box office

Warner Bros. Discovery stock plunges as movie flops ‘The Color Purple,’ ‘Aquaman’ sink earnings

Business
Jessica Roberts

Warner Bros. Discovery on Friday reported worse-than-expected quarterly earnings — due in large part to box office flops from its movie studio ...

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell’s ‘Anyone But You’ was a surprise box office success. How the movie may usher in a new wave of modern rom-coms.

Entertainment
Laura Davis

When Anyone But You was released in theaters on Dec. 22, the R-rated romantic comedy starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney barely ...

How ‘Barbenheimer,’ Taylor Swift and ‘Sound of Freedom’ Rewrote All the Box Office Rules in 2023

Entertainment
Laura Davis

In 2023, the rules didn’t apply to many of the year’s biggest success stories. For the past two decades, superheroes and sequels ...

Will ‘Aquaman 2’ Sink or Swim at the Christmas Box Office?

Entertainment
Laura Davis

“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” is one of four movies opening in theaters over the weekend. Which of the new releases will ...

Why Disney’s ‘Wish’ underperfomed at the box office

Entertainment
Laura Davis

Disney probably wishes it could redo the rollout of its latest animated movie. That’s because Wish, the fantastical story of a teenage ...

‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Lands on Top With $44 Million, ‘The Marvels’ Collapses With Historic 79% Drop

Entertainment
Laura Davis

The odds were ever in favor of “The Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” which emerged victorious in a ...

‘The Marvels’ Misfires With $47 Million, Lowest MCU Opening Weekend of All Time

Entertainment
Laura Davis

Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe is no longer a bulletproof box office franchise. That much is clear after “The Marvels” misfired with $47 ...

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Repeats No. 1 Despite Brutal 76% Drop

Entertainment
Laura Davis

“Five Nights at Freddy’s” collapsed at the box office but still managed to emerge on top. Universal and Blumhouse’s fall sleeper hit ...

Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Impresses With $23 Million Debut, but Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Remains No. 1

Entertainment
Laura Davis

Martin Scorsese’s star-studded crime epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” impressed in its box office debut, collecting $23 million from 3,628 North ...