Business
Boffo Barbenheimer: $230 Mil Haul for Barbie, Oppenheimer Combo, Not Sequels, No Streaming Hollywood Weekend!
It's a Barbenheimer world this morning!
Hollywood is celebrating as the double release of two blockbusters on the same weekend paid off handsomely.
"Oppenheimer," an Oscar...
Business
Barbie Box Office Boffo: $70.5 Mil Opening for a Record Shattering Weekend, Marketing Triumph
"Barbie" is a marketing colossus.
Last night, the Greta Gerwig directed comedy made $48 million on top of $22 mil in Thursday previews ...
Business
Box Office: Hello, Doll! as “Barbie” Breaks Records with $22.3 Million Preview Night, More than “Avengers,” “The Batman,” “Hunger Games”
"Barbie" is not toying with us.
The Greta Gerwig directed, Margot Robbie directed feminist comedy made a stunning $22.3 million last night in previews.
That places...
Books
Random House Loses Dozens of Legacy Editors, Execs in a Corporate Buy Out/Lay Off Scheme that Guts the Company’s History
A culture Atomic bomb has gone off at Random House.
You could call it Penguin Random House. But the venerable publishing's power is held in...
Business
UPDATED” Crowdfunded Christian Movie “Sound of Freedom” Hits $100 Mil*, Tops “Mission Impossible” Wednesday, Star Calls Trump “A New Moses” on Fox
THURS MORNING UPDATE: "Sound of Freedom" narrowly beat "Mission Impossible" last night and took the top position at this morning's box office. Technically. It's...
Business
Jason Aldean Fans Send Racist Song to the Top of iTunes Singles, Wrong Album to Number 3 Album
Jason Aldean fans aren't too bright.
They've sent Aldean's racist song, "Try That in a Small Town" to the top of the iTunes singles charts....
Business
TV Networks Panic Over Strike: CBS Showing “Yellowstone” Reruns, ABC Turns to “Ms. Marvel, More to Come
The actors and writers strikes are forcing the networks to take crucial action.
Facing a scarcity of original programming, the broadcast companies are lining up...
Business
Box Office: Mission Impossible Lower Than 2018 Installment As Audiences Turn Off Summer Movies, Aging Stars
It's really a rough summer in Hollywood.
Not only is the town on a massive strike, but box office receipts are disappointing all the way...