Thursday, December 18, 2025

Business

Box Office: “Ghostbusters Frozen Empire” Finally Hits $100 Mil, “Civil War” Chips Away, “Ministry” Misses

The weekend box office wasn't very exciting unless getting slimed was your preference. After five weeks, "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" finally hit $100 million. It's been...

Friday Box Office: Horror Film “Abigail” Sort of Beats “Civil War” to Number 1, Not Really

The really weird part of reporting the box office is the whole Thursday preview thing. Hollywood pretends Thursday previews are just part of Friday openings,...

Graydon Carter Goes Retro Cool, Opens a Newsstand in NYC’s West Village

Graydon Carter, former chief of Vanity Fair, has gone back to the future. Carter has today opened a newsstand in NYC's West Village. It's named...

Taylor Swift Scores a RECORD 48 of 100 iTunes Top 100, 9 of top 10, 4 of Top 5 Albums

The ENTIRE record business belongs to Taylor Swift. Like it or not, Swift's new release "The Tortured Poets Department" is setting and breaking records right...

Get Ready for Taylor Swift “Poets” Tsunami to Hit at Midnight, Beyonce Album Ending Run at 700,000

Cowboy Carter is about to get rounded up. Taylor Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department" will at midnight like the hurricane in "The Wizard of Oz."...

Billionaire Jeff Skoll Shutting Down Participant Media, Film Company Won 21 Oscars Including for “Spotlight” and “Green Book”

Ebay billionaire Jeff Skoll is shutting down Participant Media. The film company has earned 21 Oscars including Best Picture awards for "Spotlight" and "Green...

UPDATED Trump Stock Finds a New Low, Drops Off Cliff as Former President Sleeps in Court Again

UPDATED Donald Trump fell asleep in the courtroom yesterday. And he fell asleep again this morning. Law360’s Frank G. Runyeon Tweeted from the courtroom: “Trump’s...

Box Office: “Civil War” Makes $25.7 Mil for Weekend Despite Middling Audience Score

Lucky for A24, "Civil War" started with a bang. The Thursday-Friday $10 mil opening propelled the Alex Garland film to a $25.7 million weekend. Saturday fell...