As Netflix edges closer to absorbing one of Hollywood’s last legacy studios, alarm bells are ringing across the theatrical exhibition business — and for good reason. The streamer’s carefully worded assurances about theatrical releases are colliding head-on with insider reports from Deadline that the actual planned Netflix theatrical window for WB films may be as short as 17 days.
On New Year’s Day in China, a surprising Disney box office Civil War unfolded as Zootopia 2 overtook Avatar: Fire and Ash.
After 37 days in theaters, Zootopia 2 surged back to #1 in China, overtaking Avatar: Fire and Ash, which has been in release for just two weeks.
The Indiana Jones Stunt Show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been temporarily altered following a serious on-stage incident that resulted in a Cast Member injury, prompting a safety review and immediate operational changes. The long-running live stunt production, officially known as Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!, experienced a malfunction involving one of its most recognizable mechanical effects during a performance earlier this week.
Hollywood entered 2025 with modest hopes for theatrical box office recovery — and still came up short.
According to year-end domestic ticket sales data reported by Variety, the 2025 box office closed at $8.87 billion, narrowly missing the already-reduced $9 billion projection that analysts had framed as a realistic benchmark. While the industry has attempted to spin the result as progress, the numbers tell a far less flattering story.
The Duffer brothers are speaking out to defend the controversial Stranger Things scene where Will Byers comes out as gay. But coverage of these comments has become less about what the show’s creators actually said — and more about how entertainment media chose to frame it.
A new report examining LGBTQ representation in Netflix children’s programming concludes that a substantial share of the platform’s kid-rated content now includes same-sex or gender themes—prompting renewed scrutiny of age ratings and parental expectations.
For years, Hollywood executives insisted audiences were the problem. Viewers were told they were behind the times, resistant to progress, or simply misunderstanding what creators were trying to say. When films failed, the blame was rarely placed on the product itself. Instead, it was shifted onto the audience. “A small but vocal minority” was their favorite refrain.
2025 put an end to that narrative.
The long-awaited conclusion of Stranger Things was meant to be a victory lap for Netflix, but instead it was briefly overshadowed by yet another high-profile streaming platform crash.
A Disney World Cast Member put himself directly in harm’s way this week—and may have prevented a serious tragedy—after a frightening malfunction during the Disney’s Hollywood Studios Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular boulder sequence sent a massive prop hurtling toward guests.
The final episodes of Stranger Things continue to divide audiences, and new comments from Vecna actor Jamie Campbell Bower about a so-called “emotional connection” between his character and Will Byers are adding fresh fuel to an already heated debate.
The leaked Avengers: Doomsday teaser featuring the X-Men sparked widespread discussion among Marvel fans, particularly following a brief but striking moment that prominently featured Cyclops. Shortly after the footage began circulating online, former X-Men ’97 showrunner Beau DeMayo publicly weighed in, asserting that the renewed prominence of Cyclops in the Marvel Cinematic Universe did not occur in isolation and was influenced by creative decisions made during the development of X-Men ’97.
Rumors are beginning to circulate among theme park fans that Pennywise the Clown could be coming to Halloween Horror Nights in 2026, potentially in the form of a haunted house inspired by Stephen King’s IT. While the idea has sparked excitement across social media and fan circles, the actual evidence supporting the claim remains extremely limited.