Movies

In the late 1990s, Hollywood studios began selling films on DVDs and VHS rentals lost their grip on home viewings. Blu-ray took over in the early 2000s. By 2010 Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy protection.

According to Comscore, Marvel's first Asian-led superhero film brought in $71.4 million in its domestic opening weekend and $56.2 million in its international opening weekend, for a total of $127.6 million worldwide as of Sunday.

Creative Artists Agency Co-Chairman Bryan Lourd had high hopes for the annual gathering of entertainment moguls hosted in July by Allen & Co. in Sun Valley, Idaho. Like many there, he was looking to strike a deal.

Court documents filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday show Judge Robert S. Draper to be reassigned from the case and replaced by Judge Elaine Lu for all further proceedings.

Simultaneous movie releases in theaters and streamers have been criticized by film execs amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Honolulu will require employees at "restaurants, bars, gyms, movie theaters, museums, arcades and other similar establishments" to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to operate.

“Candyman” hooked the top spot at the North American box office.

Ahead of Elizabeth Holmes' trial and a dramatization of her life on Hulu, many may want to catch up on her Theranos story.

Four new films with major stars from Hugh Jackman to Michael Keaton opened in North American movie theaters this weekend and only the one with animated puppies fared well. But it wasn’t enough to beat out Ryan Reynolds’ action-comedy “Free Guy,” which topped the charts for the second weekend running.

Scarlett Johansson’s Marvel co-star and fellow Avenger, Elizabeth Olsen, spoke out in support of her amid her lawsuit with Disney.

The longtime producers of the “James Bond” film franchise appeared to shut down rumors this week about a possible Amazon TV series based on the famous character following the ecommerce giant’s recent acquisition of MGM Studios.

As theaters and studios struggle amid the coronavirus pandemic, celebrities are still getting major paydays to helm big pictures.

The “Rocky” star listed the mega estate back in January and ended up slashing the price on it by some $25 million.

Simu Liu, the star of Marvel's ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’, railed against Disney CEO Bob Chapek on social media over the weekend after the executive said the film's 45-day exclusive theatrical release would be an "experiment" for the entertainment giant.

“Free Guy,” an action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as a background character in a videogame, opened better than expected over the weekend, collecting an estimated $28.4 million in ticket sales despite a marketplace challenged by COVID-19.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek is standing behind the company's dual distribution of films at movie theaters and on Disney+.

Adjusted for one time items, the House of Mouse earned 80 cents per share, compared to 8 cents a year ago, topping Wall Street's estimate of 55 cents. The company's overall revenue for the third quarter came in at $17.02 billion, compared to $11.78 billion a year ago, beating Wall Street's forecast of $16.76 billion.

With renewed attention on the 1989 classic "Field of Dreams," some are wondering if its cultural success was matched by its financial success.

AMC Entertainment chairman and CEO Adam Aron outlined a series of new measures to help AMC 'play offense' going forward, including new theater locations, alternative programming, accepting Bitcoin as an alternative form of payment, and an exclusive 45-day theatrical window with Warner Brothers for its 2022 film slate.

“The Suicide Squad” reportedly opened to $26.5 million in domestic movie theaters.