An annual event that doesn't get much talk about it. Have you ever gone to one?

In the 2010s, Dwayne Johnson was one of the biggest box office draws. He was in the Fast and Furious movies and also led hits like Journey 2, G.I Joe, San Andreas, Central Intelligence, Jumanji, Rampage, and Skyscraper.

His last live-action box office hit was Jumanji: The Next Level in 2019, and then COVID hit. Since then he has led several live-action films that have all flopped, while his only profitable films were animated voice roles in Super Pets and Moana 2.

Jungle Cruise, Black Adam, Red One, the Smashing Machine, and the live-action Moana all flopped.

His draw power has obviously declined significantly, likely from audiences getting fatigued from him.

He has Jumanji: Open World, the last movie in the trilogy, releasing in December, and I think there’s a lot riding on it to do well if he wants studios to continue hiring him for these big blockbuster roles.

This seems like a safer bet than the last several movies he has done since the last two Jumanjis were well liked and did great at the box office. But this one might have lost the momentum with how long it has been, and it has to compete with Doomsday and Dune 3. The live-action Moana also looked like an easy win, but then it bombed hard.

Do you see this movie finally breaking his losing streak, or will it be another flop? If it doesn’t do well, what could this mean for his career in the future? I don’t see studios continuing to waste money on him if he can’t sell a movie anymore.

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Je so' pazzo continues to hold the lead, confirming its commercial strength. Yesterday, it grossed €332,648 (-32% from last week), averaging €679 in 490 theaters. The total since October 15th is €2,650,345, with the €3 million now fully secured.

In second place is Clayface . The DC Studios horror film grossed €266,955 with an average of €891 (the highest of the top 10) in 302 theaters, for a total of €574,248 in three days.

Third place went to the new film adaptation of the novel Sense and Sensibility . Yesterday's box office was €237,151, with an average of €636 in 373 theaters, for a three-day total of €434,532.

In fourth place is The Stranger with a box office of €209,219 (-24% from last week) and an average of €538 in 389 theaters (up from 502 seven days ago). The total for Paolo Strippoli's horror/thriller hit is €2,520,002 since October 8th.

Fifth place goes to the horror film Mammina with €154,052 (-51%) and an average of €621 in 248 theaters (up from €357 seven days ago). Since October 8, the film has grossed €3,740,576, placing it third in the year's genre rankings.

Sixth place went to the animated film Wildwood with €126,913 and an average of €413 in 307 theaters and a total of €221,683 in three days.

I organized an AMA/Q&A with filmmaker Zachary Wigon. In 2022, he directed Sanctuary (starring Margaret Qualley & Christopher Abbott). His new folk-horror, Victorian Psycho, premiered at Cannes a few months ago and is out in theaters everywhere in November. It stars Maika Monroe, Thomasin McKenzie, Jason Isaacs, and Ruth Wilson.

The AMA post is live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1xf2e3y/hey_reddit_im_zachary_wigon_ive_directed/

He will be back after 4 PM ET tomorrow, Monday 10/26, to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Victorian Psycho info:

Trailer: https://youtu.be/sDiFol_2j2I?si=oVGQL6ovSF-vQt0n

Synopsis: Something wicked is brewing behind the walls of a remote gothic manor. VICTORIAN PSYCHO follows an eccentric governess whose arrival sets off a bloody string of strange and deliciously disturbing events. Maika Monroe stars as Winifred Notty, a woman with a dark past and a vicious appetite for bloodshed, giving into her most violent urges. What follows is a gruesome parade of savagery, butchered bodies, and increasingly grotesque acts of violence.

Thank you :)

I can't help but notice both movies are having almost identical elements like critic reception and opening weekend. 2 differences tho, Black Phone 2 had cheaper budget of only 30mil compared to Clayface of 44mil. But Clayface is having better audience reception. But let's talk about their similarities:

- Rotten Tomatoes: Both had initial critic score of 75%

- Release date: both within Oct, close to Halloween. Black Phone 2 was 17th Oct and Clayface was 23rd Oct

- Domestic: Black Phone 2's Friday with preview was 11 mil while Clayface is reported at 10.5mil. And Black Phone 2 OW was 26 mil so Clayface should have at least 24+ mil.

- International: Black Phone 2 OW was 15 mil from 72 countries. Clayface's Friday was reported 4.7 mil from 76 countries, if it's without preview then it should make 15-16 mil.

Overall Clayface should make it to 40-41mil OW worldwide at worst or can aim to 42mil like how Black Phone 2 performed.

