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'''''Book Club: The Next Chapter''''' is a 2023 American [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by Bill Holderman. It serves as a sequel to ''[[Book Club (film)|Book Club]]'' (2018). The film stars [[Diane Keaton]], [[Jane Fonda]], [[Candice Bergen]] and [[Mary Steenburgen]], [[Craig T. Nelson]], [[Giancarlo Giannini]], [[Andy García]], and [[Don Johnson]].
'''''Book Club: The Next Chapter''''' is a 2023 American [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by [[Bill Holderman]]. It serves as a sequel to ''[[Book Club (film)|Book Club]]'' (2018). The film stars [[Diane Keaton]], [[Jane Fonda]], [[Candice Bergen]] and [[Mary Steenburgen]], [[Craig T. Nelson]], [[Giancarlo Giannini]], [[Andy García]], and [[Don Johnson]].


''Book Club: The Next Chapter'' was released in the United States on May 12, 2023, by [[Focus Features]]. The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $27 million worldwide.
''Book Club: The Next Chapter'' was released in the United States on May 12, 2023, by [[Focus Features]]. The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $29 million worldwide.


==Plot==
==Plot==
<!-- Per WP:FILMPLOT, plot summary should be between 400 to 700 words. -->
The four friends in the book club meet in person after [[COVID-19]] forced them to switch their monthly meetings to [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] calls. During that time, Sharon retires as a judge, Carol's husband Bruce suffers a heart attack, and Carol has to close her Italian restaurant.


The four friends in the book club finally meet in person after [[COVID-19]] forced them to switch their monthly meetings to [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] calls. Vivian reveals her engagement to Arthur, and the four friends take a bachelorette trip to Italy culminating in a destination wedding in Tuscany. The four enjoy their stay in Rome, sightseeing, man watching and shopping for Vivian's wedding gown. A street artist assures them a trip to Venice is a must for tourists, so they take a train, not realizing the “porters” at the station are thieves who steal their luggage.
Vivian, who has been confined with Arthur, reveals their engagement once the confinement is over and the club can meet again in person. Carol reminds them of a trip to Italy they did not go on years previously, so now that the travel ban is lifted, she proposes that they take a bachelorette trip to Italy culminating in the final destination in Tuscany. At first the three friends resist, but Arthur encourages Vivian to go, Sharon's cat dies, and Mitchell encourages Diane to go.


The four thoroughly enjoy their stay in Rome, sightseeing, man watching, being admired by the locals and shopping for Vivian's wedding gown. A street artist assures them a trip to Venice is a must for tourists, so they take a train. At the station, they hand over their luggage to the “porters” at the station, not realizing they are thieves.
Diane loses the urn containing her deceased husband’s ashes, which she has illegally brought into the country. Vivian’s hotel connections get them nice accommodations in Venice. In a bar Sharon meets Ousmane, a retired philosophy professor who invites the foursome to dinner. The venue turns out to be famed Chef Gianni’s cooking school, and he seems to make a play for Carol, whose husband Bruce is back in California recovering from a heart attack. The foursome rent a car to drive to Tuscany, but it breaks down, forcing them to hitchhike.


Diane loses the urn containing her deceased husband Harry’s ashes, which she has illegally brought into the country, hidden in her suitcase. Sharon calls the police chief who attends them lazy for his treatment of the theft. Carol points out that their experience is like what happened to a character in Paolo Coelho's ''The Alchemist'', so they should treat it as part of their adventure too.
When a policeman happens by, Vivian thinks he’s a male stripper and that lands them in the local jail, where Sharon goads a prickly police chief into getting them to Vivian’s wedding via helicopter. The police chief has recovered Diane’s urn, so she scatters her husband's ashes en route. Arthur and Mitchell (his best man, and Diane’s boyfriend) are waiting, and Carol is surprised by Bruce's appearance. The wedding involves reversals. The four friends realize their current book, ''[[The Alchemist (novel)|The Alchemist]]'' by [[Paolo Coelho]], predicts their lives more than they expected it to.

