I Feel Bad for Stephen Spilberg

On the December 20, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film news writer Ryan Scott to discuss the reason behind Spider-Man: No Way Home’s record-breaking box office.

Opening Banter: Lots of people liked Ryan on last week’s episode so he’s back!

In The News:

• Ryan: Spider-Man: No Way Home Box Office Saves Theaters, Smothers The Competition
  • Ryan: Spider-Man: No Way Home Swings In With Heroic $50 Million Thursday Preview Box Office
  • Shockingly breaks box office records
  • Why do you think this happened?
  • (spoiler warning)
  • Peter’s insane theory
  • Covid possibilities?
  • Good news: movie theaters arent dead
  • Nightmare Alley (and Everything Else) Suffers Tragically
  • Can only big blockbusters make money in the new Hollywood?
    • Ryans point
  • Would Spielberg ever direct a Marvel movie?
  • Does this box office give Rothman more leverage to cut the deal with Disney or does this give Disney more leverage to complete the new Spider-Man trilogy Pascal envisions.
  • What about continuations (Spin-offs) of the other characters? 

Also mentioned: 

• An Exhaustive List of Everyone Who Lied About the Spider-Man: No Way Home Cast

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