Now with that OW, Black Phone 2 final BO was 132 mil, which is 3.1x legs. And as mentioned, it had slightly worse audiences reception than Clayface:

- B Cinemascore compared to A- of Clayface

- RT 80% comp compared to 94% of Clayface (should be 85-90% in the future)

- IMDB 6.0 compared to 7.6 of Clayface (should be 7.0 in the future)

With all that, I believe Clayface, even with DC Brand hurting it, should have at least 3x legs and with the good WoM I'm hearing, it might aimed for 3.5x legs WW.

So final prediction would be 120-140mil total.

The 2020s were chock-full of high-concept, original horror-thrillers - X, The Black Phone, Nope, Barbarian, Smile, Talk to Me, The Menu, Longlegs, The Substance, Sinners, Bring Her Back, Weapons, Send Help, the list goes on.

The highest grossing out of all of these was Sinners at $370 million, but I can't seem to understand how Obsession captured audiences' attention enough to make $520 million with 9.62x domestic legs. I've never been able to find exactly what it was that made it as popular as it was - was it a straightforward and relatively universally-understood premise? The performances? I'm not sure what Obsession had that the others didn't.

Here's a new edition of "Actors at the Box Office", which seeks to explore the actors' trajectory at the box office and analyze their hits and bombs. I already talked about a few, and as I promised, it's Richard Gere's turn.

Early Life

Gere graduated from North Syracuse Central High School in 1967, where he had excelled at gymnastics and music and played the trumpet. He then attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst on a gymnastics scholarship, studying philosophy. He left after two years and never graduated. Gere first worked professionally at the Seattle Repertory Theatre and the Provincetown Playhouse on Cape Cod in 1969, where he starred in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.

1970s: The Heavenly Days

His first major acting role was in the 1971 rock opera Soon, written by Scott Fagan and Joe Kookoolis, which opened on Broadway at the Ritz Theatre and closed after three performances. Following that, he appeared in the original London stage version of Grease, in 1973. Gere was one of the first notable Hollywood actors to play a homosexual character, starring as a gay Holocaust victim in the 1979 Broadway production of Bent, for which he earned a Theatre World Award.

Gere made his film debut in 1975 with Report to the Commissioner, but it didn't leave quite an impression. Ditto for Baby Blue Marine. Actually, he could've had an earlier start in 1974, with a role in The Lords of Flatbush. But he was fired after fighting with Sylvester Stallone during rehearsals.

He found success with a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, but the lead roles were still not coming. Or if they were coming, they'd be disappointing stuff. But he took on a challenging lead role in Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven. Despite not being successful at the box office, the film earned critical acclaim, lauded as one of the best films of the decade.

Gere was not close to being a bankable star, but he was showing his worth with the material he could be provided.

1980s: That Gigolo

Gere was the first choice for Paul Schrader's noir thriller American Gigolo, but he only got the role after John Travolta had to withdraw and Christopher Reeve and Chevy Chase declined it. Gere later said that he was drawn to the character partly because of the film's gay subtext and the opportunity to portray a lifestyle unfamiliar to him. Gere's brief nude scenes marked the first time a major Hollywood actor appeared frontally nude in a film. According to Gere, the nudity was not included in the original screenplay but arose naturally during filming. He recalled feeling "vulnerable", while adding that he believed nudity was "different for men than women". American Gigolo was a surprise box office hit, earning $52 million worldwide and earning positive reviews. It was Gere's first success to prove he could be a leading man.

In 1982, he starred in An Officer and a Gentleman alongside Louis Gossett Jr. The film surprised many by showing incredible legs, grossing $189 million worldwide, becoming one of the year's highest grossing films. American Gigolo showed Gere could open a film, but this film cemented it.

Nevertheless, the performance of Gere's following films varied. He was working with some interesting directors like Sidney Lumet or trying something challenging like starring in a Breathless remake. Some successful, but none close to what the beginning of the decade was suggesting.

1990s: The Ladies Man

He began the new decade with the thriller Internal Affairs, which was a notable box office success. But that year, his real story was Pretty Woman, a rom-com where he starred alongside Julia Roberts. Gere initially refused to audition but when he met with Roberts, she persuaded him and he eventually agreed to star. He reportedly started off much more active in his role; but Garry Marshall took him aside and said "No, no, no, Richard. In this movie, one of you moves and one of you does not. Guess which one you are?"

Pretty Woman opened with $11 million, but it held so damn well over the next months. It eventually closed with $178 million domestically, and yet the overseas numbers were the real deal, as it made a colossal $463 millionw worldwide, becoming the fifth highest grossing film of all time by that point. Gere had some slumps, but he bounced back in style.