Vivian’s hotel connections get them nice accommodations in Venice. In a bar, Sharon meets Ousmane, a retired philosophy professor who invites the foursome to dinner. The venue turns out to be famed Chef Gianni’s cooking school, and he and Carol are blown away by the surprise of seeing each other again. After an evening of eating, drinking and dancing, Sharon and Ousmane leave together and Carol visits Gianni's kitchen. There is a spark between Carol and Gianni, which they channel into kneading dough. Sharon and Ousmane have a passionate encounter on his boat, and are found by the same police chief she called lazy.

The foursome rent a car to drive to Tuscany, as Diane especially fears thieves on the train. On the road, Carol panics as Gianni has shared photos of their cooking session, labeling them in his broken English. Realizing Bruce will see them as they will also go to her iPad, she frantically calls him. Her friends, giving her tough love, point out she is stifling both of them and not enjoying life.

They have a flat tire on the secondary road without a spare, forcing them to hitchhike. Diane reveals that they need to be in Tuscany in the morning as Arthur is surprising Vivian with an intimate destination wedding there.

When a hunky policeman happens by, Vivian thinks he is a male stripper so she tries to pull off his clothes. That lands them in the local jail. There, both Vivian and Diane get tough love and honest feedback, before Sharon goads the same prickly police chief into getting them to Vivian’s wedding via helicopter. As Diane’s urn was recovered, he lets her scatter her husband's ashes en route.

Arthur and Mitchell (his best man, and Diane’s boyfriend) are waiting, and Carol is surprised by Bruce's appearance. Judge Sharon officiates the wedding. Vivian hedges about going through with the wedding, so Arthur pledges his love and asks her to not marry him. When Mitchell asks Diane to marry him, she accepts and Sharon marries them on the spot.

The four friends realize their current book, ''[[The Alchemist (novel)|The Alchemist]]'' by [[Paolo Coelho]], predicted their lives more than they expected it to.


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== Production ==
== Production ==
In May 2022, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' announced that ''Book Club 2: The Next Chapter'', began production with Keaton, Fonda, Bergen, Steenburgen, Garcia, Johnson, and Nelson reprising their roles from the first film. Production occurred over the course of two months in [[Italy]], including 10 days in [[Venice]].<ref name=Alexander-May23>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first= Bryan |date=May 11, 2023 |title=Candice Bergen would 'rather die' than wear her 'Book Club' passport belt in real life |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/05/11/book-club-the-next-chapter-candice-bergen/70199767007/ |access-date=May 11, 2023 |website=[[USA Today]] |url-status=live }}</ref>
In May 2022, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' announced that ''Book Club 2: The Next Chapter'', began production with Keaton, Fonda, Bergen, Steenburgen, Garcia, Johnson, and Nelson reprising their roles from the first film. Production occurred over the course of two months in [[Italy]], including 10 days in [[Venice]].<ref name=Alexander-May23>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first= Bryan |date=May 11, 2023 |title=Candice Bergen would 'rather die' than wear her 'Book Club' passport belt in real life |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/05/11/book-club-the-next-chapter-candice-bergen/70199767007/ |access-date=May 11, 2023 |website=[[USA Today]] }}</ref>


[[Focus Features]] replaced [[Paramount Pictures]] as distributor in the United States, with [[Universal Pictures]] distributing in other markets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=May 31, 2022 |title='Book Club 2' Starts Production With Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/book-club-2-jane-fonda-diane-keaton-1235281565/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=October 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023073153/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/book-club-2-jane-fonda-diane-keaton-1235281565/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Focus Features]] replaced [[Paramount Pictures]] as distributor in the United States, with [[Universal Pictures]] distributing in other markets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=May 31, 2022 |title='Book Club 2' Starts Production With Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/book-club-2-jane-fonda-diane-keaton-1235281565/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=October 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023073153/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/book-club-2-jane-fonda-diane-keaton-1235281565/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Release==
==Release==


