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FRIDAY MIDDAY: The third weekend of Warner Bros’ Barbie at $51M (-45%) is higher than the opening of the Brad Pitt action movie, Bullet Train, which did $30M during the first weekend of August. It just goes to show how far we’ve come along at the box office. The Greta Gerwig directed take on the

Paul Reubens was a busy man before his sudden passing this week — as he privately battled cancer, the guy was hard at work almost right to the end … and there’ll be something to show for it in the near future. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the ‘Pee-wee Herman’ star had been

As she heads into the third weekend of release, Warner Bros’ Barbie has hit two new milestones, crossing both $500M at the international box office and the nine-century mark worldwide. The Greta Gerwig-directed phenomenon added $16.8M from 69 offshore markets on Thursday, bringing the overseas total to $509.7M through yesterday. Globally, the doll is standing

Taylor Swift is no stranger to signing huge deals, and we’ve learned there’s another one on the horizon … with camera crews following her “Eras” Tour journey throughout the world. Camera crews have been present at just about every “Eras” Tour show thus far — getting plenty of shots of Taylor, her fans and some

EXCLUSIVE: There was a lot of noise surrounding the red state-beloved, $163M-grossing summer surprise hit, Sound of Freedom, this morning with Newsweek reporting that one of the pic’s 6,678 crowdfunders was arrested for child kidnapping by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police. Now just to be clear, we’re talking one person who contributed an unidentified amount

Play video content Themba Gorimbo‘s days of living in the gym are over — the UFC fighter now has his own place to call home … thanks to an incredible gesture from his idol, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The movie superstar and WWE legend surprised Themba at his gym in an emotional meetup last week

Wes Anderson’s arthouse oasis, Asteroid City, will stream on Peacock on Friday, Aug. 11, 57-days after opening in theaters. The Focus Features absurdist comedy, which world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and stars Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, Bryan Cranston, Steve Carrell, Jeffrey Wright, Tom Hanks, Jeff Goldblum, Ed Norton among several others has grossed

American-Canadian actor and dancer Raoul Trujillo was 51 years old when he took on the role of Zero Wolf — the cold-hearted Mayan leader who plunders Jaguar Paw’s village and sells them as human sacrifices — in Mel Gibson‘s one-of-a-kind adventure film “Apocalypto” back in 2006. Joining Trujillo in the action-packed film included Rudy Youngblood

Pedro Almodóvar’s short film, Strange Way of Life, which had its world premiere at Cannes back in the spring, is hitting theaters in NYC and LA on Oct. 4 thanks to Sony Pictures Classics. There will be an expansion nationwide on Oct. 6. Pic stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal and will play in theaters

Nearly two months after Treat Williams died in a motorcycle crash, the investigation has taken a surprising turn, as police charged the other driver with negligence. Ryan Koss surrendered to Vermont State Police Tuesday night and was issued a citation, charging him with grossly negligent operation with death for swerving into the path of the

Not streaming, nor strikes, nor shell shock from the pandemic kept this July’s domestic box office down with studio tentpoles and a faith-based surprise movie racking up the second-best record for the month with $1.37 billion per Comscore. Warner Bros’ Barbie and Universal’s Oppenheimer were the No. 1 and 2 movies with $366.4M and $181.4M

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are still a couple, despite reports claiming the two have called it quits … TMZ has learned. If you missed it, a report popped up Wednesday claiming Kylie’d been “dumped” … a story we’re told couldn’t be further from the truth. We’ve spoken to multiple sources close to the couple

While the industry fears further theatrical date shake-ups for 2023 due to the strikes, next year is getting beefed up. Today, Lionsgate has dated another faith based music feature from Kingdom Story Company for April 26, that being Unsung Hero. The pic joins MGM’s Luca Guadagnino directed R-rated Zenday romance pic, Challengers, which is already

Play video content TMZ.com Stephen Amell is explaining why he supports his union, SAG-AFTRA, but doesn’t support leadership’s decision to strike … he believes that’s not the only way to hammer out a good deal. The “Arrow” star joined us Tuesday on “TMZ Live,” and shared his thought process behind opposing the strikes in Hollywood,

EXCLUSIVE: With such big 2023 movies such as Kraven the Hunter, the next Ghostbusters, the Zendaya romance Challengers and more moving into 2024 due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, exhibition is facing another possible recession should stars remain unable to promote. Movie theaters are currently relishing a box office boom in Barbie and Oppenheimer with the

