After a pretty underwhelming start at the North American box office, Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance, surprised everyone this weekend by posting a terrific hold. The estimated $26.1 weekend was a lot higher than we predicted. The 49% drop is unusual for a superhero film. The first Venom dropped 56% in week 2, while the sequel plunged 65%. Even Deadpool & Wolverine – the most liked superhero movie in years – fell 54% in its second weekend, which was considered a decent hold.

So what’s going on here? Part of it may be that the World Series might have kept audiences away last weekend. With a U.S. election happening on Tuesday, people might have yearned for a little escapism, allowing the film to make up for last weekend’s shortfall. With a $90 million gross, it’s unlikely to cross the double-century mark its predecessors did, but with very little in the way of competition next weekend, a finish north of $150 million isn’t out of the question.

Meanwhile, second place went to Dreamworks’s The Wild Robot, which has turned out to be a sleeper hit, with the $7.55 million haul (up 11% from last weekend) contributing to a $121 million domestic total. Smile 2 was a distant third, with $6.8 million and a $52.6 million total gross. While it will fall far short of the $105 million made by the first film, it should still turn a nice profit for the studio, allowing for more sequels (whether or not they should is something we dug into here). 

Focus Features has a word-of-mouth hit with Conclave, which fell a modest 20% in week 2 for a $5.3 million weekend and a total north of $14 million. With it likely to do well during awards season, there’s a good chance word of mouth will prop this up for a solid run (although if it drops too early on PVOD, it might shoot long-term box office prospects in the foot a bit).

The Robert Zemeckis movie, Here, wound up doing awful business this weekend, with a $5 million weekend. The CinemaScore is B minus, proving audiences aren’t enjoying this Tom Hanks/ Robin Wright re-team with their Forrest Gump director. A24 got themselves a nice word-of-mouth hit with We Live in Time, which fell a modest 28% this weekend, with a $3.47 weekend and a gross north of $17 million. It may well make it to $30 million if couples keep turning out to see this on date night. 

Meanwhile, possibly the year’s most profitable movie, Terrifier 3, earned $3.2 million towards a $50 million total gross. Two Bollywood movies took up eighth and ninth place, with Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again both making over $2 million apiece. Finally, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice rounded out the top 10, with a $2.08 million weekend and a $292 million gross.

Interestingly, Deadline reports that Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2, despite being dumped by Warner Bros, is far exceeding expectations, with an estimated $275k weekend on only thirty screens. If true, that would give it one of the highest per-screen averages on the chart this weekend. Considering his amazing track record, the studio should have shown a little more faith in ol’Clint.

Next weekend should allow Venom: The Last Dance to eke out another victory, with A24’s Heretic the only competition.

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After a pretty underwhelming start at the North American box office, Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance, surprised everyone this weekend by posting a terrific hold. The estimated $26.1 weekend was a lot higher than we predicted. The 49% drop is unusual for a superhero film. The first Venom dropped 56% in week 2, while the sequel plunged 65%. Even Deadpool & Wolverine – the most liked superhero movie in years – fell 54% in its second weekend, which was considered a decent hold.

So what’s going on here? Part of it may be that the World Series might have kept audiences away last weekend. With a U.S. election happening on Tuesday, people might have yearned for a little escapism, allowing the film to make up for last weekend’s shortfall. With a $90 million gross, it’s unlikely to cross the double-century mark its predecessors did, but with very little in the way of competition next weekend, a finish north of $150 million isn’t out of the question.

Meanwhile, second place went to Dreamworks’s The Wild Robot, which has turned out to be a sleeper hit, with the $7.55 million haul (up 11% from last weekend) contributing to a $121 million domestic total. Smile 2 was a distant third, with $6.8 million and a $52.6 million total gross. While it will fall far short of the $105 million made by the first film, it should still turn a nice profit for the studio, allowing for more sequels (whether or not they should is something we dug into here). 

Focus Features has a word-of-mouth hit with Conclave, which fell a modest 20% in week 2 for a $5.3 million weekend and a total north of $14 million. With it likely to do well during awards season, there’s a good chance word of mouth will prop this up for a solid run (although if it drops too early on PVOD, it might shoot long-term box office prospects in the foot a bit).

