Disney(NEW YORK) -- Dumbo didn't deliver the $50 million-plus Disney expected in its opening weekend, but Tim Burton's live-action remake of the 1941 animated classic still managed to finish at the top of the box office with an estimated $45 mill...
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Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ tops this week’s new movie releases
Disney(NEW YORK) -- Opening nationwide in theaters Friday: * Dumbo – Director Tim Burton's live-action reboot of Disney's 1941 animated classic stars Danny DeVito as the owner of a failing circus who enlists his star performer -- played by ...
Read More »HBO to air ‘Game of Thrones’ documentary following series finale
Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke; Helen Sloane/HBO(NEW YORK) -- If you're a Game of Thrones fan who can't bear to say goodbye to the series, HBO's got a special treat for you. The premium cable channel will cap off the show's eighth and ...
Read More »Jussie Smollett update: community service reportedly served; federal investigation continues
Jussie Smollett addresses the press March 26 after Cook County, IL prosecutors dropped charges against him; Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images(CHICAGO) -- Even those who believed Jussie Smollett didn't fake that January 29 hate crime attack against him i...
Read More »Lorraine Toussaint dishes on her character in ‘The Village’ — and why she loves being a strong woman
L-R: Lorraine Toussaint and Grace Van Dien in "The Village"; Peter Kramer/NBC(NEW YORK) -- Lorraine Toussaint can comfortably say she's found a role that reflects her inner strength. In her new NBC drama The Village, Toussaint plays Patricia, the...
Read More »‘American Idol’ kicks off Hollywood Week with emotional outbursts — and a medical emergency
ABC/Josh VertucciAmerican Idol’s Hollywood Week kicked off Sunday night with two rounds of cuts, as judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie begin to whittle down the 175 finalists. First RoundThe first hour saw the contestants performing ...
Read More »‘Us’ scares up record opening with $70.25 million
Universal(NEW YORK) -- The debut of Jordan Peele's Us -- already a lock to win the weekend box office -- did even better than expected, delivering an estimated $70.25 million on its way to posting the biggest opening ever for an original horror fi...
Read More »Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ tops this week’s new movie releases
Universal(NEW YORK) -- Opening nationwide in theaters Friday: * Us -- The follow-up to Jordan Peele's Oscar-winning 2017 horror feature Get Out stars Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke as a husband and wife who take their two kids to California for ...
Read More »“Pain and anger and sadness”: ‘Empire’ co-creator Lee Daniels shares cast’s reaction to Jussie Smollett incident fallout
Tommaso Boddi/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- It's been a week since Empire actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty to charges that he lied to police about being the victim of an alleged hate crime in January. Now Empire co-creator Lee Daniels is re...
Read More »First full-length ‘Toy Story 4’ trailer brings back the old gang and some new friends
Pixar/Disney(NEW YORK) -- The first full-length trailer for Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 4, released on Tuesday, reunites Woody and his old flame Bo Peep, and introduces a new friend, named Forky. Set to the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows," the clip int...
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