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10 Best Movie Endings of the 2000s, Ranked
The 2000s might’ve kicked off a new century, but openings are not the right topic for right now. Just the opposite: endings! Every movie needs an ending, and pretty much every good movie also needs a good ending, because it’s fairly rare to find a satisfying film that has a lackluster conclusion.
That’s certainly not a problem for any of the movies below, with some of them being great throughout and then that greatness continues through to the final scene, while others are generally good movies that get elevated thanks to how effectively they end. There is, inevitably, a need to go into spoiler territory when talking about movie endings, so consider that a pretty casual warning (none of these are new releases, after all, since the 2000s ended, like, about 17 years ago, at the time of writing).
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‘There Will Be Blood’ (2007)
Punch-Drunk Love was a pretty great Paul Thomas Anderson movie from the 2000s, but There Will Be Blood is the best film of his, not just of the decade, but – some might argue – of his entire directorial career. It’s an epic that’s also very much just centered on one man, being lengthy with its runtime and grand with its visuals, but largely a psychological drama that’s quite intimate (and unsettling) as a character study.
Very slowly, and over many years, Daniel Plainview unravels psychologically, even as he keeps gaining wealth, property, and power. What do you know: it’s never enough. And he explodes at the very end of There Will Be Blood, and it’s at that point that you actually see quite a bit of the titular blood. Oh, not because he literally explodes, but because he beats Eli Sunday to death with a bowling pin. Somehow, it’s the only logical way this film could’ve ended, really.
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‘Mulholland Drive’ (2001)
One of those “It makes sense once you’ve seen the movie a few times” endings, Mulholland Drive does admittedly conclude in a way that runs the risk of feeling nonsensical the first time around. There’s a switch made going into the final act that’s intentionally disorientating, and feels like a nightmare compared to some (not all) of what came before, but it works more once you catch on to the final act being more reality than nightmare.
There are reasons to consider Mulholland Drive David Lynch’s best film beyond the ending being striking, of course, but the ultimate conclusion does help quite a lot.
There are still surreal sights, including a tiny elderly couple, and still more to unpack beyond “much of the preceding movie was a dream,” but it’s all striking and leaves an impact, more confusing at first, and later deeply troubling and eerie. There are reasons to consider Mulholland Drive David Lynch’s best film beyond the ending being striking, of course, but the ultimate conclusion does help quite a lot in that regard.
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‘Saw’ (2004)
Sure, Saw is not a perfect movie, and maybe you could even say the ending is imperfect if you want to argue it’s all a bit wild and implausible, but whatever. The ending is awesome. There’s a dead body in a room two men are trapped in the whole movie, and then it turns out the body is not dead, and it’s actually the guy who’s responsible for them being trapped. And he sits up as his whole scheme is unveiled; it’s great.
And it’s kind of silly. The ending to Saw is over-the-top, but it’s here on the basis of it being the right kind of over-the-top, whereas some of the sequels trying to outdo the twist ending here kind of face-planted, or went genuinely too far. There are still fun Saw movies released following the original, especially if you like your soap opera-esque storytelling accompanied by hyper-violence, for whatever reason, but Saw (2004) is still the best, and it’s also the film in the long-running series with the greatest ending.
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‘Dancer in the Dark’ (2000)
Dancer in the Dark is easily up there among the heaviest musicals ever made, and the ending is a big reason for that. Not that the movie before the final scene is very cheery, but it’s the sort of miserable film where the predicament the main character’s in just gets worse and worse on a scene-by-scene basis, since she’s slowly losing her eyesight and then ends up committing a murder under circumstances that are not well expressed during her trial.
So, she ends up being sentenced to death, and the film slowly builds up to her execution, with the only glimmer of hope being that she successfully got her son an operation to prevent him from succumbing to blindness the way she has. Björk’s acting sells the horror and tragedy of the ending eerily well, as does the realistic and somewhat nauseous way the film’s shot. You almost feel like you’re really there, even though you probably don’t want to be.
