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Lionsgate’s heist thriller “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” stole the box office crown, debuting at No. 1 with $15.5 million from 3,008 North American theaters. The sequel to 2018’s “Den of Thieves” opened on the higher end of expectations and landed about even with its predecessor’s $15.2 million launch. The first film also opened in

The Indian box office grossed $1.37 billion in 2024, marking a 3% decline from the record-breaking $1.41 billion achieved in 2023, per numbers from Ormax Media. Despite the dip, 2024 still stands as the second-highest-grossing year in the history of Indian cinema. Leading the year’s collections were the Telugu-language blockbusters “Pushpa 2: The Rule” and

Smoldering beachfront homes. Charred vehicles. A Starbucks patio destroyed. A child’s playhouse in a burn-scarred backyard. A firefighter at work. These are among the searing images captured on Jan. 10 in areas of Malibu and Pacific Palisades devasted by the wildfire storm that ignited on Jan. 7. The inferno has been fueled by Santa Ana

Ariana Grande’s career is one of transformation. She’s mastered reinvention from her Nickelodeon beginnings to her chart-topping pop career. Now, in her most ambitious turn yet, she’s poised to dazzle the Oscars as Glinda, the Good Witch, in Universal Pictures’ blockbuster smash “Wicked.” But Grande’s venture into the emerald world of Oz is more than

Fernanda Torres, the daughter of legendary Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro, is dispelling the stigma around nepo babies following her Golden Globe win. While speaking with IndieWire after her Globe-winning turn in “I’m Still Here,” Torres bashed the negative stigma around nepo babies as an “ancient” idea, and deemed herself as the “nepo baby person that

Roger Pratt, the cinematographer behind “The Fisher King,” “Brazil” and Tim Burton’s “Batman,” has died. He was 77. The news was posted via the British Society of Cinematographers: “It is with deepest sadness that we learn of the passing of Roger Pratt BSC (1947-2024).” The news did not state when he died, nor did it

The title of Mike Leigh’s latest movie, “Hard Truths,” suggests a remarkable, career-spanning consistency, tracing back to the stage and screen director’s 1971 big-screen debut, “Bleak Moments.” For more than half a century, Leigh has been bringing audiences into the lives and homes of British citizens of various backgrounds and classes, developing original projects through

Climate change didn’t start the wildfires that are ravaging Los Angeles County this week. But the big swings in weather patterns that have accelerated over the past two decades serve as rocket fuel that intensifies the flames and spreads the devastation. Environmental experts and scientists warn that Southern Californians will have to come to grips

Director Paul Feig is dispelling rumors that “A Simple Favor 2” has been indefinitely delayed by Amazon due to drama surrounding star Blake Lively. Early Friday morning, an internet investigator, known as “Eric B” on X, posted a thread outlining how Amazon shelved the sequel to the 2018 crime thriller amid Lively’s legal fallout with

Big Nick and his boys have heisted a No. 1 opening. Lionsgate‘s crime sequel “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” debuted on top of domestic charts after cashing $5.8 million on opening day from 3,008 theaters. That’s pacing a touch ahead of the first “Den of Thieves,” which STX opened in January 2018 to a $5.6

Indian auteur Anurag Kashyap has thrown his weight behind “Aakhri Ride” (The Last Ride), set to feature as one of the market picks at the upcoming Clermont-Ferrand short film market. The film follows Aman, a Mumbai ride-share driver racing to secure dowry money for his sister’s wedding, whose night takes an unexpected turn when he picks

With two major fires continuing to rage across the Los Angeles area, thousands of displaced residents are looking for housing. Immediately. Top luxury realtor Dylan Eckhardt, whose clients include Justin Bieber and Rihanna, says he has received 36 calls in the past 18 hours from people whose homes in Malibu and Pacific Palisades have been reduced to ash. Displaced

It started as something of a joke. While cutting a trailer for their co-directorial effort “It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This,” Nick Toti and Rachel Kempf had a little fun at the end of the clip. “We were like, ‘Oh, it kind of needs something,’” he says. “So we put the scroll at the

Shrek and the Minions will both be on the big screen in 2026. Universal Pictures announced Friday that the highly-anticipated animated movies are swapping their theatrical release dates, with DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek 5” pushing back from July 1, 2026 to Wednesday, Dec. 23, while Illumination’s “Minions 3” moves into that summer 2026 window from its

The Walt Disney Company is donating $15 million for response and rebuilding efforts amid the ongoing Southern California fires. Likewise, Paramount is donating $1 million to on-the-ground organizations, including the Los Angles Fire Department Foundation, California Fire Foundation, Red Cross, Direct Relief, World Central Kitchen and Best Friends Animal Society. Meanwhile, the CAA Foundation has

“Alien: Romulus” director Fede Álvarez said in an interview with Empire magazine that he understands why some viewers reacted negatively to the appearance of late actor Ian Holm in the film. Holm played the android Ash in Ridley Scott’s original “Alien” film and died in 2020 at 88 years old. The actor’s likeness was resurrected

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains mild spoilers about “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera,” now playing in theaters. O’Shea Jackson Jr. is a man of many interests, but he’s betting big on “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera,” now in theaters via Lionsgate. The 2018 original, in which a group of bank robbers (including Jackson Jr.’s Donnie) clash