Korea Box Office: Na Hong-Jin’s ‘Hope’ Holds Firm at No. 1 as Market Slows

Science-fiction thriller “Hope” maintained its powerful grip on the top spot at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Jul. 24–26. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking…

China Box Office: ‘All Wishes Come True!’ Surges to Top Spot, Pushing ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ to Second

Pearl Studio’s animated fantasy feature “All Wishes Come True!” took over the top position at the mainland China box office during the July 24–26 weekend, generating RMB314.8 million ($46.3 million)…

China Box Office: ‘All Wishes Come True!’ Surges to Top Spot, Pushing ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ to Second

Pearl Studio’s animated fantasy feature “All Wishes Come True!” took over the top position at the mainland China box office during the July 24–26 weekend, generating RMB314.8 million ($46.3 million)…

China Box Office: ‘All Wishes Come True!’ Surges to Top Spot, Pushing ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ to Second

Pearl Studio’s animated fantasy feature “All Wishes Come True!” took over the top position at the mainland China box office during the July 24–26 weekend, generating RMB314.8 million ($46.3 million)…

Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Soars to $639 Million Globally After Two Weekends, Including $140 Million in Imax

Christopher Nolan’s star-studded adaptation of “The Odyssey” has surpassed $600 million globally after just two weekends of release. The big-budget take on Homer’s 3,000-year-old epic, led by Matt Damon as…

Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Sails to $87 Million in Massive Second Weekend

“The Odyssey” continued its epic box office journey, scoring a sensational $87 million in its second weekend of release. That’s a tally that most films, especially of the R-rated variety,…

Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Crosses $1 Billion, Becomes Highest-Grossing Movie of the Year

Who says toys are outdated? Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” which grapples with the reality that kids would rather play with tech than dolls, has surpassed $1 billion globally…

Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Holds Strong With $25 Million on Friday

With no major competition, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” extended its reign at the domestic box office as it entered its second weekend in theaters. “The Odyssey” added $25.9 million domestically…

As 'The Odyssey' thrives at the box office, franchise fatigue hits summer with bombs like 'Supergirl,' 'Moana'

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has dominated the box office over the past week as the summer has been widely plagued by franchise fatigue, with several films struggling to live up…

How Office Work Became Part of the American Dream

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here. One of the most gruesome murders in 19th-century America happened…