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‘Children of Men’ (2006)
There’s very little peace found throughout Children of Men, which is an overall relentless and unapologetically grim sci-fi/dystopian movie about a world where humanity is at risk of dying out because infertility is affecting the whole population. Yet somehow, a woman gets pregnant, and then she needs to be taken to (what’s purportedly) a safe location, so that no one shifty can get hold of her for their own gains.
It’s a film about saving everyone and everything, showcasing countless sacrifices and horrible things that happen along the way to achieving that goal, including almost every named character but the pregnant woman and her newborn baby dying. At the end of Children of Men, it is probably achieved. There’s some ambiguity, but it’s not really as frustrating because the peacefulness that comes alongside that slight uncertainty is just so welcome after a really brutal and high-intensity film. Also, that very last shot is undeniably visually striking (just like most of the film, really).
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‘Gladiator’ (2000)
Moving fast for something so long, Gladiator is a real streamlined sort of epic that doesn’t really mess around when it comes to telling a story that’s equal parts straightforward and satisfying. There’s an emperor who’s murdered by his son, and then a general who’s betrayed and becomes a gladiatorial slave, and someone with nothing left but a desire to get revenge.
And so it’s not a surprise when he gets it at the end, and inspires the people of Rome to consider doing away with the Empire and becoming a Republic again (which doesn’t stick, come Gladiator II, but then again, does anyone really care about – or even remember – Gladiator II anymore?). It’s a crowd-pleasing sort of ending to a very crowd-pleasing and easy-to-like epic movie, with even the hero’s death being a moment of catharsis, since he believes in the afterlife and gets to see his murdered family again once arriving there.
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‘Gangs of New York’ (2002)
In 2002, there was some controversy over the World Trade Center being visible in the final shot of Gangs of New York, but the decision to keep it in feels like the right one now. Martin Scorsese himself explained it well, saying: “The people in the film were part of the creation of that skyline, not the destruction of it. And if the skyline collapses, ultimately, they will build another one.”
And Gangs of New York is a movie about the history of New York City, mostly in terms of its violent past, with the ending montage showing the skyline growing with skyscrapers and all into what was almost the present-day, at the time of the film’s release. The movie itself is quite good before that point, but it’s a case of the ending being the most powerful moment of the thing, and elevating the overall film from good to great.
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‘Oldboy’ (2003)
Sincerely containing one of the best plot twists in cinema history, Oldboy just ends in the most wildly uncomfortable of ways, but it inevitably makes a twisted sort of sense and feels logical. The main character has been on his own quest for revenge the whole movie, having been imprisoned by someone under mysterious circumstances for 15 years, but then he finds out the truth about why he was kept captive, and it’s a lot, to say the least.
He himself was a target of revenge for an old classmate, and there are some really twisted ways that classmate got vengeance, with the psychological toll ultimately being even ghastlier than the physical toll of the years of imprisonment. Oldboy is great all the way through, but it is one of those films where the ending more or less makes it legendary (well, that or the famed one-shot hallway fight sequence).
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‘The Mist’ (2007)
The Mist was a novella that appeared in Skeleton Crew, which was a short story compilation written by Stephen King (The Mist being a good deal longer than most of the other selections there). It’s one of a handful of stories where King tackles Lovecraftian horror, and he does it really well, with the premise involving a group of people trapped inside a small town’s supermarket after the titular mist falls over the town and brings with it countless strange creatures.
2007’s The Mist came out more than 20 years after the novella, so it was a fair time coming, considering some King adaptations are made not long after publication (see Christine, with the book and movie coming out the same year), but it was worthy of the original story. And, famously, it had a more devastating ending that trades in the unease of the novella’s more ambiguous ending for a full-blown tragic one that feels like it could well be the heaviest final movie scene of the 21st century so far.
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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ (2003)
There was an overwhelming number of things to consider for the ending of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The source material has a series of endings that go on for much longer than the movie trilogy, which can make the stereotypical complaint about The Return of the King having “too many endings” sound more than a little ridiculous. After a novel that spans well over 1000 pages, there are an additional 100-ish pages of appendices, with much of the writing there feeling like a series of epilogues.
