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AMC Entertainment set a new post-Covid record for global admissions revenue this past weekend with Barbie and Oppenheimer leading a charge that drew 7.8 million moviegoers to theaters. Warner Bros/Mattel’s Barbie racked up $162 million opening weekend. Universal’s Oppenheimer stands at $82.4 million for a $300 million weekend at the domestic box office. For Imax, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer delivered a $35 million debut

Rachel Zegler gave an interview last Fall about the “Snow White” remake — a clip that’s just now getting resurfaced in right-wing circles … and firing up the base, who call it “woke.” You might’ve seen ‘Snow White’ trending this weekend … and the reason is because of this answer the actress gave to Variety

While the Hollywood Studios and WGA and SAG-AFTRA are at a standstill in labor talks –streaming residuals being a big bone of contention– the theatrical side of the business exploded with Barbenheimer together grossing over $511M worldwide, $235.5M of that being domestic. Never before in the history of Hollywood movies have two films opened respectively

Barbie‘s looks over the years are even more glamorous outside the box! Here is Jewel Girl Barbie — known for her athletic physique and natural looking makeup — back in 2000 (left). With the ability to realistically bend and twist at the waist, this was a first for Barbie since she first hit the shelves

Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated and highly-reviewed Oppenheimer has begun overseas rollout with strong results versus some of the director’s previous titles. On Wednesday, the Universal film opened in 10 offshore markets, grossing $2.4M and led by France and Indonesia. These are early days as the critically-lauded Cillian Murphy-led biographical drama/political thriller will be playing a total

Even “Barbie” cannot escape the great political divide in America, because the right has folded the flick into its culture wars, lambasting it as a “flaming garbage heap.” Ben Shapiro jumped on Twitter Friday, saying, “My producers dragged me to see ‘Barbie’ and it was one of the most woke movies I have ever seen.”

In a contorted legal case, a Delaware judge today struck down a settlement that would have helped AMC Entertainment move ahead with steps to raise cash and shore up its stock. “To cut to the chase, the settlement cannot be approved as submitted,” Judge Morgan Zurn of Delaware Chancery Court wrote in a 69-page opinion

Fans of Barbie are doing the most as they take in the movie at a famous landmark in Los Angeles … dressing up in pink for the blockbuster flick. TMZ was on hand Friday at The Grove, where tons of folks piled in to the theater and did their best to pay homage to Barbie

Return To Dust, an arthouse hit in China last summer before being pulled from release, opens Stateside this weekend with Film Movement presenting on two screens – NYC’s BAM Rose Cinema and the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago, expanding to LA and Seattle next Friday. The distributor acquired the film directed by Li Ruijun

Kevin Costner‘s estranged wife Christine Baumgartner is soaking up the sun with her kiddos in Hawaii … just over a week after she was awarded a massive chunk of change in child support. Christine seemed to be having the time of her life on the sandy beaches Thursday, snapping selfies with her daughter as waves

EXCLUSIVE: The box office event of the year which has Warner Bros. mass female attraction, Barbie, and Universal’s Christopher Nolan directed, Oppenheimer, has officially fired off its confetti guns with the movies seeing respectively an estimated $20M and $9M+ from their previews. Again, these numbers could fluctuate by morning. Even if Barbie falls short of

A woman in Florida suffered a horrific death after her car collided with a log truck — causing the contents to tumble onto her vehicle … a terrifying ordeal that’s eerily familiar to “Final Destination” fans. The 25-year-old woman was driving her SUV on SR 200 Tuesday around 12:45 AM when the incident went down.

“You’re being managed on Barbie” was a snarky text I received last night, “it’s at least $130M.” The point of that is the projections out there for the Greta Gerwig directed feature take of the Mattel doll are indeed wild. Rivals were spotting $90M-$125M; Warners asserting $75M. Today, to support the crazy fever of moviegoing

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema said CEO Shelli Taylor is retiring in August and named president Michael Kustermann as its new chief executive. The fast-growing dine-in chain, that’s been hugely successful luring post-pandemic moviegoers back to theaters, said its board of directors, including Taylor and executive chairman Tim League, selected Kustermann as Taylor steps down, effective August

