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After $345 Million Launch, ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Will Be A Huge Hit — But $2 Billion Is Unlikely | Analysis
Its global opening weekend is among the best ever in December, but James Cameron’s sequel would require historic legs to get to the $2 billion club
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The Creator Economy Rocketed in 2025: Here Are the 9 Biggest Takeaways
The year saw shortform videos, podcasts and livestreaming take off, but AI and age verification policies could shake up the creator world
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Larry Ellison Makes ‘Irrevocable Personal Guarantee’ of $40.4 Billion Towards Paramount’s WBD Bid
The media giant also raised its breakup fee to $5.8 billion
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Paramount, Netflix Content Slates Drive Double-Digit Viewership Gains in November
But neither was able to topple YouTube or Disney, who maintained the top two spots in Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge ranking
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Jimmy Kimmel to Give ‘Deeply Personal’ Christmas Message: ‘From a Fascism Perspective, This Has Been a Really Good Year’
The late night host’s upcoming speech on Channel 4 has also been described as a “characteristically jovial address”
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‘60 Minutes’ Abruptly Pulls Segment on Trump Deportees Sent to El Salvador Megaprison
Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi decries the move as “political,” and warned the broadcast was handing the administration a “kill switch”
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Nicki Minaj Calls JD Vance an ‘Assassin’ in Awkward Moment With Erika Kirk on Turning Point USA Stage | Video
The widow of Charlie Kirk is quick to forgive the rapper’s untimely choice of words: “You let it roll right off your back”
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Jake Paul Suffers Broken Jaw in 2 Places, Loses Teeth in Aftermath of Vicious Netflix Knockout by Anthony Joshua
The YouTuber-turned-pugilist may never fight again – but swears he’ll be back
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‘Marty Supreme’ Scores A24’s Best Per-Theater Average Ever With 92 Sold Out Screenings
The A24 thriller grosses $875,000 from six screens in New York and Los Angeles, the best limited release for any film in nine years
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26 Award Contenders You Can Stream During the Holiday Break
Including some of the year’s biggest contenders and a group of underseen Academy Awards hopefuls
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Alanis Morissette Claps Back at ‘Ironic’ Critics 30 Years Later: ‘I’m Obsessed With Linguistics … I Also Don’t Care’
“People got really triggered by the malapropism,” the “Jagged Little Pill” singer says, adding, “What kind of person does that?”
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The 10 Best Movie Sequels of 2025
Some sequels are cynical cash grabs, but in 2025, these sequels actually ruled
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Lifts Off With $345 Million Global Opening Weekend
After $88 million domestic launch, the third “Avatar” film will likely be Hollywood’s top grossing film of 2025 but fall short of $2 billion
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The 11 Best Movie Performances of 2025
From Jessie Buckley in “Hamnet” to Timothée Chalamet in “Marty Supreme”
