‘Barbenheimer’ Delivers Blowout Weekend at the Box Office
The dual release of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” offers relief to an otherwise sleepy summer for film debuts. Source link
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Late-Night Shows Go Dark Amid Writers Strike
‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ and ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ are among the first affected by the...
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Becomes the First Billion-Dollar-Plus Film of 2023
The animated film is just the fifth movie since the pandemic to gross 10 figures worldwide. Source link
Disney Names Joe Earley New Head of Disney+ and Hulu
Chief Executive Robert Iger has expressed concern on how much is spent on content. Source link
Activist Investor Dan Loeb Backs Off Pushing Disney to Sell ESPN
Activist investor Dan Loeb signaled Sunday morning on Twitter that he is backing off his push to persuade Walt Disney...
Netflix Partners With Microsoft for New Advertising-Backed Option
Netflix Inc. NFLX 1.21% said it chose Microsoft Corp. MSFT -0.37% to help launch a low-cost, advertising-supported streaming plan, a...
WSJ News Exclusive | Boehly-Led Group Said to Have Reached Deal to Buy Chelsea F.C.
A group led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly reached a deal to acquire Chelsea Football Club from Russian...
Latest James Bond Film Falls Behind Predecessors as Covid-19 Concerns Linger
LOS ANGELES—James Bond finally faced off at the box office against a foe he couldn’t seem to shake, and the...
NBC Draws Its Lowest Summer Olympics Ratings Ever for Tokyo Games
Olympic athletes like Caeleb Dressel, Suni Lee and Sydney McLaughlin helped the U.S. win the most gold medals at the...
Ratings for Olympics Opening Ceremony Fall 36% From 2016
The kickoff of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo drew about 17 million viewers in the U.S. on Friday on NBC,...
Apple, Amazon, Tesla Among the Giants Set to Post Results
Corporate giants from Apple Inc. to Visa Inc. are expected to report their financial results over the coming week, giving...
Latest ‘Fast & Furious’ Movie Leads Weekend Box Office
LOS ANGELES—The “Fast & Furious” franchise gave Hollywood its best opening weekend since December 2019 at the box office this...
‘A Quiet Place’ Sequel Reboots Summer Moviegoing
Compared with last year, how much better was the kickoff to this year’s summer season at the movies? More than...
Roku Reports 79% Jump in Revenue in Latest Quarter
Roku Inc. reported that first-quarter revenue surged 79% in the latest quarter as the streaming-media service continued to get a...
Roku Drops YouTube TV App in Carriage Dispute
Streaming device-maker Roku Inc. ROKU -3.85% removed the YouTube TV app from its channel store Friday, the latest example of...
Disney’s ‘Black Widow’ Sets Stage for Possible Clash With Theaters
A showdown over the debut of Marvel’s “Black Widow” is brewing between two longtime Hollywood partners: Walt Disney Co. and...
FTC Seeks to Block Illumina’s $7.1 Billion Acquisition of Life Sciences Firm Grail
WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission filed suit Tuesday to block Illumina Inc.’s planned $7.1 billion acquisition of a company developing an...
Using Someone Else’s Netflix Password Is Likely to Get Harder
Think twice before sharing that Netflix password.The streaming service for years turned a blind eye to password sharing, but recently...
Hollywood Renews Love for Westerns: The Good, the Bad and the Binge-Worthy
Stories with flinty-eyed protagonists set in wide-open spaces are gaining in popularity among audiences yearning for armchair travel and a...
