When Kirsten Dunst declared that she wants to voice a character in the sequel to A Minecraft Movie because she’d like to do a film that doesn’t lose money for once, she wasn’t being entirely accurate, of course. Dunst famously played a major role in three blockbuster Spider-Man movies, not to mention the hits she appeared in during the early stages of her career. It is true, though, that she has spent the last two decades — essentially the years following Spider-Man 3 — exclusively doing smaller projects. She’s working her way back up to the A-list, with A Minecraft Sequel and The Housemaid’s Secret lined up. But during these last two decades, even her movies that were marketed to appeal to the broadest audience ended up underperforming. One such movie was Bachelorette, which was released in the wake of The Hangover and Bridesmaids, but grossed only $12 million at the box office.
Studios tried their best to replicate the success of The Hangover and Bridesmaids, which grossed a combined total of around $700 million worldwide and seemed to suggest that raunchy, R-rated comedies could appeal across demographics. Dunst’s contemporary, Scarlett Johansson, made a similar film. Her movie was released in 2017; it also featured Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Zoë Kravitz, and Ilana Glazer — all of whom were at the peak of their respective careers at the time. However, the film underperformed commercially. It’s now staging a surprising comeback on streaming. According to FlixPatrol, it was the number one movie on the global HBO Max chart this past week.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
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🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
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You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
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You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
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You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
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Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
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You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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Here’s the Dark Comedy Starring Scarlett Johansson That’s Staging a Streaming Comeback
We’re talking about the dark comedy Rough Night, directed by Lucia Aniello, who worked with Glazer on the hit sitcom Broad City. The movie grossed a little more than $45 million worldwide against a reported production budget of $25 million, which doesn’t include the $35 million that was said to have been spent on marketing it. Rough Night holds a 45% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “Rough Night‘s gifted stars are certainly good for some laughs, but their talents aren’t properly utilized in a scattered comedy that suffers from too many missed opportunities.” Johansson would soon be crowned the highest-earning female star in the world; she’s now circling a role in The Batman Part II. You can watch the movie at home and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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