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Practical Magic 2 Box Office: A $75M Nostalgia Bet
Warner Bros. spent $75 million on Practical Magic 2, projected to open near $30 to $40 million. We unpack the box office math behind a 28-year cult sequel.
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Netflix to Report Box Office for Six Films
Netflix is reporting box office grosses for six theatrical releases for the first time, marking the streamer's deepest pivot into movie theaters yet.
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Beyoncé B'Day 20th Anniversary Edition Breaks Down
Beyoncé remastered her 2006 album B'Day for its 20th anniversary with 31 tracks, unreleased songs, and posthumous duets with Selena and Maluma.
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CD Sales Leap 46 Percent as Fans Buy Collectibles
RIAA data shows CD sales leaping 45.7 percent in H1 2026, yet most buyers own no player. This is a fan-economy story, not a music-consumption one.
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Paul Schrader Makes Three Guns an All-AI Film
Schrader is reconfiguring Three Guns at Dawn to use AI prototypes instead of name actors, dropping Antoine Fuqua. Here is what it means.
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Paramount Merger Hits $7M Daily Ticking Fee
Paramount's $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal burns $7 million a day after Sept 30. What the ticking fee and March 2027 trial mean for Hollywood.
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Why Billion Dollar Movies Are Back in 2026
2026's $4 billion summer box office is the second since COVID, but a handful of films carry the record while most others flop.
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Judge Dismisses Final Claims In Lizzo Workplace Lawsuit
A federal judge dismissed the last seven claims against Lizzo's touring company, ruling that touring-harassment allegations fell inside ordinary workplace disputes.
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Netflix Sets Oct. 27 for Perry 'Friends' docuseries
Netflix announced a three-part Matthew Perry docuseries for Oct. 27. Here is the production data and what the sampling methodology reveals.
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Tupac Murder Case: Keffe D Found Guilty After 30 Years
Duane Keffe D Davis found guilty of first-degree murder in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing, the only conviction after nearly three decades, with sentencing in October.
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Tupac Murder Trial: Jury Begins Deliberations
Jury begins deliberations in the Duane Keffe Davis trial for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, with closing arguments delivered Monday in Las Vegas.
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Anne Hathaway Joins Tom Cruise in 'Days of Thunder 2'
Paramount Pictures sets June 2028 release for Days of Thunder sequel. Anne Hathaway joins Tom Cruise as team owner and engineer, directed by Jonathan Levine.
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Venice Film Festival Drops Jury Press Conference
The 83rd Venice Film Festival has quietly canceled its main jury press conference, citing scheduling conflicts. Festival runs Sept 2-12, 2026.
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Apple TV Raises Price to $14.99 in Fourth Consecutive Hike
Apple TV subscription jumps from $12.99 to $14.99 per month, the fourth price increase in four years as streaming inflation sweeps the industry.
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Michael Jackson Biopic 'Michael' Lands Starz After $1B Run
Antoine Fuqua's Michael Jackson biopic hits Starz August 10 after becoming the highest-grossing biopic ever with $1.02 billion at the global box office.
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Jay-Z In 8: Rick Rubin's HBO Doc Series Starts Sept 18
Rick Rubin directs an eight-part documentary series with Jay-Z, exploring lyrics, creativity, and a three-decade career, premiering September 18 on HBO.
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Luminate 2026 Midyear Report: Music, Film, and TV Data
Luminate's 2026 Midyear Report shows global music streaming hit 2.8 trillion streams in H1, CD sales surged 16%, and entertainment converged into one ecosystem.
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Dolly Parton dies aged 80: country music icon remembered
Country music legend Dolly Parton has died at 80. From Jolene to I Will Always Love You, a singer-songwriter who donated 150 million books to children.
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Nolan's Odyssey Crosses $1.4 Billion as Top R-Rated Film Ever
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey passes $1.4 billion worldwide to become the highest-grossing R-rated film ever, surpassing Deadpool and Wolverine.
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Bad Bunny Tour Wraps: $467M, 3M Tickets, No US Shows
Bad Bunny closes the Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour with a Puerto Rico finale. The $467.5M trek broke records without playing mainland America.
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Black Mirror Season 8 Starts Filming, Netflix Confirms
Netflix confirms Black Mirror Season 8 filming has begun, with creator Charlie Brooker returning. The eight-episode season has no release date yet.
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Mark Ruffalo and Paramount Clash Over Merger Criticism
The actor's anti-merger post sparked accusations of antisemitic tropes from Paramount, Jewish groups, and the ADL, reigniting Hollywood's culture wars.
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Box Office 2026: $7 Billion as Spider-Man Reigns
The U.S. box office just crossed $7 billion, up 20% over 2025. Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits fourth straight win while Christopher Nolan makes movie history.
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Netflix Picks Up GTA VI Extended Look for August 27 Premiere
Rockstar Games partners with Netflix for an exclusive August 27 premiere of GTA VI: An Extended Look, before the reveal goes public on YouTube.
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FromSoftware's Switch 2 Exclusive Changes Everything
The studio behind Elden Ring is building The Duskbloods, a multiplayer Switch 2 exclusive, and it matters far more than another game announcement.
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BBC Ludwig Season 2 Review: Mitchell Returns to Cambridge
Ludwig season 2 earns perfect scores from The Guardian and The Telegraph as David Mitchell returns to BBC One with higher stakes and new characters.
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The Golden Age of TV Series: How Television Became the Most Powerful Storytelling Medium on Earth
Discover what makes the greatest TV series of all time: from The Sopranos to Succession: the most powerful storytelling medium ever created
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The Simpsons: America's Most Enduring Family
They are yellow, four-fingered, and utterly dysfunctional. For nearly four decades, the Simpsons have been the most recognizable family on television.
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