One feels J.R.R. Tolkien not wanting to bid the world and the characters farewell, and you can’t entirely blame him. So, Peter Jackson giving his adaptation a few scenes that feel like endings seems like showing restraint, in comparison. And what was picked here is pretty much perfect, with the final stretch of The Return of the King being both an incredible ending for the third movie in the trilogy, and a beyond fitting conclusion for that trilogy as a whole.
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The Trump press secretary made the eerily prescient comment during an interview with Fox News just before heading into the event Saturday night.
Matlock isn’t just getting a schedule change — but a time jump as well.
“Season 3 will not pick up directly [after the season 2 finale],” creator Jennie Snyder Urman told Deadline. “It’ll be six months to a year, I would say.”
Urman also confirmed this in an interview with TVLine, teasing how Matty (Kathy Bates) and Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) will be working in a new firm.
“It’ll be a little time jump: six to nine months, something like that,” she continued. “Not like five years later and everything has changed. But we’re not a direct pickup, like we were this year.”
The fall 2026 lineup is going to look a little different for CBS after some shows went through surprising changes. CBS announced its schedule on Wednesday, April 15, with viewers noticing some substantial changes. Ghosts, Matlock and NCIS: Sydney received a shakeup by having their premieres moved to 2027 for midseason. They will join the […]
Before the season 2 finale, it was confirmed that Matlock is returning for a third season — but will go through a schedule change after a “complete reset” for the show.
“I asked for it with the network. We had a talk,” Urman told TV Insider. “I just feel like we had so much stuff to think about because we really landed the plane on this, and we really thought that was important because we didn’t want to keep dragging out the same story, and the characters have to get to someplace real emotionally.”
Urman confirmed that season 2 would wrap up the Wellbrexa story line, which meant a complete “reset” for the series.
“When we took this two-hour finale and really paid a lot of things off, what came with that was I’m going to need time after that to really build the architecture so that we have it for the next seasons,” she teased. “I’m excited about it, but I am also grateful because we needed a little bit of time.”
Urman addressed possible disappointment from viewers, adding, “Sad for audiences, but actually really good for me and the writers because I want us to plot this new mystery and make sure it’s airtight.”
She continued: “We had a lot of pieces going in, so we really had to create this new piece of it. I feel lucky that the network’s giving us time to get it right because I don’t want the quality to drop.”
CBS previously announced its schedule on April 15 with viewers noticing some substantial changes. Ghosts, Matlock and NCIS: Sydney received a shakeup by having their premieres moved to 2027 for midseason. They will join the new show Einstein, which is finally premiering in 2027 as well.
Matlock’s time slot will be given to Elsbeth to allow Cupertino to premiere on the same night. NCIS: Sydney, meanwhile, is moving to midseason as NCIS: Origins — which received a shorter episode order — takes over to pair off with NCIS: New York.
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CNN's Wolf Blitzer details White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, says gunman was 'few feet away' from him
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“The first thing that went through my mind was whether he was going to shoot me,” the longtime CNN anchor said.
Jason Ritter is still aiming for a role on Tracker — even if it means getting to be a “damsel in distress” who is saved by Justin Hartley.
“Justin and I are very friendly. I really love him. He’s such a nice guy,” Ritter, 46, exclusively told Us Weekly while suggesting a possible Tracker crossover with Matlock. “Julian is going to be looking for new positions so maybe he can train me in his tracking ways and I can help him find some people.”
Matlock, which premiered in September 2024, follows a wealthy retired lawyer named Madeline Kingston (Kathy Bates), who pretends to be a poor widower named Matty Matlock to get a job at Jacobson Moore law firm.
Then there’s Tracker, which follows Hartley’s Colter Shaw as he solves missing cases for a reward.
“If Tracker ever wants a partner [for Justin’s character, Colter], maybe Julian leaves the firm and he starts a new life,” Ritter previously joked with Us Weekly in August 2025. “Just two rugged guys.”
At the time, Ritter’s costar Skye P. Marshall weighed in on his idea.
