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While tentpoles resuscitated moviegoing this past summer with pics like Top Gun: Maverick, it’s true that more adult-skewing fare is having a much harder time now. Nowhere was this more true than with David O. Russell’s Amsterdam, which rivals believed had a shot at opening to $12 million-$15 million this past weekend based on the

Ticket to Paradise is the new romantic comedy reuniting fan-favorite actors, Julia Roberts and George Clooney. The two stars have worked together several times and have developed a long-standing friendship over the years. Turns out this friendship has been extremely profitable, and the duo have contributed a heck of a lot to the film industry,

Play video content Video Courtesy Marmot Lane Tom Cruise is remembering his late lawyer and friend, Bert Fields … sharing an incredible story of how they first met. The ‘Top Gun’ star recorded a video message for Bert’s memorial service … revealing how he first came across Bert — at a dinner party with Dustin

Focus Features’Tár opened in limited release to strong results with $160,000 at four locations in New York and Los Angles for a $40,000 per theater average, one of the best PTAs since Covid and not bad for a 2-hour and 38-minute arthouse film pre-pandemic. Riding strong reviews, the Cate Blanchett-starrer by Todd Field was no. 1 in three

When John Carpenter’s original Halloween was released in 1978, no one could have anticipated it would be one of the best horror movies of all time or the cultural phenomenon it has become. Across thirteen films, two remakes, and three reboots, Michael Myers has been stalking all of our collective nightmares for 44 years. While

Play video content Southern California Comics Actor Ray Buffer is being accused by a San Diego comic book store of stealing some pricey comics … and the store says security footage appears to show him stuffing ’em up his shirt. Southern California Comics in San Diego alleges it has Ray on video stealing $600 worth

SATURDAY AM: Final with chart Some parts of the weekend box office are alive, and some are dead, and that which is vibrant is Paramount’s second weekend of Smile, which — as we mentioned during the weekend preview — was apt to steal No. 1 away from newcomers Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and Amsterdam. The Parker

Bros – the new queer romantic comedy starring Billy Eichner – has stirred up a lot of conversation over the past week. Last weekend, Eichner’s movie underperformed at the box office during its debut, leading the actor to share some thoughts on social media. Eichner expressed disappointment in the $4.8 million haul and went on

Sorry, America … Dwayne Johnson will NOT be the next President of the United States, ’cause The Rock just slammed the door on a future political run for the most powerful office in the world. Remember, the actor and former WWE Superstar admitted he was considering running for the job after 46% of the people

Today Focus Features opens Tár, the strikingly original return of Todd Field, in four locations in NY and LA. The film premiered at Venice winning star Cate Blanchett Best Actress as musician and conductor Lydia Tár. Early this week, it seemed to mesmerize a sold-out Alice Tully Hall at the New York Film Festival. A 97%

Dwayne Johnson is the biggest movie star in the world, but in recent years there’s been talk that The Rock may have his sights set on political office, specifically Johnson could run for President of the United States. In the past, The Rock has at least teased the possibility that he might seriously consider running,

Play video content TMZSports.com “I just feel the world should see a different part of Floyd Mayweather. I think the people should see a different part of me.” That’s Floyd Mayweather telling TMZ Sports why he decided to open his vault of hundreds of hours of home video documenting his legendary career … and now

Lionsgate has just dated three theatrical release for next year: the Sebastian Maniscalco inspired biopic About My Father starring the comedian and Robert De Niro for Memorial Day weekend May 26; the untitled Adele Lim comedy on June 23 and The Expendables 4 for Sept. 22. About My Father will open up against Disney’s The

Alexandra Daddario has been spending time in the City of Lights as of late, and she’s shared posts from The Eiffel Tower to the infamous Pont des Arts bridge in Paris. One post that’s caught additional attention is the actress seemingly sharing an innocuous selfie that got a little cheeky thanks to her mirror reflection

American actor and filmmaker Bill Duke was 37 years old when he was cast as Leon James — the pimp of Julian Kaye who was a suspect in framing Kaye of murder — in the classic “American Gigolo” back in 1980. Bill was cast alongside the great Richard Gere as the high-priced escort who is

