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What happens when there’s no wide theatrical releases and it’s the holiday season as we emerge from the pandemic? Why, you get the second-lowest box office weekend of the year at an estimated $37.2M. We’ll see if Saturday night business is so bad that that this weekend becomes the lowest of 2022, unseating that of

Let’s face it, the best romantic comedies in recent memory belong to the early ‘00s. Every once in a while, another great love story might hit cinemas, like 2017’s The Big Sick or 2020’s Palm Springs, but flicks like those are still few and far between. With that in mind, Kate Hudson, who memorably stole

UPDATE 12:30 PM PT — Tina Turner just posted a message about Ronnie, saying, “Ronnie, you left the world far too early. In sorrow I close my eyes and think of you, my beloved son.” Tina Turner and her family have just suffered another devastating loss, her son Ronnie has died … TMZ has learned.

From its triumphant world premiere (with seven-minute standing ovation) at the Venice Film Festival, A24 opens Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale in theaters this weekend amid a whirl of Oscar buzz around star Brendan Fraser. The former action star carries the psychological drama as Charlie, a reclusive and severely obese English teacher trying to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter. Deadline critic

As many best-of lists start to drop from various publications, including this one, and 2022 comes to a close the online discourse has started to become aggressive from fans when their favorite films don’t end up on said end-of-year lists. Everything Everywhere All At Once has been praised since its release in March, I know

Johnny Knoxville is known for his elaborate pranks, but his latest may have gone too far … resulting in a lawsuit from a guy who says it caused him emotional distress. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the ‘Jackass’ star is being sued by Khalil Khan over a home prank. Khan says he was

Editor’s note: Deadline presents the 43rd episode of its video series Take Two, in which Pete Hammond and Todd McCarthy tackle the artistry of films just opening in theaters every weekend. Each has reviewed and written about the craft for decades and built a remarkable breadth of knowledge of films past and present. What we hoped for

There’s been a lot of hype surrounding Brendan Fraser in his upcoming movie The Whale. The Darren Aronofsky movie was already generating 2023 Oscars buzz when it received a six-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival that had the actor “smiling so hard my face leaked” (it was quite the emotional reaction), and then

Nia Long and Ime Udoka are done — the couple of 13 years has reportedly broken up after the Boston Celtics coach’s affair with a team employee. The news comes less than three months after the Boston Celtics suspended Udoka for the entire 2022-23 season for violating team policy … a public scandal that Long

In the wake of Warner Bros/DC’s The Flash going a week earlier on June 16 and landing on the date of Jennifer Lawrence’s R-rated comedy No Hard Feelings, the latter movie has moved a week later to June 23, which is Flash‘s old date. The movie follows Lawrence as a ne’er-do-well who is hired by

In 2023, Jonathan Majors is about to become both the MCU’s next big threat and the next adversary to Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis Creed, so he had to look the part of course. Ahead of Creed III’s release, Majors has broken the internet for his absolutely ripped physique, but that’s not the only role in

UPDATE 3:49 PM PT — The coroner makes it clear, there was no evidence of Anne being impaired at the time of the crash — though benzoylecgonine, an inactive metabolite of cocaine was detected. Anne Heche had cocaine in her system at the time of the car crash that eventually took her life … according

Focus Features has dated Wes Anderson’s next movie Asteroid City for June 16, 2023. Do we smell a Cannes selection? Pic will go even wider on June 23. Universal, as previously reported, has overseas. Focus previously teamed with Anderson and Indian Paintbrush on 2012’s Moonrise Kingdom. Asteroid City, written by Anderson based on a story

Avatar mania is about to break out around the world thanks to The Way of Water’s imminent debut in theaters. New movie releases slotted for December are naturally trembling, as James Cameron’s return to Pandora could be the most anticipated film event of 2022, with at least three more sequels being planned.  However, producer Jon

“Lord of the Rings” fans can properly geek out … because anyone wanting to travel to Middle-earth and channel their inner Bilbo Baggins can do so by spending the night in one of the most iconic sets the franchise has to offer. The original Hobbiton village, featured in the ‘LOTR’ and “The Hobbit” trilogies, just

