Mattel Barbie brand dolls are arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, April 16, 2018. Bloomberg | Getty Images With its toy business on better footing, Mattel said Friday it ...
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Hasbro activist wants toy company to spin-off Wizards of the Coast
An activist investor wants to add new members to Hasbro’s board and is urging the toy company to make changes to its current business strategy, including spinning off its lucrative Wizards of th...
Alec Baldwin, ‘Rust’ movie sued by Halyna Hutchins’ family
An aerial view of the film set on Bonanza Creek Ranch where Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded a director when he discharged a prop gun on the movie ...
Hasbro and Mattel have very different visions of the future
Customers shop for toys at a Target store on October 25, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Hasbro and Mattel have very different ideas about the future of the toy industry. While bot...
The 10 Best New Movies Added To Netflix In February
Actress Natalie Portman arrives for the premiere of the film “Vox Lux” presented in competition on … [+] September 4, 2018 during the 75th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido. (Photo...
‘Jackass’ And ‘Moonfall’ Fall Hard On Friday
Jackass Forever Paramount In holdover news for Friday, Jackass Forever earned $2.875 million (-70%) on Friday, sadly proving itself to be a one-weekend wonder. We can expect an $8.12 million (-65%) se...
‘Spider-Man’ Passes $750M Domestic As ‘Lake Changjin 2’ Tops $500M In China
Zendaya and Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man No Way Home’ Sony and Marvel Spider-Man: No Way Home passed $750 million domestic as of a couple of days ago, with a current cume of $752 million as ...
The Best New Movies To Stream On Netflix, Amazon, HBO And Peacock This Weekend
Cast member Jennifer Lopez attends a photo call for a special screening of “Marry Me” at DGA Theater … [+] on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision...
Netflix to remove ‘Daredevil,’ other Marvel shows, from service
Krysten Ritter, Finn Jones, Charlie Cox and Mike Colter star in Netflix’s “The Defenders.” Netflix Netflix’s suite of Marvel-branded television shows will be leaving the stream...
Jennifer Lopez And Owen Wilson Anchor Subversively Old-Fashioned Romantic Comedy
(from left) Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez) and Charlie Gilbert (Owen Wilson) in Marry Me, directed by Kat Coiro. © Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. Marry Me 2021 112 minutes rated PG-13 To say tha...
Universal Goes All In On Horror Movies For 2022
‘Nope,’ ‘Firestarter,’ The Black Mask’ and ‘Halloween Kills’ Universal We got word this morning that Universal will be releasing a remake/re-adaptation of Ste...
Oscar nominations 2022: 10 snubs and surprises
Lady Gaga stars as Patrizia Reggiani in “House of Gucci.” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures While “Power of the Dog,” “Dune,” “West Side Story” and “Be...
No Way Home’ could have hit $2 billion with China release
Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Sony Since its release in December, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” continues to top box office expectations. The film...
Lionsgate Nabs ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Producer’s Michael Jackson Movie
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 7: Michael Jackson accepts an award from CBS and The Guinness Book Of World Records celebrating “Thriller” as the largest-selling album of all time (25 millio...
‘Matrix’ co-producer sues Warner Bros. over HBO Max streaming release
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss star in Warner Bros.’ “The Matrix Resurrections.” Warner Bros. Village Roadshow Entertainment, a co-producer of “The Matrix Resurrections,R...
The Best New Movies To Stream On Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Hulu, And Peacock This Week
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JUNE 07: Bill Murray attends the American Film Institute’s 46th Life Achievement … [+] Award Gala Tribute to George Clooney at Dolby Theatre on June 7, 2018 in Hollyw...
‘Jackass Forever’ Nabs $23.5 Million Weekend As ‘Moonfall’ Bombs
‘Jackass Forever’ Paramount Two distinctly old-school, “used to be a big deal” kind of movies squared off over the weekend, with one clear victor. Jackass Forever topped the domestic box o...
The Best New Movies To Stream On Netflix, HBO, Amazon, Hulu, And Disney+ This Weekend
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 27: Drew Barrymore speaks onstage during the Building a Brand in a … [+] Mobile-First World panel on the Times Center Stage during 2016 Advertising Week New York o...
‘Jackass Forever’ Tops ‘Moonfall’ With $1.7 Million Thursday
Jackass Forever Paramount Paramount and MTV’s Jackass Forever earned a very promising $1.65 million in Thursday previews last night. That compares favorably with the last two installments, with the ca...
John Bradley Reaches For The Stars And Steals The Show In ‘Moonfall’
John Bradley is KC Houseman in ‘Moonfall.’ Lionsgate “Nobody could blow up the world like Roland Emmerich could blow the world,” enthused John Bradley as he discussed the action director’s...
Roland Emmerich Rehashes His Greatest Hits
‘Moonfall’ IMAX poster Lionsgate The prospect of Moonfall (opening theatrically this weekend courtesy of Lionsgate) being treated as a kind of cinematic manna from heaven by film critics a...
SeaWorld’s bid for Cedar Fair makes sense, but it may have to pay more
Guests ride the Bayside Skyride at SeaWorld on July 20, 2021 in San Diego, California. Daniel Knighton | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Theme park experts aren’t surprised that SeaWor...
AMC to raise $500 million in bond sale as it seeks to refinance debt
An AMC theatre is pictured in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, June 2, 2021. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Movie theater chain AMC Entertainment plans to sell $500 million i...
Cedar Fair stock jumps, is halted after report of SeaWorld takeover bid
Visitors at Knott’s Berry Farm ride the HangTime rollercoaster during it’s first day of public operation in Buena Park on Friday, May 11, 2018. Jeff Gritchen | Orange County Register | Get...
Finally, A Decentralized Global Platform For Movies And Television
ritestream is a blockchain-based entertainment eco-system thoughtfully designed to enable content creators in funding their creative ideas, taking projects from vision to fruition. With ritestream’s m...
‘No Way Home’ Is The ‘Force Awakens’ Of ‘Spider-Man’ Movies
Tom Holland in Spider-Man No Way Home Sony Thanks to a near-total absence of competition, Spider-Man: No Way Home continued to rally and once again top the weekend box office. Sony and Marvel’s superh...
How animation brought Critical Role’s ‘Legend of Vox Machina’ to life
Vax, Scanland, Percival, Vex, Grog, Pyke and Keyleth in “The Legend of Vox Machina,” a new animated series based on “Critical Role.” Amazon Studios Within the first minute of C...
The Best New Movies To Stream On Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney+ And HBO This Weekend
TORONTO, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 10: Cynthia Erivo attends the “Harriet” premiere during the 2019 … [+] Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 10, 201...
How AMC rode the meme stock rally to revitalize its business
The AMC Burbank 16 and the Batman bronze statue in Downtown Burbank. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images After a year of massive stock gains, AMC Entertainment shares are starting to cool ...