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Contender Factor: 77.4 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete)
Stage 1 – Pedigree
Director: Greta Gerwig
Writers: Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Stars: Margot Robbie, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ryan Gosling, Hari Nef, Emma Mackey, Ariana Greenblatt, Will Ferrell, John Cena, Helen Mirren, Nicola Coughlan, Michael Cera, Simu Liu, Dua Lipa, Alexandra Shipp, Kate McKinnon, Ritu Arya, America Ferrera, Rhea Perlman, Emerald Fennell, Issa Rae, Annie Mumolo, Connor Swindells, Scott Evans, Ncuti Gatwa, Sharon Rooney
Techs: Nick Houy (Ed); Rodrigo Prieto (Ci); Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt (Mu)
Prior Recognition:
Extensive Mirren
Limited Gerwig, Baumbach, Robbie, Gosling, Fennell, Mumolo, Prieto, Ronson, Wyatt
Potential Ben-Adir, Ferrell, Cera, Liu, McKinnon, Ferrera, Perlman, Rae, Gatwa, Rooney, Houy
Rating: 14 out of 20
Stage 2 – Content
Legacy: Adaptation
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Length: 1h 54m
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Rating: 7.8 out of 10
Stage 3 – Release
Festival: None
Release Date: Jul. 21, 2023
Strategy: Wide
Rating: 12.7 out of 20
Stage 5 – Audience
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 83%
CinemaScore: A
IMDb Rating: 6.9
Box Office Tally: $636,230,882
Box Office Status: Open
Rating: 7.6 out of 10
Stage 6 – Precursors
Critics: NBR, LAFCA, BSFC, LFCC, CFCA, SEFCA, CCA, SDFCS, LVFCS, TFCA
Guilds: PGA, DGA, SAG, SCL, ADG, SDSA, CDG, MUAHS, CAS, MPSE, ICG, CSA
Organizations: GG, Grammy, Gotham, Satellite
Rating: 18.6 out of 20