“Jason comes to set now, and he squints his eyes and he tries to play a rugged guy. And we’re like, ‘Can you please stop?’” she quipped in September 2025. “And he’ll put his foot up on the chair and squint his eyes like James Dean. It makes my stomach crawl. I was like, ‘You’re not a rugged guy, OK?’”
Justin Hartley‘s CBS series Tracker has won over its audience because of the intriguing cases — and the impressive guest stars. Tracker, which premiered in February 2024, is centered around a survivalist named Colter (Hartley) who travels the country helping people and law enforcement tackle a variety of mysteries. As the series unfolds, viewers learn […]
Marshall would still love to see Ritter share the screen with Hartley, 59. “But I feel like he’d be the guy that gets kidnapped,” she joked. “Please don’t give Jason Ritter a gun.”
Ritter couldn’t help but agree with Marshall’s assessment, telling Us earlier this month, “She’s probably right. Who knows? It’s TV, so anything can happen. A guy like me can be a hero on TV but in real life, if I was on Tracker, I’d be like, ‘All right, I got these guys … Oh, one of them snuck up behind me and that’s the end for me. Save me, please. I’ve made this mission 20 times harder by being captured.’”
After the actor noted that he is “very good at being someone who needs to be saved,” Us suggested that Ritter play Hartley’s “next damsel in distress.”
“There you go,” Ritter replied. “Anytime, Justin.”
Tracker airs on CBS Sundays at 9 p.m. ET before streaming the next day on Paramount+.
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The animated comedy’s satire still sings (and stings) more than 20 years later.
Fresh legal drama surrounding Rebel Wilson has taken a darker turn as explosive new allegations surface in court.
A rising actor’s claims have reignited scrutiny around the Hollywood star, with accusations ranging from hacking to harassment.
As the case unfolds, disturbing details and emotional testimony are reshaping the narrative and drawing intense public attention once again.
The controversy stems from a lawsuit filed by actor Charlotte MacInnes, who alleges that Rebel Wilson hacked into her Snapchat account and distributed private images without consent.
According to court documents, the alleged incident involved deeply personal material being shared widely.
“Once I regained access to my account, I could see that whoever had hacked into the account had saved a nude photo of me that I had sent to my boyfriend and also uploaded a photo of a vagina (that wasn’t mine),” Ms. MacInnes stated in her affidavit per News.com.au.
She further alleged, “They then sent these two photos to all of my contacts on Snapchat, including my family, as well as many strangers.”
The actor claimed the ordeal was orchestrated by Wilson, adding, “I believe that this was orchestrated by Rebel,” and describing the experience as deeply distressing.
“It was completely terrifying and caused me a new kind of anxiety. I was not myself for some time after,” she said.
Rebel Wilson Faces Claims Of Bullying And Reputation Damage
Beyond the alleged leak, MacInnes accused Rebel Wilson of publicly damaging her reputation through social media posts.
The young actor said she once admired the star but was left feeling targeted and humiliated.
“I remember crying every day for weeks (after the social media posts),” she revealed in her affidavit.
She also expressed frustration over what she described as a contradiction in Wilson’s public image, stating, “It was ‘sickening that Rebel presented herself as a whistleblower who spoke out to protect me’ when she ‘has only acted spitefully towards me with constant bullying and harassment.’”
MacInnes further alleged, “I was also angry that Rebel claims to be someone who stands up for women and young Australian talent but then was so maliciously and unfairly persisting with a narrative that painted me as a liar, prostitute, sell out, and whore.”
“I was confused as to how she had ever been accepted by this industry as a respectful professional, as it felt to me that these actions were somehow comfortable to her,” she added.
Rebel Wilson Case Expands With Claims Involving Her Wife
The legal battle has also pulled in Wilson’s wife, Ramona Agruma, after MacInnes accused her of making social media posts that appeared to mock her testimony. One such post featured a reference to the animated character Dory.
“I suffer from short-term memory loss … or do I? I can’t remember,” the post read.
MacInnes told the court, “I felt as though she was mocking the evidence that I gave,” describing the impact of the post during ongoing proceedings.
