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Spider-Man hits $2.4 billion worldwide to crown Hollywood’s best summer since the pandemic

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” also became just the second film this decade to top the box office for six straight weeks.

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Warner Bros. axed ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ three years ago to take a tax write off. But it’s finally in theaters after a public outcry—and a box office hit

The Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment and debuted with an estimated $15.5 million in ticket sales...

30.08.2026 4

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Spider-Man’s blistering pace puts Hollywood on course for second $4 billion summer since the pandemic

The Sony-Marvel release's $655 million domestic haul is the fastest, highest total in history.

10.08.2026 7

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Box office debut for ‘The Odyssey’ tops ‘Oppenheimer’ and is Christopher Nolan’s best opening since ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in 2012

“The Odyssey” launched with an estimated $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and another $139.6 million from overseas.

19.07.2026 10

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Big-budget ‘Supergirl’ is among DC Studios’ worst flops for an opening weekend and was reportedly trimmed significantly after test screenings

After a near-record debut for an animated movie, “Toy Story 5” remained No. 1 at the box office with $70 million in domestic ticket sales and...

28.06.2026 10

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A $1 million horror film and a 30-year-old franchise are saving Hollywood’s summer

"Toy Story 5" easily set a franchise record as its $160 million domestic haul marked the biggest opening weekend of 2026.

22.06.2026 10

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Steven Spielberg takes top spot in box office with ‘Disclosure Day’ performing as expected

“Disclosure Day” collected $92.9 million worldwide over the weekend, good enough to give the 79-year-old his best opening weekend for an original...

15.06.2026 10

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Another low-budget film crushes an expensive action movie at the box office — ‘an outstanding opening for a comedy sequel this far into the series’

The slasher spoof “Scary Movie” topped ticket sales with $55 million over the weekend, easily besting the far-from-mighty “Masters of the Universe.”

07.06.2026 10

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Shane Black on cult success of ‘The Nice Guys,’ 10 years later: ‘There’s something to being the king of the midnight movie’

“They’re just so angry,” star Ryan Gosling lamented a decade ago, about his film's fate, going up against the Angry Birds.

06.05.2026 10

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‘Unequivocal opposition’: Over 1,000 members of Hollywood royalty lobby against Paramount/Warner merger

In response to the open letter, Paramount issued a statement Monday arguing that the merger will give creators “more avenues for their work, not...

14.04.2026 10

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‘I wrote this movie for my kids to say sorry for the housekeeping mess that we left in this world’: Oscars hint at politics

"One Battle After Another" and "Sinners," two movies on America's troubled identity, dominated the Oscars.

16.03.2026 10

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‘Scream 7’ rides millennial slasher nostalgia to $64.1 million opening at box office

In a so-far sluggish 2026 at the box office, “Scream 7” managed the best debut of the year in a surprise win for Paramount.

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Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ sets Oscars record with 16 nominations

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another,” the favorite coming into nominations, trailed in second with 13 nominations.

22.01.2026 20

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‘Star Wars’ gets new chief with Kathleen Kennedy ending lucrative, restless 13 years in rein, Dave Filoni taking over

Fans were so irate recently about a recently revealed canceled Star Wars movie that a plane was flown over Disney’s Burbank studios with a banner.

16.01.2026 30

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The comic book industry faces a new fight amid the coronavirus pandemic

Saturday would have been Free Comic Book Day. But stores are closed nationwide and new print issues haven’t been released since late March.

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‘Avatar’ notches third straight week in first place, crossing $1 billion worldwide

“Fire and Ash” is doing its biggest business overseas; it’s grossed $777.1 million internationally thus far.

05.01.2026 30

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James Cameron’s third ‘Avatar’ movie has big opening, but the weeks that follow could determine if parts 4 and 5 are ever made

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut...

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