Ben and Jen both had movies release this weekend, and they took very different routes in terms of medium and money. -directed sci-fi thriller wasn’t released by a major studio — two independent production companies are behind it … and BA’s the marquee talent by a mile as far as cast. The worst part is that Ben’s film reportedly cost around $65 mil to make …
so, yeah, it’s coming in at a huge loss. Plus, the reviews stink. Now, his other recent film, ‘Air,’ did much better in theaters (around $85M worldwide so far) — but that one reportedly cost about $90M to produce … meaning it’s just barely breaking even, although it fared better with critics.
Bottom line … Ben hasn’t been cleaning up in ticket sales, but is killing it with at-home viewers. Her new movie, ‘The Mother,’ is apparently #1 on Netflix in several countries right now — and her other recent flick, ‘Shotgun Wedding’ did well for Amazon too.
Play video content TMZ INVESTIGATES As far as substance, both of J Lo’s movies have gotten very meh reviews — especially ‘SW.’ And while her flicks are cranking out good numbers for the streaming services they’re released on … it’s hard to gauge what that actually translates to for a bottom line. headtopics.com
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Gov. Cooper needs just one Republican to help him save abortion rights in NC
One day after vetoing a 12-week abortion ban that North Carolina Republicans pushed through the legislature in less than three days, Gov. Roy Cooper speaks with Ali Velshi about the effort to save abortion rights in his state. Republicans have a supermajority in the North Carolina state legislature – but just barely. “All we need is one Republican to step up,” Gov. Cooper says, referring to the fact that he only needs one Republican member to vote against overriding his veto in order to protect North Carolinians’ reproductive rights and stop the “monstrous” abortion ban from taking effect. “Your zip code shouldn’t determine your constitutional rights but that’s where we are with the overturning of Roe v. Wade.” Read more >>
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