Box Office: Lionsgate’s Action-Thriller ‘Fall’ and A24’s ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Hope to Benefit From Utter Lack of New Blockbusters

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A judge on Monday denied a defense request to postpone Harvey Weinstein’s trial in Los Angeles in order to avoid publicity for “She Said,” a feature film about the exposure of sex abuse allegations against him. Weinstein is set to go on trial on 11 counts of rape and sexual assault on Oct. 10, and the case is expected to last at least through the end of November. “She Said,” a film based on the book by New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, is due out from Universal on Nov. 18. The film is also expected to have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival, which runs from Sept. 30 to Oct. 16.

Cineworld, the world’s second largest cinema chain, faces fresh uncertainty after its second largest shareholder cut its stake, causing shares to fall in value for a second day.

Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” now playing in theaters.A24’s “Bodies Bodies Bodies” starts with seven young partiers drinking, doing drugs and hooking up during a hurricane party, but the debauchery turns deadly as the night goes on, until just two people are left alive.Young lovers Sophie (Amandla Stenberg) and Bee (Maria Bakalova) may be the only two survivors of this Gen Z massacre, but the trust between them is completely broken. Before falling to her death, Jordan (Myha’la Herrold) reveals to Bee that she and Sophie slept together before the party, which Sophie denies.

The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. The London-headquartered Cineworld is expected to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US and is mulling filing an insolvency proceeding in the UK, according to the report.Cineworld and Alix Partners declined to comment.

. Amandla Stenberg has taken to Instagram to defend herself after sending an indignant message to New York Times film critic Lena Wilson after she Stenberg's film Bodies Bodies Bodies. After referring to the A24 film as “a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage” in her review, Wilson shared on Twitter that Sternberg direct messaged her on Instagram.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.“Your review was great,” the message read.

Bodies Bodies Bodies review.Stenberg stars in A24’s newest horror comedy film about a group of rich friends in their twenties who host a party game that ends in a death.Wilson, a New York Times critic, wrote in her review that while the film is not “bad”, it’s “not special”.“The only thing that really sets Bodies Bodies Bodies apart is its place in the A24 hype machine, where it doubles as a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage and Charli XCX’s latest single,” Wilson wrote.Yesterday (August 18) the film critic shared a screenshot of an Instagram message that she received from Stenberg a few days following the review’s publication, which read: “Your review is great, maybe if you had gotten your eyes off my tits you could’ve watched the movie!”Below the photo, Wilson tweeted: “Always weird when the homophobia is coming from inside the house but this is something.”“Me: (spends one line of a 500-word review facetiously commenting on how A24 objectifies young women to sell content),” she added.

“Bodies Bodies Bodies.”In her review of the A24 horror-comedy, Lena Wilson wrote that it “doubles as a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage and Charli XCX’s latest single.” Stenberg then responded to Wilson via Instagram DM: “Your review was great. Maybe if you had gotten your eyes off my tits you would’ve watched the movie!” Wilson did not take kindly to Stenberg’s message, replying “Hey, Amandla! Generally a big fan of your work, but this sure is something.

Zack Sharf Amandla Stenberg posted a video to her Instagram stories explaining why she reached out to The New York Times film critic Lena Wilson with a controversial message. As revealed by Wilson in a viral tweet, Stenberg contacted the film critic on Instagram after Wilson wrote in her “Bodies Bodies Bodies” review that the A24 horror movie “doubles as a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage.”“Your review was great,” Stenberg wrote to Wilson. “Maybe if you had gotten your eyes off my tits you would’ve watched the movie!”Stenberg’s comment generated backlash after it was posted to Twitter by Wilson, but the “Bodies Bodies Bodies” actor said in her own Instagram video that she was just trying to be funny with her message.

wrote in her review.Wilson said that while the film — which boasts 89% on Rotten Tomatoes — is not “bad,” it’s certainly “not special.”She then shared a screenshot of her DMs, with the alleged message from Stenberg.“Maybe if you had gotten ur eyes off my t-ts you could’ve watched the movie,” the DM allegedly from Stenberg reads.always weird when the homophobia is coming from inside the house but this is something“Do you think she Instagram DM’d Alison Willmore, Justin Chang, and Anthony Lane like this or..,” Wilson tweeted alongside the screenshot, referring to the other critics who also reviewed the film.In a follow-up tweet, Wilson claimed Stenberg’s DM was somewhat homophobic.“Always weird when the homophobia is coming from inside the house but this is something,” she wrote.“Me: (spends one line of a 500-word review facetiously commenting on how A24 objectifies young women to sell content),” Wilson went on.

