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The Odyssey has a Monster Second Weekend

Posted on July 27, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

The Odyssey is bringing people into theaters and grossed an estimated $87 million in its second weekend, a 29.6% drop from its debut weekend. Often you see blockbusters have a massive drop in the second week, 50% or more, so a drop of less than 30% is pretty solid. Internationally, it grossed $213.7 million over the week to bring its international total to $353.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $639.6 million after just two weeks making it the seventh highest grossed film worldwide this year so far and it’ll easily move into the top five when the week is over.

Moana held on to second place with $10.5 million domestically bring its domestic gross to $102.5 million after three weeks. Over the week, it grossed $29.3 million internationally to bring that to $125.7 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $228.2 million.

Toy Story 5 is one of the big films of the year and came in third, adding $10 million to its domestic total which is $448.6 million. Internationally, it grossed $46 million over the week to bring that total to $573.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.022 billion.

In fourth place was Hadestown: The Musical which grossed $9.7 million domestically with no international gross reported.

Rounding out the top give was Minions & Monsters with $9.6 million domestically which lifts its total to $155.4 million. Internationally, it grossed $36.2 million over the week to bring that total to $256.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $411.9 million.

In comic related movies…

Supergirl grossed an estimated $630,000 domestically and is no $71.5 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $2.1 million over a week to bring that up to $53 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $124.5 million after two weeks.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu grossed an estimated $73,000 over the weekend to bring its domestic gross to $177.7 million. Internationally, the movie’s gross increased to $167.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed just under $345 million.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity has grossed $4.3 million domestically. Internationally, the movie has grossed $763,798 which makes a little over $5 million worldwide.

Masters of the Universe grossed about $200,000 domestically which is now $64.8 million and has also grossed $48.9 million internationally for $113.7 million worldwide.

Numbers have 31 movies grossing $141,488,006 from 30,460 theaters for an average of $4,645.04. That is compared to last week’s 48 movies grossing $188,271,704 from 29,288 theaters for an average of $6,428.29.

SDCC 2026: The First Trailer for Bill Sienkiewicz: That Polish Guy Debuts

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

ComicBookPros released the first trailer for upcoming documentary Bill Sienkiewicz: That Polish Guy during their San Diego Comic-Con panel, giving fans a first look at the new project highlighting one of pop culture’s most unique and impactful artists.

Panelists Bill Sienkiewicz (“The New Mutants”), director Remsy Atassi (“The Legend of Kingdom Come”), and producer Sal Abbinanti (“The Legend of Kingdom Come”) discussed topics including Bill’s one-of-a-kind career and the process of making the documentary, followed by an audience Q&A. Fans in attendance received an exclusive film poster only available in person at San Diego Comic Con 2026.

Titled after the nickname Bill received from legendary actor-director Clint Eastwood, Bill Sienkiewicz: That Polish Guy explores the life and career of the groundbreaking Polish-American artist. The film demonstrates Bill’s impact through interviews with industry luminaries including Vincent D’Onofrio, Kevin Smith, Peter Ramsey, Jim Lee, Denys Cowan, and many more across comics, film, and television, alongside a behind-the-scenes look at some of the iconic works that defined his career, including “Moon Knight,” “New Mutants,” “Elektra: Assassin,” and beyond.

SDCC 2026: Ryan Gosling is Ghost Rider! Ryan Coogler returns for Black Panther III!

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

During its Hall H panel during San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios dropped two reveals confirming long time rumors and expectations.

Ryan Gosling was revealed as the new Ghost Rider. The movie will be directed by Shawn Levy and come to theaters in 2028.

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Ryan Coogler will return to direct Black Panther 3 which comes to theaters December 15, 2028. David Johnson will be stepping into the title role but will be playing T’Challa’s son.

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Along with those two announcements an image has been released giving us a good look at Doctor Doom who returns on December 18, 2026 for Avengers: Doomsday.