How great is the Ezra Miller movie The Flash? So good that Warners is moving it up by a week to June 16, Father’s Day weekend, where Disney has the original Pixar movie Elemental and Sony has the R-rated Jennifer Lawrence pic No Hard Feelings. Despite Miller’s tabloid headlines over the past year, including a

After the Ghostbusters franchise briefly went down the reboot path in 2016 with the Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones-led Ghostbusters: Answer The Call, last year saw Ghostbusters: Afterlife returning to the film series’ original continuity. The movie was also directed by Jason Reitman, son of the late Ivan Reitman, who helmed

Sacha Baron Cohen did his classic ‘Borat’ bit to go after Kanye West during the Kennedy Center Honors, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi‘s husband was among those applauding … as he made his first public appearance since he was attacked. The actor/comedian reprised his iconic role for a speech Sunday night at the John F. Kennedy

Akin to domestic, it was a rather sleepy weekend at the international box office. Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever again won the frame, with $20.2M from 50 overseas markets for an offshore total of $339.3M and a global tally of $733M through Sunday. The offshore drop on Wakanda Forever was 39% as it heads to

Keke Palmer and Angela Bassett have been compared for some time now. From their physical resemblance to Palmer’s spot-on impression of the Oscar-nominated actress, fans can’t help but see some of Bassett in the Nope star. Of course, the connection goes beyond the similarities, as the Black Panther actress once played Palmer’s on-screen, supportive and

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have a large staff handling their day-to-day, but one chore is strictly hands on — going shoppin’ for an XMAS tree! Ben, Jen and their brood hit up a vacant lot in Santa Monica Saturday … littered with Douglas and other firs. So many to choose from! The fam got

Moonage Daydream is returning to the really big screen. Brett Morgen’s award-winning documentary about David Bowie will be re-released on Imax screens around the country for limited engagements, beginning on Monday, December 5 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. From Dec. 7-13 it will play at six Imax locations in the Los Angeles area,

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler’s working relationship has continued to flourish years after their breakthrough film Fruitvale Station. Of course, that relationship extended to the Creed franchise with Coogler directing the first film and producing its sequel. While Coogler produced Creed III, Jordan is the one calling the shots now, as he will make

Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr., famous for his work in the Oscar-winning “Green Book,” has died … TMZ has confirmed. The NYPD tells TMZ … police responded Monday morning to a 911 call about an unconscious man in the Bronx, and when they got there they found a dead body in the street, which was later

Brad William Henke, a former NFL player who later got into acting and appeared in “Orange Is The New Black,” has died … TMZ has confirmed. Brad died in his sleep Tuesday, according to sources connected to his family. The cause of death is unclear. Brad’s most famous for playing one of the prison guards

Play video content TMZ.com Comedian and actor Affion Crockett thinks Will Smith has another Oscar contender on his hands for his work in “Emancipation” … and says it would be unfair if the “mistake” of slapping Chris Rock leads to award season snubs. We got Affion Thursday at LAX, where he told us about getting

Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds‘ longtime family home in Central California has a brand new owner … we’ve learned it just sold. Real estate sources tell TMZ … Debbie and Carrie’s ranch in Creston — which is about 3 hours north of L.A. in San Luis Obispo County — sold Thursday for the asking price

Editor’s note: Deadline presents the 42nd episode of its video series Take Two, in which Pete Hammond and Todd McCarthy tackle the artistry of films just opening in theaters every weekend. Each has reviewed and written about the craft for decades and built a remarkable breadth of knowledge of films past and present. What we hoped for

Frank Vallelonga Jr. has been found dead at 60. The actor known for his work in Green Book was found in the street, and now a man has been arrested for dumping his body.  According to Fox News, Vallelonga’s representative confirmed his death, they said: It’s a terrible tragedy. He was an incredible guy and

Play video content TMZ.com Bobby Brown has a lot to look forward to next year … especially hitting the road with his New Edition brothers Ralph, Ronnie, Mike, Ricky and Johnny for a new world tour!!! We linked with Bobby Wednesday at LAX, and he was eager to spill the tea on their upcoming shows.