Fans watch a movie at a cinema in Shanghai, China.Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesWomen are fueling China's box office despite making up a smaller share of the population — and Hollywood should take note.While women account for less than half of the Chinese population, they represent...
Timothee Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson star in Denis Villeneuve's remake of "Dune."Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Discovery is preparing investors for the effects of the writers' and actors' strikes if they continue through the end of this year.The company, in a Tuesday securities filing, said it adjusted its expectations, assuming the...
Members of the United Auto Workers union hold a rally and practice picket near a Stellantis plant in Detroit, Aug. 23, 2023.Michael Wayland / CNBCDETROIT – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain appears ready to fire up the picket lines.The union's bulldog new leader has repeatedly vowed to drive...
In this photo illustration, the Charter Communications logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCharter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey wants the pay-TV bundle to live.He also thinks the industry should get on board with a new model.The CEO of one of...
Actor Karen Brown walks the picket line with fellow SAG-AFRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers in front of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, July 17, 2023.Mike Blake | ReutersHollywood's labor pool is taking a hit as the dual strikes by actors and writers drag on....
Michael Nason, 29, left, and Donna Nason, 25, right, both of Bakersfield are wearing a face mask in Union Station on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. COVID-19 making a comeback in California.Francine Orr | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesAn uptick in Covid cases and hospitalizations...
After rising steadily since January, home prices may now be turning lower again.The latest read on home prices shows they hit another all-time high in July, rising 2.3% from the same month last year, according to Black Knight. That's a bigger annual gain than the roughly 1% recorded in...
Kenneth Branagh stars as Hercule Poirot in 20th Century Studio's "A Haunting in Venice."Disney | 20th Century StudiosTime to pair that pumpkin spice latte with some popcorn. Spooky movie season is officially here.Starting Friday, movie theaters will have a steady stream of jump scares, creepy monsters and gore — and...
Cable giant Charter Communications and Disney are in a battle over contract fees that has left millions of people without access to U.S. Open, college football and potentially "Monday Night Football," with the NFL's season starting in just days.On Thursday, Disney said that the two companies have been in...
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, left, and Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.Getty ImagesAn Amazon shareholder lawsuit says the company snubbed SpaceX for valuable satellite launch contracts because of Jeff Bezos' personal rivalry with Elon Musk, who has taunted his fellow billionaire's space ambitions for years.Cleveland Bakers and...