In 2009, Disney bet heavily on comic-book movie magic. The media giant agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, gaining a treasure trove of characters and intellectual property. What followed was a decade-long boom: under Disney’s wing, Marvel Studios turned out a succession…
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Live Nation reported $3.3 billion in revenue for the first financial quarter of 2025, an 11 percent drop from the particularly strong first quarter the live music giant had posted a year ago. Adjusted operating income fell 6 percent to $341 million from…
Patrick Schwarzenegger is hoping to take a stab at a choice role that happens to bear his first name. Schwarzenegger, who has made no secret over the years of his affinity for American Psycho, is continuing to publicly voice his interest in…
MoviePass, the startup that made its mark with its movie theater subscription service, has always been known for shaking things up, and its latest venture is no exception. The company announced on Thursday the beta launch of Mogul, a new daily fantasy…
Spotify informed The Budgets that they have paid podcast publishers and creators over $100 million since the start of January. The payout is the result of a program introduced in 2025 that opened up new revenue streams to eligible hosts.…
SAG-AFTRA and advertisers have reached a tentative agreement for successor commercial contracts. “SAG-AFTRA and The Joint Policy Committee, LLC (JPC) have reached a tentative agreement on terms for successor Commercials and Audio Commercials Contracts, subject to approval by the SAG-AFTRA National…
Even with the 2023 strikes in Hollywood’s rearview mirror, writers are still feeling the pinch. On Friday, the Writers Guild of America released new job statistics highlighting recent declines in television-writing jobs across various levels of the hierarchy. Post-Peak TV, those at the…
AReal Pain, Jesse Eisenberg’s film about two cousins on a heritage tour of Holocaust-related sites in Poland, has been largely embraced by Polish audiences, who appreciated its understated humour and conspicuous good intentions. Within a month of its release, the…
Bella Thorne has accused fellow US actor Mickey Rourke of bruising her genitals with a metal grinder on the set of a movie that they filmed together during what she described as “one of the all time worst experiences” of her career.…
Academy Award-winning actor and environmental philanthropist Leonardo DiCaprio has once again expanded his already sprawling Los Angeles compound — this time by acquiring his next-door neighbor’s home for $10.5 million in a discreet, off-market deal finalized earlier this month. The…
