‘Barbie’ breaks box office records, surpassing $1 billion in three weeks
For the third week in a row, Greta Gerwig’s film is the highest grossing movie in the United States
Barbie’s Japanese distributor apologizes for its parent company’s reaction to Barbenheimer memes
Warner Bros. Japan said the Barbenheimer blitz is not part of an official company campaign, but said the reaction of its parent company’s Barbie account to memes combining images of the two movies lacked sensitivity
Why fans didn’t want Michael Keaton as Batman in Tim Burton’s film
When Robert Pattinson was cast as Batman, hundreds of fans signed a petition asking to change the actor. That seems to be the story for every actor that played the character, starting with Michael Keaton.
Hollywood screenwriters go on first strike in 15 years, halting production
The writers’ union says no agreement has been reached to improve their working conditions after six weeks of negotiations with eight major studios
‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ stumbles with $30.5 million debut
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The “Shazam!” sequel fell short of its modest expectations ($35 million) as well as the first film in the series
Warner Bros. Discovery sues Paramount over ‘South Park’ deal
HBO Max, Warner’s streaming platform, was scheduled to receive the first episodes of a new “South Park” season in 2020