''Book Club: The Next Chapter'' was released on May 12, 2023 by [[Focus Features]].<ref name="deadline">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2022-07-28 |title='Book Club 2 – The Next Chapter' Sets Mother's Day Release |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/book-club-2-the-next-chapter-release-date-1235080238/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Deadline |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816205211/https://deadline.com/2022/07/book-club-2-the-next-chapter-release-date-1235080238/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="collider"/>
''Book Club: The Next Chapter'' was released in theatres on May 12, 2023 by [[Focus Features]].<ref name="deadline">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2022-07-28 |title='Book Club 2 – The Next Chapter' Sets Mother's Day Release |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/book-club-2-the-next-chapter-release-date-1235080238/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Deadline |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816205211/https://deadline.com/2022/07/book-club-2-the-next-chapter-release-date-1235080238/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="collider"/> It was available for streaming exclusively on the streaming service [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] on June 30, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-06-26 |title='Book Club: The Next Chapter' Sets Peacock Premiere Date |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/book-club-the-next-chapter-streaming-premiere-date-peacock-1235424823/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Deadline Hollywood }}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
=== Box office ===
{{As of|2023|6|14|df=US}}, ''Book Club: The Next Chapter'' has grossed $17.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $9.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $27.4 million.<ref name="BOM" /><ref name="NUM"/>
''Book Club: The Next Chapter'' grossed $17.6 million in domestic box office, and $11.5 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $29.1 million in its theatrical performance.<ref>https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Book-Club-The-Next-Chapter-(2023)#tab=summary 12 Retrieved September 2023</ref>


In the United States and Canada, ''Book Club: The Next Chapter'' was released alongside ''[[Hypnotic (2023 film)|Hypnotic]]'', and was projected to gross $7–10 million from 3,507 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref name=Variety-Proj>{{cite web |url = https://variety.com/2023/film/news/box-office-preview-book-club-2-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-1235607576/amp/ |title= Box Office: 'Book Club 2' Targets $10 Million Debut, 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' to Rule Again |website= Variety |date= May 10, 2023 |first= Rebecca |last= Rubin |access-date= May 11, 2023}}</ref> It made $2.1 million on its first day, including $550,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $6.4 million, finishing third behind holdovers ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]'' and ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''. The below-expectations opening was blamed in part on a lack of demand for a sequel to the first film, as well as older females (which made up 48% of the audience) being the most-hesitant to return to theaters since the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="opening">{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title='Guardians' Gang Steals 'Book Club' Ladies' Purse Over Mother's Day Weekend: Best Second Weekend Hold For MCU Post Covid – Sunday Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/box-office-book-club-the-next-chapter-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-1235364748/|website=Deadline Hollywood |date= May 14, 2023 |access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref> The film made $3 million in its second weekend, finishing in fourth.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2023/05/fast-x-box-office-first-weekend-1235373030/ |title=‘Fast X’ Stays Steady Toward $67M Opening, -4% Behind ‘F9’ – Early Sunday AM Box Office Update |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=May 21, 2023 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |access-date=May 21, 2023}}</ref>
In the United States and Canada, ''Book Club: The Next Chapter'' was released alongside ''[[Hypnotic (2023 film)|Hypnotic]]'', and was projected to gross $7–10 million from 3,507 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref name=Variety-Proj>{{cite web |url = https://variety.com/2023/film/news/box-office-preview-book-club-2-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-1235607576/amp/ |title= Box Office: 'Book Club 2' Targets $10 Million Debut, 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' to Rule Again |website= Variety |date= May 10, 2023 |first= Rebecca |last= Rubin |access-date= May 11, 2023}}</ref> It made $2.1 million on its first day, including $550,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $6.4 million, finishing third behind holdovers ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]'' and ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''. The below-expectations opening was blamed in part on a lack of demand for a sequel to the first film, as well as older females (which made up 48% of the audience) being hesitant to return to theaters since the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="opening">{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title='Guardians' Gang Steals 'Book Club' Ladies' Purse Over Mother's Day Weekend: Best Second Weekend Hold For MCU Post Covid – Sunday Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/box-office-book-club-the-next-chapter-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-1235364748/|website=Deadline Hollywood |date= May 14, 2023 |access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref> The film made $3 million in its second weekend, finishing in fourth.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2023/05/fast-x-box-office-first-weekend-1235373030/ |title='Fast X' Stays Steady Toward $67M Opening, -4% Behind 'F9' – Early Sunday AM Box Office Update |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=May 21, 2023 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |access-date=May 21, 2023}}</ref>