The accusation came after MacInnes faced questioning over travel expenses during cross-examination, which she later clarified under re-examination by her legal team.
Conflicting Accounts Over Key Incident Raise Questions
At the center of the dispute is an incident involving a bath shared between MacInnes and producer Amanda Ghost in 2023.
Rebel Wilson has claimed the young actor initially expressed discomfort before allegedly retracting the complaint.
However, MacInnes has strongly denied ever making such a claim, maintaining that she “never” said she felt uncomfortable.
Meanwhile, Ghost offered her own perspective in court, acknowledging tension in the situation. “I wasn’t annoyed at the beginning, I was annoyed after Rebel presented a case against her to me,” she testified.
According to testimony, Ghost later admitted feeling so upset at one point that she “couldn’t even look at her,” though she also described herself as “shocked” rather than consistently angry.
Legal Battle Intensifies As New Details Emerge
Additional claims in the case have added further complexity, including allegations about the working environment during the production of “The Deb.”
MacInnes denied suggestions that she was forced into uncomfortable situations.
“Amanda did not force me to stay with her – she invited me to…Amanda didn’t have ‘sexual conversations’ with me,” she said in her affidavit.
The court also heard about text messages exchanged following the alleged incident.
“Charlotte says all good. She just meant ‘it was a bizarre situation’ not that she personally felt uncomfortable x,” Wilson reportedly wrote.
“Oh thank f**k for that!!” the producer responded.
Despite these exchanges, the case continues to highlight sharply conflicting accounts from those involved.
As proceedings move forward, the allegations and testimonies are expected to remain under intense scrutiny while the trial continues.
Fans have been flooding social media with reactions after Megan Thee Stallion dropped a bombshell update that she and Klay Thompson have split. She also shared an official statement with TMZ confirming the news and making it clear that trust and respect are non-negotiable for her. Since Meg’s announcement, fans have been riding hard for her and showing her major love online. Her latest Instagram post has pulled in tons of comments from the Hot Girls, who have been letting her know they stand solid with her though the breakup news.
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Hot Girls Ride For Megan Thee Stallion Amid Split With Klay Thompson
The Hotties have been flooding the comment section of Megan Thee Stallion’s latest Instagram post with reactions to her breakup with Klay Thompson. Meg dropped a carousel of photos last week, where she promoted her Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle bag partnership. The images show her posing in a black latex outfit while holding the chips bag. See the post and reactions below.
Fans Stand Ten Toes Down Behind Meg
The Hot Girls immediately united in her comment section. Plenty of girlies said they were ready to ride at dawn for her, while others said they don’t understand how Klay could’ve done her dirty.
Instagram user @mizteefranklin wrote, “WE LOVE YOU MEG!!!!!”
Instagram user @tatianafitk wrote, “THE AUDACITY OF HIM (yes I’m parasocial)”
While Instagram user @notahoeiswear wrote, “Klay just fumbled all this ? i am out of words 🫠”
Then Instagram user @itsjustkeya__ wrote, “I’m so sorry @theestallion he didn’t deserve you sis!!! On to the NEXT!!!!!”
Another Instagram user @sapphic.la wrote, “WE RIDE AT DAWN FOR U QUEEN.”
Instagram user @abbyyiiee wrote, “We love you Megan! Sending you good vibes and prayers ❤️”
While another Instagram user @kyndall.xoxo_ wrote, “We love Megan!😍 these 🥷s be jokes! U don’t need no one queen 😩”
Then another Instagram user @sunni_dee wrote, “Run it up Meg!!! 🔥🔥🔥 Hotties trained to drag this n***a to HELLLL 😂😂😜😜”
Instagram user @hijamzzi3 wrote, “He lost the most gorgeous woman in history….A DAMN SHAME.”
Lastly, Instagram user @that.wahala.libra wrote, “I’m sick behind my sister’s heart being hurt and broken 😭”
Here’s What Meg Said About Her Breakup With Klay
On Saturday, April 25, Megan Thee Stallion shocked fans when she dropped a message on her IG Story about cheating and getting mistreated during basketball season. Folks online immediately clocked hte post and assumed it was aimed at Klay Thompson.
