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South China Morning Post
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Cannes 2025: The Phoenician Scheme movie review – Wes Anderson's exquisite espionage caper
4/5 stars Wes Anderson's latest feature, a spy movie rendered in the way only he can, feels like the antithesis to the latest Mission: Impossible film. Playing in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, where his last two features premiered, The Phoenician Scheme is an old-fashioned espionage caper styled in the exquisite, delicately hewn manner for which Anderson is famed. Here he gets to work with Benicio del Toro, who featured briefly in Anderson's 2021 film The French Dispatch but here gets to take the lead. Perfectly cast, the actor plays Zsa-zsa Korda, a shady tycoon thought to be one of the richest men in Europe. Play As the explosive aerial opening shows, there are people out to sabotage him, including a government-led task force (chaired by Rupert Friend). With all this weighing on him, he decides to entrust his estate to his only daughter, Liesl (Mia Threapleton), a devout nun. She is suspicious of the offer, but feels she might be able to use his money for 'good works'.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Dog Man' Arrests $1.36M, ‘Companion' Scares $1.1M In Previews – Friday AM Box Office
Universal/DreamWorks Animation's feature take of Dav Pilkey's Dog Man bit $1.36M in previews yesterday which comps to DWA's previews for The Bad Guys ($1.15M) and Trolls Band Together ($1.3M), those movies respectively opening to $23.9M and $30M. Dog Man is expected to be the first notable opening of the year, north of $20M. Quorum reports 'Dog Man has been on the rise. Two weeks ago, it was tracking behind Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, which opened to $23M. Today, awareness and unaided awareness are much higher than Paw. Could Dog reach $30M? It certainly seems possible.' Dads and moms under 35 are the strongest as far as those who'll pay to see the movie in a theater. Dog Man is 4 1/2 stars with kids and parents in Screen Engine/Comscore PostTrak exits. The movie is booked at 3,885 theaters. Previews started yesterday at 2PM in 2,950 venues. The animated pic is 77% fresh with Rotten Tomatoes critics. More from Deadline 'Dog Man' To Bark Louder Than 'Companion' At Weekend Box Office With $20M+ - Preview Rupert Friend Joins New Line's Sci-Fi Thriller 'Companion' From 'Barbarian' Team 'Companion': Lukas Gage, Megan Suri & Harvey Guillén Board New Line's Sci-Fi Thriller From 'Barbarian' Team New Line's R-rated horror film Companion is on fire in exits with a solid four stars on PostTrak, and 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and 95% certified fresh with critics. However, the BoulderLight Pictures, Drew Hancock written and directed femme bot movie is only supposed to do $8M-$11M. Thursday previews which began at 3PM were $1.1M; that total number being $1.7M including Monday Mystery screenings. Quorum notes, 'Three weeks ago, just before Warner Bros. kicked the campaign into high gear with a trailer and poster, Companion was tracking to open below $5M. Since then, awareness has tripled, and interest has climbed ten points.' As far as comps, Universal's R-rated Violent Night posted $1.1M on its way to a $13.4M opening back in 2022. Last year's Blumhouse PG-13 title Night Swim made $1.45M in previews before opening to $11.7M, while more recently, R-rated Wolf Man made $1.4M before continuing on to $10.8M. M3GAN, the ultimate femme bot movie, did $2.75M in previews before seducing a $30.4M opening; that movie being PG-13. The rest of the week went like this: 1.) Flight Risk (LG) 3,161 theaters, Thu $767K (-48% from Wed), Week $14.6M/Wk 1 2.) One of Them Days (Sony) 2,675 theaters, Thu $743K (-39%), Week $10.68M, Total $27.8M/Wk 2 3. ) Mufasa (Dis) 3,420 theaters, Thu $605K (-30%), Week $10.5M, Total $222.9M/Wk 6 4.) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Par) 3,097 theaters, Thu $367K (-36%), Week $6.4M, Total $227M/Wk 6 5.) Moana 2 (Dis) 2,550 theaters, Thu $287K (-26%), Week $5.1M, Total $450.8M/Wk 9 Best of Deadline 'Bridgerton' Season 4: Everything We Know So Far 'Knives Out 3': Everything We Know About The Second Rian Johnson Sequel 2025 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Spirits, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More