The Robert Zemeckis movie, Here, wound up doing awful business this weekend, with a $5 million weekend. The CinemaScore is B minus, proving audiences aren’t enjoying this Tom Hanks/ Robin Wright re-team with their Forrest Gump director. A24 got themselves a nice word-of-mouth hit with We Live in Time, which fell a modest 28% this weekend, with a $3.47 weekend and a gross north of $17 million. It may well make it to $30 million if couples keep turning out to see this on date night. 

Meanwhile, possibly the year’s most profitable movie, Terrifier 3, earned $3.2 million towards a $50 million total gross. Two Bollywood movies took up eighth and ninth place, with Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again both making over $2 million apiece. Finally, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice rounded out the top 10, with a $2.08 million weekend and a $292 million gross.

Interestingly, Deadline reports that Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2, despite being dumped by Warner Bros, is far exceeding expectations, with an estimated $275k weekend on only thirty screens. If true, that would give it one of the highest per-screen averages on the chart this weekend. Considering his amazing track record, the studio should have shown a little more faith in ol’Clint.

Next weekend should allow Venom: The Last Dance to eke out another victory, with A24’s Heretic the only competition.

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Straight from Poguelandia comes the official trailer for the second part of season four of Outer Banks, which is set to debut this week on November 7th. It hasn’t been much of a wait for the growing group of Outer Banks fans, as the first part was released on October 10th, but that’s definitely more than enough for the die-hards.

As per Netflix, “The Pogues are back for more action and adventure with a fourth season of Outer Banks, streaming now. John B (Chase Stokes), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), JJ (Rudy Pankow), Kiara (Madison Bailey), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), and Cleo (Carlacia Grant) are back for the biggest season yet…While one chapter of the Pogues’ story has closed, the next phase of #P4L has only just begun, and the hunt for Blackbeard’s gold is on the horizon.” 

Season four of Outer Banks has been split into two five-episode parts. With major revelations made in the first part’s finale, “Albatross”, no doubt the concluding set will be something fans are clamoring for. As we previously knew, the episode titles are: “The Town Council”, “Mothers and Fathers”, “Decision Day”, “The Storm”, and “The Blue Crown.”

The trailer was revealed at a fan event – which gathers around 2,500 of them – titled “Poguelandia: An Outer Banks Experience”, which the official website describes as such: “Poguelandia: An Outer Banks Experience is back and, this year, it’s built for Pogues — by Pogues. Experience Outer Banks IRL by hanging out at the Poguelandia house and surf shop, taking a photo with the Twinkie, getting some merch from Pacsun, or grabbing a bite to eat at staples like The Wreck and Heyward’s, or the new Cleo’s Spice Shack — serving up Cleo’s famous jerk chicken cheese on bread. And, of course, catch some vibes throughout the day with live music performances and cast appearances.”

Our own Tyler Nichols gave the first part of season four of Outer Banks a 6/10, admitting that he wasn’t a huge fan of the series going in. But those who are – and those who have stuck around since season one debuted in 2020 – will certainly be binging the concluding five episodes upon release. Be sure to also check out Tyler’s interviews with cast members Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, and more.

Outer Banks hasn’t officially been renewed for a fifth season but it seems like a strong possibility.

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Straight from Poguelandia comes the official trailer for the second part of season four of Outer Banks, which is set to debut this week on November 7th. It hasn’t been much of a wait for the growing group of Outer Banks fans, as the first part was released on October 10th, but that’s definitely more than enough for the die-hards.

As per Netflix, “The Pogues are back for more action and adventure with a fourth season of Outer Banks, streaming now. John B (Chase Stokes), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), JJ (Rudy Pankow), Kiara (Madison Bailey), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), and Cleo (Carlacia Grant) are back for the biggest season yet…While one chapter of the Pogues’ story has closed, the next phase of #P4L has only just begun, and the hunt for Blackbeard’s gold is on the horizon.” 

Season four of Outer Banks has been split into two five-episode parts. With major revelations made in the first part’s finale, “Albatross”, no doubt the concluding set will be something fans are clamoring for. As we previously knew, the episode titles are: “The Town Council”, “Mothers and Fathers”, “Decision Day”, “The Storm”, and “The Blue Crown.”

