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2018 brings superheroes, struggling singers, and record box office revenue

by Renata Sago
Dec 13, 2018
Box office revenue hit $11.1 billion this week.
Actor Chadwick Boseman at the Los Angeles World Premiere of Marvel Studios' "Black Panther."
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney
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"Creed II" director, Steven Caple Jr., steps into a new ring

by Kimberly Adams and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 23, 2018
His first feature film was a low-budget indie, his second is part of a major franchise.
Florian Munteanu, Steven Caple Jr. and Michael B. Jordan onstage during "Creed II" Clark Atlanta University Student Forum at Clark Atlanta University on Nov. 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for MGM Pictures
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Diverse superheros, cheese plates pumping box office numbers

by Erika Beras
Jul 5, 2018
It’s a record year at the box office. “Black Panther” pulled in theatergoers over the winter and now this summer confirms it — the big screen is hot again. “The Avengers,” “Incredibles 2,” “Jurassic World” and “Ocean’s 8” all are luring millions of moviegoers off of their couches and into the multiplex. Ticket sales are […]
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Media powerhouses go after big ad dollars for the upcoming TV season

by Aaron Schrank
May 8, 2018
Two of the big media companies are reporting earnings this week. The Walt Disney Co. reports after the close of the bell today and 21st Century Fox’s earnings report is expected tomorrow . That means plenty of talk about Disney’s recent box office successes and its pending acquisition of Fox’s entertainment assets. But next week, […]
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Forget comic book movies — in Hollywood, horror pays

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 23, 2018
Recent scary movie hits like "Get Out" show that a movie doesn't need a big budget to be a hit.
Writer Jordan Peele, winner of the Best Original Screenplay award for 'Get Out,' poses in the press room during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. 
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Broadway box office has a record-breaking season

by Sean McHenry and Shaheen Ainpour
Jan 3, 2018
2017 was a great year for musical producers on Broadway. Buoyed in part by the continued success of “Hamilton,” the Broadway box office claimed a record-breaking $1.6 billion last year. The previous record was $1.12 billion in 2014. Yet, for every action there’s an equal opposite reaction (pardon the “Hamilton” reference). And in this case, in […]
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Why this filmmaker doesn't want Hollywood's $100 million

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 31, 2017
Nicolás Lopez used his "Chile-wood" to make "Hazlo Como Hombre" for less than a million dollars.
Ignacia Allamand as Luciana, Mauricio Ochmann as Raúl and Humberto Busto as Eduardo in "Hazlo Como Hombre."
Courtesy of Pantelion Films
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Summer movies are a bust at the domestic box office

by Eliza Mills
Jul 7, 2017
It's not just you — films are really bad this season.
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Same old action movies and sequels at the box office this summer

by Kai Ryssdal
May 19, 2017
We're in 'tent pole city now' says New York Times culture critic Wesley Morris.
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" is one of the season's tent pole productions.
Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios
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Why some movie studios want to skip the theater

by Molly Wood and Adriene Hill
Mar 30, 2017
At CinemaCon, studios and theaters are debating how soon make movies available at home
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for CinemaCon
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