Movies
‘Dune: Part Two’ is supposed to come out this year. The strikes could change that
Timothee Chalamet stars in Warner Bros.’ “Dune.” Warner Bros. LOS ANGELES – Warner Bros. has a sandworm-sized dilemma on its hands: Keep the fall release date for its highly anticipated “Dune: Part Two” and risk not having its star-studded cast promote it – or bump it into next year and potentially miss out on a […]
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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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Disney accused of withholding hundreds of millions of dollars from ‘Avatar’ sequel financier
Avatar: The Way of Water Courtesy: Disney Co. Hollywood financer TSG Entertainment is suing Disney for breach of contract. The suit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that Disney and its studio 20th Century Fox committed a number of transgressions, including withholding profits and cutting deals to boost its streaming platforms and stock price. This […]
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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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‘Barbie’ is a lot less than $100 million absent from a billion-dollar box office environment heading into 3rd weekend
Barbie The Movie Courtesy: Warner Bros. “Barbie” is less than $100 million away from topping $1 billion at the worldwide box business. Heading into the weekend, the bubblegum pink flick from Warner Bros. Discovery and Mattel has tallied $916.1 million. It really is expected to strike the coveted billion-dollar benchmark just before Monday. “Signing up […]
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Hasbro sells off costly production studio, taking a page from Mattel’s playbook
A Hasbro Monopoly board game arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Feb. 6, 2022. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Four years after acquiring Toronto-based production studio eOne, Hasbro is selling it off to Lionsgate. The deal, announced Thursday, is valued at $500 million. That price tag consists of $375 million in cash and […]
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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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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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‘Barbenheimer’ is a billion-dollar win for the global box office
Movie posters for Barbie and Oppenheimer are pictured outside of the Cinemark Somerdale 16 and XD in Somerdale, New Jersey, 2023. Hannah Beier | The Washington Post | Getty Images “Barbenheimer” remains red-hot at the box office. The combined force of Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” and Universal’s “Oppenheimer” has led to more than $1.1 billion in […]
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