IndieWire

Don’t Let ‘The Bride!’ Box Office Bomb Give the Wrong Lesson About Ambition and Originality

With just $13.5 million globally against an $80 million production budget, Maggie Gyllenhaal's film is shaping up to be one of the bigger flops of 2026. For Warner Bros., it ends a streak of nine ...
WNDU

Slack on Flicks: ‘The Bride’

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Maggie Gyllenhaal makes her directorial debut with “The Bride,” an original and unconventional retelling of “The Bride of Frankenstein” story that reunites her with her ...
AOL

Why The Bride! Bombed At The Box Office

Bad news for Maggie Gyllenhaal and her stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale: their big new release "The Bride!" flopped at the box office. So what happened? Keep reading, and watch our video above ...
Forbes

Here’s How Bad ‘The Bride!’ Bombed At The Box Office In Its Opening Weekend

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s monster mash The Bride! opened in theaters last Friday, but it’s already become a living nightmare for the acclaimed writer-director. Forbes‘The Bride!’: Stars Who Played Bride Of ...
Variety

5 Reasons ‘The Bride!’ Was Dead on Arrival at the Box Office

It’s alive, but it’s not exactly showing signs of life. Set in the 1930s, “The Bride!” follows a very lonely Frankenstein’s monster (Christian Bale) and his undead love interest (Jessie Buckley) as ...
collider

‘The Bride!’ Is a No-Show at the Box Office Altar With Under 1/6 Its Budget

Rohan Naahar is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He ...
Cinema Blend

Maggie Gyllenhaal Explains One Change She Made To The Bride! After Getting Feedback On Her Original Cut

Movies Frankenstein Couldn't ‘Lick Black Vomit Off The Bride’s Neck’ And Other Wild Studio Notes Maggie Gyllenhaal Received Movies I Thought I Knew What To Expect From The Original Bride Of ...
AOL

The Surprising History Behind The Bride!

Jessie Buckley in <em>The Bride!</em> Credit - Courtesy of Warner Bros. “I am alone, and miserable; man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible ...
Cosmopolitan

‘The Bride!’ Ends On a Darkly Comic, Oddly Hopeful and Literally Musical Note

There’s a new Frankenstein in town and she’s a lot. Feeling dizzy after watching Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale’s new film The Bride!, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal? Morbidly curious and looking to ...
The Conversation

A brief cinematic history of Frankenstein’s Bride as a feminist icon

Polina Zelmanova receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to support the research undertaken as part of her PhD.. Frankenstein’s female creature, also known as “the Bride”, was ...
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What makes the haka so powerful

This clip documents a traditional haka performance in Hawaii, capturing the intensity, rhythm, and cultural expression of the dance in a respectful and cinematic way. ‘We gather for the sake of ...