New in Theaters: "Joker" and "Lucy in the Sky"
Joaquin Phoenix is getting a lot of praise for his performance in this stand-alone origin story. It's set in a dark and gritty Gotham City of 1981. The fact that it's not a typical comic book movie is the whole point, but it's got a lot of people worried.
The movie is supposed to be extremely violent, and is definitely NOT for kids. The families of the Aurora, Colorado shooting victims are concerned about the amount of violence. And the local theater where 12 people were murdered during a screening of "The Dark Knight" seven years ago has wisely chosen not to show this film.
The Joker in this movie has a medical condition that causes him to laugh uncontrollably, which doesn't exactly help his job as a street clown or his dream of becoming a stand-up comic . . . but is integral to becoming Batman's archenemy.
Robert DeNiro plays a late-night host who mocks a viral video of him on his show and later brings him on as a guest after he gains a cult following. The movie's directed by Todd Phillips, who worked with fellow producer Bradley Cooper on "A Star Is Born". Phillips helped write the script and a lot of the dark elements of this movie are being compared to two of DeNiro's other movies, "Taxi Driver" and "The King of Comedy" . . . where DeNiro played a struggling comic who became obsessed with a talk show host.
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In Lucy in the Sky, Natalie Portman plays an astronaut struggling with her grip on reality when she returns to Earth after experiencing how small her troubles are in the vastness of the space. The rest of the cast includes Jon Hamm and Nick Offerman.
The Highest-Grossing Horror Movies of All Time
Forbes.com put together a list of the highest-grossing horror movies of all time. Actually, they did TWO lists. One adjusted for inflation and one not.
Here's the Top 10 from each:
Adjusted for Inflation:
1. "Jaws" (1975), $1.154 billion
2. "The Exorcist" (1973), $996.5 million
3. "Ghostbusters" (1984), $641.3 million
4. "The Sixth Sense" (1999), $518.8 million
5. "Gremlins" (1984), $409.8 million
6. "It" (2017), $328.9 million
7. "Jaws 2" (1978), $312.8 million
8. "The Amityville Horror" (1979), $310.3 million
9. "Alien" (1979), $286.4 million
10. "Scary Movie" (2000), $262.5 million
Not Adjusted for Inflation:
1. "It" (2017), $327.5 million
2. "The Sixth Sense" (1999), $293.5 million
3. "Jaws" (1975), $260 million
4. "Ghostbusters" (1984), $242.2 million
5. "The Exorcist" (1973), $232.9 million
6. "It: Chapter 2" (2019), $195.7 million
7. "Get Out" (2017), $176 million
8. "Halloween" (2018), $159.3 million
9. "Scary Movie" (2000), $159 million
10. "What Lies Beneath" (2000), $155.4 million
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Check out the trailer for CLINT EASTWOOD's latest movie, "Richard Jewell".
JULIE DELPY says she was paid a 10th of what ETHAN HAWKE made for "Before Sunrise".
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RYAN GOSLING says he got fired from "The Lovely Bones" because he gained too much weight. He thought the character should be heavier, but director PETER JACKSON didn't agree.
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