Thursday, May 16, 2024

Business

End of an Era: Melinda Gates Resigns from Gates Foundation, Will Start Her Own Concern with $12.5 Billion

Melinda Gates has resigned from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which will now just be called The Gates Foundation. Melinda Gates will start her own foundation with a $12.5...

New “Planet of the Apes” Doesn’t Monkey Around with $56.5 Mil Weekend

You want people to see movies with humans? Don't be ridiculous. But apes and gorillas? Yes, indeed! The number 1 movie of the weekend is...

(Exclusive) Met Gala 2023 Receipts Were Down by $11 Million from 2022: Is Interest Fading?

This is a surprise. As Anna Wintour prepares for tonight's annual Met Ball aka Halloween show, finances are becoming a big problem. According to the Metropolitan...

Star Wars 1999 Phantom Starring Hated Jar Jar Binks Number 2 at Box Office, Beats Fading “Challengers”

When "Star Wars: Attack of the Phantom Menace" was released in 1999, there was a lot of backlash. The Jar Jar Binks character was...

Box Office: “The Fall Guy” Not Connecting with Audiences, Sees $25 Mil Opening Weekend Despite Top Reviews, Solid Word of Mouth

"The Fall Guy" needs a stunt, quickly. The Ryan Gosling-Emily Blunt action comedy made a little over $7 million last. Combined with previews, the opening...

Ryan Gosling “The Fall Guy” Debuts with Underwhelming $3 Mil in Previews, Aims at Low Weekend

"The Fall Guy" opened last night in previews to underwhelming numbers. The Ryan Gosling- Emily Blunt action comedy certainly has had strong promotion. But the...

Exclusive: Shari Redstone Wants to Make Paramount-Skydance Deal Despite New Apollo-Sony $26 Billion Offer

An insider in the whole Paramount sale saga says Shari Redstone wants to make her deal with David Ellison's Skydance and partners. This is despite...

Trump Plans NY Fundraiser While on Trial, Co-hosted by Ex Con In-Law, Jets Owner, Gristedes Chief: $844,000 Per Person

Howard Lutnick -- the head of Cantor Fitzgerald -- lost his brother and most of his company on September 11, 2011 when Saudi terrorists...

TikTok: Clock Ticks as Conde Nast Employees Threaten Anna Wintour’s Met Ball With Strike, Could Protest Glittery Gala Event

Anna Wintour's TikTok sponsored Met Ball is in trouble. With a week to go before the spring Halloween party. Conde Nast's unionized employees are threatening...

Taylor Swift Acknowledges Record Breaking Sales of “Tortured Poets” Album: “Are You Even Serious?”

Even Taylor Swift is a little gobsmacked by the sales of her album. As I reported on Friday, "The Tortured Poets Department" has sold 2.6...

Taylor Swift Legion of Fans Courted by “Fault in Our Stars” Author John Green on Eve of His New Movie: “I love…the fandom!”

Got a new movie coming out? Need an audience? Just say you're massive fan of Taylor Swift! "The Fault in Our Stars" author John Green...