Play video content TMZ.com Hollywood actors are stuck between a rock and a hard place amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike — best exemplified by one particular thespian, who’s now doing odd jobs to keep afloat. Josh Hooks, who’s been on shows like “Will Trent,” “Swagger” and “The Game,” among others … joined us Monday on

Regal parent Cineworld has officially emerged from bankruptcy, unveiling five new board members and a strengthened balance sheet. The chain, which was flattened by Covid and high debt, filed for Chapter 11 in the Southern District of Texas last September. It exits today having reduced that debt by about $4.53 billion and raised $800 million

Paul Reubens — the comedic actor best known for playing Pee-wee Herman — is dead after a private battle with cancer. Paul died Sunday night, according to a statement posted Monday on his Instagram account … a statement that revealed for the first the medical crisis with which he’d be dealing — “Paul bravely and

A4’s supernatural horror Talk To Me opens the debut film by Australian brothers and popular YouTubers Danny and Michael Philippou on 2,300 screens. Strong reviews (see Deadline’s here), A24 large built-in fan base and its elevated horror cred saw a Thursday gross of $1.25 million, looking to top a $4-5M weekend. The Sundance-premiering pic follows

Play video content CNN Sharon Stone says “Basic Instinct” turned her into a sex symbol overnight — and people wanted a piece of her, it seems … ’cause they were crawling all over her whip! The actress dished to CNN’s Chris Wallace about the impact of that film and how it affected her celebrity at

A24’s supernatural horror Talk To Me by first time filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou blew past box office projections grossing over $10 million on 2,340 screens opening weekend. The breakout by the first-time filmmaker brothers and popular YouTubers from Australia was no. six at the domestic box office. The film was well reviewed as a

Play video content TMZ.com Lots of actors who are on strike are getting work … courtesy of Beverly Hills plastic surgeons! Business is booming … so says Dr. Ben Talei of the Beverly Hills Center for Plastic Surgery. He told Harvey and Charles on “TMZ Live” he’s working 7 days a week, because actors are

As expected, Warner Bros’ Barbie has now officially crossed the six-century mark globally with Friday’s figures included. The global cume is $637.5M through yesterday with the international box office repping $350.5M after a $30.1M Friday in 69 offshore markets. The Greta Gerwig-directed phenom should high-heel it past $700M through Sunday worldwide. We’ll have much more

Ariana Grande hasn’t seen her boyfriend Ethan Slater in person for awhile … because he’s preoccupied with his estranged wife and their divorce, and she’s giving him space to work things out. .Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Ariana and her ‘Wicked’ costar haven’t been in the same city for several weeks. Ethan’s currently

Very early figures here for Barbenheimer given their wonderous first week. So early we don’t have the figures for Disney’s Haunted Mansion previews yet, nor the official studio numbers. But it’s another sexy $20M+ day for Barbie with an estimated $21.4M on Thursday (-7% from Wednesday), ending its first week at $258.6M. The pic should

Inga Swenson, famous for her work in the early 1980s ABC sitcom “Benson,” is dead. The actress died Sunday night in Los Angeles as a result of natural causes … her son, Mark, tells TMZ. Inga’s son says her husband, Lowell Harris, was with her when she died at a board and care facility. We’re

Just in time for Oscar season, 20th Century Studios has dated the Jeff Nichols written and directed, The Bikeriders, which follows the rise of a Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members. The pic will open on Dec. 1 this year. The Bikeriders is based on the Danny Lyon novel, and it’s produced

Megan Fox is firing back at the people who are blasting her for sharing a GoFundMe for her friend’s cancer-stricken father … saying the haters don’t understand the full story or her relationship with the friend. The actress took to social media Thursday to explain why she is helping crowdfund for her nail technician’s ailing

The Barbenheimer phenomenon just keeps going. To wit: there is so much energy happening at international box office turnstiles that Tuesday’s grosses on Warner Bros’ Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie and Universal’s Christopher Nolan opus Oppenheimer were down just 1% from Monday. The offshore gross through Tuesday on Barbie is now $258.5M with global at $472.6M. As

Los Angeles native Skyler Shaye (now known as Skyler Shaye Lopez) was 20 years old when she played the role of Cloe — the Bratz ‘doll’ who is clumsy yet highly skilled in soccer — in the comedy/family film “Bratz: The Movie” back in 2007. Skyler shared the big screen with the other main Bratz