Dr Seuss as in Choice

DR SEUSS, AS IN CHOICE

To pronounce his name I must be true

It's hard to believe, but to give him his due

I have no choice but to lend my voice 

To that marvelous writer Dr. Seuss

Though he'll always be Seuss to me and to youse

The Movies, Books, Theater, Concerts, CDs I've Seen/Read/Heard So Far In 2026

 Updated as of January TK, 2026  

KEY: star rating is on the four star scale
          meaning of "/" or "\"
          *** is three stars out of four
          ***/ is three stars leaning towards  3 1/2
          ***\ is three stars leaning towards 2 1/2


The Movies, Books, Theater, Concerts, CDs I've Seen/Read/Heard So Far In 2025

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(Increasingly, I am sampling books, reading 10%, 20% or even 40 or 50% before deciding to move on. The books below are only the ones I've read completely. That also explains what looks like generous grading–more and more, if I sense a book is not going to be among my favorites, I stop reading. Too many books; too little time!)

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(Not TV movies, of course, but movies and TV shows -- and TV movies if it comes to that. Mostly I only list TV shows when I've tackled an entire season at once or reappraising an entire series after it's over. This doesn't really capture my ongoing watching of current TV.)

1. Night Moves (1975) *** 1/2 

2. She Done Him Wrong (1931) ***/ 

3. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) ***/ 

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(The names after the shows are the people who joined me at the event.)

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1. U-Roy–Version Galore (1971) **** 

2. Culture–Two Sevens Clash (1977) **** 

3. The Gaylads–Soul Beat (1967) **** 

4. The Skatalites–The Skatalite! (1969) *** 1/2 

5. Tim Buckley–Goodbye and Hello (1967) **  

6. The Skatalites–Essential Artist Collection (2023, Trojan) **** 

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WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE WEEK BY WEEK FOR 2026

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE WEEK BY WEEK FOR 2026

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 4, 2026 

1. Avatar: Fire and Ash –$323million / $1.083 billion worldwide total

2. Zootopia 2–$167 million / $1.588billion ww

3. The Housemaid–$72m / $133m ww

4. The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants–$62m / $112m ww

5. Anaconda (2025)–$44m / $88m ww

6. Buen Camino (trans: Good Journey) (Italy)–$38m / $67m ww

7. Marty Supreme–$35m / $65m ww

8. Back To The Past (China)–$29m ww debut

9. The Fire Raven (China)–$28m / $31m ww

10. Stranger Things 5: Series Finale–$25m ww debut

11. David–$20m / $70m ww 

12. Cheburashka 2 (Russia)–$42m ww debut

13. Song Sung Blue–$18m / $30m ww

14. Wicked: For Good–$14m / $518m ww

15. Dhurandhar (India/Hindi)–$12m / $133m ww

16. Prostokvashino aka Fredonia: The Movie (Russia)–$12m ww debut

17. Buratino aka Pinocchio (Russia)–$12m ww debut

18. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2–$10m / $231m ww

19. Sarvam Maya (trans: Everything Is An Illusion) (India/Malayalam)–$8m / $12m ww

20. Escape From The Outland (China)–$4m / $7m ww

21. Unexpected Family (China)–$4m ww debut 

22. Kokuhō aka National Treasure (Japan)–$3m / $123m ww total

23. Eternity–$3m / $32m ww

24. We Bury The Dead–$3m ww debut

25. Once We Were Us (Korea)–$3m ww debut

26. Measure In Love (China)–$3m ww debut

27. Ikkis (trans: Twenty-one) (India/Hindi)–$3m ww debut 

28. Nuremberg–$2m / $32m ww

29. No Other Choice (Korea)–$2m / $23m ww total

30. Hamnet–$2m / $12m ww 

31. Chasse Gardée 2 (trans: Private Hunting Ground 2) (France)–$2m / $8m ww

32. Love Is Hard (China)–$2m / $6m ww 

33. Flåklypa: Fra Paris Til Pyramidene aka From Paris To The Pyramids (Norway)–$2m / $5m ww 

34. New Interpretation of the End of the Edo Period (Japan)–$2m / $5m ww

35. Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri (trans: You Are Mine, I Am Yours, I Am Yours, You Are Mine) (India/Hindi)–$2m / $5m ww 

