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‘Cats’ Poor Reception Prompts Universal to Send an ‘Improved,’ Updated Version to Theaters
Critics have disparaged ‘Cats,’ which has received a C+ CinemaScore and was slapped with a 19% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes
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‘Real Star Wars Fan’ Loses It When Someone Checks Their Phone During ‘Rise of Skywalker’ (Video)
“Turn. Your phones. Off!!”
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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Disappoints Fans, Receives Worst CinemaScore of the Franchise
The ninth film in Lucasfilm’s saga, however, is on track to gross $195 million in its domestic opening weekend
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6 Major Lessons Hollywood Learned in the 2010s, From Binging to #MeToo
Netflix began the 2010s by toppling Blockbuster and ended the decade by upending the entire industry
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Marisa Tomei Joins Netflix Action Revenge Film ‘Sweet Girl’ Starring Jason Momoa
Oscar winner was most recently seen as Aunt May in “Spider-Man: Far From Home”
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Triller Lands More Than $10 Million in Investments From Snoop Dogg, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar and More (Exclusive)
Social video platform reports more than 26.5 million monthly active users in the U.S., overtaking TikTok
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Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Wins 3 Awards Including Best Picture From African American Film Critics Association
Peele was awarded best director and Lupita Nyong’o best actress for the psychological horror film
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12 Biggest Media and Tech Deals of the Decade, From Facebook-Instagram to Disney-Fox
Bob Iger and Randall Stephenson have been busy the last few years
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ICM Partners Sells Minority Stake to Crestview Private Equity Firm
The investment will go toward fueling ICM’s global expansion
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Jeff Shell to Replace NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke
Shell was recently named head of NBCUniversal film and entertainment group
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The Case for Netflix to Start Selling Ads (Hint: Negative Cash Flow)
Streaming giant could lose 4 million U.S. subscribers in 2020, Needham analyst Laura Martin says
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Rich Battista Quit as Imagine Entertainment CEO After Clashes With Staff: ‘A Real Hothead’ (Exclusive)
“Short temper. Short fuse,” one insider says of shortlived CEO
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Can Baby Yoda and ‘The Mandalorian’ Save the ‘Star Wars’ Franchise?
“The erosion of good will can happen to any franchise,” Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian says
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Imagine Entertainment CEO Rich Battista Exits After 4 Months
Former executive at Fox and Time Inc. was hired to run Imagine in late August
