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Back To The Future: The Musical landed on Broadway last week in overdrive: The stage adaptation starring Casey Likes and Roger Bart scored a dizzying $1,035,256 for just four preview performances, filling 98% of seats at the Winter Garden. The musical, which opens August 3, features a book by Bob Gale and new music and

Play video content Jennifer Lopez‘s new alcohol brand drew a lot of questions and even some criticism from folks who thought her household was booze-free — but she’s setting the record straight. The triple-threat entertainer hopped on IG Tuesday to both plug her just-launched spritzer line, Delola, and defend herself against fans who were apparently

Refresh for chart…On the bright side for Independence Day bomb Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, its first five days at the box office of $82M aren’t as bad as Paramount/Skydance’s Terminator Genisys. That sequel’s launch just prior to July 4, 2015 left a lot of methane in the air with $42.4M in its

Barbie has gotten caught up in a global dispute, and as a result, her new, upcoming flick has been banned in Vietnam. Here’s the deal … it’s all over something called the “nine-dash line” — carving out China’s territorial claim. It’s located near the South China Sea. Vietnam and other countries are vying for that

As Regal parent Cineworld prepares to exit Chapter 11 this month, rumors are heating up over who will emerge as the giant theater chain’s new chief executive, with reports Monday pointing to Eduardo Acuna of Cinepolis. Longtime Cineworld CEO Moody Greidinger has a consulting contract during a transition period but isn’t likely to stay in

Robert De Niro‘s grandson, actor Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, has died … TMZ has confirmed. The 19-year-old was found dead sitting in a chair, inside a New York City apartment Sunday afternoon, law enforcement tells TMZ. We’re told there were no obvious signs that led to his death. He was found by a friend who

We’ve had a couple of tentpole missteps here this summer, read Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny this weekend with $60M, The Flash and Elemental; putting the running summer box office at $1.88 billion for May 1-July 2. That’s close to -2% off from the $1.91 billion reached over the same frame last year.

Jonathan Bennett is raising a glass to his Palm Springs estate … he just sold the pad he dubbed Mai Tai Manor for seven figures. According to property records the “Mean Girls” actor sold the home Tuesday for a cool $1 mil. The sale price is a little under the listing price … as we

Fans of The Name of The Rose author Umberto Eco turned out in NYC, boosting the documentary on medieval scholar turned novelist and social commentator to over $9.1k on one screen – a nice showing by The Cinema Guild for a foreign language documentary on a solid weekend for some indie and arthouse fare. Umberto

Michael Imperioli isn’t happy with the Supreme Court’s decision in further allowing business owners to turn away customers from the LGBTQ+ community … making his outrage clear. The former “Sopranos” star took to social media this weekend to blow off some steam over the mega-ruling that came down Friday — with a majority of the

SATURDAY AM: Refresh for chart…and more analysis Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is still bound to open at the bottom of end of tracking’s projection of $60M as this morning. I saw an estimate in The Flash vicinity of $55M last night and took an Alka Seltzer out of shock. Hopefully Dial

Harrison Ford‘s final rodeo as Indy doesn’t seem to be drumming up much interest — the box office numbers, so far, are looking bad … and it might be Disney’s own doing. Disney’s latest, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” raked in a measly $24 mil Friday — and that means the film is

The fatal shooting of a 17-year-old by a police officer in Nanterre, France earlier this week has set off a swath of nationwide riots and violence, resulting in early closures of some cinemas, curfews in certain cities and a plea for calm from the national football team, among more widespread issues. The killing of the

Amanda Bynes continues to battle her mental health problems, but there’s some good news … she’s now out of a psychiatric facility with a plan in place for her to stay healthy and safe. Sources with direct knowledge tell us … Amanda checked out of a mental health facility late Friday, nearly two weeks after

The National Association of Theatre Owners VP & Chief Communications Officer Patrick Corcoran is departing after 24-plus years. The news comes in the wake of NATO CEO and President John Fithian retiring after a 24-year run at the exhibition trade org. Together with Fithian, Corcoran, known for being a straight-shooter with the press, has had

