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Sequin- and self-actualization sprinkled congratulations are in order for Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie and all the dolls and guys as the phenomenon that is Barbie has now crossed $1B global in just its third weekend. We said yesterday it was on the cusp, and now here’s the pudding. Through Sunday, the international box office estimate is

In an unexpected twist for the giant-prehistoric-shark genre, “Meg 2: The Trench” boldly bears the label “A Ben Wheatley Film.” Wheatley, renowned for his work in indie cinema with films like “Down Terrace” and “Happy New Year, Colin Burstead,” ventures into the realm of studio-backed productions and sets out to create a splash in ‘Meg

Greta Gerwig achieved something pretty great in showbiz this weekend — she’s now the sole female director to have crossed the billion-dollar line … and it’s because of ‘Barbie.’ Indeed … the inevitable happened Sunday, with ‘Barbie’ raking in over a $1 billion at the worldwide box office and once again taking the top spot

CatVideoFest, which is just what it sounds like, joined notable indie debuts and festival favorites Shortcomings and Passages, the re-release of Shiva Baby and juggernaut Talk To Me in another weekend of varied specialty fare, both new and holding over. Indies are helping drive a buoyant box office. They’re also waiting for the Barbenheimer tsunami

Paul Reubens was a busy man before his sudden passing this week — as he privately battled cancer, the guy was hard at work almost right to the end … and there’ll be something to show for it in the near future. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the ‘Pee-wee Herman’ star had been

The Australian horror film Talk to Me, has been an absolute worldwide smash and success story for A24. Danny and Michael Phillipou are currently also frontrunners to make the new Street Fighter movie, but before that we may get a Talk To Me prequel. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter the brothers discussed how they’ve already

As she heads into the third weekend of release, Warner Bros’ Barbie has hit two new milestones, crossing both $500M at the international box office and the nine-century mark worldwide. The Greta Gerwig-directed phenomenon added $16.8M from 69 offshore markets on Thursday, bringing the overseas total to $509.7M through yesterday. Globally, the doll is standing

Ryan Gosling‘s still in Ken-mode amid ‘Barbie’s’ continued success — he took his real-life brood to the sandy shores of Cali … and was leaning heavily on the matriarchy, it seems. The actor hit up a beach near Santa Barbara Friday, and the whole Gosling household was in tow — including his partner, Eva Mendes,

EXCLUSIVE: There was a lot of noise surrounding the red state-beloved, $163M-grossing summer surprise hit, Sound of Freedom, this morning with Newsweek reporting that one of the pic’s 6,678 crowdfunders was arrested for child kidnapping by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police. Now just to be clear, we’re talking one person who contributed an unidentified amount

Play video content Themba Gorimbo‘s days of living in the gym are over — the UFC fighter now has his own place to call home … thanks to an incredible gesture from his idol, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The movie superstar and WWE legend surprised Themba at his gym in an emotional meetup last week

FRIDAY MIDDAY: The third weekend of Warner Bros’ Barbie at $51M (-45%) is higher than the opening of the Brad Pitt action movie, Bullet Train, which did $30M during the first weekend of August. It just goes to show how far we’ve come along at the box office. The Greta Gerwig directed take on the

The trailer for The Kill Room has dropped, the upcoming darkly comedic crime thriller starring Uma Thurman, Joe Manganiello and Samuel L. Jackson. In this movie we see “a hitman (Manganiello), his boss (Jackson), an art dealer (Thurman), and their money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight, avant garde sensation, forcing

American-Canadian actor and dancer Raoul Trujillo was 51 years old when he took on the role of Zero Wolf — the cold-hearted Mayan leader who plunders Jaguar Paw’s village and sells them as human sacrifices — in Mel Gibson‘s one-of-a-kind adventure film “Apocalypto” back in 2006. Joining Trujillo in the action-packed film included Rudy Youngblood

Pedro Almodóvar’s short film, Strange Way of Life, which had its world premiere at Cannes back in the spring, is hitting theaters in NYC and LA on Oct. 4 thanks to Sony Pictures Classics. There will be an expansion nationwide on Oct. 6. Pic stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal and will play in theaters

Megan Thee Stallion‘s music release hiatus hasn’t kept her from working … the “Savage” rapper has gone straight Hollywood with her feature film debut. Fans got a glimpse of what Megan will bring to the table when A24 popped the lid off its trailer for “Dicks: The Musical” comedy on Thursday … which stars Aaron

