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Francis Ford Coppolais celebratingBarbieandOppenheimer’s success.As Coppola, 84, answered questions from fans on hisInstagram Storylast Friday, the Oscar-winning filmmaker shared his thoughts on the future of Hollywood as the two films continue to dominate the box office.“I have yet to see [eitherBarbieorOppenheimer]” Coppola wrote in his Story, according tomultipleoutlets. The posts themselves have since expired. “But the fact that people are filling big theaters to see them and that they are neither sequels nor prequels, no number attached to them, meaning they are true one-offs, is a victory for cinema.”“My hunch is that we’re on the verge of a golden age,” he added in a separate answer, responding to a question regarding the future of cinema. “Wonderful and illuminating cinema seen in large theaters.”BothBarbieandOppenheimercontinued to soar at the box office last weekend;Barbie’s $93 million weekend at the domestic box office made for the the seventh-largest second weekend at the box office for a movie in history, perVariety.Oppenheimer, meanwhile, made an additional $46.6 million in its second weekend in theaters. Both movies have already found a place in the top 10 highest-grossing releases of 2023 just 10 days after their release, according toBox Office Mojo.Director Francis Ford Coppola attends the red carpet at the Taormina Film Fest 2022 on June 26, 2022.Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli / GettyTheGodfatherdirector himself remains at work on his upcoming movieMegalopolis, which he said back in 2022 that he intended to spend around $120 of his own money to produce.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of whatPEOPLEhas to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Coppola spoke to his personal investment in the upcoming film — which stars Shia LaBeouf, Adam Driver and Aubrey Plaza among a large ensemble of actors — withDeadlinein May, noting that he sold some of his holdings in hiswine companyto help fund the project.Warner Bros. Pictures"I am grateful to be in the position to be able to make a film that haunts me and that I feel will be wonderful, that will shed light on the subject of what the future might be like and what human beings are really like," he said at the time. “I am as happy as I could be.“Little is known about the movie; Coppola previously toldGQthat the film will explore the idea of “utopia.” LaBeouf, 37, wasspotted filming scenesfor the movie in Atlanta with costarNathalie Emmanuel(Game of Thrones) back in November.BarbieandOppenheimerare in theaters now.Megalopolisdoes not yet have a release date.
Francis Ford Coppolais celebratingBarbieandOppenheimer’s success.
As Coppola, 84, answered questions from fans on hisInstagram Storylast Friday, the Oscar-winning filmmaker shared his thoughts on the future of Hollywood as the two films continue to dominate the box office.
“I have yet to see [eitherBarbieorOppenheimer]” Coppola wrote in his Story, according tomultipleoutlets. The posts themselves have since expired. “But the fact that people are filling big theaters to see them and that they are neither sequels nor prequels, no number attached to them, meaning they are true one-offs, is a victory for cinema.”
“My hunch is that we’re on the verge of a golden age,” he added in a separate answer, responding to a question regarding the future of cinema. “Wonderful and illuminating cinema seen in large theaters.”
BothBarbieandOppenheimercontinued to soar at the box office last weekend;Barbie’s $93 million weekend at the domestic box office made for the the seventh-largest second weekend at the box office for a movie in history, perVariety.Oppenheimer, meanwhile, made an additional $46.6 million in its second weekend in theaters. Both movies have already found a place in the top 10 highest-grossing releases of 2023 just 10 days after their release, according toBox Office Mojo.
Director Francis Ford Coppola attends the red carpet at the Taormina Film Fest 2022 on June 26, 2022.Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli / Getty
Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli / Getty
TheGodfatherdirector himself remains at work on his upcoming movieMegalopolis, which he said back in 2022 that he intended to spend around $120 of his own money to produce.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of whatPEOPLEhas to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Coppola spoke to his personal investment in the upcoming film — which stars Shia LaBeouf, Adam Driver and Aubrey Plaza among a large ensemble of actors — withDeadlinein May, noting that he sold some of his holdings in hiswine companyto help fund the project.
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“I am grateful to be in the position to be able to make a film that haunts me and that I feel will be wonderful, that will shed light on the subject of what the future might be like and what human beings are really like,” he said at the time. “I am as happy as I could be.”
Little is known about the movie; Coppola previously toldGQthat the film will explore the idea of “utopia.” LaBeouf, 37, wasspotted filming scenesfor the movie in Atlanta with costarNathalie Emmanuel(Game of Thrones) back in November.
BarbieandOppenheimerare in theaters now.Megalopolisdoes not yet have a release date.
source: people.com
