Movies
Hollywood sheds 17,000 jobs in August amid ongoing strikes
Actor Karen Brown walks the picket line with fellow SAG-AFRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers in front of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, July 17, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Hollywood’s labor pool is taking a hit as the dual strikes by actors and writers drag on. The film, TV and […]
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Horror movies will dominate movie theaters from now until Halloween
Kenneth Branagh stars as Hercule Poirot in 20th Century Studio’s “A Haunting in Venice.” Disney | 20th Century Studios Time to pair that pumpkin spice latte with some popcorn. Spooky movie season is officially here. Starting Friday, movie theaters will have a steady stream of jump scares, creepy monsters and gore — and that’s great news […]
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Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert film is already a blockbuster with historic first-day ticket sales
Taylor Swift performs in Denver during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” on July 14. Tom Cooper/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images …Ready for it? In less than 24 hours on the market, ticket sales for Taylor Swift’s Era Tour concert film have already broken records. Fandango reported Friday that the singer’s film […]
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Exorswift: Taylor Swift concert film will open in theaters same day as new ‘Exorcist’ movie
Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour at Lumen Field on July 22, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. Mat Hayward/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Move over, Barbenheimer. This next big movie duo will make your head spin. A concert film of Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” is hitting […]
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Lego sales increase while other toy makers struggle
Lego Star Wars toys sit on display inside a Toys R Us store in Paramus, New Jersey, Nov. 26, 2019. Bloomberg | Getty Images While other toy companies struggle with an inflation-fueled sales slump, Lego is building positive results brick by brick. The privately held Danish toymaker saw revenue rise 1% during the first six […]
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‘Oppenheimer’ shows Christopher Nolan is the prestige box office hero Hollywood needs
Valerie Macon | Afp | Getty Images LOS ANGELES — Christopher Nolan’s films, from “The Dark Knight” to “Inception,” have been a force at the box office for a solid two decades. But “Oppenheimer,” the director’s R-rated historical drama about the man who speareheaded the creation of the atomic bomb, has outpaced even the loftiest […]
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‘Dune: Part Two’ departs the 2023 movie calendar amid Hollywood strikes
Timothee Chalamet stars in Warner Bros.’ “Dune.” Warner Bros. “Dune: Part Two” has departed the 2023 box office slate amid dual Hollywood labor strikes that threaten its ability to market to the public. On Thursday, Warner Bros. Discovery and Legendary Entertainment announced the Denis Villeneuve film would move to March 15, 2024, taking the calendar […]
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‘Barbie’ is now the highest-grossing domestic film release in 2023
A scene from “Barbie.” Courtesy: Warner Bros. It’s a “Barbie” world — or at least North America. The collaboration among director Greta Gerwig, Mattel and Warner Bros. Discovery topped $575.4 million at the domestic box office Wednesday, making it the highest-grossing movie of the year in North America. The movie based on the iconic doll […]
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AMC shares crater as investors brace for stock conversion
An AMC Theatre on March 29, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images AMC Entertainment shares plummeted more than 20% Tuesday, slipping to a new 52-week low of $2.46 per share, as investors brace for a stock conversion later this week. On Friday, the movie theater chain’s preferred equity […]
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‘Barbie’ faces DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ in a late summer box workplace showdown
Xolo Mariduena stars ase Jaime Reyes in Warner Bros.’ “Blue Beetle.” Warner Bros. Discovery It truly is pink vs. blue at the box office this weekend. As “Barbie” continues a historic operate in theaters, a very little-regarded superhero called “Blue Beetle” is hunting to get the best spot on the charts this weekend. With $3.3 […]
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