Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is being sold as a horror film, but let’s not kid ourselves — it isn’t. Horror is supposed to terrify, to drip with dread, to make you feel unsafe. Sinners never gets there. The vampires are polite, the finale swerves into a Tarantino-style shootout with the KKK, and along the way the script spends more time joking about oral sex than it does building fear. Domestically, it’s a box office hit with nearly $280 million, but overseas it fizzled. Because here’s the truth: Sinners isn’t horror. It’s a gothic-flavored drama that mistakes style and sex talk for scares.
The Future of Cinema Belongs to Horror and Anime
Hollywood keeps trying to manufacture “event” blockbusters out of every superhero and legacy sequel, and audiences have stopped buying it. Meanwhile, horror and anime—once treated as niche curiosities—are packing theaters with genuine urgency. The Conjuring: Last Rites and Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle prove it: smaller budgets, passionate fans, and cultural moments that feel worth showing up for. Horror has the staying power, anime has the spectacle, and together they might just be the real lifeline for theaters.
Universal Finally Admits the Fast Saga Jumped the Shark
The Fast & Furious saga has pulled off tanks, skyscraper jumps, and billion-dollar heists. But when F9 strapped a Pontiac to a rocket and went to space, the franchise finally hit a wall. Even Universal’s Donna Langley now admits it was a misstep. With Fast X: Part 2 aiming to return to Los Angeles and its street-racing roots, the question is simple: can the finale bring this $7 billion beast back down to Earth?
The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere Could Pass $1 Billion
The Wizard of Oz is pulling in $2 million a day at Las Vegas’s Sphere, turning an 86-year-old movie into the year’s most profitable “blockbuster.” With $200 tickets, 16K screens, and 4D effects, it’s less film revival than spectacle—and it may reshape how Hollywood thinks about the big screen.
Superman won the battle – Man of Steel won the war
Superman 2025 made smarter money moves, but Man of Steel still stands taller in the long run. Profit margins may win a battle, but home video, licensing, and timing made Snyder’s film the real financial heavyweight.
The Conjuring Shows Hollywood’s Hypocrisy in Real Time
The Conjuring universe has raked in billions by selling itself as “based on a true story.” But when a 2017 report exposed disturbing allegations about Ed and Lorraine Warren—the very couple the franchise is built on—Hollywood shrugged and kept the money machine rolling. Twelve years, eight films, and one ugly truth buried under box office receipts.
James Gunn Gave Us Superman. It’s Time to Give Us Closure.
Superman’s box office win marks a new beginning for DC Studios, but it’s also the perfect moment to right some old wrongs. The Ayer Cut, the Schumacher Cut, and Batgirl are all finished or nearly done — and fans deserve to see them. In a world where audiences are used to getting burned, offering closure would be a rare and powerful move.
This Is Why Inflation-Adjusted Box Office Is a Joke
Everyone loves to say Gone with the Wind is still the box office king—if you "adjust for inflation." But here’s the truth: that argument falls apart the second you look at how movies are actually released, watched, and monetized. Inflation doesn’t make numbers more accurate. It just makes them easier to manipulate. This post breaks down why it’s a myth that needs to die.
The $500M Weekend That Proves Theaters Aren’t Dead—They’ve Evolved
Half a billion dollars in one weekend. Not bad for an industry everyone keeps insisting is dying. But the real story isn’t just the money—it’s how theaters are transforming into premium-first, event-driven experiences. From Sinners to Stitch, audiences are choosing spectacle, scale, and nostalgia over originality—and studios are more than happy to oblige.
The Passion Returns—Can the King of Religious Gore Top Himself?
Jesus is back—and so is the blood. Two decades after traumatizing theaters, The Passion of the Christ returns with a sequel that’s part resurrection story, part religious trauma simulator, and possibly the next faith-fueled box office juggernaut. Brace yourself: the greatest snuff film ever made is rising again.
Hollywood After Dark 