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Wicked: For Good Sees Steep Box Office Drop as Zootopia Steals Away Family Audiences

Wicked: For Good Sees Steep Box Office Drop as Zootopia Steals Away Family Audiences

Wicked: For Good saw a steep second weekend box office drop amid huge competition during the holiday weekend. The Universal musical stormed into theaters with a stronger debut than the original Wicked, which many saw as a promising start for Universal’s two-part adaptation of the beloved Broadway hit. But as the dust settles on the Thanksgiving frame, a worrying trend is emerging: that second weekend plunge.

Zootopia 2 Rockets Past Half a Billion Dollars Thanks to Explosive Chinese Box Office Opening

Zootopia 2 Rockets Past Half a Billion Dollars Thanks to Explosive Chinese Box Office Opening

Disney has finally landed a certifiable global animated hit in 2025, and it comes from a franchise many assumed had been dormant too long to matter. Zootopia 2 has erupted across the international marketplace, with the opening holiday 5-day weekend box office surging past the half-billion mark thanks primarily to China’s astounding turnout.

Kathleen Kennedy Told Shawn Levy to Avoid Legacy Star Wars Characters in Starfighter

Kathleen Kennedy Told Shawn Levy to Avoid Legacy Star Wars Characters in Starfighter

According to hints from director Shawn Levy, his upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter will be unlike anything fans have seen before. Levy is clear that the “do something new” mandate isn’t something he demanded before coming on board, but is an instruction coming from Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy to avoid legacy Star Wars characters.

James Cameron Confirms Avatar Franchise Could End if Fire and Ash Flames Out at Box Office

James Cameron Confirms Avatar Franchise Could End if Fire and Ash Flames Out at Box Office

James Cameron is one of the few filmmakers left who can still move global audiences on name recognition alone. But even the “king of the world” isn’t immune to modern theatrical realities — and now he’s openly acknowledging that the entire Avatar franchise may hinge on the Avatar Fire and Ash box office performance this December.

Big Thunder Mountain Reopening Pushed Back? New Permits Extend Refurbishment Window Despite Vehicle Testing

Big Thunder Mountain Reopening Pushed Back? New Permits Extend Refurbishment Window Despite Vehicle Testing

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, the flagship attraction of Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, has been down for nearly a year. Having closed at the tail end of last year’s holiday season on January 6, 2025 this extended Big Thunder Mountain refurbishment was scheduled to last for about a year, but it’s now looking like it could go quite a bit longer before reopening.