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‘Barbie’ beats Batman, gets to be Warner Bros.’ best-grossing domestic launch
A scene from the “Barbie” movie. Courtesy: Warner Bros. This Barbie is a box office environment queen. He’s just Batman. On Tuesday “Barbie” topped $537 million, making it the maximum-grossing domestic motion picture in Warner Bros. Discovery‘s 100-12 months historical past. The film surpassed Christopher Nolan’s “The Darkish Knight,” which created $536 million in 2008, […]
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Traditional TV usage drops below 50% for first time ever
Simpson33 | Istock | Getty Images The decline of traditional TV continues, even as the prices of streaming services rise. Total traditional TV usage — comprised of broadcast and pay-TV — dropped below 50% in July for the first time ever, according to Nielsen’s monthly streaming report, The Gauge. Usage among pay-TV customers fell to […]
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Tv set giants clash in excess of NBA, NHL, MLB game titles as community rights go up for grabs
Christian Petersen | Getty Pictures Activity | Getty Visuals Tensions are building amid broadcast station owners and shell out Tv set vendors as the nearby legal rights to air NBA, NHL and MLB game titles go up for grabs. Broadcast station proprietors like E.W. Scripps Co., Gray Television, Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair have been […]
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Disney wants sports leagues as ESPN partners, but it’s not clear sports leagues want ESPN
Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets prepares to be interviewed by ESPN’s Lisa Salters who could not recall ever seeing Jokic play in person earlier in the series after the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 113-111 Western Conference finals game 4 win over the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on […]
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Disney set to report earnings after the bell. Here’s what to expect
Members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild walk the picket line outside of Disney Studios in Burbank, California, on July 18, 2023. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images When the markets close Wednesday, all eyes will be on Bob Iger. The Disney CEO has a laundry list of issues […]
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‘Barbie’ to best $1 billion at the world box business office Sunday
Barbie The Motion picture Courtesy: Warner Bros. “Barbie” is expected to be a part of the billion-greenback club Sunday. The bubblegum pink flick from Warner Bros. Discovery and Mattel will top $1 billion in world-wide ticket income, right before the finish of the weekend, in accordance to estimates from the studio. Closing figures will be produced Monday. Only all […]
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Americans are going abroad in droves — at the expense of domestic travel
Women pose for a photo while holding an ice cream at Trevi fountain during hot weather as a heat wave hits Europe in Rome, Italy, July 19, 2022. Guglielmo Mangiapane | Reuters The competition for travel dollars is heating up, and the U.S. is losing out. Airlines and hotel chains in recent weeks have reported […]
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Hollywood producers seek sit-down with striking writers, the first sign of stalemate break
Picketers walk outside the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 as the Writers Guild of America strike enters the sixth week. Myung J. Chun | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images As the Hollywood writers strike nears its 100th day and pressure from striking actors mounts, producers are asking for […]
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Disney CEO Bob Iger wants minority partners for ESPN, but landing a deal won’t be easy
Disney CEO Bob Iger speaking with CNBC’s David Faber at the Allen&Co. Annual Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. David A. Grogan | CNBC Disney CEO Bob Iger has taken the unusual step of paying former executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs a consulting fee to help him solve a complex problem: what to do with […]
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Trump-endorsed ‘Sound of Freedom’ has outgrossed ‘Mission: Impossible,’ ‘The Flash’
“Barbenheimer” isn’t the only phenomenon at the July box office. Over the last four weeks, Angel Studios’ “Sound of Freedom,” an indie film that has drawn the support of former President Donald Trump and other conservatives, has captured nearly $150 million in domestic ticket sales. The figure may seem small against Hollywood blockbuster performances from […]
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