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Wicked: For Good Box Office Craters as Sequel Now Projected to Finish Far Below the Original
The Wicked: For Good box office has gone into a full collapse in its third weekend with a disastrous 72.9% drop.
The Snyderverse is NOT Coming Back — Zaslav Reiterates Commitment to James Gunn’s DCU
For the last several weeks, social media has been buzzing with claims — and let’s be honest, fantasy fiction — that the Warner Bros. sale might result in the DC Snyderverse coming back. The idea spread quickly across fan communities, helped along by wishful thinking by entertainment news outlets and a handful of influencers who saw opportunity in the chaos. But now that the actual facts are on the table, it’s clearer than ever: this rumor never had a pulse.
Zootopia 2 Box Office Nears $1 Billion in Record-Smashing Second Weekend as FNAF 2 Surges Globally
Disney just delivered the kind of holiday-season thunderclap that studio executives dream about. After only two weekends in theaters, the Zootopia 2 box office total has rocketed to $915.8 million worldwide, placing the animated sequel within striking distance of the coveted $1 billion milestone far earlier than analysts expected. If current trends hold, the billion mark could fall within days, making Zootopia 2 one of the fastest animated titles in modern history to reach that benchmark.
Trump Signals Netflix–Warner Deal May Face Antitrust Scrutiny — “I’ll Be Involved in That Decision”
President Trump has weighed in on the biggest entertainment deal in years—and his comments are already sending shockwaves through Wall Street, Washington, and Hollywood. Speaking on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center Honors, the president confirmed his meeting with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and said the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. “will have to go through a process.” It’s the first major indication that the administration may not give Netflix an easy path toward swallowing one of the oldest studios in the world.
Zootopia 2 Box Office Stampedes Toward $1 Billion as Asian Markets Hold Strong
The Zootopia 2 box office is turning into one of the most surprising storylines of the holiday season, as the Disney animation film powers toward the vaunted $1 billion mark thanks to an extraordinary surge across Asian markets.
New Short Film Announced for KPop Demon Hunters
The Huntr/X trio, and Sony Animation, are at it again. With a sequel set for 2029 still years away, a new KPop Demon Hunters short has been revealed. According to a listing by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), a new animated short titled Debut: A KPop Demon Hunters Story has been rated PG, suggesting that it may be released soon.
RUMOR: Studios Plan Massive Trailers to Drop Ahead of Avatar: Fire and Ash
If Avatar: Fire and Ash is as big a box office success as anticipated, the film’s release is a prime opportunity for studios to debut some major trailers. There are several 2026 tentpole releases of which filmgoers have yet to see anything more than some production photos.
Paramount Goes to War — Furious Ellisons Move to Block Warner Bros. Netflix Deal
In a plot twist worthy of a Hollywood thriller, the high-stakes battle for Warner Bros. Discovery has exploded into open conflict. What was supposed to be a tight but orderly auction has now turned into a full-blown corporate war — and according to sources cited in the New York Post, the team behind Paramount Skydance is furious over Warner’s decision to sell to Netflix.
WB Gives Employees New Information on Netflix Deal/Discovery Split in Global Town Hall Meeting
The long-discussed transition of Warner Bros. Discovery into two separate companies — and the sale of its studio and streaming division to Netflix — moved one step closer to reality this afternoon. During a global Warner Bros. Town Hall, executives walked employees through why the company chose to sell to Netflix, what comes next, and how the media landscape arrived at a moment no one would have believed possible even two years ago.
Netflix Hints at Shrinking Theatrical Windows for Warner Bros. Movies — Exactly What Everyone Warned Would Happen
Netflix has spent the past week insisting that nothing will change for Warner Bros. films once the acquisition goes through — but comments on a recent investor call raise a new red flag. And it’s a big one. In fact, it touches directly on the top fear critics have repeatedly raised: WB theatrical windows under Netflix may become shorter, faster, and far less traditional.
Warner Bros Discovery Sale to Netflix May Be About Blocking CNN from Paramount Skydance
Netflix’s first-glance victory in the Warner Bros. Discovery auction is not just a colossal entertainment deal, it’s also a supposed, decisive defeat for the Ellison family’s ambitions to take control of CNN. Ultimately, the Netflix acquisition of WBD (not yet final and with major hurdles to go), may be a giant political battle over the future of entertainment.
Warner Bros. Netflix Deal Triggers Strict Legal Controls Inside WBD as Employees Warned What They Can—and Cannot—Do
The Warner Bros. Netflix acquisition has entered a new and far more serious phase. An internal communication sent to all Warner Bros. Discovery employees confirms that the Board has officially approved a transaction in which Warner Bros. will be acquired by Netflix, while the remaining WBD operations will form a new standalone company called Discovery Global. This document lays out sweeping legal restrictions now placed on staff as regulators begin scrutinizing one of the biggest entertainment mergers in recent memory.