95th Academy Awards
This movie that won Best Animated Picture continues the recent trend of a Disney movie NOT winning in this category.
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
The international box office saved this film from becoming a complete failure at the box office, leading it to be one of TWO sucessful movies for Disney in 2023.
Elemental
Both of the highest grossing movies of 2023 didn’t amount to as much money as you would think for the studios that distributed them due to how the licensing deals work out for the content of the movies.
The Super Mario Bros movie, Barbie
These two unions went on strike this year.
WGA, SAG-AFTRA
The year that Galaxy Tucson opened
2018
This best original score nominee became the oldest nominee in Academy Awards history this year.
John Williams
This long awaited, long delayed superhero movie was one of the biggest box office bombs of all time. Projected losses are around $200 million.
The Flash
Until this year, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 was Warner Brothers’ highest grossing film of all time. This movie handily dethroned it.
Barbie
The Sag-Aftra strike commenced right in the middle of this movie’s international press tour, leading to some awkward walk outs.
Oppenheimer
Our busiest day of the year was July 22, 2023 where we sold XX83 tickets. What numbers go in the thousandths and hundredths place?
30, total attendance was 3083 for that day.
This best picture nominee was the highest grossing (domestic) picture out of all 10 best picture nominees.
Top Gun: Maverick
Dreamworks released their lowest grossing movie EVER this year, with a total gross of $41 million against a budget of $70 million. Opening weekend it only took in $5.2 million.
Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken
This movie is arguably Disney’s only successful theatrical release this year.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
This union’s current contract expires July 31, 2024 and unlike SAG-AFTRA or the WGA, close to zero work could get done on any production if they do strike.
The IATSE (the international alliance of theatrical stage employees)
The average number of giant popcorns sold each month in 2023
47-48
This indie studio had films nominated in Best Picture and Best Animated Feature this year.
A24
Another failed anime to live action adaptation. This movie grossed a total of $6.9 million against a budget of $60 million.
Knights of the Zodiac
Sequels might not be dead after all. This 4th movie in its franchise had the best opening weekend and best box office run of the entire series.
John Wick Chapter 4
What is one of the common reason given by both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA for striking this year
How many physical seats (available for purchase) are in the theatre?
1133
This movie became the fourth ever in its category to win 4 awards, which creates a 4 way tie for most awards won by a foreign language film.
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
While it performed ok, this Disney films expensive price tag insured that it would not actually make money.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
This movie passed the entire theatrical run of it’s predecessor less than two weeks after it released.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
This film got permission to have a press tour to promote itself less than a week before the SAG-AFTRA strike ended.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
What is DFX?
Best explanation wins