Movies
‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ snares $40 million in domestic debut, less than half of first film
Joaquin Phoenix stars as Arthur Fleck in “Joker: Folie a Deux.” Warner Bros. Audiences got the last laugh at the box office this weekend. “Joker: Folie a Deux” stumbled to just $40 million in domestic ticket sales during it opening weekend, a far cry from the $96.2 million its predecessor brought in during its debut […]
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Hollywood’s franchise frenzy: More than half of top studios’ 2025 movies are existing IP
A life-size model of the new Marvel Universe movie “Deadpool & Wolverine” authorized by Disney is seen in Shanghai, China, on July 26, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Hollywood’s franchise frenzy is only just beginning. The 2024 box office has been inundated with sequels, prequels and remakes, with the top 10 titles […]
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Disney to ditch Slack following July data breach
The Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse float passes by during the daily Festival of Fantasy Parade at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images The Walt Disney Company will no longer use Slack for in-house company communication months after […]
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Women’s sports are on an upward trajectory as fans, brands engage
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, #22, drives to the basket against Atlanta Dream guard Destanni Henderson, #33, during a WNBA preseason game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 9, 2024. Brian Spurlock | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images The fervor and passion surrounding women’s sports aren’t going to go away, said Jessica Berman, […]
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Lion King director says AI is a ‘Wild West,’ but has the potential to democratize filmmaking
Lion King directors Roger Allers (L) and Rob Minkoff. Kevin Winter | Getty Images Artificial intelligence is a “Wild West” with “very few rules” — but it has the potential to democratize the film industry in the long term, according to the director of “The Lion King.” Rob Minkoff, who co-directed the classic 1994 animated […]
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Summer box office bounced back thanks to ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Disney Box office analysts and cinema owners braced themselves a few months ago for the possibility that the summer movie season could be the worst showing in a decade. Thanks to some anthropomorphic emotions and a bad-mouthed, fourth-wall breaking antihero, the domestic summer box […]
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A look at the behind-the-scenes business of Hollywood studio lot tours
The Hollywood sign is viewed during a clearing storm. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images For over 100 years, Hollywood has transported audiences to worlds outside their own, from the slick streets of New York City to the yellow bricks of Oz. Hundreds of acres of land in Los Angeles are dedicated […]
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Lego revenue jumps 13% in first half of 2024, boosted by Lego Fortnite and diverse brick sets
Customers at a Lego store in Shanghai, China, on Feb. 3, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images An inflation-fueled sales slump hit the toy industry in the first half of 2024, but one company is gaining market share brick by brick. On Wednesday, Lego said revenue during the first six months of the year […]
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Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck
US actress Jennifer Lopez (R) and US actor Ben Affleck attend Amazon’s “This is Me… Now: A Love Story” premiere at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, California, February 13, 2024. Robyn Beck | Afp | Getty Images More than two years after Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the long-anticipated knot, the couple have called […]
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Beijing and Hollywood are decoupling as Chinese audiences favor domestic productions
Cosplayers pose for a photo in front of a life-size model of the new Marvel Universe movie “Deadpool & Wolverine,” authorized by Disney and seen in Shanghai, China, on July 26, 2024. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Hollywood blockbusters have dominated international box offices for decades, but in recent years, they have […]
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