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February 23, 2026
Broadway to Remain Closed on Monday Due to New York City Blizzard
Broadway will remain closed on Monday amid the major winter storm that brought heavy snowfall to New York City. Venues on the Great White Way (a particularly apt nickname for the theater district d...
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February 22, 2026
Box Office: ‘Wuthering Heights’ Surpasses $150 Million, ‘GOAT’ Hits $100 Million Globally
This weekend at the global box office was the tale of two holdovers as “Wuthering Heights” waltzed to $150 million while “GOAT” hit the $100 million mark. Director Emerald Fennell’s gothic romantic...
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February 22, 2026
Broadway Shows Cancel Sunday Evening Performances Amid Massive Winter Storm
Broadway will dim its lights early on Sunday due to the impending blizzard that’s expected to take aim at New York City. After initially planning to remain open, most Broadway shows — including new...
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February 22, 2026
Box Office: ‘GOAT’ Unseats ‘Wuthering Heights’ After Close Race for No. 1 in Glacial Weekend
“GOAT,” an original animated film about an animal who dreams of athletic greatness, trounced the box office competition in yet another glacial winter weekend. Heading into the late-February frame, ...
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February 19, 2026
AMC Theatres Won’t Screen AI Short Film ‘Thanksgiving Day’ That Sparked Online Outrage: We Will ‘Not Participate’
AMC Theatres has opted out of screening the AI-generated short “Thanksgiving Day,” which won a film festival contest whose prize included showcasing the winner at cinemas across the U.S. Earlier th...
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February 19, 2026
Will ‘GOAT’ or ‘I Can Only Imagine 2’ Topple ‘Wuthering Heights’ at Weekend Box Office?
Did “Wuthering Heights” leave audiences wanting moor? That’s the big question as Emerald Fennell’s polarizing adaptation of the classic Emily Brontë novel heads into its second weekend at the box o...
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February 19, 2026
Tom Hiddleston, Hayley Atwell to Reunite for ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Broadway Revival
Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell will star on Broadway in this fall’s revival of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” This marks a reunion for the “Avengers” actors; Hiddleston is best known for...
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February 19, 2026
F1 Grand Prix Races to Screen in Imax Theaters
Formula One fans will soon be able to watch championship races on the biggest of screens. Imax is working with Apple TV to bring the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship live to select movie the...
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February 18, 2026
Kristen Bell Joins ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 4’ as Amy Rose
Kristen Bell will join the voice cast of “Sonic the Hedgehog 4” as Amy Rose, the pink creature with a major crush on the titular blue speedster. Ben Schwartz, who provides the voice of Sonic in Par...
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February 17, 2026
Olivia Colman Sundance Drama ‘Wicker’ Sells to Black Bear
Black Bear has acquired rights to “Wicker,” a twisted romantic drama starring Olivia Colman as an ostracized woman who commissions a local basket maker to weave her a husband. Eleanor Wilson and Al...
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February 16, 2026
Box Office: ‘Wuthering Heights’ Opens to $38 Million in North America, $83 Million Globally Over Presidents’ Day Weekend
“Wuthering Heights” is the new box office queen. Director Emerald Fennell’s bold take on the classic novel has collected $38 million over the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend in North America and a ...
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February 15, 2026
‘Wuthering Heights’ Dominates Global Box Office With $82 Million, ‘GOAT’ Scores $47.6 Million Worldwide
“Wuthering Heights” was No. 1 at the global box office with $82 million, ranking as the top worldwide debut of the year. Those ticket sales include a better-than-expected $42 million internationall...
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February 15, 2026
Box Office: ‘Wuthering Heights’ Leads With $40 Million Over Holiday Weekend, ‘Crime 101’ Stumbles With $17.7 Million Against $90 Million Budget
“Wuthering Heights,” a steamy romantic drama starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, is heating up the box office over Valentine’s Day weekend. The R-rated film has debuted to $33 million from 3,6...
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February 11, 2026
‘Melania’ Could Lose Tens of Millions in Theaters, but Amazon’s Goal Wasn’t to Make Money
Was “Melania” worth it? Amazon MGM’s controversial documentary about the first lady of the United States has earned $13.5 million after two weekends of release. It’s projected to end its theatrical...
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February 11, 2026
Jason Momoa to Star in ‘Helldivers’ Video Game Movie, Set for November 2027 Release
Jason Momoa will star in the action adventure “Helldivers,” a movie version of the popular video game. Sony Pictures and Playstation are backing the film, which is slated to release in theaters on ...