36. Eiga Last Man: First Love (Japan)–$2m / $5m ww 

37. Le Chant de Forêts (trans: Whispers in the Woods) (France)–$2m / $5m ww

38. The Physician II (Germany)–$2m / $3m ww 

39. Bloody Heaven (Vietnam)–$2m ww debut 

40. A Working Man–$1m / $89m ww (last on charts April 20, 2025)

41. Gezhi Town (China)–$1m / $55m ww 

42. Yan Yana (trans Side by Side) (Turkey)–$1m / $15m ww

43. Sentimental Value (Norway)–$1m / $14m ww 

44. Becoming Led Zeppelin–$1m / $14m ww total (last on charts week of April 6, 2025, opened in Germany)

45. Hvis Ingen Går I Fella trans If No One Falls Into The Trap aka A Mouse Hunt For Christmas (Norway)–$1m / $12m ww 

46. Rental Family–$1m / $11m ww (last on chart December 14, 2025)

47. Stromberg: Wieder Alles Wie Immer (trans: Stromberg: Everything’s Back To Normal) (Germany)–$1m / $9m ww 

48. One Last Throw (Japan)–$1m / $9m ww 

49. The Choral (UK)–$1m / $6m ww (last on chart November 30, 2025)

50. Even If This Love Disappears From The World Tonight (Korea)–$1m / $4m ww

51. The Secret Agent (Brazil)–$1m / $4m ww 

52. Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final (Japan)–$1m / $4m ww 

53. The People Upstairs (Korea)–$1m / $4m ww 

54. Mark (India/Kannada)–$1m / $3m ww

55. Sirai (India/Kannada)–$1m / $2m ww

56. Champion (India/Telugu)–$1m / $2m ww

57. Is This Thing On?–$1m ww debut 

58. Choir of God (Korea)–$1m ww debut 

59. Abuela Tremenda (trans: Terrible Grandmother) (Spain)–$1m ww debut 

60. Dragoste la Tara (trans: Love in the Country) (Romania)–$1m ww debut 

61. D.I.S.C.O. (Turkey)–$1m ww debut 

62. Primavera (Italy)–$1m ww (two week total)

63. La Celda De Los Milagros (trans: The Cell of Miracles) (Mexico)–$1m ww (one month total)

 

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 11, 2026 

1. Avatar: Fire and Ash –$148million / $1.231 billion worldwide total

2. Zootopia 2–$67 million / $1.655billion ww

3. The Housemaid–$60m / $193m ww 

4. Cheburashka 2 (Russia)–$22m / $64m ww 

5. Anaconda (2025)–$22m / $110m ww 

6. Cheburashka 2 (Russia)–$22m ww / $64m ww 

7. The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants–$20m / $132m ww

8. The RajaSaab (India/Telugu)–$20m ww debut

9. Marty Supreme–$19m / $84m ww 

10. Back To The Past (China)–$15m / $44m ww 

11. Prostokvashino aka Fredonia: The Movie (Russia)–$15m / $27m ww 

12. Buratino aka Pinocchio (Russia)–$15m / $27m ww 

13. Primate–$13m ww debut

14. Greenland 2: Migration–$13m ww debut

15. The Fire Raven (China)–$12m / $43m ww

16. Song Sung Blue–$11m / $41m ww 

17. Buen Camino (trans: Good Journey) (Italy)–$9m / $76m ww

18. David–$6m / $76m ww

19. Dhurandhar (India/Hindi)–$5m / $138m ww

20. Hamnet–$5m / $17m ww 

21. Yolki 12 (trans: Christmas Trees) (Russia)–$5m / $10m ww

22. Tri Bogatyrya I Svet Klinom (trans: The Three Bogatyrs and The World Is Not A Perfect Place (Russia)–$5m / $7m ww 

23. Wicked: For Good–$4m / $522m ww

24. Once We Were Us (Korea)–$4m / $7m ww

25. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2–$3m / $234m ww

26. Is This Thing On?–$3m / $4m ww

27. Parasakthi (India/Tamil)–$3m ww debut 

28. Checker Tobi 3: Die Heimliche Herrscherin Der Erde (trans: Checker Tobi 3: The Secret Ruler of the Earth (Germany)–$3m ww debut 

29. Gezhi Town (China)–$2m / $57m ww

30. Nuremberg–$2m / $34m ww

31. No Other Choice (Korea)–$2m / $25m ww total

32. Sarvam Maya (trans: Everything Is An Illusion) (India/Malayalam)–$2m / $14m ww

33. Escape From The Outland (China)–$2m / $9m ww 

34. Eiga Last Man: First Love (Japan)–$2m / $7m ww 

35. Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final (Japan)–$2m / $6m ww

