Friday, July 24, 2026

Business

UPDATE: “The Marvels” Not So Marvel-ous with $47 Million All Time Lowest Company Opening Weekend

Movie superhero fatigue? Bad marketing? The strike? Lack of publicity> Or just a bad movie? "The Marvels" is now the lowest opening weekend for Marvel Pictures,...

Marvel Studios Has Its Lowest Opening Day Ever with “The Marvels,” Breaking a Record It Didn’t Want

Last night, Marvel Studios broke a record. It was one they didn't want. "The Marvels" opened to around $14.5 million, and had the lowest Thurs-Fri...

The Beatles Earned How Much This Week from Spotify Streaming “Now and Then”? Answer Will Shock You

The Beatles released "Now and Then" 8 days ago, and the song went to number 1 everywhere. In the UK, they're listing it on...

Media Mess: Website Jezebel Shuttered, 23 People Laid Off at Company, Join Conde Nast, Other Dismissals

It's no fun writing these stories. Jezebel, once a big deal website for women, is being shut today by G/O Media. Jezebel is part of...

Taylor Swift Will Hold Jung Kook at Bay with New “1989” Set to Best BTS Singer’s Album

The sales numbers are shaping up for albums this week. Guess who will be number 1? Hitsdailydouble says Taylor Swift -- who last week sold...

Disney-Marvel’s Adrift “The Marvels” Panned by Reviewers: Have Cash Cow Super Hero Movies Finally Worn Out Their Welcome?

All good things must come to an end, even super hero movies. So it may be for "The Marvels," which debuts tomorrow night. The 33rd...

“Sound of Freedom” Studio Pay it Forward Trick Isn’t Working this Time with “After Death” Release: No One Wants to Know

All summer the entertainment press kept whinging on about a movie called "Sound of Freedom" making over $100 million. Almost no one -- except this...

SAG Actors Strike Reportedly Nearing Resolution as Studios Agree to Tailor Language on AI: Report

Our long national nightmare might be over soon. Variety says the studios are agreeable to tailoring language in their "last, best, final offer" to the...