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A Movie We’re Rooting For: COMPANION

When Warner Bros. gave us the teaser for COMPANION back in early October, we were hooked. In one of the more brilliant bait-and-switches, the teaser opened with a card reading, “from the studio that brought you The NOTEBOOK.” What followed over the next 60 seconds was far from the timeless romance of that classic. Rather, […]

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What Happened To The January Expansion?

What do ZERO DARK THIRTY, AMERICAN SNIPER, THE REVENANT, HIDDEN FIGURES, THE POST, and 1917 have in common? Combined they have 39 Academy Award nominations. All six were nominated for Best Picture. But there’s a less obvious connection among these films. All six opened in limited release in late December before expanding wide the following […]

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The 10 Highest And Lowest Scoring Posters Of 2024.

Do posters drive the box office? No. At least not singlehandedly. However, when looking at the 10 highest and lowest scoring artwork of 2024, the top posters align closely with the end-of-year box office. Ten posters earned an A grade, with DESPICABLE ME 4 landing a fraction higher than the teaser poster for BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE. […]

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Why MOANA 2 Is Important

At The Quorum, we rarely write about films after they open in theaters. In fact, we’ve only done it once before, when BARBIE debuted to $636M in 2022. But the enormous $221M five-day debut for MOANA 2 deserves some reflection. In January, we noted that 2024 was poised to be a watershed year for animation. […]

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