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Scott Mendelson

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Before joining The Wrap, Scott Mendelson got his industry start in 2008 with a self-piloted film blog titled “Mendelson’s Memos.” In 2013, he was recruited to write for Forbes.com where he wrote almost exclusively for nearly a decade.
In that time he published copious in-depth analytical and editorialized entertainment industry articles specializing in (but not exclusively focused upon) theatrical box office.

A well-known industry pundit, Mendelson has appeared on numerous podcasts and been featured as a talking head on NPR, CNN, Fox and BBC.

Resides In:

Moorpark, CA

Education:

BA in Film Theory/Criticism from Wright State University

  • ‘The Meg 2’ Beats the Odds at the Chinese Box Office

    The Jason Statham and Wu Jing film nabbed $53 million over the weekend, bucking the recent trend of poorly performing Tinseltown tentpoles

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    Scott Mendelson
    August 8, 2023 @ 12:10 PM

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    ‘The Meg 2’ Beats the Odds at the Chinese Box Office

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  • Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich Try to Mix Love and Work in ‘Fair Play’ Trailer (Video)

    Netflix nabbed the buzzy high-finance melodrama for a near-record $20 million at Sundance 2023

    By

    Scott Mendelson
    August 8, 2023 @ 6:55 AM
    Movies
    6:55 AM
    Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich Try to Mix Love and Work in ‘Fair Play’ Trailer (Video)
  • Why Disney’s Future Is Up in the Air | Analysis

    Bob Iger must use Wednesday’s earnings to placate strikers, woo back Wall Street and find partners – all while thinking of his succession

    By

    Lucas Manfredi and Scott Mendelson
    August 8, 2023 @ 6:00 AM

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    Why Disney’s Future Is Up in the Air | Analysis

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  • ‘Barbie’ Set for Release in Saudia Arabia and UAE After Worries of Middle East Ban

    The Margot Robbie/Ryan Gosling-starring blockbuster will begin its Gulf Region rollout this week

    By

    Scott Mendelson
    August 7, 2023 @ 11:51 AM
    Movies
    11:51 AM
    ‘Barbie’ Set for Release in Saudia Arabia and UAE After Worries of Middle East Ban
  • William Friedkin, ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘French Connection’ Director, Dies at 87

    Friedkin had just finished his last film, “The Caine Mutiny”

    By

    Scott Mendelson
    August 7, 2023 @ 10:05 AM
    Movies
    10:05 AM
    William Friedkin, ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘French Connection’ Director, Dies at 87
  • ‘Sound of Freedom’ Studio ‘Grateful to Law Enforcement’ After a Funder Arrested for Child Kidnapping

    Angel Studios CEO Neal Harmon stated that the defendant is one of 6,768 people who invested in the blockbuster child trafficking thriller

    By

    Scott Mendelson
    August 4, 2023 @ 11:23 AM
    Movies
    11:23 AM
    ‘Sound of Freedom’ Studio ‘Grateful to Law Enforcement’ After a Funder Arrested for Child Kidnapping
  • ‘Barbie’ Passes $400 Million at Domestic Box Office

    “The Meg 2: The Trench” earned $3.2 million in Thursday previews

    By

    Scott Mendelson
    August 4, 2023 @ 7:46 AM

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    ‘Barbie’ Passes $400 Million at Domestic Box Office

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  • Amazon’s Everything Store Keeps Getting Bigger With $134.4 Billion in Q2 Revenue

    Along with its 68 Primetime Emmy nominations, the company stacked up $6.7 billion in net income for the quarter

    By

    Scott Mendelson and Robert Carnevale
    August 3, 2023 @ 1:11 PM
    Tech
    1:11 PM
    Amazon’s Everything Store Keeps Getting Bigger With $134.4 Billion in Q2 Revenue
  • Debut for Tom Wolfe Documentary ‘Radical Wolfe’ Set by Kino Lorber

    The film will open in September in NYC and L.A. before a nationwide expansion

    By

    Scott Mendelson
    August 3, 2023 @ 10:32 AM
    Movies
    10:32 AM
    Debut for Tom Wolfe Documentary ‘Radical Wolfe’ Set by Kino Lorber
  • ‘Scream 7’ Lands ‘Happy Death Day’ Director Christopher Landon

    The “Freaky” filmmaker replaces Radio Silence, who directed the last two installments of the horror franchise

    By

    Scott Mendelson
    August 2, 2023 @ 1:30 PM
    Movies
    1:30 PM
    ‘Scream 7’ Lands ‘Happy Death Day’ Director Christopher Landon
  • ‘Barbie’ Passes $800 Million at Worldwide Box Office

    It looks like this year’s “Top Gun: Maverick” wasn’t a superhero movie, a Tom Cruise film or an “Indiana Jones” sequel

    By

    Scott Mendelson
    August 2, 2023 @ 10:41 AM

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    ‘Barbie’ Passes $800 Million at Worldwide Box Office

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  • SAG-AFTRA’s Interim Agreements Cause Confusion and Division: ‘So Much for Solidarity’

    As the actors guild explains the strategy behind allowing some productions to proceed, Hollywood still has reservations

    By

    Jose Alejandro Bastidas, Scott Mendelson, and Jeremy Fuster
    August 1, 2023 @ 4:38 PM

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    4:38 PM
    SAG-AFTRA’s Interim Agreements Cause Confusion and Division: ‘So Much for Solidarity’

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  • Bradley Cooper to Skip Venice Premiere of ‘Maestro’ in Solidarity With SAG-AFTRA Strike

    The Oscar nominee directs and stars in the Netflix-bound Leonard Bernstein biopic

    By

    Scott Mendelson
    July 31, 2023 @ 10:03 AM
    Movies
    10:03 AM
    Bradley Cooper to Skip Venice Premiere of ‘Maestro’ in Solidarity With SAG-AFTRA Strike
  • ‘Saw X’: Tobin Bell Returns in Chilling First Trailer (Video)

    Original recipe Jigsaw is back in a new sequel from “Saw VI” director Kevin Greutert

    By

    Scott Mendelson
    July 29, 2023 @ 5:03 PM
    Movies
    5:03 PM
    ‘Saw X’: Tobin Bell Returns in Chilling First Trailer (Video)
  • 7 Lessons Hollywood Should Learn from ‘Barbenheimer’

    What can Tinseltown take away from the twin box office triumphs of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”?

    By

    Scott Mendelson
    July 27, 2023 @ 10:52 AM

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    10:52 AM
    7 Lessons Hollywood Should Learn from ‘Barbenheimer’

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