The Outside Scoop
Scott MendelsonDaily entertainment news punditry and box office analysis from one of the foremost experts in the theatrical distribution arena. Pop in, subscribe and learn about macro-sized Hollywood trends years before they become accepted conventional wisdom.
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Box Office: 8 Reasons 'Tron: Ares' Bombed
Hollywood really needs to learn that “No means no.”
Why Predictable Box Office Bombs Like 'Tron: Ares' Hurt Everyone
Theaters are forced to subsist with inferior IP leftovers, while studios get to blame “Nobody goes to the movies!” and/or “Go woke, go broke” for predictable flops.
'Tron' Box Office, 'Predator' Ratings, 'TMNT' Trailers and 'Wicked 2' Marketing
Will going PG-13 help or hurt ‘Predator: Badlands’? Plus, thoughts on a bemusing first-look at an animated ‘TMNT’ short as ‘Tron: Ares’ starts slow, and Universal sells ‘Wicked For Good’ without ‘Wizard of Oz’ nostalgia.
WB Was Right To Turn Down 'Heat 2'
Quality aside, Michael Mann’s crime classic was only a (modest) hit because it was the first time Al Pacino and Robert De Niro had co-starred together.
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Scott Mendelson got his industry start in 2008 with a self-piloted film blog titled “Mendelson’s Memos.” In 2013, went to Forbes.com where he wrote for nearly a decade specializing in box office punditry. He then spent a year at The Wrap.
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