Movies
To stream or not to stream: Hollywood studios could send more films to the big screen as Wall Street pushes for profits
Bebe Wood, Renee Rapp and Avantika Vandanapu star as The Plastics in the 2024 adaptation of “Mean Girls.” Paramount Paramount is making a habit of greenlighting low- to mid-budget films for its streaming service, only to about-face and send them to theaters first. As the media company and its rivals try to claw their way […]
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Saturday morning cartoons, streaming anytime: Why kids content is vital to subscriber growth
Tinky-Winky, Laa-Laa, Dipsy and Po pose for a photo as the Teletubbies celebrate their 25th anniversary with the Lighting of the Iconic Empire State Building on April 26, 2022 in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images “Tinky Winky. Dipsy. Laa-Laa. Po!” Those four names, the iconic sing-song intro to […]
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Jon Stewart returns to 'The Daily Show' — but only on Mondays
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Jon Stewart during Monday’s June 17, 2019 show CBS Photo Archive | CBS | Getty Images Jon Stewart is returning to “The Daily Show” — but only on Mondays. The comedian helmed the Comedy Central talk show between 1999 and 2015, before passing the torch to South […]
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Best-picture Oscar nominees 'Barbenheimer' account for 88% of the slate's box-office haul
Movie posters for “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are pictured outside the Cinemark Somerdale 16 and XD in Somerdale, New Jersey, in 2023. Hannah Beier | The Washington Post | Getty Images “Barbenheimer” strikes again. It’s no surprise that Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” and Universal’s “Oppenheimer” were among the 10 best-picture nominees announced Tuesday for this year’s Academy […]
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Netflix is set to report earnings – here's what Wall Street expects
The Netflix logo is shown on one of the streaming giant’s Hollywood buildings in Los Angeles on July 12, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters LOS ANGELES — Netflix is due to report fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell Tuesday. The company’s performance has been an anomaly in the streaming realm. While competitors struggle to turn […]
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'Mean Girls' is the Queen Bee of the box office, opens to $28 million
Bebe Wood, Renee Rapp and Avantika Vandanapu star as The Plastics in the 2024 adaptation of “Mean Girls.” Paramount You go, Glen Coco. Paramount’s “Mean Girls,” a musical film adaptation of the Broadway show and beloved 2004 film of the same name, opened to an estimated $28 million at the domestic box office, on its […]
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The Rubik's Cube turns 50: How a 3-by-3 grid captured hearts and market share
Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, holds one of the cubes at the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany, Jan. 29, 2020. Picture Alliance | Getty Images It took a month of twisting and turning for the first person to solve a Rubik’s Cube. That person was Erno Rubik, now 79, the iconic puzzle […]
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Here's what Wall Street wants to see from Hollywood this year
Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images It’s the third act of the streaming wars. That’s the time a hero, seemingly beaten and broken, rises up and saves the day. But Wall Street is worried that hero may never come for Hollywood. Legacy media companies including Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Comcast and Paramount Global […]
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The 2024 box office is a franchise frenzy — at a time when audiences are feeling IP fatigue
Timothee Chalamet stars in Warner Bros.’ “Dune.” Warner Bros. Mean girls, Spider-Women and sandworms will headline the 2024 box office — and they’ll have to do some heavy lifting. The March 1 release of “Dune: Part Two,” the delayed and much-anticipated follow-up to Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 science fiction epic is expected to attract hordes of […]
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How Disney made Star Wars the top film franchise of 2023 without a theatrical release
American actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford on the set of “Star Wars: A New Hope,” written, directed and produced by Georges Lucas. Sunset Boulevard | Corbis Historical | Getty Images The Force remains strong with the Star Wars franchise. Despite not releasing a theatrical film since 2019, Star Wars has been named […]
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