“Cheating, had me around your whole family playing house…got ‘cold feet’ Holding you down through all your HORRIBLE mood swings and treatment towards me during your basketball season now you don’t know if you can be ‘monogamous’???? b*tch I need a REAL break after this one..bye yall.”
After her IG post, TMZ reported that she confirmed their breakup in an exclusive statement. She told the outlet she ended things because “fidelity and respect are non-negotiable for her.”
“I’ve made the decision to end my relationship with Klay. Trust, fidelity, and respect are non-negotiable for me in a relationship, and when those are compromised, there’s no real path forward. I’m taking this time to prioritize myself and move ahead with peace and clarity.”
Does Pardison Fontaine Want That Old Thang Back?
Amid the breakup news, fans started thinking Megan’s ex Pardison Fontaine had reacted to the situation. He dropped a video on social media singing lyrics from Jagged Edge’s ‘He Can’t Love U.’ After The Shade Room posted the clip of Pardi, plenty of Roommates thought he was trying to get Meg’s attention since the lyrics say: “He can’t love you like I love you / Baby you know it too. And you should never wanna be with a man If he can’t be a man / And do the things to you like I can.” As of right now, Pardison hasn’t confirmed whether his post was directed towards Meg and Klay’s breakup. Meg and Pardi started dating in 2021 and later confirmed their breakup in November 2023.
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Now in its sixth week of release in theaters worldwide, Project Hail Mary passed two massive box-office milestones. The movie held its ground this weekend, trailing The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and the week’s big new release, Michael. It added another $12 million to its domestic haul and passed the $300 million mark. The movie probably has the legs to hit the $350 million milestone by the end of its run. This is a terrific result for Amazon MGM Studios, which delayed the movie’s Prime Video release and put it back into select IMAX theaters for a one-week run. This is in contrast to its release strategy for Red One, starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, which landed on Prime Video only three weeks after debuting in theaters.
Red One failed to recoup its reported $250 million budget theatrically. Amazon’s other sci-fi release of 2026, the Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson-led Mercy, also fell short of its reported $60 million budget. Both movies, however, proved to be quite successful on streaming. Produced on a budget of more than $200 million, Project Hail Mary will likely deliver huge numbers on Prime Video as well, but its box-office performance has been nothing short of extraordinary. It has greatly benefited from enthusiastic audience support, an event-movie status, and excellent reviews. It now stands at a “Certified Fresh” 94% critics’ score and a “Verified Hot” 96% audience score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.
Here’s How Much ‘Project Hail Mary’ Has Grossed at the Box Office
Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and starring Ryan Gosling, Project Hail Mary is based on a bestseller by Andy Weir, who also wrote the novel that inspired The Martian. With this weekend’s performance, Project Hail Mary has shrunk the gap between itself and Ridley Scott‘s film. With more than $300 million domestically and $600 million worldwide, the film has also overtaken the $598 million lifetime global haul of the sci-fi-adjacent Tom Cruise-led tentpole Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the eighth Mission: Impossible movie was released to mostly positive reviews in 2025, but even with nearly $600 million at the worldwide box office, it was considered an underperformer because of a massive $400 million reported budget. It was marketed as the long-running action franchise’s last installment, and for once, it seems like they weren’t bluffing. Both Cruise and McQuarrie have found new projects, and the fate of the Mission: Impossible franchise remains undecided. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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March 15, 2026
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157 minutes
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Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
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Drew Goddard, Andy Weir
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Aditya Sood, Amy Pascal, Andy Weir, Christopher Miller, Phil Lord, Rachel O’Connor, Ryan Gosling
After an infamously uneven run over the last couple of years, Lionsgate is ready to rebound. This weekend, the studio released its controversial Michael Jackson biopic, which exceeded already-bullish projections to deliver a record-breaking debut at the box office. Later this year, Lionsgate will also release The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the second prequel in the dystopian action franchise. Michael delivered the studio’s biggest debut since The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, which was released three years ago. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, Michael survived a highly dramatic production that reportedly saw a major creative overhaul to the third act and conflicts between the filmmakers and Jackson’s estate. The film’s release has also attracted renewed attention to the longstanding abuse allegations against the King of Pop. The movie has been criticized for omitting this aspect of Jackson’s life entirely.
