Barbie, Oppenheimer, Taylor Swift: 2023’s most important films

Movie posters for "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" are pictured outside the Cinemark Somerdale 16 and XD in Somerdale, New Jersey, 2023.Hannah Beier | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesCall 2023 an explosive comeback at the box office.There were blonde bombshells, in "Barbie," actual bombs, in "Oppenheimer," and small-budget blockbusters...

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Tesla, New York Times, NetEase

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — The electric vehicle maker added 1.9% after Bloomberg News reported improvements to its Model Y vehicle are coming. Tesla plans to revamp the car from its Shanghai plant starting in the middle of 2024, the report said. The...

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Coherus, Netease and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Netease — Shares of the Chinese internet company shed 4% after China's top gaming regulator promised to "further modify and improve" fresh rules targeting excessive gaming. Shares of Netease had previously plunged 24.6% last Friday upon the introduction of the...

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‘The Color Purple’ scores second-best Christmas debut box office ever

Taraji P. Henson stars in Warner Bros. "The Color Purple."Warner Bros. DiscoveryIt was a very Merry Christmas for Warner Bros. Discovery.With $18.15 million in box office receipts, the studio's newest film "The Color Purple" had the highest Christmas Day opening since 2009 and the second-largest Christmas Day opening of...

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‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ domestic box office opening

Jason Momoa stars as Arthur Curry, aka Aquaman, in Warner Bros.' "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom."Warner Bros. Discovery"Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" dog-paddled to a $28.1 million domestic opening, the fourth-lowest in the history of the DC Extended Universe.The film was expected to open between $32 million and $42 million....

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