Movies
A busier movie calendar will lead to a 15% jump in box office sales, JPMorgan predicts
Slow and steady will win the race at the box office this year, according to JPMorgan analyst David Karnovsky. He is predicting a 15% year-over-year jump in North American movie ticket sales to $8.49 billion in 2023. The double-digit gain is driven by two factors. The first is tied to the depressed state of the […]
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Hasbro delays new Dungeons & Dragons licensing rules following fan backlash
Set of pen, notebook, and dices to play role game like dungeons and dragons. Purple bag to storage the dices. in Barcelona, CT, Spain Cavan Images | Istock | Getty Images Dungeons & Dragons fans were ready to roll for initiative against Hasbro after the company attempted to rewrite its two-decade-old open game license in […]
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‘Flash’ star Ezra Miller avoids jail with plea deal for unlawful trespass in Vermont
Actor Ezra Miller arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures’ ‘Justice League’ at Dolby Theatre on November 13, 2017 in Hollywood, California. Axelle/bauer-griffin | Filmmagic | Getty Images Ezra Miller agreed to a plea deal Friday to avoid jail time related to a May 2022 incident in which they allegedly stole alcohol from a […]
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Disney is making it easier for its most loyal customers to visit its theme parks
Disney World celebrated its 50th anniversary in April 2022. Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images Disney is making some changes at its theme parks this year, prompted by feedback from guests who have complained about rising prices and longer wait times. In a letter Tuesday, parks and resorts Chairperson Josh D’Amaro told employees about […]
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and Disney were the box business office leaders in an or else comfortable 2022
Tom Cruise in “Leading Gun: Maverick” Supply: Paramount “Leading Gun: Maverick” was the greatest grossing theatrical release in 2022, but its $719 million haul wasn’t more than enough to make its studio, Paramount, ruler of the domestic box workplace. The Tom Cruise-led action film was a juggernaut, producing $719 million in ticket sales in the […]
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Bob Iger tells Disney workforce they need to return to the office four times a 7 days
Bob Iger poses with Mickey Mouse attends Mickey’s 90th Impressive at The Shrine Auditorium on October 6, 2018 in Los Angeles. Valerie Macon | AFP | Getty Pictures Disney CEO Bob Iger explained to hybrid staff on Monday they must return to corporate places of work 4 days a 7 days starting up March 1, […]
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‘Avatar 2’ soars earlier ‘Top Gun’ with $1.5 billion to come to be greatest-grossing movie of 2022, and it’s now the 10th most important motion picture ever
Tom Cruise’s “Leading Gun: Maverick” quickly took on “Jurassic Entire world”, “Minions” and a trio of films from Marvel. But in the conclusion it was no match for James Cameron. “Avatar: The Way of H2o” has surpassed “Maverick’s” box business office haul in just its to start with a few months in theaters, raking in […]
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Paramount sued for $500 million about 1968 ‘Romeo & Juliet’ nude scene
British actress Olivia Hussey and actor Leonard Whiting star in Franco Zeffirelli’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ circa 1967. Keystone | Hulton Archive | Getty Visuals Two stars of the 1968 movie adaption of “Romeo & Juliet” have sued Paramount Shots for far more than $500 million above a nude scene the actors shot when they were […]
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AMC shares hit 52-week low as recent moves and gimmicks fail to win over investors
The AMC 25 Theatres in Times Square in New York is seen on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Richard Levine | Corbis News | Getty Images Branded credit cards and a pay freeze for its CEO have done little to assuage AMC Entertainment shareholders’ growing concerns, as the movie theater chain’s stock hit a fresh 52-week […]
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‘Avatar’ sequel eclipses $1 billion at global box office, even with Covid weighing on China business
Avatar: The Way of Water Courtesy: Disney Co. James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has passed the billion-dollar mark at the global box office, but sluggish sales in China could weigh on the film’s final haul. Worldwide ticket sales for the Disney film now stand at $1.03 billion, the combination of $317 million in […]
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