Movies

As a big Disney fan, I was a little worried seeing the Entertainment earnings drop this quarter, especially after Fantastic Four. But honestly, it makes sense when you look at the bigger picture. Last year was incredible with huge hits like Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine – Disney themselves keep saying those movies were the reason things looked so good! This year just hasn’t had a movie quite on that blockbuster level yet, so it’s not really an apples-to-apples comparison.

The company pointed directly to theatrical comparisons as the main reason for the decline.

As a big Disney+ watcher, I found it really interesting to hear from their CFO, Hugh Johnston, on CNBC. He mentioned that roughly half of the new subscribers they gained this quarter came through deals with other companies, and the agreement with Charter Communications was a huge driver of that growth. It’s good to see they’re finding ways to expand their audience beyond just direct sign-ups.

Zack Snyder celebrated reaching 300,000 followers by sharing a black-and-white photo he took with his Leica camera. He thanked his fans and said he’s excited to continue sharing more content, as he’s only been on the platform for six weeks and is just getting started.

The band decided to add a second show in Mumbai due to overwhelming demand from fans across India who wanted to see them perform. Following the enthusiastic response to their Lollapalooza India announcement, Mike Shinoda shared with BookMyShow Live, “The past year on tour has been amazing. The fans in India were so excited about Lollapalooza that we knew one show wouldn’t be enough, so we’re happy to be bringing the tour to both Bengaluru and Mumbai for our first time ever.”

The movie earned $40 million domestically and $39.2 million internationally, totaling $79.2 million worldwide (reaching $88.5 million by Tuesday). However, with a production cost of $105 million, it’s not yet clear if the film will be profitable.

The cast for the new season includes several new faces: Asami Kizukawa as Aya, Masataka Kubota as Hyūga, Sho Kaneta as Hidenobu, Takaaki Enoki as Lord Ito, and Jun Kunimura as Gōda. Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Fumi Nikaidô, Shinnosuke Abe, Hiroto Kanai, Yoriko Dôguchi, Tommy Bastow, Yuko Miyamoto, Eita Okuno, and Yuka Kouri are all returning to their roles.

Comcast’s CEO, Brian Roberts, recently visited Saudi Arabia to meet with officials from the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and discuss a potential offer for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).

I recently shared a photo I took of Jason Momoa – you probably know him as @prideofgypsies – while we were in Iceland. It looks like it was taken around the time we were filming Justice League, and the landscape is just incredible!

After the movie earned only $1.3 million in its opening weekend across over 2,000 theaters, the lead actress from Batwoman used the platform Threads to suggest that the actor Sweeney was responsible for the film’s poor performance.