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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ boosts Will Smith’s comeback and the box office with $56 million opening
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth installment in the Will Smith-Martin Lawrence action comedy series, opened with an estimated $56 million in theaters over the weekend, handing Hollywood a much-needed summer hit and Smith his biggest success since he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.
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‘Garfield,’ ‘Furiosa’ repeat atop box office charts as slow summer grinds on
It was a quiet weekend at North American movie theaters, dominated once again by Sony’s “The Garfield Movie," Warner Bros.' “ Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga " and a slew of holdovers. Flipping the script from their Memorial weekend openings, the animated orange cat crept ahead of the wasteland warrior in their second outing.
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Usher, Fantasia Barrino, ‘Color Purple’ honored at 55th NAACP Image Awards
Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards on Saturday night, which highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color.
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‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war
“Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan.
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‘Oppenheimer,’ Lily Gladstone win at 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards
“Oppenheimer” continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Super Bowl was the most-watched program ever in the US, averaging 123.4 million viewers
The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history.
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Norman Lear, producer of TV’s ‘All in the Family’ and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101
Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with "All in the Family," “The Jeffersons” and “Maude,” propelling political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of TV sitcoms, has died. He was 101.
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Weekend box office results are muted without ‘Dune: Part Two’
The North American box office had one of its slowest weekends of the year, due in large part to “Dune: Part Two’s” absence from the lineup.
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‘Friends’ creators, actors, family mourn Matthew Perry: ‘The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken’
Matthew Perry was widely mourned this weekend by friends, co-stars and some very famous fans, including his childhood classmate, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; his “Friends” mom Morgan Fairchild; and even Adele.
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Hollywood’s actors strike is nearing its 100th day. Why hasn’t a deal been reached and what’s next?
While screenwriters are busy back at work, film and TV actors remain on picket lines, with the longest strike in their history set to hit 100 days on Saturday after talks broke off with studios. Here's a look at where things stand, how their stretched-out standoff compares to past strikes, and what happens next.