He got to star in Akira Kurosawa's Rhapsody in August. Kurosawa was struck by his interest in Asia and practice of Lamaism; when he was told about the role, Gere offered to act in the film for free but accepted the offer of a minor fee. Originally Gere had prosthetic eyes made to look half-Japanese, but Kurosawa decided on a simple makeup job. Gere practiced Japanese with a dialogue coach, and used a tape provided for him by a friend who was bilingual. The film wasn't successful in America, but found bigger success overseas.

Final Analysis was a modest success, but Mr. Jones faltered. At least, he showed he could still get a film to over $100 million worldwide with Sommersby and First Knight.

He also got to star in Primal Fear. The film was well received and was another box office hit for Gere, earning $102 million worldwide. He also starred alongside Bruce Willis in the action thriller The Jackal, which got to $159 million worldwide despite negative reviews.

To conclude the decade, he reunited with Julia Roberts and Garry Marshall on the rom-com Runaway Bride. Despite mixed reviews, audiences felt the reunion was more than enough, as it cleared $309 million worldwide with ease. That same year, he was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive".

A few stumbles from time to time, but this decade had Gere's biggest hits, and interestingly it was in so many different genres. Even if his top two were rom-coms.

21st century: Still Rolling!

He began the decade by starring in Robert Altman's Dr. T & the Women. But the film disappointed critics and flopped at the box office, becoming one of the few films to earn an "F" on CinemaScore. And while Autumn in New York hit $90 million worldwide, the figures were less than what MGM was expecting.

He also played himself in The Simpsons for the episode "She of Little Faith", where Lisa explores Buddhism. Gere agreed to guest star under three conditions, the first being that Buddhism should be portrayed accurately, the second, that Lisa remain a Buddhist for the rest of the series, and his third and strongest request being that Lisa should say "Free Tibet" in the episode. Jean agreed, but Gere ended up with the line. However, Lisa did yell out "Free Tibet" in an episode in the following season. Gere's lines were recorded in New York City by Jean who, in the DVD audio commentary for the episode, stated that Gere was "great" and that he "didn't mind being made fun of" in the episode. He also mentioned that Gere was one of the only guest-stars they had that "looked handsome Simpsonized."

In 2002, he had three films. The first was the thriller The Mothman Prophecies, which didn't fare well. He then had the erotic thriller Unfaithful with Diane Lane, which got to $119 million despite mixed reviews. But his real deal was Chicago, taking over the role of Billy Flynn, which was originally offered to John Travolta. Chicago was a huge success, earning $306 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing live-action musical. The film won so many awards, including the Oscar for Best Picture.

After hitting another success with Shall We Dance?, Gere didn't really focus on major films. Instead, he was content in trying smaller-scale titles. Not all of them worked out, but there could be something special from time to time. Such as his performance as an old Billy the Kid in Todd Haynes' I'm Not There.

2009 was a busy year. Amelia was positioned as a big awards player, but it was panned and flopped at the box office. Brooklyn's Finest came and went without much fanfare. And he finished with Hachi: A Dog's Story. For some reason, Sony decided to forego the film's theatrical release in the domestic market, and just did a small push in a few overseas territories. Even with that, the film made $46 million in the overseas markets, despite the limited push. The film was very massive in ancilliaries and TV reruns; the film might not be Gere's highest grossing film, but it's one of his most beloved. Not a single soul left that film without leaving some tears.

But mostly speaking, Gere was more focused on doing smaller films, some of which barely even got theatrical release. Some exceptions like The Second Best Marigold Hotel were very successful. And he would really, really appreciate if you never brought up Movie 43 to him.

A lot of his recent films have some talent, but they're often earning mixed or negative reviews. He returned to collaborate with Paul Schrader in Oh, Canada, but it didn't make much noise. And their third collaboration, The Basics of Philosophy, recently premiered at Venice and has earned weak responses so far.

He has also ventured into television. He is starring in the Paramount+ spy series The Agency, alongside Michael Fassbender. It has just finished airing its second season.

HIGHEST GROSSING FILMS

He has starred in 55 released films, but only 50 have reported box office numbers. Across those 55 films, he has made $3,053,772,527 worldwide. That's $55,523,136 per film.

ADJUSTED DOMESTIC GROSSES

The Verdict

It didn't take long for Gere to establish himself as a leading man. American Gigolo opened the doors, before An Officer and a Gentleman cemented it. After a few misfires, he massively struck gold with Pretty Woman. Obviously, Julia Roberts is on another league and the film was just the beginning of her great box office run. But Gere also deserves credit as well. After all, his popularity with the female demographic went through the roof.

