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A powerful one-two punch from “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “The Odyssey” have fueled the biggest collective weekend in box office history, with roughly $430 million across all movies in the marketplace. Prior to this, the top three weekends were led by “Avengers: Endgame” ($40

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman made a surprise appearance at a screening of “Practical Magic” on Saturday night in L.A. Attendees came to the place, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, for magic — and many, many Midnight Margaritas — but few expected an appearance by the Owens sist

In a title bout for the championship, American Lamont Roach, Jr. takes on Mexican boxer William Zepeda in a 12-round match. What’s on the line? The vacant WBC Lightweight title belt. At the end of the match, one of these fighters will have the title — or it will end with a draw.

"Wild Inside" feels like the vérité version of the greatest children’s novel E.B. White never wrote.

Richard L. O’Connor, an Emmy-winning producer known for his work as an executive in charge of productions like “The Muppet Movie,” “On Golden Pond” and “Hickey & Boggs,” died July 22 in Palm Desert, California. He was 96. O’Connor’s death was confirmed to Variety by his family. O

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” came out swinging at the domestic box office. “Brand New Day” grossed an astounding $168 million from 4,487 North American theaters on Friday, securing the biggest opening day ever for a domestic release. The record previously belonged to 2019’s “Aveng

Both members of Massive Attack have been permanently barred from re-entering Singapore after unfurling a Palestinian flag during the British trip-hop group’s concert in the city-state, according to a joint statement from the Singapore Police Force and the Infocomm Media Developme

Ariana Grande is stepping out of the spotlight for an extended break after she wraps her Eternal Sunshine Tour, a rep for the actress and pop star told People. The rep’s statement cited “ongoing public scrutiny” as one of the reasons for the pause. “Ariana will be taking a step b

Morgan Wallen has returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with “I’m the Problem” for a 14th non-consecutive week, while Charli xcx debuts at No. 3 with her eighth album “Music, Fashion, Film.” “I’m the Problem,” which was released more than a year ago, ticks from No. 3 to 1 on thi

Geno Segers, who was announced this week to join Broadway’s “Hadestown,” will no longer be part of the Broadway production. “Hadestown” announced a new principal cast earlier this week, with Segers set to play Hades. His previous stage credits include “On the Town” and “The Lion

All hail Peter Parker. Sony and Marvel’s web-slinging adventure “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” climbed to $927 million globally, a mind-blowing, jaw-dropping and totally epic opening weekend haul. Few films manage to earn that much by the end of their box office runs, much less afte

“Wonder Man” showrunner and co-creator Andrew Guest took to TikTok on Saturday to thank fans and share his thoughts about the Marvel Television drama’s cancellation. “Just want to say I’ve been listening,” Guest said. “I appreciate you all. I feel how you all feel, and I just wan

A powerful one-two punch from “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “The Odyssey” has fueled the biggest collective weekend in box office history, with roughly $430 million across all movies in the marketplace. Prior to this, the top three weekends were led by “Avengers: Endgame” ($402

Looking to watch the biggest movies of the year? You’ll have to go to the theater this August to catch “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” but coming home is the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” after a historic box office run earlier this year. The movie became the se

With great power comes truly heroic ticket sales. Sony and Marvel’s comic book adventure “Brand New Day” obliterated box office expectations, collecting a jaw-dropping $355 million from 4,487 North American theaters. It’s the second-biggest debut in domestic box office history, f