‘Stars Wars’ Extends Record-Breaking Binge With $40 Million Monday
“Stars Wars” continued its out-of-this world run at the box office on Monday, powering ahead to a record $40.1 million at the domestic box office. The Monday haul crushed the old record of $27 million...
View Article‘Star Wars’ On Pace to Overtake ‘Avatar’ as All-Time Box Office Champ
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is on pace to overtake Jim Cameron’s “Avatar” as the highest-grossing film of all time globally, just four days after it opened in the U.S. and most of the world. That...
View Article‘Star Wars’ Tops Adele, Amy Schumer and Jon Stewart to Win AP Performer of...
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is not only shattering box office records, the franchise is now crushing the dreams of anyone up for Associated Press Performer of the Year. “Star Wars” took home the...
View ArticleThis Drunk Woman’s Recap of ‘Star Wars’ Without Ever Having Seen It Is...
Star Wars (the Drunk Version)My girlfriend explains Star Wars after a few glasses of wine. She's hasn't seen any...Posted by Mark Zabala on Tuesday, December 22, 2015If you don’t have time to catch up...
View Article‘Star Wars’ Putting Bow on $1 Billion Christmas Present for Disney
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was putting a bow on a $1 billion Christmas present for Disney on Thursday. With another $76.5 million at the box office Wednesday –$38.1 million domestically and $38.4...
View Article‘Star Wars’ Powers Into Christmas Day With $813 Million at Worldwide Box Office
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” drove to a stunning $813 million worldwide total in its first week, bringing in $27.6 million at the domestic box office on Thursday. Holiday shopping and traveling...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas Says He Sold ‘Star Wars’ to ‘White Slavers’
George Lucas still thinks of the “Star Wars” movies as his children, even though he quipped that they now belong to “white slavers” at Disney. In a recent interview with Charlie Rose, Lucas got...
View Article‘Star Wars’ Rings in New Year With $34 Million Record Rampage at Box Office
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens” began 2016 the same way it ended 2015 on Friday, crushing the competition, breaking records and taking the No. 1 spot at the North American box office with $34.4 million....
View Article‘Star Wars’ Passes ‘Furious 7’ and ‘Avengers’ on All-Time Box Office List
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has passed “Furious 7” and “Marvel’s The Avengers” to move into the No. 4 spot on the list of top-grossing films at the global box office, Disney said Tuesday. On Monday,...
View ArticleHow ‘11.22.63’ Star James Franco Nearly Stole Project From JJ Abrams
James Franco is the star of Hulu’s “11.22.63,” but he was nearly the executive producer instead. The multi-hyphenate read the Stephen King novel well-before it was ever a TV miniseries, and he...
View ArticleAmy Schumer to Receive Critics’ Choice MVP Award, ‘Friends’ Scores Most...
Amy Schumer will be honored with the Critics’ Choice MVP Award, the Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association announced on Tuesday. The “Trainwreck” writer and...
View ArticleWho’s Driving ‘Star Wars’ Box Office Records? Repeat Viewers
“Stars Wars: The Force Awakens” has put up its record-breaking box office numbers with a huge boost from repeat business. An eye-popping 61 percent of third-weekend audiences had seen the blockbuster...
View ArticleJ.J. Abrams Surprises Fans With Secret ‘Cloverfield’ Sequel (Video)
Despite his out-of-this-world success with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” J.J. Abrams still has a few surprises under his belt. The director delighted moviegoers at the first screenings of Michael...
View Article‘Cloverfield’ Sequel: Fans Go Nuts After Surprise Trailer Drops
J.J. Abrams surprised moviegoers on Thursday night with the release of the trailer for a top secret sequel to 2008’s “Cloverfield.” The film, described by Abrams as a “blood relative” to the original...
View Article‘Star Wars’ Actress Gwendoline Christie to Return for ‘Episode VIII’
Gwendoline Christie will be back in her chrome-plated stormtrooper armor for “Star Wars: Episode VIII.” “I will be in the next ‘Star Wars’ movie,” the actress told People. Christie, best known for her...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Super PAC Gets Big Hollywood Checks from Haim Saban, Thomas Tull
Hollywood’s heavy hitters are giving Hillary Clinton’s campaign major love in the form of some pretty hefty checks. Hillary Clinton’s Super PAC, Priorities USA Action, received a $5 million check from...
View Article’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Super Bowl Trailer Ends With a Monster-Sized Roar (Video)
A new “10 Cloverfield Lane” teaser trailer released during the Super Bowl on Sunday night is full of screams and one massive roar. The movie Paramount described as a “blood relative” to J.J. Abrams‘...
View ArticleObamageddon Hits LA as POTUS Returns for Fundraisers, ‘Ellen’ Appearance
President Barack Obama is back in Los Angeles to hit Hollywood’s ATM for cash and tape an appearance on the “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The President’s visit will likely bring with it the usual traffic...
View ArticleCameron Crowe’s ‘Roadies’ Drops Rockin’ First Trailer, Release Date (Video)
Showtime has peeled the stage curtain back on Cameron Crowe‘s concert tour series “Roadies,” dropping its first trailer and a debut date on Friday. The one-minute, 25-second first look gives viewers a...
View Article‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Adds Laura Dern to Cast, Disney Confirms Benicio...
“Star Wars: Episode VIII” has added Laura Dern (“Jurassic Park,” “Enlightened”) to its ensemble cast. Additionally, Disney has confirmed the casting of Benicio Del Toro, which TheWrap previously...
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