6 h. ago Bad reviews didn’t scare off the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ audience. It even broke a record

“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” is dominating the box office in its opening weekend in North America

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9 h. ago Demon Slayer star confirms if he would return to hit anime after final films

Zach Aguilar, who voices Tanjiro Kamado, has shared what fans can expect from the two remaining Demon Slayer films after Infinity Castle's box office success

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15 h. ago 4 Celtic stars reborn in box office Wilfried Nancy XI as new formation to unleash the real Kieran Tierney

It's anyone's guess how the new manager will shake things up but there are a few tactical clues that hint at who will be in favour

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33 h. ago Huge Liam Neeson film fans say 'don't listen to the critics' on ITV tonight

The film which was critically panned but loved by audiences was a box-office smash, taking home over £200m

Culture

46 h. ago Zootopia 2 bucks trend for Hollywood releases in China as it breaks records for foreign animation

Now China’s highest-grossing foreign animation, the films, known as Zootropolis in some countries, comes amid a boom for domestic productionsA comedy about animal cops investigating a reptilian mystery has become the highest-grossing foreign animated film ever in China, bucking the trend of declining interest in overseas productions that has resulted in Hollywood films struggling in the Chinese box office.Zootopia 2 (called Zootropolis 2 in some European countries), a hotly anticipated and widely marketed sequel to 2016’s Zootopia, was released in China last week. In its first seven days, it made about 2bn yuan (£213m) in ticket sales, making it one of the best-performing films of the year. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Fackham Hall review – Downton Abbey spoof is fast, funny and throwaway

Period drama parody has some decent and often smart gags and benefits from a game cast including Damian Lewis and Thomasin McKenziePerhaps it’s the feeling of end times in the air: after years of inactivity, spoofs are making a comeback. This summer saw the resurgence of the lighthearted genre, which at its best sends up the pretensions of overly serious genre with a barrage of pitched cliches, sight gags and stupid-clever puns. The Naked Gun, starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson in a spoof of a buddy-cop spoof, opened to moderate box office success; the hapless rock band dialed it back up to 11 in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. Reboots of the horror spoof gold-standard Scary Movie and the Mel Brooks Star Wars rip Spaceballs were greenlit, and there were rumors of a return for international man of mystery Austin Powers. Unserious times, it seems, beget appetite for knowingly unserious, joke-dense, refreshingly shallow fun.The latest of these goofy parodies, which premieres on...

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54 h. ago Scarlett Johansson joining the Batverse is good news for the franchise – but who will she play?

The actor who marries box office ratings with Wes Anderson cool should revive the Batman series, but trying to guess who she might play is a thankless taskFor years the follow-up to Matt Reeves’ slick but glacially paced 2022 comic-book epic The Batman has existed in a dimly lit rumour void. We know it will eventually get here (supposedly in October 2027), but nobody knows quite what it will look like. Entire geological epochs may come and go before the film-maker finally decides which doyen of Batman’s infamous rogues’ gallery he wants to unleash next. The foundations of Gotham itself may shift before Reeves works out which brooding, rain-soaked grunge ditty will form the basis of the new soundtrack.And then – out of nowhere – comes this week’s news that Scarlett Johansson is in final talks to join the cast of the sequel. We have no idea who she’s likely to play but it matters not: this feels consequential, a bat-signal flickering to life over a city long abandoned. Johansson is mo...

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4 d. ago Monty Panesar takes another swipe at Steve Smith as box office Ashes feud re

Former England star Monty Panesar has responded to Australia captain Steve Smith ahead of the Second Ashes Test, with their feud ongoing

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4 d. ago Fear of facing the future has British politics stuck in the past | Rafael Behr

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves claim to be dealing with the world as it is, but their choices betray yearning for a world that has disappearedHollywood has stopped betting on original ideas. Sequels and remakes dominate the box office. Among this year’s Christmas movie releases are Zootropolis 2 (the first Zootropolis came out in 2016), Avatar: Fire and Ash (third in a series that began in 2009), and Wicked: For Good (part two of the adaptation of a musical that premiered in 2003).New stories are risky. It is safer to retell old ones. British politics feels similarly afflicted by paralysis of the imagination, intimidated by change, stuck in a narrative loop.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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7 d. ago James Cameron says he has a plan if Avatar: Fire and Ash doesn’t make enough money

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ is slated for release in December

Economics

7 d. ago Ryan Reynolds makes rare comment about his and Blake Lively's son while discussing couple's infamous box office bomb

Reynolds made a rare comment about his and Blake Lively's son while talking about the couple's infamous box office bomb, Green Lantern, where they famously met.

Society

8 d. ago Duchess Sophie and Prince Edward wrap up warm to enjoy a day at the races

Prince Edward , 61, and his wife Sophie, 60, stepped out at Newbury Racecourse this morning to officially reopen the Royal Box as the day's races got underway.

