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‘Bad Boys for Life' Debuts With Box Office Top Spot
Two “Bad Boys” were too good for one “Dolittle” at the box office. “Bad Boys for Life” starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence brought in $59 million in the U.S. and Canada to score a No. 1 debut entering the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The action-packed, buddy comedy returned for the franchise’s third installment after a 17-year hiatus…
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‘1917' Takes Top Honor at the Producers Guild Awards
The World War I film “1917″ has taken home the top honor at the Producers Guild Awards. The Sam Mendes-directed and produced film won the award for theatrical motion picture at Saturday night’s untelevised ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
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DiCaprio's Earth Alliance Gives $3M to Australia Fire Relief
The wildfires have scorched an area twice the size of the U.S. state of Maryland, killed at least 25 people and destroyed 2,000 homes. The fires, fueled by drought and the country’s hottest and driest year on record, have been raging since September, months earlier than is typical for Australia’s annual wildfire season.
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Cheers, Fan Tributes Greet ‘Rise of Skywalker' at Premiere
Audiences enthusiastically greeted the latest “Star Wars” film, rising in a standing ovation Monday as the credits on the closing chapter in the franchise’s third trilogy rolled. “The Rise of Skywalker” director J.J. Abrams told the audience before the film played that he was “mostly terrified” to show the film. Seated in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood were Mark...
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‘Jumanji' Ends ‘Frozen 2' Hot Streak to Claim Top Spot
“Jumanji: The Next Level” puts “Frozen 2” on second-place ice, while Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” opened with one of the worst box office debuts for the director. The Sony film starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart brought in $60.1 million in the U.S. and Canada to break a three-day record for a comedy in December for the production company. The…
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‘Rise of Skywalker' Is Almost Here, But a Dark Side Looms
When Disney bought Lucasfilm for more than $4 billion in 2012, there were lofty expectations of reviving “Star Wars” in spectacular hyper-speed fashion with a new trilogy that continued the story of Luke Skywalker and other beloved characters. The space saga has been a smart investment, starting with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which in 2015 became the fastest movie to…
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New Disney Area to Immerse Parkgoers in a Star Wars Story
The world of Star Wars is coming from a galaxy far, far away to become the largest single-themed land created in a Disney park.
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Ariana Grande a No-Show Despite Winning First Grammy Award
Ariana Grande won her first Grammy Award on Sunday, but the singer didn’t collect it after deciding to skip the ceremony following a public dispute with the show’s producer.
