Jeremy Fuster, Film Reporter, joined TheWrap in 2016 and covers box office and labor news. He received a National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award for his coverage of the 2023 WGA Strike and was nominated by the LA Press Club as Best Entertainment Journalist. He can be reached at jeremy.fuster@thewrap.com.
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‘Wicked’ and ‘Moana 2’ Set to Deliver One of the Biggest Thanksgiving Box Office Feasts Ever
Disney’s sequel is expected to shatter the November record while Universal looks to keep its musical flying high
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Animation Guild Reaches Tentative Deal With Studios
Details are forthcoming on AI protections negotiated by IATSE’s animator local
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‘Wicked’ Leaves Box Office Singing With $114 Million Opening
Universal musical heads for third-highest opening of 2024 as “Gladiator II” opens to $55.5 million
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‘Wicked’ Sends Box Office Soaring With $117 Million Opening
Universal’s musical shatters the Broadway adaptation record as “Gladiator II” opens to a solid $60 million
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‘Wicked’ Blasts Off at Box Office to $19 Million From Preview Screenings
Universal’s musical is on course for a $100 million-plus opening while “Gladiator II” earns $6.5 million
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‘September 5’ Moves to December Limited Release
Paramount’s true story journalism drama will be released wide on January 17, 2025
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‘Hunger Games’ Director Francis Lawrence Signs First-Look Deal With Lionsgate
The filmmaker will direct the next installment of the YA novel series, “Sunrise on the Reaping”
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‘Gladiator II’ Opened Big Overseas, Now Looks for $65 Million-Plus U.S. Launch
Gen X will show up for Ridley Scott’s legacyquel, but will younger audiences embrace the return of swords and sandals to theaters?
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Louisiana Senate Restores, but Reduces, State Tax Credit Program
Legislators lower the incentive program’s cap from $150 million to $125 million
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‘Wicked’ Hopes to Turn Its Massive Marketing Campaign Into a Box Office Windfall
Universal has gone all in on Jon M. Chu’s Oz musical. Will it pay off?
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Warner Bros. Signs Remake Production Deal With Korean Studio CJ ENM
The two studios will produce English and Korean language remakes of films each other’s libraries
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Animation Guild Brings ‘March on the Boss’ Protests to Warner Bros.
After rallying at Netflix and DreamWorks’ headquarters, animators turn their attention to the “Coyote vs. Acme” studio
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Josh O’Connor Joins Steven Spielberg’s Next Film
The “Challengers” star will appear opposite Emily Blunt in the Universal/Amblin film due out May 2026
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‘Red One’ Opens Cold at Box Office With $34 Million Opening Weekend
Dwayne Johnson’s $250 million action film has opened similar to cheaper films of his like “Skyscraper” and “Central Intelligence”
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‘Red One’ Flies Low to $30 Million Box Office Opening
The Amazon MGM Christmas action film faces an uphill theatrical run with major competition ahead