You ordered something online, but it looks completely different when it arrives. For one thing, you didnt notice the weird shape of the collar or that it said. Baby Driver Zooming Past 1. M At Domestic B. O. By Anythony DAlessandro. The Edgar Wright directed action movie ballet will break the 1. M threshold by tomorrow according to rival estimates. Baby Driver, made by SonyTri. Star, Working Title and Media Rights Capital to the tune of a net production cost of 3. M, has been a breath of fresh air at a summer box office given its originality amid a litter of Nth franchise sequels, many of which have fallen short of providing any gas at the B. O. take your pick Alien Covenant, The Mummy, Transformers The Last Knight, etc. Baby Driver is a clear example of Sony Pictures motion pictures group chairman Tom Rothmans mandate at the studio Make ambitious, original fare at a reasonable price so that theres plenty of upside. In addition, Baby Driver is a big win for Hannah Minghellas Tri. Star Pictures. Much like Jordan Peeles Get Out before it, what Baby Driver proves in this streaming age, is that audiences will drive to the multiplex to watch riveting, original, lower budget fare. Just because a film is considered niche and risky, doesnt necessarily mean it should just be destined to home audiences. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we have another brilliant summer film like Netflixs 5. M plus budgeted Okja, which despite its grand launch at the Cannes Film Festival, isnt continuing to generate great buzz because its been shackled to the small screen. The way that Wright coordinates car chase sequences with punctuating sound and the rhythm of hard rock songs like Queens Brighton Rock or Jon Spencer Blues Explosions Bell Bottoms is something to behold on the big screen, not a 7. K television. Top this off with Ansel Elgort and Lily James smoldering chemistry, and you have a movie. Sony has been great about putting its below the line contenders out there during awards season, and Baby Driver should be in the mix. Currently, Baby Driver is playing at 8. M this weekend and if it doesnt clear 1. M by tomorrow, then it will on Monday. In the pics seven weekend run, Baby Driver has averaged a 3. Sony is currently planning to take the movie wide again during the weekend of Aug. Worldwide, Baby Driver stands at 1. M. Sony started the engines on this movie back at SXSW with a marketingpublicity campaign led by Danielle Misher, EVP of Tri. Star marketing. Baby Driver earned great reviews and slotted a 1. Rotten Tomatoes score before opening, and leveraged that in their trailers. Damon Wolf, the head of creative advertising for Tri. Star, led the charge on creating the high octane, retro style promos for the film with colorful vintage design posters and award winning million plus view trailers Best Action Trailer at 2. Golden Trailer Awards. From the onset, Baby Driver has been Wrights highest grossing title of his career both on an opening and running total basis. He hatched the feature from an idea he formulated years ago. Originally, the industry saw a 2. M take for Baby Driver in its five day opening, but the pic trumped expectations during an Independence Day stretch with 2. M, and 3. 9M in its first week of release. According to Com. ScoreScreen Engine, Baby Driver, rated R, drew mostly males at 5. Read Full Article At Deadline. Breaking Bad Fans Have Found Their New Fix In Jason BatemanStarrer Ozark. Rotten Tomatoes By Andrea Reiher August 4, 2. Have you heard about Ozark Its Netflixs latest original drama, and after a somewhat quiet debut on July 2. The series, which currently has a 6. Tomatometer, stars Jason Bateman as Marty, a financial advisor who has been laundering money for a drug kingpin. When his partner is caught cheating the business, Marty uproots his family to move the operation to the scenic Ozark Mountain region of Missouri, where they struggle to fit into this brave new world. Fans are comparing it to movies like Pulp Fiction and No Country for Old Men, but the biggest comparison its getting on social media is to the Bryan Cranston Emmy winner Breaking Bad. But the show is more than standing on its own, with fans praising the writing and direction. Bateman actually directed four of the 1. Fans are on board for this darker, twistier Bateman, who in recent years has mostly been known for his work on Arrested Development and some fans enjoy imagining that Marty is really just bizarro Michael Bluth. Fans are expecting Bateman and the show to get at least one if not several award nominations for its writing, acting, and directing. Watch for strong female performances from Laura Linney as Martys wife Wendy Byrde, Julia Garner as crime bossintraining Ruth Langmore pictured, Sofia Hublitz as Martys teen daughter Charlotte Byrde, Jordana Spiro as financially troubled resort owner Rachel, and Lisa Emery as menacing Darlene Snell. Civilians arent the only ones getting into Ozark, though. Celebrities like Kelly Clarkson, Dane Cook, and even Dan Harmon, the man behind cult TV hits Community and Rick and Morty, are all in on this gritty drama. Read The Full Article on Rottentomatoes. Jason Batemans Netflix Drama is a Stunner From Start to Finish. By Ben TraversEditors Note The following review contains spoilers for Ozark Season 1Now thats how you make a thriller. Anyone burned by the slow stroll to nowhere of recent Netflix dramas had to be pleased with the pins and needles tension and shocking payoffs of Ozark, Jason Batemans new original series for the streaming giant. From the first episode to the ending, Season 1 was filled with shocking twists and intense familial strife. Below, well break down why the near constant darkness always felt grounded in reality, using big developments in the plot and key scenes throughout the series to illustrate how a horror story still felt relatable and all the more terrifying for it. Premiere SugarwoodThe importance of the premiere episode was its power. While that may go without saying, given the first hours overall impact, its important to remember how many dramas start slow. Ozark digs right in, and does so with great purpose to alert you to what kind of show youre watching and prepare you for whats to come. Meet Marty Byrde Jason Bateman a financial adviser working for a small firm in Chicago with his partner, Bruce Josh Randall. But making smart monetary moves isnt just Martys business.