box office
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"You Can See Everything," the documentary about jailed biotech fraudster Elizabeth Holmes that is generating major Oscars buzz, prevailed in a slow weekend at the Halloween box office in North America, industry estimates showed Sunday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
The horror genre is bigger than ever, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report that says this year’s domestic box office reached nearly $1.3 billion as of the start of October.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Reggie Absolom, “Club Kid” “Dismal box office aside, there’s a lot of passion for ‘Digger’ burbling up from the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
This year A24 has the sixth-highest box office of any studio, ahead of Warner Bros. and studio-owned specialty labels such as Universal’s Focus Features, which released the smash hit horror film “Obsession.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The woman at the box office sells you a ticket, rips it in half, and hands you the stub.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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