36. Unexpected Family (China)–$2m / $6m ww 

37. Bloody Heaven (Vietnam)–$2m / $4m ww 

38. Kokuhō aka National Treasure (Japan)–$1m / $124m ww total

39. Bugonia–$1m / $41m ww

40. Eternity–$1m / $33m ww

41. Sentimental Value (Norway)–$1m / $15m ww 

42. Stromberg: Wieder Alles Wie Immer (trans: Stromberg: Everything’s Back To Normal) (Germany)–$1m / $10m ww 

43. One Last Throw (Japan)–$1m / $10m ww 

44. Chasse Gardée 2 (trans: Private Hunting Ground 2) (France)–$1m / $9m ww

45. Sisu: Road To Revenge (Finland)–$1m / $9m ww (last on chart Dec 7, 2025) 

46. The Choral (UK)–$1m / $7m ww

47. Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri (trans: You Are Mine, I Am Yours, I Am Yours, You Are Mine) (India/Hindi)–$1m / $6m ww 

48. Le Chant de Forêts (trans: Whispers in the Woods) (France)–$1m / $6m ww

49. Flåklypa: Fra Paris Til Pyramidene aka From Paris To The Pyramids (Norway)–$1m / $6m ww

50. New Interpretation of the End of the Edo Period (Japan)–$1m / $6m ww

51. Volchok (Russia)–$1m / $6m ww

52. Even If This Love Disappears From The World Tonight (Korea)–$1m / $5m ww

53. The Secret Agent (Brazil)–$1m / $5m ww

54. Ikkis (trans: Twenty-one) (India/Hindi)–$1m / $4m ww 

55. The Physician II (Germany)–$1m / $4m ww 

56. Mark (India/Kannada)–$1m / $4m ww

57. We Bury The Dead–$1m / $4m ww

58. Sirai (India/Kannada)–$1m / $3m ww

59. Blue Moon–$1m / $3m ww

60. Choir of God (Korea)–$1m / $2m ww 

61. Abuela Tremenda (trans: Terrible Grandmother) (Spain)–$1m / $2m ww

62. Primavera (Italy)–$1m / $2m ww

63. Nothing More, Just A Job (China)–$1m ww debut

64. I Was A Stranger–$1m ww debut

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 18, 2026 

1. Avatar: Fire and Ash –$91million / $1.323 billion worldwide total 1

2. The Housemaid–$54m / $247m ww 2

3. Zootopia 2–$52 million / $1.707billion ww 3

4. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple–$31m ww debut 4

5. Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (trans: Our Mr. Shankara Vara Prasad) (India/Telugu)–$22m ww debut 5

6. The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants–$13m / $145m ww

7. Anaconda (2025)–$12m / $122m ww

8. Marty Supreme–$11m / $95m ww

9. Hamnet–$11m / $28m ww

10. Primate–$11m / $24m ww

11. The Fire Raven (China)–$9m / $52m ww 

12. Cheburashka 2 (Russia)–$8m / $72m ww 

13. Song Sung Blue–$7m / $48m ww 

14. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001/2025 reissue)–$5m / $898m ww ($893m before this reissue) 

15. Buen Camino (trans: Good Journey) (Italy)–$5m / $81m ww

16. No Other Choice (Korea)–$5m / $30m ww total

17. Parasakthi (India/Tamil)–$5m / $8m ww 

18. Extrawurst (Germany)–$5m ww debut 

19. Anaganag Oka Raju (trans: Once Upon A Time There Was A King) (India/Telugu)–$5m ww debut

20. Greenland 2: Migration–$4m / $17m ww

21. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002/2025 reissue)–$3m / $941m ww ($938m before this reissue) 

22. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003/2025 reissue)–$3m est. / $1.141 billion ww ($1.138 billion before this reissue)

23. Dhurandhar (India/Hindi)–$3m / $141m ww

24. Once We Were Us (Korea)–$3m / $10m ww

25. The Money Maker (France)–$3m ww debut 

26. Fei Xing Jia aka Take Off (trans. Aviator) (China)–$3m ww debut

27. Wicked: For Good–$2m / $524m ww

28. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2–$2m / $236m ww

29. David–$2m / $78m ww 

30. Prostokvashino aka Fredonia: The Movie (Russia)–$2m / $29m ww 

31. Buratino aka Pinocchio (Russia)–$2m / $29m ww

32. The RajaSaab (India/Telugu)–$2m / $22m ww

33. Is This Thing On?–$2m / $6m ww 

34. Checker Tobi 3: Die Heimliche Herrscherin Der Erde (trans: Checker Tobi 3: The Secret Ruler of the Earth (Germany)–$2m / $5m ww 

