Overall, ticket sales for the weekend were up 21 percent from last year. But the expensive “Supergirl” debuted as a disappointing second, with an estimated…

For years, creators were on the fringes at Creative Artists Agency, a Hollywood talent behemoth. Now the agency is putting them center stage.

The Disney-Pixar sequel was expected to make $160 million in North America over the weekend, lifting the summer box office to $1.85 billion to date.

The movie, which cost $300 million to make and market, was expected to collect about $102 million from Thursday through Monday at domestic theaters.

Inside the reworked Stage 5, a hallowed soundstage where John Wayne once roamed and the cast of “Friends” sipped coffee on couches.

Disney parks are closely watched as a bellwether for consumer confidence.

An actress accused the director James Cameron of stealing her likeness for a digitally created, blue-skinned warrior princess.

It was the biggest opening weekend for a traditional comedy in 11 years. One analyst called the debut “sensational.”

Lionsgate estimated on Saturday that the Michael Jackson biopic would collect more than $200 million over its first few days in theaters.

Reshoots, reluctant studios and family holdouts: the production faced many issues. But now the box office is expected to be huge.