TikTok Has Broken Hollywood, RIP Bob Barker and Arleen Sorkin, Box Office, and More

On the August 29, 2023 episode of The /Film Show, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about the weekend’s box office numbers, and then by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about the latest film and TV news.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

• Bottoms Just Beat A Pandemic Era Box Office Record Set By Everything Everywhere All At Once
• Bottoms Grosses $516k From Just 10 Locations In Small But Mighty Opening Weekend
• Before Bottoms, Ayo Edebiri & Rachel Sennott's Short-Lived Miniseries Is Essential Viewing
• Blue Beetle Scores Solid Second Weekend At The Box Office Thanks To National Cinema Day
• You're Not Dreaming: Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer Has Passed Inception At The US Box Office
• Sony Claims Gran Turismo Beat Barbie At The Weekend Box Office, But It's Pretty Sketchy
• Barbie Is Now Warner Bros.' Biggest Movie Ever At The Global Box Office
• Barbie Passes Mario To Become Highest Grossing Film Of The Year At The Domestic Box Office
• Jurassic Park's 30th Anniversary Box Office Take Proves People Still Love Spielberg's Dinos

Take a break

• Bob Barker, Legendary Host Of The Price Is Right, Has Died At 99
• Arleen Sorkin, The Original Voice Of Harley Quinn, Has Died At 67
• Disney+ Won't Release The Spiderwick Chronicles TV Show That's Already Completed Filming
• After A Messy Production And Awful Reviews, HBO Has Canceled The Idol
• The Lord Of The Rings Animated Film Is Delayed, So The War Of The Rohirrim Will Have To Wait
• Dune: Part Two Has Officially Been Delayed Until March 2024
• Why Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Wants To Adapt Dune: Messiah
• TikTok Has Broken Hollywood And No One Knows What To Do About It

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