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‘Fast X’ Is Disappointing in China – Once the Saga’s No. 1 Market | Charts
Universal’s street-racing franchise is far more dependent on the country than other big Hollywood tentpoles like “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
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Paramount+ Has Found the Winning Formula for ‘Star Trek’ | PRO Insight
Now it’s just a question of whether the streaming service will listen to ardent “Picard” fans and make it so
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‘Little Mermaid’ Swims to $10.3 Million at Thursday Box Office
The latest Walt Disney remake is expected to top $100 million over its Memorial Day weekend debut
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Letterboxd Unboxed: How a Grassroots Social Network Is Revolutionizing Film Fandom
An internal survey reviewed by TheWrap reveals that the service’s 9 million users are “hyper-consumers” of film – but can that be leveraged by Hollywood?
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Lights, Camera, Unemployment: How AI May Change Film and TV Production Work
From storyboard artists to editors to assistants, will artificial intelligence put humans out of a job – or help them do what they do better?
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Ron DeSantis Fuels Presidential Bid With $200 Million War Chest Stuffed With California Cash
Film financier Ryan Kavanaugh and former Dodgers co-owner Jamie McCourt are among notable donors
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WGA Strike Roundtable: TV’s Top Writers Talk 2007 vs. Now – ‘We’re Here for the Younger Writers’ | Video
Creators of hits like “Friends” and “One Tree Hill” are afraid that the next generation of showrunners are being smothered for short-term profit
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Gives Disney+ a Timely Streaming Boost | Chart
“Dungeons & Dragons” is another theatrical dud that’s getting more play in homes, according to this week’s movie ranker
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‘The Flash’ Clocks $75 Million-Plus Box Office Launch in Early Projections
After the struggles of “Black Adam” and “Shazam: Fury of the Gods!” DC could use a rebound
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Can Super Bundles Save Streaming? | Analysis
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has emerged as the concept’s most notable proponent, arguing that joining subscription forces is the best way to fend off consolidation led by Big Tech
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‘The Little Mermaid’ Aims to Become the Latest Disney Remake to Gross Over $1 Billion
Remaking its Katzenberg-era classics has earned Disney billions at the box office. That trend should continue this Memorial Day weekend
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‘Vanderpump Rules’ Season 10 Finale Featuring ‘Scandoval’ Nabs Series High 4.1 Million Viewers
The “Watch What Happens Live” following the May 17 episode marked that Bravo show’s most-watched episode in eight years
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Inside Disney’s Billion-Dollar ‘Star Wars’ Galactic Starcruiser Hotel Bust | Exclusive
Bob Chapek’s costly parks expansion, a bad bet on fans with money to burn, goes down as one of the company’s biggest blunders ever
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‘The Outlast Trials’ Spookily Dominates PC Game Sales | Chart
The brand-new horror title was beaten only by the free-to-play title “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive”
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New Max App Prioritizes HBO Over Discovery | Analysis
The rebranded streaming app is straightforward and user-friendly, but misses the big opportunity in a vastly expanded library to surface a broader range of shows
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