Exclusive: Tezuka! God of Manga – renowned manga translator and scholar Frederic Schodt discusses Tezuka’s harrowing experience living through the firebombing of a factory where he worked

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

It’s hard to overstate Osamu Tezuka’s influence on manga and anime in Japan and comic book and animation storytelling around the world. Before there was Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Chainsaw Man, and Jujutsu Kaisen, there was Tezuka’s Astro Boy: the loveable, iconic, atomic-powered robot boy. Known in Japan as Tetsuwan Atom, this loveable hero sprang fully formed from the imagination of Tezuka-sensei, AKA the “God of Manga.” Tezuka broke new ground in 1963 when he introduced Astro Boy as Japan’s first weekly animated TV program. Now, Peabody Award-winning director Jason Andrew Cohn and the Bread & Butter Films production team — will spotlight Osamu Tezuka’s life and legacy with TEZUKA! God of Manga, an all-new, feature-length documentary. Support the film on Kickstarter today.

TEZUKA! God of Manga will feature interviews with legendary manga and anime creators including Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira), Riyoko Ikeda (Rose of Versaille), Naoki Urasawa (Monster), Go Nagai (Devilman), Yoshiyuki Tomino (Gundam), MADHOUSE co-founder and anime producer Masao Maruyama (Tokyo Godfathers), anime director Rintaro (Metropolis), best-selling fantasy author Ada Palmer (Too Like the Lightning), Samuel Sattin (Unico Awakening), and Jorge R. Gutierrez (The Book of Life), to discuss how Tezuka’s trailblazing influenced their work and changed the mediums of manga, comics, and animation.

The documentary will also include in-depth conversations with scholars Helen McCarthy (The Art of Osamu Tezuka), Natsu Onoda Power (God of Comics: Osamu Tezuka and the creation of post-World War II Manga), and the dean of English-language manga scholarship, Fred Schodt (Manga! Manga!) discussing his long working relationship with Tezuka. Once the film is funded, the producers will schedule additional interviews with artists including Paul Pope (THB) and Ron Wimberly (Prince of Cats).

Cohn and Tezuka Productions are also teaming up with some of today’s hottest manga and comic artists to create Kickstarter-exclusive collectible art prints featuring beautiful tributes to beloved Tezuka stories and characters. Fans can collect an astonishing Acetylene Lamp print by Shinichi Ishizuka (Blue Giant), striking takes on Astro Boy by Dave Baker (Mary Tyler MooreHawk) and Jorge R. Gutierrez (Book of Life), bold looks at Black Jack by Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth) and Yuko Shimizu (Barbed Wire Baseball), a beautiful Buddha print from Jesse Lonergan (Dome), a fantastic look at Phoenix by Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT), a pitch-perfect Princess Knight print by Elsa Charretier (November), unbelievable Unico artwork by Gurihuru (Unico Awakening, and a vibrant take on Vampires by Nicole Goux (Punk’n Heads).

Though he’s often compared to Walt Disney, Tezuka was arguably a greater cultural force. His mind-bending storylines — including Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Princess Knight, and hundreds of others — ignited a post-war explosion of creativity that positioned Japan as a global leader in comics and animation to this day and influenced generations of creators around the world.

We have an exclusive clip of scholar Frederic Schodt discussing Tezuka’s harrowing experience living through the firebombing of a factory where he worked.

Clayface Delivers Horror in its New Trailer

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Meet the new face of Gotham. Clayface arrives in theaters on October 23.

DC Studios’ Clayface is a horror thriller from director James Watkins, starring Tom Rhys Harries in the title role of the cult favorite villain from Gotham’s rogues gallery.

Matt Hagen’s meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss’s actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt seeks out a cutting edge treatment that miraculously returns him to his former self… but also unexpectedly affects his grip on reality, spiraling him down a destructive path of all-consuming revenge.

The film also stars Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, and Eddie Marsan, as well as Nancy Carroll and Joshua James.

James Watkins directs from a screenplay by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, story by Flanagan, based on characters from DC. The film is produced by Matt Reeves, Lynn Harris, James Gunn, and Peter Safran, with Michael E. Uslan, Chantal Nong Vo, Lars P. Winther, Rafi Crohn, and Paul Ritchie executive producing.

