SEASON 35 GRA NOMINATIONS POLL

 

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PREMIERE MAGAZINE #350

 

The Roundup with Jeff Stockton (Season 35 Round 10)

 

 

 Round 10 ends things on a high note for a shaky Season 35. Here's The Roundup.... 

3. Film Quality

Season 35 ended on a high note in terms of quality, with the last five films all registering Metascores of 66 or more. The second half of the season as a whole didn't have any films under 50 (although a couple came pretty close).

2. The Dam

The Dam was a very charming little movie that the whole family can enjoy. It isn't perfect, but it was nice.

1. Eidolon

Writer John Malone clearly knows what he's doing with James Bond. Every film has been fantastic. While Eidolon isn't the best of the four films, it is entertaining and exciting for 100% of its running time. I can't wait to see what the franchise brings in Season 40.

3. N/A

2. Unkempt Garden

Unkempt Garden just wasn't for me. I felt like the filmmakers were trying a bit too hard to be austere and award-bait-y. Not terrible, but not for me.

1. Best Actress GRA Race

The last few seasons have mostly bucked the trend of weak leading actress candidates, but it's back in full force this season. It'll be interested to see who ends up with those four nominations though.

On Location (Season 35 Round 10)

 

Unkempt Garden

- Kanazawa, Japan

The Dam
- Northumberland, England, UK

Eidolon

- Cape Town, South Africa

- London, England, UK

- Corsica, France

Box Office Breakdown (Season 35 Round 10)

 

Unkempt Garden

Budget: $20,000,000

Total Box Office: $38,214,084

Total Profit: -$175,005

The Dam

Budget: $18,000,000

Total Box Office: $36,698,984

Total Profit: $7,098,222

Eidolon

Budget: $198,000,000

Total Box Office: $1,102,008,676

Total Profit: $447,392,067

Box Office Facts

Unkempt Garden

Only two other non-profitable films have managed to lose LESS at the box office than Unkempt Garden: Harrelson (-$100,090) and Obsession (-$127,812).

The Dam

Writer Jimmy Ellis didn't have any films released in the first half of Season 35, but he made up for it going 3-for-3 at the box office in the second half of the season.

Eidolon

Eidolon managed to topple Batman: Duality as the most profitable film of Season 35 despite not being the highest grossing.

Genre Rankings

Unkempt Garden

Drama: #284

The Dam

Drama: #288

Musical: #25

Eidolon

Action: #30

Adventure: #4

Spy: #5

Season 35 Round 10

Total Box Office: $1,176,921,744

Total Profit: $454,315,284

Season 35 Totals

Total Box Office: $5,721,859,856

Total Profit: $1,079,155,491

Season 35 Summary

1. Batman: Duality : $1,350,134,419

2. Eidolon : $1,102,008,676

3. ThunderCats : $372,054,861

4. The House of Black : $341,463,995

5. Rubicon Lies : $260,355,992

6. Man-Thing : $233,236,537

7. The Punisher: Purgatory : $231,004,586

8. Ghost Recon : $218,792,715

9. Zorro : $215,997,717

10. Blood and Glory : $196,666,547

11. Discovery : $167,267,665

12. The Tick : $166,896,092

13. Spelljammer : $158,394,702

14. The Friend Zone : $94,345,981

15. Unreasonable Doubt : $73,817,196

16. Tara's Wrath : $73,090,751

17. Man of God : $63,494,668

18. Wrong Turn : $54,581,190

19. The Molander Case : $40,645,353

20. The Writer and the Film Star : $39,529,721

21. Unkempt Garden : $38,214,084

22. The Dam : $36,698,984

23. Thus Dreamed Zarathustra : $34,589,058

24. New Christianity : $33,133,117

25. Vultures : $29,509,391

26. The Letter Never Sent : $29,417,143

27. Dust Saint : $26,796,972

28. The Woman Who Walked on Red Snow : $20,486,616

29. Behind Closed Doors : $11,549,978

30. Running from the Spotlight : $7,685,149

LRF TRIVIA TIDBITS (Season 35 Round 10)

 

Welcome back for more LRF Trivia Tidbits! Season 35 closes with a trio defined by timing and legacy—projects carefully slotted between franchise obligations, productions quietly racing against the clock, and a long-awaited creative pairing finally coming to fruition. Round 10 serves as a reminder that even at the finish line, logistics can be just as dramatic as the films themselves.

