How ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Became One of the Most Profitable Movies in Years The film was originally aimed for Disney+. But it was rerouted to a theatrical release and is on pace for at least $950 million in ticket sales.Call it […]

‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’ Add to a Box Office Boomlet Moviegoing in the United States and Canada has rebounded over the last two months. Theater owners credit a wider variety of releases.The box office finally […]

What if Making Cartoons Becomes 90% Cheaper? “Fear not! For I shall lead ye to riches beyond your wildest dreams!”Inside a tiny recording booth in downtown Los Angeles, John Peck waited for a ver […]

‘Sinners’ Box Office Success Could Put It in Hollywood’s Horror Hall of Fame The horror movie from Ryan Coogler is on a pace to collect at least $330 million in worldwide ticket sales, a level reached by few original films in the […]

Disney to Build a Magic Kingdom Theme Park in Abu Dhabi Disneyland Abu Dhabi could become a growth engine for the company in the region. It could also expose Disney and its vaunted brand to criticism.Mickey […]

Disney’s Park Business Grows Despite Consumer Angst The company’s domestic theme parks have long been seen as a bellwether for consumer confidence. Revenue climbed 9 percent, to $6.5 billion, in the latest q […]

Trump Says He Will Put 100% Tariff on Movies Made Outside U.S. Declaring foreign film production a national security threat, the president said he had asked his top trade official to start the process of imposing a tax […]

Meta and Blumhouse Create Chatbot That Encourages Phone Use During Movies Should people be able to use their phones after the lights go down in movie theaters?Hollywood has pondered that question for years as a way to make […]

Oscars OK the Use of A.I., With Caveats The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said using the technology wouldn’t disqualify a movie. But it also said that it favored films with more h […]

‘Sinners’ Is a Box Office Success (With a Big Asterisk) Ryan Coogler’s original horror film was expected to sell a strong $40 million-plus in tickets over the weekend. But its profitability remains a long way o […]

Marvin Levy, Oscar-Winning Publicist to Spielberg, Dies at 96 For 42 years, Mr. Levy strategized behind the scenes to promote Steven Spielberg’s movies and ensure that the director was seen as Hollywood’s de facto hea […]

‘A Minecraft Movie’ Arrives as a Surprise Box Office Smash Weekend ticket sales will total at least $140 million, analysts said, about 75 percent more than expected, ending a Hollywood dry spell.There are no […]

Warner Bros. Still Awaits David Zaslav’s Promised Renaissance David Zaslav promised to revive the storied film studio when he took over Warner Bros. Discovery. That was three years ago.David Zaslav blew into Hollywood […]

Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Has a Sleepy Box Office Start The polarizing remake was expected to collect $45 million, a weak result compared with openings for similar Disney films.Disney’s latest remake, “Snow Whi […]

Inside the Controversy Surrounding Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Remake Disney knew that remaking “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” as a live-action musical would be treacherous.But the studio was feeling cocky.It was 2019, and […]

Oscars Audience Size Poses a Test of Hollywood’s Cultural Relevance Worries about the award show’s TV viewership, a barometer of the industry’s influence, are rumbling through the movie capital.Viewership for the annual Osc […]