Watkins’ creative team includes director of photography Rob Hardy, production designer James Price, editor Jon Harris and costume designer Keith Madden. Music is by Volker Bertelmann.

Clayface comes to theaters in North America on October 23, 2026, and internationally beginning 21 October 2026.

The Odyssey Dominates the Weekend Box Office

Posted on July 20, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

Everything old is new again as The Odyssey topped the weekend box office with an impressive $124.5 million domestically. Internationally, the movie grossed $139.6 million giving it $264.1 million worldwide in its first weekend. The film’s success is another win for Christopher Nolan and the film is driving viewers into premium screenings showing that if you create “event viewing,” audiences will show up. It’s going so well that IMAX is extending its screenings for another week. It is reported that half of the moviegoers were aged 18 to 34, showing the film has found success across ages and generations.

In second place was Moana, which is hard to call anything but a flop. The movie added $19 million domestically, a 56% drop from the previous week bringing that total to just $82.1 million. Internationally, it grossed $44.4 million over the week to bring that total to $96.4 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $178.5 million. With a reported production budget of $250 million, it’s hard to see it making a profit unless it’s tie-ins bring it across the goal line.

Minions & Monsters slipped to third place with a possible tie with Toy Story 5. Minions & Monsters and Toy Story 5 both grossed an estimated $14.8 million, so we’ll see what the end numbers wind up being.

Minions & Monsters domestically has now grossed $137.6 million. Over the week, it grossed $48.5 million internationally which is now $220.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $357.9 million.

Toy Story 5 has grossed $430.9 million domestically and over the week it added $52.2 million internationally which is now $527.5 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $958.4 million and sure to cross the billion dollar mark before its run is over.

Evil Dead Burn rounded out the top five with $5 million domestically to bring its total to $24.2 million. It’s international total is $27.2 million for a worldwide total of $51.4 million.

In comic related movies…

Supergirl came in ninth place. It grossed an estimated $1.5 domestically which is now a little under $70 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $1.5 million over a week to bring that up to $50.9 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $120.6 million after two weeks.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu grossed an estimated $120,000 over the weekend to bring its domestic gross to $177.5 million. Internationally, the movie remained at $163.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $340.6 million after five weeks. The film will wind up slightly short of Solo: A Star Wars Story was when it ended its run.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity has grossed $4.3 million domestically. Internationally, the movie has grossed $731,877 which makes $5 million worldwide.

Masters of the Universe grossed $300,000 domestically which is now $64.6 million and has also grossed $48.7 million internationally for $113.4 million worldwide.

Numbers have 48 movies grossing $188,271,704 from 29,288 theaters for an average of $6,428.29. That is compared to last week’s 62 movies grossing $127,920,333 from 31,743 theaters for an average of $4,029.88.

Get a look at Avengers: Doomsday!

Posted on July 20, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

Doomsday arrives December 18th. Avengers: Doomsday gets its first official trailer!

Exclusive: TEZUKA! God of Manga – Ada Palmer discusses Tezuka’s drive to prove that manga can tell every type of story

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

We have an exclusive clip of fantasy author, scholar, and Tezuka fan Ada Palmer discussing Tezuka’s drive to prove that manga can tell every type of story. Check out the clip above and support the project today!

Moana leads the Weekend Box Office facing Choppy Waters

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

Moana wasn’t likely the opening hit Disney was looking for. The latest animated film turned live-action remake opened with $43 million domestically. That’s far below the projected $75 million the movie was believed it’d open with. Other projections had $45 million to $55 million which is also didn’t achieve. Internationally, the movie grossed $52 million delivering a worldwide debut of $95 million. The belief is the film’s live-action adaptation was too soon. While other films had 20-plus years since their animated debuts, the original Moana opened just a decade ago. Those who originally enjoyed it are likely teenagers now, and not the parents with their own families like other remakes. Add in poor reviews and it all comes together for a film many will likely wait to watch on streaming.

