Movies
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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‘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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