=== Critical response ===
=== Critical response ===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|47|5.2|106|''Book Club: The Next Chapter''{{'}}s leading quartet remains eminently watchable, but they're underserved by its corny jokes and somewhat patronizing tone.|ref=yes|access-date=May 13, 2023}} {{Metacritic film prose |score=45|count=27|ref=yes|access-date=May 13, 2023}} Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale (down from the first film’s “A-“), while those polled by [[PostTrak]] gave it an 81% positive score, with 55% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name=opening/>
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|47|5.1|115|''Book Club: The Next Chapter''{{'}}s leading quartet remains eminently watchable, but they're underserved by its corny jokes and somewhat patronizing tone.|ref=yes|access-date=August 24, 2023}} {{Metacritic film prose |score=46|count=28|ref=yes|access-date=May 13, 2023}} Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale (down from the first film’s “A-“), while those polled by [[PostTrak]] gave it an 81% positive score, with 55% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name=opening/>

== Possible sequel ==
Bergen said a possible third film could take place at [[Burning Man]] or "Hong Kong just because."<ref name=Alexander-May23/>


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Book Club: The Next Chapter
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBill Holderman
Written by
Based onCharacters
by Bill Holderman
Erin Simms
Produced by
  • Bill Holderman
  • Erin Simms
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Dunn
Edited byDoc Crotzer
Music byTom Howe
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[2]
Box office$29.1 million[3][4]

Book Club: The Next Chapter is a 2023 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Bill Holderman. It serves as a sequel to Book Club (2018). The film stars Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Giancarlo Giannini, Andy García, and Don Johnson.

Book Club: The Next Chapter was released in the United States on May 12, 2023, by Focus Features. The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $29 million worldwide.

Plot

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The four friends in the book club meet in person after COVID-19 forced them to switch their monthly meetings to Zoom calls. During that time, Sharon retires as a judge, Carol's husband Bruce suffers a heart attack, and Carol has to close her Italian restaurant.

Vivian, who has been confined with Arthur, reveals their engagement once the confinement is over and the club can meet again in person. Carol reminds them of a trip to Italy they did not go on years previously, so now that the travel ban is lifted, she proposes that they take a bachelorette trip to Italy culminating in the final destination in Tuscany. At first the three friends resist, but Arthur encourages Vivian to go, Sharon's cat dies, and Mitchell encourages Diane to go.

The four thoroughly enjoy their stay in Rome, sightseeing, man watching, being admired by the locals and shopping for Vivian's wedding gown. A street artist assures them a trip to Venice is a must for tourists, so they take a train. At the station, they hand over their luggage to the “porters” at the station, not realizing they are thieves.

Diane loses the urn containing her deceased husband Harry’s ashes, which she has illegally brought into the country, hidden in her suitcase. Sharon calls the police chief who attends them lazy for his treatment of the theft. Carol points out that their experience is like what happened to a character in Paolo Coelho's The Alchemist, so they should treat it as part of their adventure too.

Vivian’s hotel connections get them nice accommodations in Venice. In a bar, Sharon meets Ousmane, a retired philosophy professor who invites the foursome to dinner. The venue turns out to be famed Chef Gianni’s cooking school, and he and Carol are blown away by the surprise of seeing each other again. After an evening of eating, drinking and dancing, Sharon and Ousmane leave together and Carol visits Gianni's kitchen. There is a spark between Carol and Gianni, which they channel into kneading dough. Sharon and Ousmane have a passionate encounter on his boat, and are found by the same police chief she called lazy.

The foursome rent a car to drive to Tuscany, as Diane especially fears thieves on the train. On the road, Carol panics as Gianni has shared photos of their cooking session, labeling them in his broken English. Realizing Bruce will see them as they will also go to her iPad, she frantically calls him. Her friends, giving her tough love, point out she is stifling both of them and not enjoying life.

