Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is off to an epic start. The Universal film adaptation tallied an estimated $124.5 million in its opening weekend as audiences flocked to premium large-format screenings, especially IMAX theaters. “Death, taxes, and Christopher Nolan,” said Shawn Robbins, director of analytics at Fandango and founder of Box Office Theory. “He’s reinvented the…
For decades, video games have been a go-to hobby for Alyx Green. But in recent years, Green has felt priced out. Instead of buying the biggest releases, the Illinois graduate student has opted for cheaper alternatives from smaller studios or turned to board and card games. In some cases, the 31-year-old watches videos of others…
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2019/07/18: Comcast sign logo in the wall of a building at Universal Studios. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images) Roberto Machado Noa | Lightrocket | Getty Images Analysts think Comcast is priming for deals. Comcast leadership says they’re wrong. The company announced Monday it plans to…
Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie in HBO Max’s ‘Heated Rivalry.’ Courtesy: Sabrina Lantos | HBO Max When the holiday season rolled around last year, Margaret Hecox knew exactly what her grandmother would love. The 23-year-old wrote in a card about “Heated Rivalry,” the breakout Canadian TV series following a clandestine love story between two male…
Still from Pixar’s “Toy Story 5.” Disney Disney’s Toy Story franchise still has some buzz. The fifth installment in the Pixar film series tallied $160 million during its opening weekend, the highest in franchise history. Internationally, “Toy Story 5” snared $152 million, bringing its estimated global haul for the three-day period to $312 million. “Toy…
Spend a day at Shanghai Disneyland and you wouldn’t know Chinese consumers are struggling. Wang Jiandong and his girlfriend Yan Xu said they have been skipping meals out and scrimping on day-to-day necessities so they could afford to enjoy the park. “We save in our daily lives so we can spend more on trips,” Wang…
The electronic news ticker of Fox News reads headlines at the News Corp. Building in the Midtown Manhattan area of New York City, U.S., July 20, 2025. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Fox Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Roku for roughly $22 billion, marking another chapter in media consolidation as the industry grapples with…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. India is home to the world’s most prolific filmmaking industry. This week, industry executives told me that generative AI adoption is accelerating as producers…
Rita Ferro at Disney Upfront 2026. Courtesy: Disney Co. As Rita Ferro, Disney president of global advertising, prepared to take the stage at the company’s recent upfront presentation, she had actor Paul Anthony Kelly on her mind. Kelly recently portrayed John F. Kennedy Jr. in the limited FX TV series “Love Story,” and met Ferro…
Hollywood can breathe a sigh of relief: Generation Z is not only going to the movies, it’s driving box office growth. During the pandemic, when theaters shut down and streaming became a dominant force in the media landscape, fears rose that this young cohort would shun the big screen as they matured into more engaged…