Production has wrapped on The Blind, a biopic of Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson with a theatrical release date slated for Sept. 22, 2023 as distribution plans are being finalized. Set in the 1960s Deep South and shot on location in Louisiana, The Blind shares never-before-revealed aspects of Robertson’s life as he seeks to conquer

Ana de Armas has been acting for some time now, but one could argue that her role in Rian Johnson’s 2019 whodunit mystery, Knives Out, truly turned her into a household name. Even as a part of Johnson’s impressive ensemble cast )which included veteran actors like Christopher Plummer, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Michael Shannon), de

Play video content TMZ.com The new ‘Black Panther’ trailer seems to confirm there will be a woman filling out the suit — but that’s news to one of the stars of the flick … who’s staying as tight-lipped as possible. Actress and stuntwoman Janeshia Adams-Ginyard — who plays one of the Dora Milaje female warriors

Don’t underestimate the second weekend of Paramount’s horror movie Smile. The Parker Finn directed and written title, which has provided many in town that horror remains a bankable genre for the big screen after a $22.6M opening, has a shot of possibly upsetting Sony’s family movie Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and 20th Century Studios/New Regency/Disney’s upscale

With a big name like David O. Russell at its helm, and a ridiculously stacked cast featuring John David Washington, Christian Bale and Margot Robbie among many others, it’s impossible to not be intrigued by Amsterdam. Details about the mystery/comedy/thriller (Russell’s first film since 2015) were kept pretty well under wraps for a while. But

Niners wideout Ray-Ray McCloud will channel Bow Wow‘s Calvin Cambridge for “Monday Night Football” — TMZ Sports has learned he’s copped a pair of custom “Like Mike” cleats for the big contest against the Rams!! The 25-year-old receiver hit up Joe Castro to get the movie-themed spikes done … and we’re told after the Cali

A Pulitzer Prize can be a burden, one must assume, trumpeting expectations and pumping reputations from a distance. Martyna Majok‘s Cost of Living won the trophy in 2018, and that victory has been mentioned often in the lead-up to the play’s opening on Broadway tonight in a Manhattan Theatre Club production at the Samuel J.

Paparazzi are almost assured to be present whenever stars like Margot Robbie and Cara Delevigne are out and about. Be it promoting new movie releases, or just hanging around as friends, it typically doesn’t take long before the moment is crashed by those looking to get the shot. Unfortunately, a recent incident in Argentina saw

UPDATE 5:11 PM PT — Photos of the paparazzo who was injured in Argentina have surfaced, and it certainly looks like he was banged up as a result of the incident. UPDATE The man, Pedro Orquera, is seen here on a stretcher during the night in question (very early Sunday morning) with a neck brace

Well, that’s that. After all the controversies and badly handled original castings and headlines and backstage bruisings and firings or resignations or whatever they were, Funny Girl is, as so many suspected all along, the musical that Lea Michele was born to lead. Broadway’s new Fanny Brice is, to put is simply and without exaggeration,

Before Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke was known for her work in the indie scene with hits like Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown, and The Nativity Scene. But after that, Hardwicke landed the biggest assignment of her career when she took on the film adaptation of the first book in Stephanie Meyer’s massive best-selling book series, Twilight. And

Ana de Armas‘ new movie about Marilyn Monroe is being blasted as a pro-life advertisement — with none other than Planned Parenthood coming out against some mommy-baby scenes. Caren Spruch, a PP honcho, tells THR … “As film and TV shapes many people’s understanding of sexual and reproductive health, it’s critical these depictions accurately portray

SATURDAY AM: Paramount and other studios are calling Smile at a $19M opening. In a deja vu to last weekend with New Line’s Don’t Worry Darling, another genre pic, this R-rated horror film has received a B- CinemaScore and a severe 69%/53% definite recommend on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak, a standard audience reaction for such fare.

It’s been a little over six months since Will Smith infamously slapped Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, and many are still discussing the polarzing incident. While the general public has had plenty of thoughts on the matter, plenty of celebrities have weighed in as well. One of the high-profile stars that chimed in

Play video content TMZ.com Could a Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson reunion be in the works?? Don’t count it out just yet — ’cause Kenya Barris tells TMZ Sports he’d love to include them in the reboot of the iconic 1992 film, “White Men Can’t Jump.” We spoke with Barris — who cowrote the highly