Unkempt Garden

While production itself went smoothly for Unkempt Garden, scheduling proved far more complicated. Director Cary Joji Fukunaga had to fit Unkempt Garden into a narrow window between wrapping the first Metroid film in Season 33 and beginning pre-production on its sequel, slated for Season 37—making the film a rare pause between two massive franchise commitments.

The Dam

Concern over Dick Van Dyke’s age led the production team on The Dam to take extraordinary measures. His limited scenes were secretly filmed during pre-production with a skeleton crew, with director Andrew Haigh personally operating the camera to avoid union complications, ensuring Van Dyke’s performance was captured well before the rest of the shoot began.

Eidolon

Eidolon marks a full-circle moment for Danny Boyle, who finally helmed a James Bond film after years of near-misses. Previously considered for multiple Bond entries, Boyle was famously hired and later departed No Time to Die, and even directed Daniel Craig’s Bond during the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony—making this fourth LRF Bond film, led by Dan Stevens, a long-delayed but fitting culmination.

Release: Eidolon

 

Eidolon

Genre: Action/Adventure/Spy

Director: Danny Boyle

Writer: John Malone

Based on James Bond created by Ian Fleming

Cast: Dan Stevens, Lupita Nyong'o, Sharlto Copley, Adele Exarchopoulos, Guy Pearce, Christian Berkel, Richard E. Grant, Kelly Macdonald, Himesh Patel, Nora Arnezeder, Shea Whigham, Roland, Moller, Stacy Martin

Budget: $198,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $515,913,227

Foreign Box Office: $586,095,449

Total Profit: $447,392,067

Reaction: John Malone's James Bond series continues to be a massive success with this 4th film in the franchise grossing in the same ballpark as the previous entries (albeit slightly less than Carte Blanche and Shatterhand).

“Danny Boyle’s Eidolon is a strikingly emotional Bond film, that gives Dan Stevens’ 007 more vulnerability than we’ve seen in years. Lupita Nyong’o’s Nia Dlamini is a compelling partner who grounds the story. Still, the film can feel overstuffed, its sprawling plot and extended action sequences sometimes dilute the sharp emotional core Boyle sets up early on. With tighter pacing, it could have rivaled the very best of the series. As it stands, it’s an ambitious, heartfelt addition that pushes Bond into more human territory. Still a must watch for all.” - Billy Laken, The Washington World

"By his fourth film, Dan Stevens has transformed Bond into a fully lived-in figure for LRF, and Eidolon capitalizes on that history. Eidolon is a high-stakes thriller that manages to balance raw emotion with muscular action, from the devastating Corsican prologue to a ferocious, apocalyptic finale. The supporting cast - especially Lupita Nyong’o and Sharlto Copley - adds texture and menace, while the film’s global scope and political intrigue feel genuinely consequential." - Marcus Ellery, The West End Screen Digest

"With Eidolon, Danny Boyle delivers one of the most emotionally assured Bond films of the modern era, and Dan Stevens fully settles into the role in what now feels like a defining fourth outing. The film leans into the accumulated weight of Stevens’ Bond, using its opening tragedy not as a gimmick but as the engine for a tightly wound thriller. oyle’s direction brings a jittery immediacy to the action, while the script from John Malone smartly folds Spectre’s long shadow into a contemporary geopolitical threat. It's not perfect, but Eidolon is a Bond film confident enough to slow down, yet still deliver brutal, exhilarating set pieces when it counts." - Simon Hale, The Continental Review

Rated PG-13 for intense action violence, some sexual content, and thematic elements.