.

via Vulture|
#bride-of-frankenstein#entertainment#film-review
Gyllenhaal Says WB Pressure Led to Softer Violence in The Bride!, Says Consent Matters
film1 month ago

Gyllenhaal Says WB Pressure Led to Softer Violence in The Bride!, Says Consent Matters

Maggie Gyllenhaal says Warner Bros. pushed to tone down some sexually violent scenes in The Bride!, resulting in a slightly trimmed version after mall test screenings. She notes consent as a major issue for the Bride of Frankenstein-inspired film, argues the violence should be hard to watch, and says the movie is now in theaters with Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale.

via Deadline|
#consent#film#maggie-gyllenhaal
Buckley’s Bold Bride Divides Critics in Frankenstein-Infused Thriller
entertainment1 month ago

Buckley’s Bold Bride Divides Critics in Frankenstein-Infused Thriller

Critics are divided on Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!, a Frankenstein-inspired pastiche led by Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. Some praise Buckley’s ferocious performance and the film’s bold, musical-infused energy, while others fault its coherence and trippy final act. Current scores sit around 49% on Rotten Tomatoes and 57 on Metacritic, signaling mixed Oscar-season chatter and a polarizing reception to this audacious departure.

via Gold Derby|
#bride#entertainment#frankenstein
Pixar's Hoppers Poised for Big Original-Title Bow as The Bride! Faces Mixed Reviews
entertainment1 month ago

Pixar's Hoppers Poised for Big Original-Title Bow as The Bride! Faces Mixed Reviews

Pixar's Hoppers is forecast to deliver the studio's biggest opening in nearly a decade for an original title, with a global debut around $88 million and North American around $36–40 million, while Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! is tracking to about $16–18 million domestically and roughly $38 million worldwide, though mixed reviews could hurt its performance. Hoppers opens in roughly 4,000 North American theaters (with IMAX/PLF formats), and The Bride! opens in about 3,200 theaters in North America, per box-office previews.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#box-office#entertainment#hoppers
Pixar's Hoppers Aims for Box-Office Lead as The Bride Stumbles
box-office1 month ago

Pixar's Hoppers Aims for Box-Office Lead as The Bride Stumbles

Pixar’s animal-centric Hoppers is projected to debut with roughly $35–$40 million in North America to lead the weekend, while Warner Bros.’ feminist Frankenstein tale The Bride is tracking around $10–15 million domestically (Warner Bros. projects $16–18 million) and about $22 million internationally. Hoppers, produced for $150 million, would mark Pixar’s first original hit since Coco (2017), and it carries strong early buzz (96% on Rotten Tomatoes). If Hoppers hits the high end of expectations, it could easily outpace The Bride, which faces a cautious start for Warner Bros.

via Variety|
#box-office#hoppers#maggie-gyllenhaal
Brassy Frankenstein Reimagining Dazzles Visually but Wobbles Dramatically
entertainment1 month ago

Brassy Frankenstein Reimagining Dazzles Visually but Wobbles Dramatically

Jessie Buckley leads Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!, a loud, stylish reimagining of the Frankenstein myth that roars with dance numbers and retro flair but is hampered by uneven plotting and sporadic clunkiness; it effectively showcases Buckley’s talents and a chic 1930s aesthetic, yet its ambitions occasionally overwhelm its focus on consent and feminism.

via The Irish Times|
#bride#entertainment#film-review