Minions & Monsters slipped to second place with $20.5 million domestically, a 44.6% drop from the previous week. The movie has grossed $108.3 million domestically after two weeks. Internationally, the movie added $73.4 million over the week to bring that to $171.8 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed a little over $280 million.

Toy Story 5 slipped to third place with $18.5 million to bring its domestic gross to $403.8 million. Internationally, it added $77.3 million over the week to bring that to $475.3 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $879.1 million giving it a good chance to cross the billion dollar mark before it’s time in theaters is over.

Evil Dead Burn opened in fourth place with $13.7 million domestically and $27 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $40.7 million.

Young Washington rounded out the top five with $6.4 million domestically where it has grossed $33.1 million. There’s no international gross.

In comic related movies…

Supergirl came in eighth place. It grossed an estimated $3.6 domestically which is now a little above $66 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $7.4 million over a week to bring that up to $49.4 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $115.4 million after two weeks.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu grossed an estimated $257,000 over the weekend to bring its domestic gross to $177.4 million. Internationally, the movie gained about $10.9 million to bring that to $163.1 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $340.5 million after five weeks. The film will wind up slightly short of Solo: A Star Wars Story was when it ended its run.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity has grossed $4.3 million domestically. Internationally, the movie has grossed $666,183 which makes $4.9 million worldwide.

Masters of the Universe grossed $1.1 million domestically which is now $64.3 million and has also grossed $48.3 million internationally for $112.6 million worldwide.

Numbers have 62 movies grossing $127,920,333 from 31,743 theaters for an average of $4,029.88. That is compared to last week’s 61 movies grossing $156,243,872 from 33,042 theaters for an average of $4,728.65.

Minions & Monsters takes the Weekend Box Office as Supergirl sees a Sharp Drop

Posted on July 6, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

Minions & Monsters was the top of the weekend box office, grossing $36.4 million domestically. The film opened earlier in the week and so far has grossed an estimated $61.4 million in its first half week. Internationally, the movie has grossed $98.4 million for a worldwide total of $159.9 million.

Minions debuted in 2015, spinning out of Despicable Me, and opened with $115.7 million domestically and went on to gross $1.159 billion. Minions: The Rise of Gru was released in 2022 with a $107 million domestic opening and grossing $940.4 million worldwide.

This film’s opening is a sharp drop from both of those and there could be multiple factors to the poor opening. The holiday weekend was the 250th birthday of the US making it an extra special July 4th that might have had families more focused on the holiday, it could be economic issues, or it could be the property having just lost interest. It could also be a combo of all of that.

Toy Story 5 dropped to second place with $31 million lifting its domestic gross to $366.3 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $110.2 million over the week to bring that total to $398 million. Worldwide, the gross is $764.3 million.

Young Washington debuted with $20.8 million domestically and no international return.

Supergirl dropped to fourth place from second the previous week. It grossed an estimated $9.6 million which was a 74.1% drop from the previous week. Blockbusters tend to have large drops but they tend to be 60% to 65% with 70% being the higher end of things, so 74.1% is extreme for this type of film. Domestically, the movie has grossed $58.5 million. Internationally, the movie grossed $12 million over a week to bring that up to $42 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $100.5 million after two weeks.

Disclosure Day remained in fifth place with $6 million to bring its domestic gross to $105.3 million. Over the week, it grossed $10.9 million internationally which is now $111.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $216.6 million.

In comic related movies…

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu grossed an estimated $600,000 over the weekend to bring its domestic gross to $176.8 million. Internationally, the movie gained about $2.2 million to bring that to $152.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $329 million after five weeks. The film will wind up slight short of Solo: A Star Wars Story was when it ended its run.

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity added $177,073 to its domestic gross which is $4.3 million. Internationally, the movie has grossed $555,707 which makes $4.8 million worldwide.

Masters of the Universe grossed $1.3 million domestically which is now $63.2 million and has also grossed $47.4 million internationally for $110.5 million worldwide.

Numbers have 56 movies grossing $117,685,327 from 30,197 theaters for an average of $3,897.25. That is compared to last week’s 61 movies grossing $156,243,872 from 33,042 theaters for an average of $4,728.65.

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