While there was some optimism around Hollywood that director Paul Thoms Anderson's critically-acclaimed One Battle After Another could extend Warner Bros.' historic box office streak, it has officially ended. The studio had released seven straight films to open north of $40 million at the domestic box office, though that ended with OBAA 's estimated debut of $22.4 million (via Deadline ).

The debut was the highest ever for writer-director Anderson , and it marked the 11th film that star Leonardo DiCaprio released to open north of $20 million. While a $22.4 million debut for a film estimated to cost between $130 million and $140 million is typically a harbinger of doom, there is still optimism around OBAA .

The Deadline report revealed that Warner Bros. plans on keeping

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