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February 11, 2026
Jennifer Hudson Returns to ‘Dreamgirls’ as Producer of Broadway’s Fall 2026 Revival
Jennifer Hudson is telling you, she is going to produce the Broadway revival of “Dreamgirls,” which will open in the fall. Hudson won the Oscar for portraying Effie White in the 2006 movie version ...
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February 10, 2026
Sony Scraps Thai-Inspired Animated Movie After Two Years of Development: Director Says It Was ‘Judged as Not Commercial Enough to Produce’
Animator Matt Braly says that Sony Pictures Animation scrapped his Thai-inspired animated movie after two years of development because the studio deemed it “not commercial enough to produce.” Braly...
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February 10, 2026
‘I Want Your Sex’ Sells to Magnolia Following Sundance Film Festival Debut
“I Want Your Sex,” a kinky thriller about a renowned provocateur artist and her naive new gallery assistant, has sold U.S. distribution rights to Magnolia Pictures. Directed by Gregg Araki, “I Want...
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February 10, 2026
‘Avatar’s’ Costly Sequels Are Getting Harder to Justify. Will James Cameron Make Two More?
Would James Cameron ever bid adieu to Pandora? “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” the director’s third otherworldly adventure, is nearing the end of its box office run with $1.4 billion globally. It’s an eno...
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February 10, 2026
Flix Brewhouse Buys Four Alamo Drafthouse Franchisee Locations in Texas (EXCLUSIVE)
Flix Brewhouse, a Texas-based movie theater circuit that’s billed as the “only first-run cinema brewery,” has acquired four Alamo Drafthouse franchisee locations in the Lone Star State. Those venue...
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February 9, 2026
CNN and Variety to Host Town Hall With Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey
After a record-breaking “Actors on Actors” season, Variety and CNN are joining forces again, this time for a one-of-a-kind town hall conversation featuring Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey...
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February 8, 2026
‘Marty Supreme’ Becomes A24’s Highest-Grossing Worldwide Release With $147 Million, Overtaking ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Three cheers for Marty. “Marty Supreme,” an R-rated sports dramedy starring Timothée Chalamet, officially ranks as A24’s highest-grossing worldwide release of all time. The film has generated a mig...
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February 8, 2026
K-pop Concert Doc ‘Stray Kids’ Tops Global Box Office With $19 Million, ‘Zootopia 2’ Climbs to $1.8 Billion
“Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience,” a concert documentary about the popular K-pop boy band, was No. 1 at the global box office with $19.1 million. The film, released by Universal in internationa...
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February 8, 2026
Box Office: ‘Melania’ Plunges 67% to Ninth Place, ‘Send Help’ Remains No. 1 in Glacial Super Bowl Weekend
Football festivities and frigid temperatures across the East Coast and Midwest kept moviegoers on the couch and contributed to a glacial Super Bowl weekend at the box office. Without any new releas...
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February 5, 2026
‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ to Close on Broadway After Seven Years
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” is closing after seven years on Broadway. The upbeat jukebox musical will play its final performance on July 26 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. By then, “Moulin Rouge” wil...
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February 5, 2026
Lionsgate Hires First Chief AI Officer
Lionsgate is leaning into AI, hiring Kathleen Grace to serve as its first-ever Chief AI Officer. In this new role, Grace will lead the studio’s AI strategy and execution. Lionsgate says her duties ...
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February 5, 2026
Apple Buys Sundance Mountain-Climbing Documentary ‘The Last First: Winter K2’
Apple Original Films has landed global rights to “The Last First: Winter K2,” a sports documentary that recently premiered at Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Amir Bar Lev, “The Last First” capt...
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February 4, 2026
‘Dirty Dancing’ Musical Sets North American Tour
Baby is making her way across the United States. “Dirty Dancing: The Musical,” a stage adaptation of the beloved 1987 romantic drama, is embarking on a North American tour. It will launch this Augu...
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February 3, 2026
Nelson Peltz Accuses Bob Iger of Backing Josh D’Amaro as CEO to Retain Power at Disney
Nelson Peltz is accusing Bob Iger of manipulating the Walt Disney Company’s CEO succession plan — pushing for Josh D’Amaro to succeed him — in order to retain power after he steps down from the top...
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February 3, 2026
Olympic Skater Denied ‘Minions’ Music Rights for Routine Days Before Games Start
Spanish athlete Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate may have to find a new song to skate to at the Winter Olympics. The 26-year-old figure skating champion, who is making his Olympic debut in Milan, said ...
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