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Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis is getting an Original Graphic Novel from Chris Ryall, Jacob Phillips, and Abrams ComicArts

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Abrams ComicArts has announced the debut graphic novel from legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis: An Original Graphic Novel, hitting shelves this fall. The 160-page graphic novel offers readers an immersive new version of Coppola’s iconic cinematic story, adapted by writer Chris Ryall and Eisner-winning artist Jacob Phillips.

Set in the futuristic city of New Rome, Megalopolis originally captivated audiences with its masterful filmmaking, becoming one of Francis Ford Coppola’s most widely discussed films. Now, in graphic novel form, it explores the gripping narrative of idealism versus corruption. Architect and dreamer Cesar Catilina seeks a utopian future, while Mayor Franklyn Cicero fights to preserve the status quo—rife with greed and political warfare. Caught between these powerful forces is Julia Cicero, the mayor’s daughter, whose romance with Cesar tests her loyalty and compels her to redefine her beliefs about what humanity truly deserves. The film, which features an all-star cast including Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, and Aubrey Plaza, made its world premiere last year to a 10-minute standing ovation at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and was released theatrically and in IMAX globally on September 27, 2024.

Chris Ryall, known for adapting groundbreaking graphic novels from legends such as Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Harlan Ellison, brings expert craftsmanship to this ambitious project. Jacob Phillips, acclaimed artist behind hits like That Texas Blood and Newburn, infuses the story with visually stunning illustrations that heighten the novel’s emotional and cinematic intensity.

Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis: An Original Graphic Novel promises readers a thrilling journey, proving once again that Coppola remains one of the most innovative storytellers of our time.

Available October 2025 from Abrams ComicArts.

Megalopolis: An Original Graphic Novel

The Wild Robot wins the weekend box office while Megalopolis stumbles

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The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot had a wild weekend taking the top of the weekend box office. The film is being praised by both critics and the public, so expect this to have some legs while also becoming a classic after. The animated film grossed $35 million domestically while also grossing $18.1 million internationally for a worldwide debut of $53.1 million. With a reported $78 million budget, the film will likely be a nice success story for the early fall.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice slipped to second place after being in first in its fourth week. The movie added a little over $16 million to bring its domestic total to $250.1 million. Over the week, it added $20.2 million internationally to its gross to bring that to $123.2 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $373.3 million.

Transformers One came in third place with $9.3 million over the weekend to bring its domestic gross to $39.2 million. Internationally, it grossed $18.8 million to bring that to $32.8 million for a worldwide total of just under $72 million. The budget is reported at anywhere from $75 million to $150 million, so it’s hard to say how the film will be received by Hasbro and Paramount but how the tie-in toys and other products will be key in really measuring its success.

Devara Part 1 debuted in fourth place with $5.6 million domestically.

Speak No Evil rounded out the top five with $4.3 million domestically to bring its domestic gross to $28.1 million. Over the week, it grossed $8.7 million internationally to bring that total to $29.6 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $57.7 million.

Megalopolis debuted in sixth place with $4 million domestically and no international gross reported. By Francis Ford Coppola, the movie had a budget of $120 million and with it being panned by both critics and the audience, it’s hard to not see how this film isn’t in a race to being one of the biggest flops of the year.

In comic film news…

Deadpool & Wolverine slipped out of the top five coming in seventh in its 10th week. The film grossed $2.7 million domestically to lift its domestic total to $631.3 million. Internationally, the movie added $600,000 to its total over the week bringing that to just under $690 million. Worldwide, the movie has grossed $1.321 billion.

The Crow is one of the bigger flops of 2024 and it’s domestic total remained unchanged with being just under $9.3 million. Internationally, the movie has done a bit better adding about $800,000 to bring that total to $14.2 million and $23.5 million worldwide.

Blue Lock: Episode Nagi remained at about $1.9 million domestically and remained unchanged internationally to for that total to remain steady at just under $12.4 million for a worldwide total of $14.2 million.

Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle remained just under $7.1 million domestically and 1nternationally it remained at $93.3 million for a worldwide gross of just over $100.4 million.

The week’s overall box office success…

Numbers have 70 films earning $92,899,042 from 36,422 theaters. That’s an improvement from the previous weekend’s $81,751,120 from 33,353 theaters and 64 films. The average earning was $2,551 which is a slight increase from the previous weekend’s $2,451.09.