Before this New York native with the slicked back hair turned into an actor and a Broadway star, he was just a city kid, hustling and bustling, scurrying through the crowded sidewalks and making his way to rehearsals. This shining star took the stage at The Hollywood Bowl and played the role of Mark Cohen

At a time when the industry is suffering through historic dual strikes by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, the motion picture industry is poised to see an enormous weekend at the box office with Warner Bros./Mattel’s long awaited toy feature adaptation Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s World War II era three-hour adult drama Oppenheimer reaping a combined

Tom Cruise is flying high in the new ‘Mission: Impossible,’ but the flick itself is already coming in for a mediocre landing at the box office … at least that’s the outlook. The early ticket sale numbers are in, and with the pace it’s currently at right now … ‘Dead Reckoning: Part One’ is projected

Awkwardness was in the air at Disneyland this weekend, where the studio forged ahead with their “Haunted Mansion” premiere amid the SAG strike … without any of the cast in sight. The premiere went down Saturday at the Anaheim park — in front of the actual Haunted Mansion ride, no less. Like we said, none

Play video content SiriusXM Howard Stern gave fans a big shock, going live on his own station without warning … and he brought some of Hollywood’s biggest names along with him to hijack the airwaves. Stern’s SiriusXM show went live Sunday night — it was NOT a promoted show — and said he was going

A miracle came down on behalf of one Hollywood show that can now continue to work with its actors amid the SAG-AFTRA strike … and it benefits none other than Jesus, or at least fans of his story. Showrunners for the popular Christian-based TV series “The Chosen” announced Sunday they’d gotten the green light to

Lindsay Lohan is officially a mama for the very first time … giving birth to her baby boy. A rep for Lindsay tells us the actress and her husband, Bader Shammas, welcomed Luai Shammas — which means “shield or protector” in Arabic — after Lohan delivered the baby boy in Dubai … where she and

It’s splitsville for Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello — as the couple just announced they’re throwing in the towel on their marriage … and going their separate ways. They issued a joint statement Monday, telling Page Six … “We have made the difficult decision to divorce. As two people that love and care for one

Play video content TMZ.com Pras is doing A-OK in spite of his recent conviction for criminal conspiracy … at least, that’s the update Wyclef Jean is sharing about his fellow artist. TMZ Hip Hop connected with Wyclef outside NBC Studios on Monday, looking spry and lively after surviving a burnout earlier this year after he

Ridley Scott allegedly has his actors interacting with live animals on the set of “Gladiator 2” — something PETA has become aware of, and which it’s urging the production to halt. The animal rights org fired off a handful of letters over the past few days — all obtained by TMZ — and they’re aimed

Le’Veon Bell says NFL running backs are being treated like a bunch of ants when it comes to contract negotiations … and unless they team up, they’re going to continue to get squashed. The ex-Pittsburgh Steelers star — who famously sat out an entire season over his own contract dispute — went on a Twitter

Sony/Stage 6 Films/Blumhouse’s fifthquel Insidious: The Red Door nearly locked out Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny yesterday at the box office. The Patrick Wilson starring and directed PG-13 horror film scared up $5M in previews at 2,806 locations that began showtimes at 4PM. That amount of money is very close to what Indy

American actress Maria Thayer was 30 years old when she played the smart and pretty high school graduate, determined to get accepted into Yale University Rory — in the comedy/teen film “Accepted” back in 2006. Thayer shared the big screen with Justin Long as the slacker who invented the fake college, “South Harmon Institute of

We can knock Disney all we want over less-than stellar post-Covid results on Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm titles, but the fact of the matter is the brands are still delivering, making the theatrical motion picture studio the continued box office leader with $3.4 billion worldwide for the period of Jan. 1-July 2. That breaks out

Magic Johnson‘s annual yacht vacation has somehow gotten even MORE lavish … Samuel L. Jackson just revealed the boat trip now features acupuncture sessions!!! Johnson, Jackson and a few of their close pals set sale yet again for their yearly European vacay earlier this month — hitting the French Riviera this time — and the

UPDATE, 2:20PM: Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny officially wins Tuesday with $11.698M over Sound of Freedom‘s reported $11.5M. Monday revised on Dial of Destiny was $11.7M, which means business was even on July 4th; and that’s solid for any tentpole on that holiday. 5-day on Dial of Destiny is $83.7M. PREVIOUS: Angels