Stephen King is the undisputed king of horror … but his fictional storylines turned into a real-life nightmare at his home in Maine, with the author as the central character. The fabled novelist of classics like “Pet Sematary” and “The Shining” got an uninvited visitor to his Bangor, Maine home Thursday, when a deer impaled

EXCLUSIVE: Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is posting an estimated $6 million-$7.5 million Thursday night, per sources, which is where previous older-skewing action-guy comps live. We’re specifically referencing the Thursday night starts of No Time to Die, which grossed $6.3M (started at 4 p.m.) before its $55.2M opening weekend in October 2021,

Matt Damon is going international for his bromance with Chris and Liam Hemsworth … living it up over in Greece and enjoying the hell out of their summer vacation. Ya gotta see these pics of the actors enjoying a day party on the famous Greek island of Mykonos … Matt’s got a cold beer in

After taking domestic to William Oldroyd’s thriller Eileen out of Sundance, NEON has set a December theatrical release for the pic. Eileen will go Dec. 1 in NY and LA before going wide on Dec. 8. The movie starring Oscar winner Anne Hathaway is based on the 2015 debut novel by Otessa Moshfegh. It’s set

Play video content TMZ.com Tiffany Haddish‘s rap career appears to be back in full swing — evidenced by a pair of new songs she previewed last night … one featuring E-40 and the other with Lil Jon. TMZ Hip Hop obtained footage of the superstar comedian showcasing her new jams at the Hollywood Unlocked Impact

A bankruptcy court judge today gave a green light to a reorganization plan for Regal parent Cineworld, the key step needed for the giant movie theater chain to emerge from bankruptcy next month. At a hearing, in an order from the bench, Judge Marvin Isgur of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Armie Hammer‘s closed the book on a lot of drama in his life — and now, he’s turning the page with a little summer getaway … with a new woman in his life. The actor — who has mostly remained out of the public eye for the past 2 years — was spotted out in

Big cinema advertising platform National CineMedia said today its plan of reorganization has been confirmed by a judge in United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.  The company filed for Chapter 11 in April. It now expects to emerge in August or September. The plan allows the company to eliminate debt and

Margot Robbie is a Barbie girl in her own little Barbie world … and she’s looking like the real thing as she promotes her upcoming movie. The “Barbie” star just arrived in Australia with her husband, Tom Ackerley, and she made sure to channel her movie character … strolling through the airport wearing a bright

Focus Features expanded Asteroid City to the highest grossing weekend for a Wes Anderson Film with a projected three-day estimate of $9 million from 1,675 theaters – no. 6 at the domestic box office — pushing the film’s cume to $10.2 million. It opened last weekend in six locations. Some 64% of moviegoers were 35 or younger. Males topped

Play video content TMZ.com Jeremy Meeks has gone full Hollywood after leaving behind his life of crime — now, he’s got a vet who’s taken him under her wing … one Ptosha Storey, who’s raving about her protégé. We got the former “hot felon” — who became internet famous for his attractive mug shot way

Cineworld said on Monday that as part of its proposed restructuring following Chapter 11, it expects to file for administration of its listed entity Cineworld plc in the UK but that its operating companies will continue business as usual without interruption. Administration in the UK is an insolvency process, similar to a bankruptcy process. The world’s second biggest

The paddock just got a bit more crowded — Ryan Reynolds, Michael B. Jordan and Rob McElhenney are hopping on Formula One’s massive rise in popularity and investing in the Alpine Racing team!! Renault, Alpine’s parent company, announced the news on Monday … saying Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments (which includes

Refresh for latest...: After two major studio movies bowed last weekend, this session was one of holdovers for Hollywood with mixed results. Last weekend’s leader, The Flash, which had initially come in lower than projections, added $26.6M in 78 offshore markets this weekend, dropping by 59%.The Warner Bros/DC deep universe title now counts an international

Margot Robbie is about to play Barbie on the big screen — and in the lead-up to that, she’s also the only one who apparently knows there’s a theme to this … color-wise, we mean. The actress showed up to a press shoot Sunday in Beverly Hills with a bunch of her costars from the