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Inde Navarrette is reportedly not being considered for Heat 2 likely due to scheduling conflicts with X-Men.

With the arrival of Dune this holiday, thats the big question to ask. I will divide the pros and coins.

Pros

- The goodwill from Part 2, which was extremely well received.

- The holidays will provide excellent legs for this movie

- Pre sales have been really strong so far

Coins

- Dune Part 3 is facing Doomsday this December, which will surely limit its screens

- The source material is darker and much less casual friendly

- Possible sequel fatigue, although thats just speculation

View Poll

In the beginning of year predictions so many people just refused to believe that The Odyssey could hit $1 billion despite everything going for it.

It had way more mainstream appeal than Oppenheimer and less opening week competition. And yet people were calling Oppenheimer a flash in the pan and calling people that did predict a billion crazy.

Nolan is a brand unto himself at this point but I bet we will see the same doubts whenever he releases his next movie.

with tom holland’s earnings for brand new day being published earlier today, I thought it’d be interesting to see a current list of the highest earning actors for a single production in the 2020s

1. Tom Holland - Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) - upfront salary of $20m and expected to make a total income of $100m+ after backend profits

2. Tom Cruise - Top Gun: Maverick (2022) - upfront salary of $12.5m and made a total income of $100m after backend profits

3. Margot Robbie - Barbie (2023) - upfront salary of $12.5m and made a total income of $50m after backend profits

4. Will Smith - King Richard (2021) - earned $40m from both upfront salary and compensation for film’s simultaneous theatrical and streaming release

5. Denzel Washington - Little Things (2021) - upfront salary of $20m and made total income of $40m after backend buyout compensations

6. Will Smith - Emancipation (2022) - upfront salary of $40m

7/8. Leonardo DiCaprio - earned $30m for both Don’t Look Up (2021) and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

Scarlett Johansson also technically makes the list if you count her cashout after her court settlement with Disney for Black Widow. Upfront salary of $20m and another $40m following her lawsuit

Keanu Reeves is still the highest paid actor in history for a single production since Matrix 2 and 3 were filmed back-to-back ($156m)

Sandra Bullock is the highest paid actress of all time for a single production for Gravity ($20m base salary and a total income of $70m after backend)