r/boxoffice • u/DC-COVID-TRASH • 5h ago

Domestic John Wilson’s ‘The History of Concrete’ Crosses $2 Million at Box Office, Becoming a Major Documentary Hit for Magnolia

https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/john-wilson-history-of-concrete-crosses-2-million-1235221888/
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u/EpicLatios 5h ago

Saw this at a local indie cinema in Minneapolis and it was packed. John Wilson is definitely building a similar fanbase as Nathan Fielder, cool to see some unique takes on comedy nowadays.

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u/Evil_waffle3 Universal 4h ago

John Wilson, Nathan Fielder, and Lance Oppenheim have all kinda built this interconnected fanbase of sorts. They all gave the documentary genre a shot in the arm, and they can get people excited to see a documentary in theaters. which hasn’t been done since like……… Micheal Moore?

Between this movie, You Can See Everything, and Naza. This year has had a generational run for documentaries. I’m eating good as a fan of the genre lol.

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u/nbaisbest4 4h ago

Once Upon a Time in Harlem as well.

Love directors who do both non fiction and fiction so hopefully the boom of docs can allow it to happen more often.

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u/Evil_waffle3 Universal 4h ago

We’re genuinely in a documentary renaissance right now. I’ve heard good things about OUaTiH, but I haven’t seen it for myself.

I’m probably going to watch everything that’s going to get nommed for best doc this year. Which I didn’t get even close to last year (only watched Alabama Solution/Perfect Neighbor.

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u/nbaisbest4 4h ago

The Musk-Gibney doc will also be a big deal, probably passing on that one though since I read there is not much new stuff and I can't stand Musk.

Filmstage said YCSE evokes Kiarastami, which really excites me.

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u/Evil_waffle3 Universal 3h ago

The Musk doc just does nothing for me. I really don’t need four hours to know that this guy is a garbage person. I’m more into documentaries that are about a very specific Political/social topic . Rather than a big compilation of every bad thing a famous person has done.

It’ll probably get nommed though. But it’s easily the most boring, and far less interesting political doc thats going to be in the runnings (thats absolutely going to be Naza).

Unironically the best thing it did was highlight how deep in the pockets studios/social media are in with billionaires. If a milquetoast musk doc got censored.

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u/glenviewjeff 4h ago

Check out You Had to be There, another fun new doc.

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u/catherine_zetascarn 2h ago

The Main? I’m gonna see it this weekend hopefully!

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u/Choice-Singer-8833 5h ago

Great few months for docs

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u/Ccaves0127 4h ago

I just saw the trailer for NUISANCE BEAR, an A24 documentary about a polar bear in Alaska, that looks good too.

Karsten on YouTube said that he watched the Everest one that's about to come out and that it was shockingly effed up, bordering on unethical and he was surprised it was getting a release

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u/brandonsamd6 5h ago

Not playing anywhere near me. No Regal or AMC, wtf is Magnolia doing 

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u/PapaGator Scott Free Productions 5h ago

Yeah, i had to drive 45 minutes to a local art house theater to see it.

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u/Mike_Hagedorn 4h ago

Article sez it’s at 172 North American screens now but is dropping to 125 on Friday, which, oddly enough, is when it opens in Chicago, sez my Fandango sez.

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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby 5h ago

I didn’t even know this was out.

Turns out it’s not releasing here in the UK until 2027. With the news that Nathan Fielder’s documentary won’t be released here until next month either, this has been some pretty depressing news. Particularly as I absolutely loved How To With John Wilson (and this documentary just seems like an extension of it).

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u/linebrack 4h ago

It was hilarious 

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u/Ravenq222 3h ago

I loved every moment of this movie, it's hilarious