They have a flat tire on the secondary road without a spare, forcing them to hitchhike. Diane reveals that they need to be in Tuscany in the morning as Arthur is surprising Vivian with an intimate destination wedding there.

When a hunky policeman happens by, Vivian thinks he is a male stripper so she tries to pull off his clothes. That lands them in the local jail. There, both Vivian and Diane get tough love and honest feedback, before Sharon goads the same prickly police chief into getting them to Vivian’s wedding via helicopter. As Diane’s urn was recovered, he lets her scatter her husband's ashes en route.

Arthur and Mitchell (his best man, and Diane’s boyfriend) are waiting, and Carol is surprised by Bruce's appearance. Judge Sharon officiates the wedding. Vivian hedges about going through with the wedding, so Arthur pledges his love and asks her to not marry him. When Mitchell asks Diane to marry him, she accepts and Sharon marries them on the spot.

The four friends realize their current book, The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho, predicted their lives more than they expected it to.

Cast

[edit]

Production

[edit]

In May 2022, Variety announced that Book Club 2: The Next Chapter, began production with Keaton, Fonda, Bergen, Steenburgen, Garcia, Johnson, and Nelson reprising their roles from the first film. Production occurred over the course of two months in Italy, including 10 days in Venice.[7]

Focus Features replaced Paramount Pictures as distributor in the United States, with Universal Pictures distributing in other markets.[8]

Release

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Book Club: The Next Chapter was released in theatres on May 12, 2023 by Focus Features.[9][6] It was available for streaming exclusively on the streaming service Peacock on June 30, 2023.[10]

Reception

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Box office

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Book Club: The Next Chapter grossed $17.6 million in domestic box office, and $11.5 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $29.1 million in its theatrical performance.[11]

In the United States and Canada, Book Club: The Next Chapter was released alongside Hypnotic, and was projected to gross $7–10 million from 3,507 theaters in its opening weekend.[2] It made $2.1 million on its first day, including $550,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $6.4 million, finishing third behind holdovers Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The below-expectations opening was blamed in part on a lack of demand for a sequel to the first film, as well as older females (which made up 48% of the audience) being hesitant to return to theaters since the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] The film made $3 million in its second weekend, finishing in fourth.[13]

Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 47% of 115 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "Book Club: The Next Chapter's leading quartet remains eminently watchable, but they're underserved by its corny jokes and somewhat patronizing tone."[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 46 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[15] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale (down from the first film’s “A-“), while those polled by PostTrak gave it an 81% positive score, with 55% saying they would definitely recommend it.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Book Club: The Next Chapter (12A)". BBFC. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Rubin, Rebecca (May 10, 2023). "Box Office: 'Book Club 2' Targets $10 Million Debut, 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' to Rule Again". Variety. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Book Club: The Next Chapter – Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Book Club: The Next Chapter". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "'Book Club 2: The Next Chapter' Just Announced Its Much Anticipated Release Date". Glamour. May 31, 2022. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  6. ^ a b DeVore, Britta (July 28, 2022). "'Book Club 2 – A New Chapter' Gets Spring Release Date". Collider. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Alexander, Bryan (May 11, 2023). "Candice Bergen would 'rather die' than wear her 'Book Club' passport belt in real life". USA Today. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  8. ^ Lang, Brent (May 31, 2022). "'Book Club 2' Starts Production With Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen". Variety. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  9. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 28, 2022). "'Book Club 2 – The Next Chapter' Sets Mother's Day Release". Deadline. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  10. ^ Grobar, Matt (June 26, 2023). "'Book Club: The Next Chapter' Sets Peacock Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  11. ^ https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Book-Club-The-Next-Chapter-(2023)#tab=summary 12 Retrieved September 2023
  12. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 14, 2023). "'Guardians' Gang Steals 'Book Club' Ladies' Purse Over Mother's Day Weekend: Best Second Weekend Hold For MCU Post Covid – Sunday Box Office Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 21, 2023). "'Fast X' Stays Steady Toward $67M Opening, -4% Behind 'F9' – Early Sunday AM Box Office Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "Book Club: The Next Chapter". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 24, 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ "Book Club: The Next Chapter". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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