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Box Office: 'It' Scores Record $13.5 Million on Thursday Night

Box Office: 'It' Scores Record $13.5 Million on Thursday Night

New Line's "It" has opened to a monster $13.5 million on Thursday night. The North American preview number for "It" is the third-largest for 2017, trailing only Disney's "Guardians of the Galax …

By Dave McNary
Toronto Film Festival Kicks Off With Shia LaBeouf Channeling John McEnroe

Toronto Film Festival Kicks Off With Shia LaBeouf Channeling John McEnroe

"Tennis anyone?" With those words and a gesture to his sneakers, artistic director Cameron Bailey kicked off the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday night. Bailey took the stage at …
Facebook to Spend Up to $1 Billion on Original Shows? Social Giant Wants to Stay on Hollywood's Radar

Facebook to Spend Up to $1 Billion on Original Shows? Social Giant Wants to Stay on Hollywood's Radar

Facebook is signaling that's ready to spend a bundle on original TV-style content -- upwards of a billion bucks in the next year, according to an anonymously sourced report in the Wall Street J …
Florida Movie Theaters Closing as Hurricane Irma Approaches

Florida Movie Theaters Closing as Hurricane Irma Approaches

With the massive Hurricane Irma expected to reach South Florida this weekend, movie chains in the region began shutting down Thursday night. Gov. Rick Scott has directed the closure of all publ …

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Can Netflix Crash the Oscars With 'Mudbound'?

How Dee Rees, Mary J. Blige, and Carey Mulligan bucked the system with "Mudbound" — a Sundance hit that now stands as Netflix's best shot at awards season glory.

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