Amandla Stenberg is calling out a critic.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIs everyone on vacation?That would be one plausible explanation behind the great box office slowdown. Although three new movies opened nationwide, none were able to crack the top five on domestic charts and only two — A24’s satirical slasher “Bodies Bodies Bodies” and Lionsgate’s low-budget, vertigo-inducing thriller “Fall” — managed to infiltrate the top 10.It’s even more dire that Sony’s action-thriller “Bullet Train,” which claimed the top spot for the second weekend in a row with $13.1 million from 4,357 North American locations, was the sole film to bank at least $10 million in ticket sales. After two weeks on the big screen, the Brad Pitt-led “Bullet Train” has generated $54.4 million at the domestic box office.

“I wanted to approach it as a commentary on the time we live in, and Gen Z, but also myself because I’m totally addicted to my phone,” says Bodies Bodies Bodies director Halina Reijn on what drew her to the Kristen Roupenian story and Sarah DeLappe scripted feature.

Annie Lyons Social media drives the performative interactions of entitled 20-somethings in Halina Reijn’s “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” but beneath their constructed personas, anxiety, fear and jealousy fester. These intense feelings were at the forefront of cinematographer Jasper Wolf’s mind, who wanted his extensive lighting choices to underscore each “new emotional boxing round.”The A24 film stars Maria Bakalova as Bee, a young working-class woman who accompanies her new girlfriend Sophie (Amandla Stenberg) to a hurricane party thrown by Sophie’s uber-rich friends.

A24’s Bodies Bodies Bodies hit theaters with the highest per-screen average this weekend in a limited opening, and the second best of the year. That record was set last spring with Everything Everywhere All at Once as this indie distributor piles up successes.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Bullet Train,” a John Wick-ian romp with Brad Pitt in the aisle seat, arrived in theaters with a $30.1 million opening weekend. That’s enough to top the domestic box office chart, but it’s only a so-so result given “Bullet Train’s” $90 million price tag and Pitt’s star power.

wear a T-shirt with her name on it just to make them aware,” she recalled.Huppert has nearly 150 credits to her name. Some of her most celebrated work includes “The Piano Teacher,” “The Lacemaker,” “Violette Nozière,” “La Séparation,” “8 Women” and “Elle,” for which she received an Academy Award nomination.“I think it’s really interesting sometimes to be like Isabelle Huppert, who just says, ‘I go to zero,'” Reijn continued. “Instead of thinking, ‘Who am I? Where am I going?’ just react.

Prior to release, trackers had projected a $26-33 million launch driven by a predominantly young, male audience for the R-rated film starring Brad Pitt. While critics have been mixed with a 55% Rotten Tomatoes score, audience reception has been better with a B+ on CinemaScore, 4/5 on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 81%.But “Bullet Train” faces a difficult road to profitability with its reported $90 million budget, and a lack of serious competition for the rest of August may not be enough to allow the film to leg out past the break-even point unless it gets support from the international box office.

the most Gen Z movie ever” and opened with a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But where is “Bodies Bodies Bodies” playing? Is it streaming? All your questions are answered below.The movie opened in New York and Los Angeles on August 5 and hits theaters nationwide on August 12.The movie is currently playing in select theaters.

Jordan Moreau Sony’s “Bullet Train” has left the station, picking up $4.6 million at the domestic box office in Thursday night previews.With star Brad Pitt in the conductor’s chair, “Bullet Train” is hoping to ride out the weekend with a $30 million total and a No. 1 spot on the box office charts.

as Borat’s wild-and-crazy daughter in the sequel to Sacha Baron Cohen’s mockumentary. It got the then-unknown actress a Golden Globe nod.