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Disney investors focus on streaming, shouldn’t forget theme parks
Handout | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images LOS ANGELES – In April last year I took a stroll down an empty Main Street in Disneyland with the head of Walt Disney theme parks, Josh D’Amar...
The 10 Best New Movies Added To Netflix In May
HOLLYWOOD, CA – APRIL 09: Chadwick Boseman arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “42” held at TCL … [+] Chinese Theatre on April 9, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mi...
‘Everything, Everywhere’ Tops $40 Million, Survives The ‘Multiverse Of Madness’
‘The Bad Guys’ DreamWorks In Friday box office news that isn’t about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys earned another $2.3 million (-38%) on ...
Catholic University says it owns Judy Garland Wizard of Oz dress
A lobby card from the film ‘The Wizard Of Oz,’ shows a film still of a scene in which American actress Judy Garland (1922 – 1969) (as Dorothy) wipes tears from the eyes of actor Bert...
The Best New Movies To Stream On Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Amazon, Peacock And Apple TV+ This Weekend
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 13: Pete Davidson attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A … [+] Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New Yor...
‘Everything, Everywhere’ Nears $40 Million As Its Oscar Odds Increase
Everything Everywhere All At Once A24 Since A24 has only been releasing weekday numbers for Everything, Everywhere All At Once at the end of the week (Friday morning), I can only now tell you that the...
‘Doctor Strange 2’ Conjures A Magical $36 Million Thursday
Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ DISNEY Sam Raimi and Michael Waldron’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (review) earned a whopping $36 mill...
Funko sells 25% stake to group including Bob Iger, Rich Paul, eBay
A consortium including former Disney CEO Bob Iger, sports agent Rich Paul, eBay and the Chernin Group is buying a 25% stake in toy maker Funko. The investment, which is worth $263 million, or $21 per ...
‘Doctor Strange 2’ Nears $40 Million After International Opening Day
(L-R): Rachel McAdams as Dr. Christine Palmer, Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, and Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez in Marvel Studios’ DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. Ph...
Tesla Investors, Watch Out. DeLorean Is Back, as an EV.
Text size DeLorean is getting into the EV game. DeLorean Motor Company Tesla investors might want to take note of an industry development. There is a new entrant to the U.S. electric-vehicle race. Inv...
5 Movies That Learned The Right Lessons From ‘The Avengers’
‘The Avengers’ Disney and Marvel Today marks the tenth anniversary of the domestic debut of Marvel’s The Avengers. I went long last week, on the ten-year-anniversary of its overseas debut,...
Catholic University sued over Judy Garland ‘Wizard of Oz’ dress auction
A lobby card from the film ‘The Wizard Of Oz,’ shows a film still of a scene in which American actress Judy Garland (1922 – 1969) (as Dorothy) wipes tears from the eyes of actor Bert...
Paramount’s Streaming Losses Mount as Subscriber Count Grows
Text size Paramount+ accounts for the bulk of the company’s streaming subscribers. Dreamstime The streaming-stock bloodbath continues: Paramount Global (ticker: PARA) is the latest company in th...
DC Goes To The Dogs In ‘Super-Pets’ Trailer
And now for a trailer for a superhero movie that will probably have at least 75% fewer impalings, neck snappings and homages to Evil Dead than Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Warner Bros....
Louis Leterrier Will Replace Justin Lin And Direct Vin Diesel’s ‘Fast X’
US film director Louis Letterier arrives for the World Premiere of his latest film, ‘The Clash of the Titans ‘ in London’s Leicester Square, Monday March 29, 2010. AFP PHOTO/Max Nash...
How cinemas are going beyond studio marketing to lure moviegoers back
A Regal Cinemas movie theater stands at night on 42nd Street in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Amir Hamja | Bloomberg | Getty Images “If you build it, they will come.” Universal...
‘Memory’ Nabs $3 Million As ‘Everything, Everywhere’ Jumps 2%
Liam Neeson in Memory Open Road and Briarcliff Open Road and Briarcliff’s Memory, their fourth Liam Neeson-starring actioner since September of 2020, was the lone new wide release of the weekend. Holl...
The Best New Movies To Stream On HBO This Weekend
PACIFIC PALISADES, CA – SEPTEMBER 20: Charlize Theron attends Caruso’s Palisades Village opening … [+] gala at Palisades Village on September 20, 2018 in Pacific Palisades, Californi...
The Best New Movies To Stream On Amazon Prime This Weekend
HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 24: Actor Will Smith arrives at the Los Angeles World Premiere of Warner … [+] Bros. Pictures ‘Focus’ at TCL Chinese Theatre on February 24, 2015 in Ho...
The Best New Movies To Stream On Hulu This Weekend
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 24: Actress Kirsten Dunst attends “The Beguiled” photocall during the 70th … [+] annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 24, 2017 in Can...
The Best New Movies To Stream On Netflix This Weekend
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 18: Actor Tom Hanks attends the People’s Choice Awards 2017 at Microsoft … [+] Theater on January 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher...
Bill Murray reflects on inappropriate behavior that led to the shutdown of his latest film
Bill Murray is still reflecting on his inappropriate behavior, which led to a production shutdown on the Searchlight Pictures’ film “Being Mortal” last week. On Saturday, the actor t...
‘Memory’ Fades With $1 Million As ‘Northman’ And Nic Cage Plunge
Liam Neeson in Memory Open Road and Briarcliff There was just a single major new release this weekend, which is both “the calm before the summer storm” and another example of a theatrical industry sta...
‘Everything, Everywhere’ Drops 0%, Tops $30 Million
Everything Everywhere All At Once A24 Everything, Everywhere All at Once got a week’s worth of IMAX engagements beginning yesterday and grossed $1.56 million on its sixth Friday for a new $31.5 millio...
Meet Sox, the breakout star of Disney’s ‘Lightyear,’ and the next hot toy
Disney screened the first 30 minutes of its new Pixar film “Lightyear” at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Wednesday, but the biggest buzz amongst attendees wasn’t for the title character a...
Same-day theatrical and streaming releases are dead, says NATO’s John Fithian
President & CEO of NATO John Fithian speaks onstage during CinemaCon 2021 The State of the Industry and MGM/UAR Presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official conve...
The Best New Movies To Stream On Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, Paramount+, Peacock And Apple TV+ This Week
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: Actress Amy Adams attends the ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Headline Gala … [+] screening during the 60th BFI London Film Festival at Odeon Leicester Square...
‘The Bad Guys’ Wins Weekend With Solid $24 Million Debut
‘The Bad Guys’ DreamWorks and Universal In a grim ”times have changed” comparison, it was less than five years ago when I was slightly disappointed that DreamWorks’ delightful Captain Unde...
Movie theater owners optimistic about 2022 box office before CinemaCon
Still from “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” Disney Superhero flicks have kept the box office afloat this year, spurring movie theater operators to think that audiences might ...
The 10 Best Movies Leaving Netflix In April
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 19: Brad Pitt, winner Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a … [+] Supporting Role for ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ poses in the pre...
Netflix and Disney Stocks Hit a Rough Patch. Don’t Count on a Quick Bounceback.
Netflix hasn’t done much wrong, despite a 35% plunge on quarterly results this past week, and a 22% one back in January. The company has convinced 222 million customers worldwide to hand it an average...