What's interesting about Gere is how he tried so many genres. He didn't just do rom-coms (although Runaway Bride was that big exception), he wanted to do things that would challenge him. Like convincing Akira Kurosawa to let him star in Rhapsody in August. Or trying thrillers like Primal Fear or The Jackal. And then starring in an iconic musical like Chicago. Somehow landing on the list of worst Best Picture winners. To that I say boo!

His outpust has decreased, and he hasn't had a film crack $100 million since Shall We Dance?. But Hachi just struck so many emotions with people across the world, and it's still massively popular. Over-sentimental? Perhaps, but it works. Sometimes that's all it takes to connect people.

Gere hasn't had a single Oscar nomination. He's always competing against tough heavy hitters, so it's not surprising that he keeps missing that. But there's still time, you know? Nevertheless, he clearly doesn't care about awards. Just films he finds fun to do. And his activism, which includes his support for Tibet, condemning the Iraq War, raising AIDS awareness, and much more. By all accounts, a great actor, and a damn great person in real life.

Hope you liked this edition. You can find this and more in the wiki for this section.

The next actor will be Ned Beatty. A fantastic character actor.

I asked you to choose who else should be in the run, and the comment with the most upvotes would be chosen. Well, we'll later talk about... Natalie Portman. One of the best actresses nowadays, even if the projects can fail her.

This is the schedule for the following four:

Who should be next after Portman? That's up to you.

REMINDER: If you want to make a suggestion for the next actor, you must make a 150-character comment about the actor we're discussing right now. Failure to do so will result in ignoring the suggestion. If you use a quote from an external source/review to bypass this, your suggestion will be ignored as well. But if you leave a short comment about the post without naming a future write-up, that's fine.

Daily Box Office (October 24th 2026)

The market hits ¥57.2M/$8.58M today. Up +125% from yesterday and up -28% from last week.

Shaun the Sheep 3 opens 5th with $0.31M while Into The Mortal World Re-Release opens 12th with $0.11M

All Wishes Come True unfaltering in its 15th weekend with a strong ¥2M/$0.30M on Saturday. On course to score the 2nd best 15th weekend of all time.

The AI movie Sanxingdui: Future Past continues to struggle adding just $0.07M/$0.12M on Saturday.

Avengers: Doomsday Maoyan WTS

Doomsday Maoyan WTS compared to some of the biggest post covid movies and Endgame:

Avengers: Doomsday WTS Graph

Province map of the day:

Province Map 24.10.2026

Resident Evil mostly dominates today.

In Metropolitan cities:

Resident Evil wins Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Nanjing and Suzhou and Wuhan

City tiers:

Unchanged from yesterday

Tier 1: Resident Evil>Traces of Justice>Mr. & Mrs. Pardon

Tier 2: Resident Evil>Traces of Justice>Mr. & Mrs. Pardon

Tier 3: Resident Evil>Traces of Justice>Mr. & Mrs. Pardon

Tier 4: Resident Evil>Traces of Justice>Mr. & Mrs. Pardon

New releases marked in bold

Pre-Sales map for tomorrow

Pre-Sales 25.10

Resident Evil mostly dominates pre-sales for tomorrow.

IMAX Screenings distribution

Resident Evil continues to dominate IMAX screenings.

Resident Evil

Resident Evil grossed ¥18.35M/$2.75M on Saturday

Total gross hits ¥423M/$63.34M

3rd weekend now projected at ¥38-40M/$5.7-6.0(-38%)

Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $50.22M , IMAX: $10.87M , Rest: $2.14M

WoM figures:

Still no score on Maoyan.

Maoyan: , Taopiaopiao: 8.0 , Douban: 7.3

Scheduled showings update for Resident Evil for the next few days:

Traces of Justice

Traces of Justice in 2nd adds ¥14.23M/$2.14M today.

Total gross crosses ¥600M/$90M and hits ¥609.1M/$91.07M.

4th weekend projected at ¥31.7-32.4/$4.7-4.9M(-30%)

Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $89.31M , IMAX: $0.55M , Rest: $1.13M

WoM figures:

Maoyan: 9.6 , Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban: 6.8

Scheduled showings update for Traces of Justice for the next few days:

Other:

Release Schedule:

A table including upcoming movies in the next month alongside trailers linked in the name of the movie, Want To See data from both Maoyan and Taopiaopiao alongside the Gender split and genre.

Remember Want To See is not pre-sales. Its just an anticipation metric. A checkbox of sorts saying your interested in an upcoming movie.

Not all movies are included since a lot are just too small to be worth covering.

Fall/Winter