Mission Impossible 4, Sherlock Holmes 2 and Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 did well at the Christmas box office in the U.S., while Girl with a Dragon Tattoo and Tintin both bombed. Depressing. [Reuters]
Let there be sequels
Fall, the movie about not falling, gets a sequel about an even bigger fall this fall
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A 20-year-old YouTuber's horror film just broke A24's box office record
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Backrooms is a blockbuster
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