Movies
Amazon is stepping up to fill a gap in Hollywood’s movie slate
Cast of the Amazon MGM Studios CinemaCon 2025 seen at the Amazon MGM Studios CinemaCon 2025 presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 02, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stewart Cook | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Tech is saving Hollywood — though not in the way you might think. Back in […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery starts Max password-sharing crackdown
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery is taking a page out of Netflix’s playbook. In an apparent move to crack down on password sharing outside the home, the company’s streaming service Max has launched a new feature it is calling Extra Member Add-On. Similar to Netflix’s paid sharing model, the new […]
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Netflix earnings are after the bell. Here’s what to expect
Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images Netflix is due to report first-quarter earnings after the closing bell Thursday. The report marks the first time that the streaming giant isn’t disclosing quarterly subscriber data as it shifts its strategy to focus on revenue and other financial metrics as performance indicators. Netflix’s earnings also come as […]
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Universal’s new Epic Universe park set to generate $2 billion for Florida in year one
The entrance portal to the Epic Universe theme park in Orlando, Florida, US, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Epic Universe, the $7 billion attraction from Comcast Corp.’s Universal Destinations & Experiences division, offers five distinct lands and opens to the public on May 22. Bloomberg | Getty Images Epic things are coming to Orlando. In […]
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Mattel and Hasbro stocks notch new lows after Trump’s China tariff escalation
Toys made by Mattel, Hasbro and others are seen at a Macy’s store in New York. Staff | Reuters There’s trouble in Toyland. Toy giants Mattel and Hasbro have seen their stocks battered by President Donald Trump’s escalated trade war with China. On Friday, Mattel shares hit a new 52-week intraday low of $13.95 apiece, […]
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Hollywood’s Chinese box office was already in decline even before Trump’s tariffs
Posters of film ‘Despicable Me 4’, film ‘Stand By Me’ and film ‘A Legend’ are displayed at the entrance of a cinema on July 16, 2024 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Hollywood is being pulled into President Donald Trump’s trade war. After Trump escalated tariffs on Chinse imports earlier […]
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‘Minecraft’ box office jolt offers hope for the summer slate
Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Sebastian Hansen as seen in Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment’s “A Minecraft Movie.” Warner Bros. Warner Bros.’ struck gold over the weekend. “A Minecraft Movie,” the studio’s co-production with Legendary Entertainment, snapped up $163 million at the domestic box office during its debut. The movie not only set a record […]
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Toy prices could jump 50% following Trump’s tariffs on China, Vietnam
The toy aisle is about to get more expensive. President Donald Trump expanded his trade war this week, placing a 10% baseline tariff on almost every country and much steeper levies on dozens of others. Among those hit with higher tariffs were China and Vietnam — two nations that are vital to the domestic toy […]
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AMC bets on premium screens as Hollywood slate boasts big blockbuster titles
People walk past an AMC theatre in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., February 25, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Hollywood’s blockbuster slate is heating up, and AMC Entertainment is increasing the number of its premium screens to meet demand. The world’s largest cinema chain is adding 40 Dolby Cinema theaters to its U.S.-based AMC […]
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This old-school filmmaking technique is still kicking even as AI takes on a bigger role in movies
Foley artist Gary Hecker recreates sounds (in this case, galloping horses) on the Foley sound stage at Todd-AO Studios in Santa Monica, California, July 3, 2012. Don Kelsen | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images In a small studio tucked within the Sony Pictures lot, Gary Hecker makes art with sound. His canvases are some […]
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