Thursday, January 16, 2025

Business

Box Office: “Halloween Ends” with a Whimper at $41 Million, Way Below $50 Mil Projections

It was a scary "Halloween" indeed. The much hyped "Halloween Ends" somehow blew it: coming in at $41 million for the weekend, well below the...

Julia Roberts-George Clooney Romantic Comedy Is a Hit with $68 Mil in Bank Before Opening

When "Ticket to Paradise" opens this coming Friday, it comes with a nice dowry. The Julia Roberts-George Clooney romantic comedy already has $68 million in...

Grammys: Beyonce’s “Renaissance” May Not Be Adele’s Concern As Sales Were Far from 1 Million Copies (Bad Bunny Alert!)

The Grammy race is underway with nominations coming next month. There's a lot of speculation about the Album of the Year nominees. Some pundits...

Broadway: Lea Michele “Funny Girl” Scores Highest Week Yet, Enters Rare 100% Club

Lea Michele has proven to be everything producers hoped for with her arrival at "Funny Girl." Last week, the musical revival had its biggest...

Broadway: Tony Winner “A Strange Loop,” by the Other Michael Jackson, Closing After Less than a Year

There were two Michael Jackson musicals in the last Broadway season. One was a hit, and the other is closing after less than a...

Box Office Updates: “Bros,” “Amsterdam” Officially Dead, Beaten by a Crocodile Named Lyle

The box office remains a perilous place in this time of streaming and inflation. As I told you Friday morning, David O. Russell's "Amsterdam" with...

Disney Faces Massive Multimillion Write off on All Star “Amsterdam”

This is a weekend Disney was not looking forward to. Last night the all star period piece "Amsterdam" made only $550,000 in previews.the David...

Justin Bieber Cancels All Tour Dates Through March 2023 After Shutting Down Earlier Dates

The Justin Bieber Justice tour is over. Bieber has cancelled all the rest of his world tour dates through next March 2023. Previously he shut...