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9 d. ago Forget Celtic, Rangers and Hibs, games like the one vs Motherwell can be season

HEARTS face Celtic at Parkhead next Sunday. They then host Rangers and head to Hibs either side of Christmas. All three will be massive games for Derek McInnes’ title chasers. Box-office stuff. But none of them are as big as their trip to Fir Park to face Motherwell on Saturday. Hearts have won just one...

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9 d. ago Woke wins: Zootopia 2 tackles colonialism and race while storming the Box Office with $140m

A decade after the original explored racial profiling, Disney’s sequel turns to segregation and systemic exclusion—and audiences are flocking to cinemas.

Society

9 d. ago Plans ‘underway’ for more Wicked films after success of For Good

Musical sequel has dominated the box office this week

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1 week ago Wicked: For Good brings back detail from original Wizard of Oz story missing from classic 1939 movie

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return in sequel, which is on its way to breaking box office records as the biggest debut ever for a Broadway adaptation

Events

1 week ago Wicked: For Good brings back detail from original Wizard of Oz story missing from classic1939 movie

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return in sequel, which is on its way to breaking box office records as the biggest debut ever for a Broadway adaptation

Events

1 week ago Wicked: For Good beats box office records previously held by Wicked

Jon M Chu’s sequel, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, is the second biggest US opening of the year and the biggest international opening for a stage musical adaptationThe extraordinary promotional juggernaut for Wicked: For Good, Jon M Chu’s sequel to the 2024 first instalment of his Broadway adaptation, appears to have paid off, with the film this weekend smashing box office records held by its predecessor.Its global total at the end of the weekend stands at $226m, considerably up on the $164.2m earned by its predecessor. The major change was in the domestic takings: while last year’s film took more than double its initial take in the US – $114m to $50.2m overseas – this concluding instalment has corrected that overindexing, with $76m banked from international territories. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Wicked: For Good’ is even more popular than the first, soaring to a $226 million global debut

Universal Pictures' "Wicked: For Good" has taken the box office by storm, earning an estimated $150 million in North America and $226 million globally in its opening weekend

Economics

2 w. ago Wicked: For Good costume designer shares why Dorothy’s iconic Ruby slippers aren’t red in sequel

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return in sequel, which is on its way to breaking box office records as the biggest debut ever for a Broadway adaptation

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2 w. ago Wicked: For Good is more than just Hollywood franchise brainrot – it’s timeless

With the new musical sequel poised to dominate the box office, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ seems as popular now as it was a century ago. Micha Frazer-Carroll looks at what sets L Frank Baum’s eternal children’s classic aside from the rest

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2 w. ago Ariana Grande contracts Covid during Wicked: For Good press tour

Oscar-nominated star of two-part musical forced to cancel press stops as film is predicted to deliver year’s biggest box office openingAriana Grande has tested positive for Covid amid the whirlwind press tour for Wicked: For Good, precluding some promotional appearances in New York.The Grammy award winner and Oscar nominee posted an Instagram story on Thursday captioned “moments before Covid” along with a photo from her appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon from earlier this week. Grande, who plays Galinda/Glinda in the second part of Jon M Chu’s film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, will reportedly miss a few upcoming press appearances, including a slot on The Kelly Clarkson Show. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What time is Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves on TV? How to watch classic film as new series hits Amazon Prime

The 1991 box office smash is back on TV this weekend 📺

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2 w. ago Wicked: For Good looks to buck 2025 box office trend after solid reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

Is Wicked: For Good worth braving the UK weather to see when it’s released this weekend?

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2 w. ago How Glen Powell's bid to be 'the next Tom Cruise' has suffered major blow with Running Man flop

Glen Powell was being hailed as Hollywood's next Tom Cruise - but his latest action thriller Running Man has hit a brutal box office snag.  

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2 w. ago Fallen German giants invite Rangers for box office clash as they hope Danny Rohl factor can clinch it

The famous East German side want a friendly with Rangers to commemorate their first ever European game

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3 w. ago ‘Now You See Me 3’ races past ‘The Running Man’ at box office

The third installment of the “Now You See Me” series has topped the North American box office, beating “The Running Man” this weekend

Sport

3 w. ago Celebrity crib sheet: Sydney Sweeney is everywhere – here are nine things you need to know about her

A jeans ad made her notorious. Then she got cosy with Taylor Swift’s arch-nemesis. Time to get up to speed before the actor/model next hits the headlines Spare a thought for Sydney Sweeney! Yes, she is young, beautiful, rich and talented, but she has also been getting it from all sides this week. Her passion project has bombed at the box office; she is still paying for a jeans advertisement she did four months ago, and being called on to address charges of having joked about eugenics; and fellow members of the Hollywood elite are breaking ranks to express their disdain (in one case, with a vomiting emoji). And, as she found out this week, she can’t even enjoy a kiss with her controversial new boyfriend without being snapped by the callous paparazzi!Here’s what you need to know when Sweeney’s name next crops up – which, if current trends continue, will be soon. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Michael Jackson is moonwalking back, but after the Springsteen flop is the pop biopic still relevant?

