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On the Lot: Is it the end of the R-rated comedy?
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Jul 3, 2017
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On the Lot: Is it the end of the R-rated comedy?
"Despicable Me 3" pulling in some box office fireworks this 4th of July weekend while "The House" bombed. Is it the end of R-rated comedies as we know it?
Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in "The House."
Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in "The House."
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"Despicable Me 3" pulling in some box office fireworks this 4th of July weekend while "The House" bombed. Is it the end of R-rated comedies as we know it?

The fourth of July weekend saw the opening of  “Despicable me 3”, “Baby Driver” and “The House." Take Two looks at the expectations for these movies and how they actually fared? Unlike its counterparts, "The House" starring Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell, tanked. So, is it the end of the R-rated comedy as we know it?

Then we look into the Academy's diversity and inclusion efforts. In total, 774 new members were invited to join the Academy last week, if all accept that would bring up membership to 8,427 members. But is this the big move needed to fix the problem?

Rebecca Keegan is off this week, so we have Brent Lang via Skype. He’s the senior film and media editor at Variety.

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