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‘Five Night at Freddy’s’ wins what should've been ‘Dune: Part Two’ weekend
With the ‘Dune’ sequel pushed to next year, the weekend lacked a major draw.
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'Marvel is truly f*cked with the whole Kang angle'
New report explores Marvel's future. PLUS: Taylor Tomlinson to follow Colbert, a new ‘Planet of the Apes’ trailer, and does Elon Musk think the main character of 'Blade Runner' was named Bladerunner?
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ opens with a shocking $78M weekend
The video game adaption blew away the debuts of several 2023 debuts from major franchises.
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Nate Bargatze? Great host. Mikey Day? Not so great Joe Biden.
The standup comedian delivered a bounce-back episode while the show shook up who plays the president.
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Next 'Mission: Impossible' pushed to 2025, will ditch 'Dead Reckoning Part Two' subtitle
Let's start taking guesses on the new subtitle. PLUS: 'The Crown' final season gets a new trailer, 'Dune' goes Lego, and my thoughts on 'Loki.'
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It’s still the ‘Eras’ of Taylor Swift
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ delivers one of the best opening weekends of Martin Scorsese’s career.
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Bad Bunny is ‘so sexy even God can’t stop him’
The full ‘SNL’ cast slips to the background for cameos from Pedro Pascal, Mick Jagger and Fred Armisen.
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End of an era as Best Buy abandons Blu-rays and DVDs
The retailer is getting out of the physical media game. PLUS: How 'Rick and Morty' found its new voices, and trailers for 'Napoleon,' 'Anyone But You' and 'Monarch.'
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Welcome to the ‘Taylor Swift’ Era
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ easily wins the weekend. But was it enough to dethrone ‘Joker’?
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‘SNL’ returns — and brings Pete Davidson back with it
The show kicked off its 49th season with The King of Staten Island hosting.
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Marvel overhauls 'Daredevil' — and how it approaches TV
Turns out making TV isn't the same as making movies. PLUS: Talks break down between SAG-AFTRA and the studios, and Pete Davidson prepares to host 'SNL.'
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‘The Exorcist: Believer’ raises a weekend win
Honestly, everyone’s just waiting for the Taylor Swift concert movie to hit theaters next weekend.