However, it has clearly struck a chord with fans. Michael delivered the biggest-ever box-office debut for a biopic, overtaking not only Bohemian Rhapsody but also Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer. Starring Jaafar Jackson as his iconic pop star uncle, the movie holds a 38% critics’ score and a “Verified Hot” 97% audience score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The site’s consensus reads, “While Jaafar Jackson’s smooth moves bring the King of Pop to uncanny life, this musical biopic mostly plays like a ‘greatest hits’ album that could’ve benefited from including liner notes to give actual insight into the icon.”
Here’s How Much ‘Michael’ Grossed at the Box Office This Weekend
Produced on a massive reported budget of $200 million, Michael grossed just under $100 million domestically and more than $215 million worldwide in its opening weekend. A path to the $1 billion mark lies ahead, and, given near-unanimous audience praise, it seems highly achievable. Were the movie to hit this milestone, it would have overtaken both Bohemian Rhapsody and Oppenheimer to become the highest-grossing biopic of all time. Also starring Colman Domingo, Miles Teller, and Nia Long, the movie could also spawn a sequel that tackles the second half of Jackson’s life and career. A significant portion of footage that was edited out of the first film could reportedly be used in a second installment. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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April 24, 2026
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130 minutes
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John Logan
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Megan Thee Stallion and her NBA star boyfriend, Klay Thompson, have broken up amid accusations of infidelity.
“I’ve made the decision to end my relationship with Klay,” Megan, 31, tells Us Weekly in a Saturday, April 25, statement. “Trust, fidelity and respect are non-negotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there’s no real path forward.”
She continued, “I’m taking this time to prioritize myself and move ahead with peace and clarity.”
Several hours earlier, Megan appeared to publicly claim that Klay, 36, had been unfaithful during their relationship.
Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson are heating up! After posting a few subtle hints online, Megan and Thompson confirmed their romance in mid-July 2025 when the pair each shared photos and videos featuring one another via Instagram. On July 12, Thompson shared a series of photos on the platform that featured a woman bearing […]
“Cheating, had me around your whole family playing house … got ‘cold feet,’” Megan wrote via her Instagram Stories earlier on Saturday without mentioning Klay by name. “Holding you down through all your HORRIBLE mood swings and treatment towards me during your basketball season.”
She added, “Now you don’t know if you can be ‘monogamous???’ Bitch, I need a real break after this one. Bye y’all.”
Klay has not publicly addressed his relationship status or the cheating accusations. Us Weekly has reached out to the athlete’s rep for comment.
Megan and Klay were first romantically linked in July 2025, making their red carpet debut later that month at her Pete & Thomas Foundation Gala. (Megan started the nonprofit in 2022 to support women, children, seniors and underserved communities in Houston, Texas.)
“Well, it feels incredible because Megan is such a special person and she inspires so many around the world. I’ve seen it firsthand,” Klay exclusively told Us on the red carpet. “This is just another incredible feat of hers to be able to give back, create [a] foundation and raise a ton of money for those in need. I’m honored to be here by her side.”
Klay Thompson won’t sit by and let two former NBA players drag his girlfriend. Thompson, 35, jumped into the comments of the “Hoopin’ N Hollerin’” podcast’s Instagram account on Wednesday, November 12, to defend Megan Thee Stallion after Jason Williams used a derogatory term to describe her to his cohost, Patrick Beverly. “Referring to my […]
The gala was held in honor of Megan’s late parents, whom Klay told Us that he “would have loved to meet.”
“I know both of them would be so proud of their only daughter because of what — not only what she’s been able to accomplish, what she’s also going to continue to do,” Klay said at the time. “She has never been put in a box, or allowed herself to be in a box, and she just continues to inspire so many people around the world. And, on top of that, raise a ton of money this evening and just do so much for so many in need.”
Megan previously dated Pardison Fontaine and Torrey Craig, respectively.
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