Brooks Barnes

The movie, which cost $300 million to make and market, was expected to collect about $102 million from Thursday through Monday at domestic theaters.

An actress accused the director James Cameron of stealing her likeness for a digitally created, blue-skinned warrior princess.

It was the biggest opening weekend for a traditional comedy in 11 years. One analyst called the debut “sensational.”

Josh D’Amaro, who took the helm in February, will have to lead Disney through surprising new scrutiny from the president.

Lionsgate estimated on Saturday that the Michael Jackson biopic would collect more than $200 million over its first few days in theaters.

Reshoots, reluctant studios and family holdouts: the production faced many issues. But now the box office is expected to be huge.

The animated sequel was expected to collect about $371 million worldwide over its first five days in theaters. “Kids love the movie,” a box office analyst said.

With the global entertainment business reeling during a period of rapid change, there was little enthusiasm on either side for a costly standoff.

Hollywood’s archetypical agent has been showing a very different side of himself as a host of a video podcast called “Rushmore.”

Employees at the company had started to warm to the idea of Netflix as its corporate owner. Now they face the prospect of major cuts under Paramount.

If Paramount can close its deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Larry and David Ellison will influence nearly every corner of news, entertainment and tech.