35. Kokuhō aka National Treasure (Japan)–$1m / $125m ww total

36. Gezhi Town (China)–$1m / $58m ww 

37. Back To The Past (China)–$1m / $45m ww

38. Sentimental Value (Norway)–$1m / $16m ww

39. Sarvam Maya (trans: Everything Is An Illusion) (India/Malayalam)–$1m / $15m ww

40. Escape From The Outland (China)–$1m / $10m ww 

41. The Choral (UK)–$1m / $8m ww

42. Unexpected Family (China)–$1m / $7m ww 

43. Le Chant de Forêts (trans: Whispers in the Woods) (France)–$1m / $7m ww

44. The Secret Agent (Brazil)–$1m / $6m ww

45. Bloody Heaven (Vietnam)–$1m / $5m ww

46. Choir of God (Korea)–$1m / $3m ww

47. Nothing More, Just A Job (China)–$1m / $2m ww 

48. D.I.S.C.O. (Turkey)–$1m / $2m ww 

49. Shinbi’s Haunted House: One More Summons (Korea)–$1m ww debut

50. Prendiamoci Una Pausa (Italy)–$1m ww debut

51. Furcy, Né Libre (trans: Furcy Is Not Free) (France)–$1m ww debut

52. Con Ke Ba Nghe (trans: Ke Be Is Listening) (Vietnam)–$1m ww debut

53. Dead Man’s Wire–$1m ww debut 

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 25, 2026 

1. Avatar: Fire and Ash –$56 million / $1.379 billion worldwide total

2. Zootopia 2–$37m / $1.744b ww

3. The Housemaid–$36m / $283m ww

4. Mercy–$23m ww debut

5. Return To Silent Hill–$23m ww debut

6. Marty Supreme–$21m / $116m ww

7. Border 2 (India/Hindi)–$18m ww debut

8. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple–$15m / $46m ww

9. Hamnet–$14m / $42m ww

10. Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (trans: Our Mr. Shankara Vara Prasad) (India/Telugu)–$11m / $33m ww

11. The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants–$9m / $154m ww

12. Primate–$7m / $31m ww

13. Anaconda (2025)–$6m / $128m ww

14. The Fire Raven (China)–$6m / $58m ww

15. Anaganag Oka Raju (trans: Once Upon A Time There Was A King) (India/Telugu)–$6m / $11m ww

16. Greenland 2: Migration–$5m / $22m ww

17. Dhurandhar (India/Hindi)–$4m / $145m ww

18. Song Sung Blue–$4m / $52m ww

19. Fei Xing Jia aka Take Off (trans. Aviator) (China)–$4m / $7m ww

20. Busted Water Pipes (China)–$4m ww debut

21. Die Drei ??? – Toteninsel (trans: The Three Investigators – The Isle of Death (Germany)–$4m ww debut 

22. David–$3m / $81m ww

23. No Other Choice (Korea)–$3m / $33m ww

24. Once We Were Us (Korea)–$3m / $13m ww

25. Parasakthi (India/Tamil)–$3m / $11m ww

26. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001/2025 reissue)–$2m / $900m ww ($893m before this reissue)

27. Choir of God (Korea)–$2m / $5m ww

28. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002/2025 reissue)–$1m / $942m ww ($939m before this reissue)

29. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003/2025 reissue)–$1m / $1.142 billion ww ($1.138 billion before this reissue)

30. Wicked: For Good–$1m / $525m ww

31. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2–$1m / $237m ww

32. Gezhi Town (China)–$1m / $59m ww

33. Sentimental Value (Norway)–$1m / $17m ww

34. Sarvam Maya (trans: Everything Is An Illusion) (India/Malayalam)–$1m / $16m ww

35. The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)–$1m / $5m ww (multi-week gross total)

36. Dead Man’s Wire–$1m / $2m ww

37. Shinbi’s Haunted House: One More Summons (Korea)–$1m / $2m ww

38. The Testament of Ann Lee–$1m / $2m ww (four week total; first time on chart)

39. Clika–$1m ww debut 

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   3. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle Part 1–Akaza Returns (Japan)–$6m / $780m ww 

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      2. It Was Just An Accident (Iran/France)–$1m / $10m ww