Ben Stiller Questions Variety Downplaying Sinners' Box Office Success

In what universe does a 60 million dollar opening for an original studio movie warrant this headline? https://t.co/rkFQxQNwMp

— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) April 21, 2025

Hollywood studios are panicked about the deal director Ryan Coogler secured for his film Sinners. The trades (like Variety) are unsubtly pushing narratives about Sinners needing to make X amount of money and acting as if the film is a financial disappointment.

Ben Stiller (among others) tweeted pushback against this narrative, "In what universe does a 60 million dollar opening for an original studio movie warrant this headline?"

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