Screenwriter, director and “American Psycho” author Bret Easton Ellis wonders whether “Black Panther” deserves its Oscar nomination for Best Picture, and thinks Oscar voters are supporting it for the sake of diversity, not because it’s especially good. Ellis often speaks about the film industry in a way that doesn’t endear him to the Hollywood…
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Black Panther’s Four-Day Total: $404 Million Worldwide and a Slew of Shattered Records
The superhero film’s domestic haul was a jaw-dropping $235 million, miles ahead of original tracking numbers. by YOHANA DESTA Early numbers indicated that Black Panther would make between $100 million and $120 million in its opening weekend. As hype and wild pre-sale ticket numbers grew, though, that humble number got nudged higher and higher—all the way to $170 million a…