The Zone of Interest is the next film on it’s way for A24. This movie is written and directed by Jonathan Glazer.  Zone Of Interest in the making “The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp,”

Not streaming, nor strikes, nor shell shock from the pandemic kept this July’s domestic box office down with studio tentpoles and a faith-based surprise movie racking up the second-best record for the month with $1.37 billion per Comscore. Warner Bros’ Barbie and Universal’s Oppenheimer were the No. 1 and 2 movies with $366.4M and $181.4M

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are still a couple, despite reports claiming the two have called it quits … TMZ has learned. If you missed it, a report popped up Wednesday claiming Kylie’d been “dumped” … a story we’re told couldn’t be further from the truth. We’ve spoken to multiple sources close to the couple

Looking to find its way and pull boys in, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is getting a mid-week start here with previews yesterday grossing $3.85M. Showtimes started at 2PM for the Jeff Rowe-directed feature and the outlook is $30M over 5-days for the net $70M production. Some trackers have it at $40M. Mutant Mayheim

“When a group of friends escape the city to spend the weekend in an abandoned hotel, a pervading eerie energy begins to illuminate the cracks in their little family unit,” reads the official synopsis. “Ruthie Nodd (Gayle Rankin) inherits the hotel from her grandmother and with bad childhood memories threatening to burst to the surface,

Angus Cloud may have been struggling ahead of his surprising death, but it didn’t affect his mood while with his closest friends … and he was actually offering them support before he passed. The “Euphoria” star was outwardly celebratory and uplifting to his pals at the MacArthur Maze album release party 3 days before his

EXCLUSIVE: With such big 2023 movies such as Kraven the Hunter, the next Ghostbusters, the Zendaya romance Challengers and more moving into 2024 due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, exhibition is facing another possible recession should stars remain unable to promote. Movie theaters are currently relishing a box office boom in Barbie and Oppenheimer with the

Play video content TMZ.com Jennifer Hudson is sending some love Common‘s way … saying he’s quite the looker and, at least, strongly hinting all the speculation about them being an item is true. We got Jennifer leaving Il Pastaio in Bev Hills Monday, and when we let her know the 2 of them make a

Warner Bros Pictures found success in teaming up with Mattel, now they have a few more films in the pipeline. We have learned there is going to be a ‘Barney’ film, also a ‘Hot Wheels’ film, and now we’ve learned there will be a live action Polly Pocket movie. Robbie Brenner who runs Mattel films

Regal parent Cineworld has officially emerged from bankruptcy, unveiling five new board members and a strengthened balance sheet. The chain, which was flattened by Covid and high debt, filed for Chapter 11 in the Southern District of Texas last September. It exits today having reduced that debt by about $4.53 billion and raised $800 million

Paul Reubens — the comedic actor best known for playing Pee-wee Herman — is dead after a private battle with cancer. Paul died Sunday night, according to a statement posted Monday on his Instagram account … a statement that revealed for the first the medical crisis with which he’d be dealing — “Paul bravely and

UPDATED, 07:30 a.m.: Cineworld Group has officially entered administration, following an application at the High Court in London. The administration order applies only to Cineworld Group and not to any of its operating companies or subsidiaries such as Regal Cinemas in the U.S. or Picturehouse Cinemas in the UK. Following last week’s announcement, Cineworld also

Variety reports that Whitney Peak is set to lead the upcoming supernatural horror film titled Somewhere in Dreamland which will be directed by Colin Tilley. This will serve as a feature film directorial debut for Tilley, who has enlisted a cast that includes S. Epatha Merkerson, Golda Rosheuvel, Finn Bennett, and Laken Giles. “The film follows

Former actor Jonathan Morgan Heit was only 8 years old when he played the role of Patrick — the young boy who loves nothing more than creating bedtime stories — in the comedy/family film “Bedtime Stories” back in 2008. Jonathan shared the screen with Adam Sandler as the hotel handyman and main babysitter, Skeeter, Russell

A24’s supernatural horror Talk To Me by first time filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou blew past box office projections grossing over $10 million on 2,340 screens opening weekend. The breakout by the first-time filmmaker brothers and popular YouTubers from Australia was no. six at the domestic box office. The film was well reviewed as a