Movies

Paris-based Moveria has boarded international sales on Taiwanese filmmaker Lu Po-Shun’s debut feature “Will You Still Be My Friend,” which is set for a berth in San Sebastián’s New Directors sidebar before travelling on to the Busan International Film Festival. A Taiwan-Singapore co-production, the film follows two young boys, played by Jaden Wang and Aloysius […]

Two action flicks, Paramount’s “By Any Means” and A24’s “Onslaught,” arrived in theaters on Friday. But neither could dethrone “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” which remains No. 1 in its sixth weekend in theaters. “Spider-Man” added $3.9 million on Friday, pushing it past the mind-boggling milestone of $900 million domestically. It’s now the fastest movie to […]

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest project, the concert film Cameron Winter At Carnegie Hall, will receive its world premiere at the 64th New York Film Festival, giving the Lincoln Center showcase a high-profile auteur entry with a distinctly musical bent.

The domestic summer box office has climbed to roughly $4.6 billion, according to Rentrak estimates, putting movie theaters within striking distance of a new all-time seasonal high as Hollywood heads into the final stretch of the lucrative May-to-Labor Day corridor.

“Buddy,” the off-kilter horror-comedy from filmmaker Casper Kelly, broke through the weekend’s specialty box office with an unexpectedly strong showing, landing at No. 6 on the domestic chart and giving Roadside Attractions and Saban Films a new high-water mark for a release of its kind.

Universal has become the first studio of the year to cross $3 billion at the international box office, a major benchmark in a global marketplace still defined by uneven recoveries, franchise dependence and fierce competition for premium screens.

The trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming Ali G: Who Iz I? has triggered a fresh wave of criticism, with some social media users calling for audiences to avoid theaters that book the film.

Coyote vs. Acme has finally made its way to theaters, turning one of Hollywood’s most closely watched shelving controversies into a rare comeback story for a completed studio film once thought to be permanently out of reach.

KPop Demon Hunters is making the leap from pop-cultural phenomenon to cinephile conversation piece, with the animated hit set to enter the Criterion orbit — a move that instantly reframes one of the year’s most talked-about crowd-pleasers as more than just a streaming-era sensation.

Blumhouse Atomic Monster has crossed $1 billion at the global box office year-to-date, powered by the breakout performance of Obsession, strong international play for Backrooms and another durable showing from the Insidious franchise.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has swung past Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the sixth-highest-grossing film in cinema history, extending its reign at the global box office for a fourth consecutive weekend.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” held the top spot at the domestic box office for a fourth consecutive weekend, fending off a crowded wave of new releases that included a broad comedy, a horror sequel, a Jason Statham action vehicle and a family-skewing adventure.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” remained the movie to beat at the box office, claiming No. 1 for a fourth consecutive weekend and holding off a crowded slate of new arrivals that tested nearly every commercial lane in theaters.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has climbed past Avengers: Endgame at the North American box office, giving Marvel a new domestic record-holder based on reported ticket totals and reshuffling the top tier of modern superhero grosses.

The Walt Disney Company is preparing to end health insurance coverage for employee spouses in 2027, a sweeping benefits change that will affect a workforce of more than 200,000 people and is already drawing scrutiny because it comes during a period of strong financial momentum for the entertainment giant.

A fresh standoff in the Tamil film business is threatening to disrupt the release calendar from September 1, with the Tamil Film Producers Council and the Tamil Film Active Producers Association jointly deciding that no new Tamil films will be released until a dispute over theatrical and OTT windows is resolved, according to industry reports.

A third National Treasure movie has moved from fan wish list to active pursuit, with director Jon Turteltaub telling an audience in Philadelphia that the long-discussed sequel is “finally real” and that a script now exists.

Hayden Panettiere has not died, despite a wave of misleading online posts and search-driven speculation suggesting otherwise, and there is no credible reporting that the actor is the subject of “final months” coverage.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has addressed Marvel Studios’ decision to cancel Wonder Man, offering his most direct comments yet as the studio faces renewed questions about the fate of several high-profile projects led by Black superheroes.

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has become the highest-grossing R-rated film in box office history, reaching $1.352 billion worldwide more than a month after its theatrical debut and surpassing the previous benchmark set by Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine.

Ryan Reynolds has publicly saluted Christopher Nolan after The Odyssey overtook Deadpool & Wolverine to claim the global box office crown for an R-rated release, turning what could have been a bruised franchise milestone into a characteristically good-humored handoff.