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Little Lionsgate Soars to the Top With John Wick Ticket Sales

“John Wick: Chapter 4” took in roughly $73.5 million on its opening weekend, a rare phenomenon this far into a series.

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Is Big Winner at the Oscars

The futuristic film from the studio A24 won seven awards, including for best picture, directing and in three of the four acting categories.

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Is Big Winner at the Oscars

The futuristic film from the studio A24 won seven awards, including for best picture, directing and in three of the four acting categories.

With Its Future at Stake, the Academy Tries to Fix the Oscars (Again)

The awards telecast has been losing viewers for years. New leadership wants to reverse that starting Sunday, and ensure the financial well-being of the organization.

Movie Tickets Veer Away From One-Price-Fits-All

As the film business changes rapidly, multiplexes are experimenting with prices in ways that may seem shocking to theatergoers.

Elizabeth Koch Knows What You’re Thinking

The daughter of Charles Koch, the billionaire right-wing political force, has a new venture that is all about self-investigation. Two words: Perception Box.

Disney Turns 100 at a Tough Moment for the Company

The company is opening two exhibitions that will tour the globe until 2028. It comes at a moment when its formidable stature in the culture...

DeSantis Gains Control of Tax Board Overseeing Disney World

The Florida governor had wanted to abolish the resort’s designation as a special tax district. That would have left two counties paying for services like...

With Traditional TV in Free Fall, Disney Looks to Cut Costs

In the company’s first earnings report since Bob Iger returned as C.E.O., it exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. But thousands of employees are expected to be...

Disney’s Iger Returns to Familiar Stage, but With Different Challenges

The company reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, and Wall Street is expecting it to lay out a new streaming strategy and operating structure.