Overview

• The film earned $3.1 million in Thursday previews and about $9 million on Friday, putting it on pace for a $20 million‑plus domestic opening.
• Critics have given it a 97–98% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and audiences graded it an A on CinemaScore, the best of Paul Thomas Anderson’s career.
• Reported production costs in the $130–150 million range make the strong start noteworthy as industry watchers gauge the path to profitability.
• Anderson’s politically charged action‑satire is loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland and features his first collaborations with Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio del Toro, with newcomer Chase Infiniti making her feature debut.
• Warner Bros. paired a premium‑format theatrical strategy with an unconventional campaign that included out‑of‑context social clips, a Fortnite tie‑in and a surprise podcast appearance.