Jackson’s songs are back on charts and biopic trailer racked up 116m views in 24 hours, yet there is a certain hesitation Michael Jackson’s voodoo classic Thriller was high on Billboard’s Hot 100 in the week of 15 November, handing the 16-years-gone King of Pop a record for having a Top 10 hit across six different decades. Simultaneously, Jackson also broke records for receiving 116m views in 24 hours for the trailer of a new biopic, Michael, set for release in April.Millions of fans may be excited and primed for a Jackson biopic. For comparison, the trailer beat out Taylor Swift’s Eras tour preview and it will join a procession of recent music biopics about Bruce Springsteen, Amy Winehouse, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley and Elton John. The most successful of all – the Freddie Mercury and Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody – took in nearly a billion dollars at the box office. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Predators review – grimly compelling look at reality TV revenge hunt for child abusers

David Osit’s documentary takes a disturbing look at the televised shaming served up by the hit show To Catch a PredatorIt’s too soon to know for sure, but this may end up being ranked as one of the best nonfiction films of the year. At least let’s hope lots of people get to see this, even if it’s a mistake because they meant to buy a ticket for Predator: Badlands. Instead of an alien hunter with gnarly teeth, this offers a profoundly troubling meditation on our collective thirst for revenge – or at least the kind of bizarre performance art version of revenge as served up by reality TV show To Catch a Predator, a US series that ran from 2004 to 2007 and which featured weekly footage of paedophiles and would-be paedophiles being duped, shamed and arrested.Predators’ director David Osit, at first just an offscreen voice but eventually a fully seen (in every sense) presence, explains that he used to watch To Catch a Predator avidly as a young man. Every episode was roughly the same: a m...

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3 w. ago Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are 'still together' despite keeping their distance at Wicked premiere after 'enjoying a secret reunion at her London hotel' amid split rumours

The singer, 32, is currently on a worldwide tour to promote the second instalment of the box office hit alongside co-star Cynthia Erivo.

Politics

3 w. ago Sydney Sweeney is branded a 'cretin' in blistering attack by Orange is the New Black star

Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose has slammed Sydney Sweeney for playing queer boxer Christy Martin in the new biopic which was received badly at box office

Events

3 w. ago 'Finest war film ever made' with Hollywood icons airing today on BBC

The 1942 war film was a top-grossing film in the UK and was awarded an honourary Oscar for its US box office performance, and has been praised as the 'finest war film ever made'

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3 w. ago Sydney Sweeney breaks silence after boxing biopic Christy becomes one of the biggest box office bombs ever

‘Euphoria’ star leads biopic as female boxing legend Christy Martin

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3 w. ago Sydney Sweeney addresses boxing movie box office bomb: ‘We don’t always just make art for numbers’

Fact-based drama Christy suffers historically bad opening weekend in latest string of commercial disappointments for rising starSydney Sweeney is taking the dismal box office performance of Christy, the R-rated biographical drama in which she plays trailblazing boxer Christy Martin, in her stride.The film, directed by David Michôd, opened to $1.3m this weekend, making for one of the worst US starts ever for a movie opening in more than 2,000 theaters. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Sydney Sweeney addresses US box office bomb for boxing movie: ‘We don’t always just make art for numbers’

Fact-based drama Christy suffers historically bad opening weekend in latest commercial disappointment for starSydney Sweeney is taking the dismal box office performance of Christy, the R-rated biographical drama in which she plays trailblazing boxer Christy Martin, in her stride.The film, directed by David Michôd, opened to $1.3m this weekend, making for one of the worst US starts ever for a movie opening in more than 2,000 theaters. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 80s movie heartthrob, 79, is unrecognizable on dog walk in LA 42 years after acting career stalled – can you guess who?

A MOVIE star from a hit 80s box office smash looks so different from his hunky role. At 79 years of age, the actor headed out on a walk in Los Angeles last week while looking unrecognizable from his heyday when he wore his hair in brown curls. Sporting a full head of white hair...

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3 w. ago Francis Ford Coppola gives up Belize island lease after Megalopolis box office failure

Veteran filmmaker leased Coral Caye island for nine years

Events

3 w. ago Has Sydney Sweeney become too toxic for Hollywood? Star suffers box office flop with new film Christy after THAT controversial ad, Zendaya 'feud' and backlash over her political views

It has undoubtedly been a turbulent year for Sydney Sweeney.

Politics

3 w. ago Predator: Badlands tops box office with impressive worldwide opening weekend

New sci-fi blockbuster has topped the North American box office with a $40 million debut, according to studio estimates

Politics

4 w. ago 'Predator: Badlands' tops box office with $80 million worldwide

"Predator: Badlands" has topped the North American box office with a $40 million debut, according to studio estimates

Economics