{
  "id": 9778782,
  "title": "Willem Dafoe Says Record-Breaking U.S. Box Office Should Be ‘Spread Out a Little Bit’: ‘The Audience Comes Mainly From Three Huge Movies’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/willem-dafoe-says-record-breaking-u-s-box-office-should-be-spread-out",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T14:09:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/willem-dafoe-record-breaking-us-box-office-spread-out-1236875547/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Willem Dafoe, who is at the Zurich Film Festival presenting the opening night film “Tenzing,” spoke about the record-breaking 2026 box office while emphasizing the importance of watching the Jennifer Peedom epic in cinemas. The film, which opened to warm Zurich audiences last night, will have a limited theatrical release in the U.S. from Oct. […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}