The trailer was revealed at a fan event – which gathers around 2,500 of them – titled “Poguelandia: An Outer Banks Experience”, which the official website describes as such: “Poguelandia: An Outer Banks Experience is back and, this year, it’s built for Pogues — by Pogues. Experience Outer Banks IRL by hanging out at the Poguelandia house and surf shop, taking a photo with the Twinkie, getting some merch from Pacsun, or grabbing a bite to eat at staples like The Wreck and Heyward’s, or the new Cleo’s Spice Shack — serving up Cleo’s famous jerk chicken cheese on bread. And, of course, catch some vibes throughout the day with live music performances and cast appearances.”

Our own Tyler Nichols gave the first part of season four of Outer Banks a 6/10, admitting that he wasn’t a huge fan of the series going in. But those who are – and those who have stuck around since season one debuted in 2020 – will certainly be binging the concluding five episodes upon release. Be sure to also check out Tyler’s interviews with cast members Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, and more.

Outer Banks hasn’t officially been renewed for a fifth season but it seems like a strong possibility.

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One of the most explosive stories in terms of pop culture this year was the release of the documentary Quiet on Set. In this multiple-episode doc series, former Nickelodeon stars, and people who worked on the set of their most popular programs, came forward with explosive allegations, which ran the gamut from intimidation and bullying to full-on sexual assault of the minors starring in their programs (read our review of the program HERE).

At the center of the controversy was producer Dan Schneider, who was the man behind all of the channel’s most popular program. He was renowned, and much praised in the industry for his knack for making stars of out of young actors, with some of his discoveries including Drake Bell, Amanda Bynes, and even Ariana Grande.

However, for many years, there have been whispers and innuendos about his behaviour behind the scenes. While he was never accused of sexual assault, he came off pretty terribly in Quiet on Set, with many believing more allegations are to come. But what happened? How did a network whose programming was meant to educate and inspire children go so awry?

In this special episode of JoBlo Scandals, our host Taylor James Johnson takes us on a deep dive into some of the most explosive revelations and allegations made against the network, and the people that worked for them over the years. 

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This week, on our JoBlo Live Stream, our host Kier Gomes and his special guest, Taylor James Johnson (the man behind our series, What Happened to this Celebrity) decided to rank to Die Hard movies. You can watch the episode above, but while the top choice, Die Hard, was a bit of a no-brainer, they had a pretty interesting discussion with their viewers about the best sequel. So, in this week’s poll, we’re opening it up to our readers. What is the best Die Hard sequel? Renny Harlin’s Die Hard 2: Die Harder? John McTiernan’s Die Hard With a Vengeance? Len Wiseman’s PG-13 Live Free or Die Hard? Or, God forbid, John Moore’s A Good Day to Die Hard? Let us know by taking the poll below!

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It’s considered in poor taste to slam a movie if you’re in a position where your opinion might matter. We don’t mean critics here but rather stars and directors – it’s why someone like Quentin Tarantino purposely avoids giving his take on new releases, so as not to cast a shadow on an aspiring filmmaker. John Krasinski found this out when he quietly ripped apart a film back in 2019, with none other than Paul Thomas Anderson straightening him out – and it wasn’t even one of his own movies!

Paul Thomas Anderson – who was a big enough fan of Krasinski’s third film, A Quiet Place, to host an awards season screening of it – gave The Office star a bit of advice on the matter, lest he end up saying the wrong thing to the wrong person. “I’ll tell you a big life lesson. Paul was over at my house, I think it was my 30th birthday party, and I had just seen a movie I didn’t love. I said to him over a drink, ‘It’s not a good movie,’ and he so sweetly took me aside and said very quietly, ‘Don’t say that. Don’t say that it’s not a good movie. If it wasn’t for you, that’s fine, but in our business, we’ve all got to support each other.’ The movie was very artsy, and he said, ‘You’ve got to support the big swing. If you put it out there that the movie’s not good, they won’t let us make more movies like that.’” While Krasinski didn’t say which film he slammed, since this would have been 2019, we’ll just assume he was talking about Cats, which of course is both “artsy” and a “big swing.”

Krasinski elaborated on just why PTA’s wisdom was so important, adding, “Dude, Paul Thomas Anderson is out there on the wall for us! He’s defending the value of the artistic experience. He’s so good that maybe you project onto him that he’s allowed to be snarky, but he’s the exact opposite: He wants to love everything because that’s why he got into moviemaking. And ever since then, I’ve never said that I hate a movie.”

