Barbie wins summer box office, Taylor Swift might not save fall
A scene from «Barbie.» Courtesy: Warner Bros. Hollywood bet big on blockbuster franchise sequels to revive its summer cinema business, but it was fresh fare […]
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Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert film could open with $100 million
Taylor Swift performs onstage during her The Eras Tour at Lumen Field in Seattle, July 22, 2023. Mat Hayward/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty […]
Women are fueling the box office in China Hollywood should take note
Fans watch a movie at a cinema in Shanghai, China. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Women are fueling China’s box office despite […]
Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert film record first-day ticket sales
Taylor Swift performs in Denver during her Eras Tour, July 14, 2023. Tom Cooper/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images … Ready for it? […]
Hollywood sheds 17,000 jobs in August amid strikes
Actor Karen Brown walks the picket line with fellow SAG-AFRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers in front of Paramount Studios in Los […]
Revenue rises in first half
Lego Star Wars toys sit on display inside a Toys R Us store in Paramus, New Jersey, Nov. 26, 2019. Bloomberg | Getty Images While […]
‘Opus,’ the farewell of Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, will premiere at Venice Film Festival
TOKYO — Sitting alone before a grand piano in a stark studio, Ryuichi Sakamoto takes the listener on a journey of his life, playing 20 […]
The Ukraine war, propaganda-style, is coming to Russian movie screens. Will people watch?
TALLINN, Estonia — The movie centers around a renowned violinist from Belgium arriving in Kyiv to perform. The date is February 2022, and his trip […]
Barbie is highest-grossing domestic film release in 2023
A scene from «Barbie.» Courtesy: Warner Bros. It’s a «Barbie» world — or at least North America. The collaboration among director Greta Gerwig, Mattel and […]
Digital clones and Vocaloids may be popular in Japan. Elsewhere, they could get lost in translation
TOKYO — Kazutaka Yonekura dreams of a world where everyone will have their very own digital “clone” — an online avatar that could take on […]