That’s probably a good move, as hearing someone in the industry – especially of prominence, as John Krasinski is known as both a director and an actor – publicly bash your movie can hold a weight that no filmmaker wants. It’s hard enough with critics and internet trolls, so who needs a contemporary within the business trashing your efforts in front of a crowd?

Krasinski most recently directed IF, while Paul Thomas Anderson is currently working on The Battle of Baktan Cross.

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It’s considered in poor taste to slam a movie if you’re in a position where your opinion might matter. We don’t mean critics here but rather stars and directors – it’s why someone like Quentin Tarantino purposely avoids giving his take on new releases, so as not to cast a shadow on an aspiring filmmaker. John Krasinski found this out when he quietly ripped apart a film back in 2019, with none other than Paul Thomas Anderson straightening him out – and it wasn’t even one of his own movies!

Paul Thomas Anderson – who was a big enough fan of Krasinski’s third film, A Quiet Place, to host an awards season screening of it – gave The Office star a bit of advice on the matter, lest he end up saying the wrong thing to the wrong person. “I’ll tell you a big life lesson. Paul was over at my house, I think it was my 30th birthday party, and I had just seen a movie I didn’t love. I said to him over a drink, ‘It’s not a good movie,’ and he so sweetly took me aside and said very quietly, ‘Don’t say that. Don’t say that it’s not a good movie. If it wasn’t for you, that’s fine, but in our business, we’ve all got to support each other.’ The movie was very artsy, and he said, ‘You’ve got to support the big swing. If you put it out there that the movie’s not good, they won’t let us make more movies like that.’” While Krasinski didn’t say which film he slammed, since this would have been 2019, we’ll just assume he was talking about Cats, which of course is both “artsy” and a “big swing.”

Krasinski elaborated on just why PTA’s wisdom was so important, adding, “Dude, Paul Thomas Anderson is out there on the wall for us! He’s defending the value of the artistic experience. He’s so good that maybe you project onto him that he’s allowed to be snarky, but he’s the exact opposite: He wants to love everything because that’s why he got into moviemaking. And ever since then, I’ve never said that I hate a movie.”

That’s probably a good move, as hearing someone in the industry – especially of prominence, as John Krasinski is known as both a director and an actor – publicly bash your movie can hold a weight that no filmmaker wants. It’s hard enough with critics and internet trolls, so who needs a contemporary within the business trashing your efforts in front of a crowd?

Krasinski most recently directed IF, while Paul Thomas Anderson is currently working on The Battle of Baktan Cross.

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Do you smell what The Rock is cookin’? Well, Hollywood did, but it wasn’t for a lack of Dwayne Johnson not only trying but challenging his image to ensure his career turned out exactly how he wanted.

When Dwayne Johnson first tried to make it in Hollywood, he came across criticisms not for his acting but his look, remembering being told, ‘If you wanna be a leading man, you’re too big; you can’t go to the gym, you have to lose weight, you gotta go on a diet.’ And if you don’t know any better, then you buy into it, so I started to question myself then. Some of those films at the time I was making, I think, reflect that. And then a moment came where I said, ‘’Excuse my language but f**k that, I’m not doing this anymore, I’m gonna do myself. And if I fail, then I can fail being me.’”

Dwayne Johnson has a filmography full of clunkers but he has pretty much avoided failure at the box office, with his lead performances taking in more than $5 billion worldwide, according to The Numbers. And he’ll only add to his box office intake this month, as he has two features out in November: holiday action-comedy Red One (November 15th) and Moana 2 (November 27th), which, judging by the original’s ~$700 million worldwide haul, is going to be another smash. And none of it would have happened without his dropping a People’s Elbow on the haters. “A funny thing happened when I said, ‘Ah, f*ck all this’: career [skyrocketed]. I became acutely aware of the power of being authentic and being real.”

As such, at this point, Dwayne Johnson can do pretty much whatever he wants, calling the shots and dictating the stipulations (even if it puts him at odds with his co-stars…). That’s the sort of power that no other pro wrestler-turned-actor has been able to pull off. You think Suburban Commando made people want to see Hulk Hogan anywhere outside of the squared circle?

How do you feel about Dwayne Johnson as an actor? Do you think his onscreen presence matches what he had in the ring?

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