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After a 52-year reign, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is bowing out. The monarch, 83, officially stepped down from the throne Jan. 14—handing over duties to her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik, now King Frederik the 10th.  The abdication is Denmark’s first in nearly 900 years, with the last event of its kind being in 1146 when King Erik relinquished his role to
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Globally, including most everywhere overseas, 2023 box office was led by a mix of Barbie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Oppenheimer, curious bedfellows who nevertheless proved that cultural phenomena can come in different forms and set turnstiles spinning. Both the global and international box office saw improvement in 2023 versus 2022 with an estimated
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“My life choices are, um, unconventional.” That’s what Sarah Paulson told The Edit in 2017, and the 49-year-old wasn’t referring to the various roles she’s has taken on for FX’s American Horror Story, which include a witch, conjoined twin sisters and a heroin junkie. No, the Golden Globe and Emmy winner was alluding to her relationship with Holland Taylor, which has
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Imax and Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries have started production on Stormbound, a feature documentary the follows storm chaser Jeff Gammons.  Imax is financing the project, which is directed by Miko Lim (Ocean Mother) using Imax film and Imax digital cameras. It’s slated for release in 2025 across the big-screen theater network. “Next to firefighters, there may
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Jason Sudeikis is sparking fresh romance rumors with actress Elsie Hewitt after the two were spotted out together. The Ted Lasso star, 48, was photographed looking cozy with the Teenage Badass star, 27, during an outing in West Hollywood Jan. 11. The pair are seen hugging outside at the Birds Streets Club in pics posted by the Daily Mail. Sudeikis and
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In a lull for specialty openings early in the new year, three foreign-language films are taking a shot. The Settlers, winner of the Cannes Un Certain Regard FIPRESCI Prize, and Inshallah A Boy are Cannes alumns and Oscar submissions from, respectively, Chile and Jordan (neither short-listed in a competitive field). Driving Madeleine is a crowd
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It wasn’t the cheating that ultimately put the stake in the marriage, though. Priscilla was mainly tired of having an absentee husband, and Elvis’ volatility when they were together—exacerbated by prescription drug abuse, and all the enablers who ostensibly worked for him but whose main job was to cater to his whims—didn’t help matters. “If he
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Paramount’s next iteration of Mean Girls has minted $3.25M in previews. That figure includes 4pm showtimes from yesterday as well as the “On Wednesdays We Wear Pink” early access screenings. A reminder that Paramount pivoted the release of Mean Girls: It was originally intended for Paramount+, and the test scores screamed, ‘Release this movie theatrically!’.
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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM‘s Head of Specialty Theatrical Distribution, Mark Boxer, was among the notables cuts yesterday at the streaming theatrical studio. Among some of Boxer’s highlights at Amazon, he oversaw the specialty theatrical releases of such Oscar nominated titles as Being the Ricardos, Poland’s 2018 International film entry Cold War, and 2x Oscar winner Sound
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Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic starring Jaafar Jackson as the King of Pop, is getting a global release. Lionsgate is releasing the movie stateside on April 18, 2025, with Universal is handling overseas distribution. Today, Lionsgate announced that it was beginning production on director Antoine Fuqua’s Michael on January 22. The John Logan-scripted movie, produced
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There’s a reason Julia Roberts has remained a pretty woman all these years. The 56-year-old gave insight into her 21-year marriage with husband Danny Moder while sharing her secret to looking and feeling good. After initially joking that the key to preserving her “lustrous youth” is pickling her head in a jar “every other Saturday,” the Pretty Woman actress expressed how having Danny by her side has
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Exhibitors are lighting candles and saying prayers that Paramount‘s feature musical redux Mean Girls carries them big-time throughout January after a dry spell caused by the double strikes. Ya see, for the next three weeks following Mean Girls, there isn’t a major studio wide release until Apple Original Films’ Argylle arrives on February 2 via
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Mamma mia! This family can eat. Chris Pratt shared a sweet look at all three of his kids enjoying breakfast together, posting an Instagram Story on Jan. 10 of the kids snacking on cereal and fruit at the table. The Jurassic World star’s son Jack, 11—who he shares with Anna Faris—was pictured in a red tee sitting next to Lyla,
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Sony has moved Wayfarer Studios’ feature take of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, It Ends With Us from Feb. 9 to June 21. The movie stars Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate and Hasan Minhaj. It Ends With Us leaves behind Focus Features’ Lisa Frankenstein, Bleecker Street’s Out of Darkness, and Disney/Pixar’s Turning Red
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Carrie Coon is assembling for a tropical trip to The White Lotus. The actress—who plays Proxima Midnight in the Avengers films—has officially been cast in season three of the HBO drama, Max announced on X (formerly known as Twitter) Jan. 9. Carrie reposted news of her casting on Instagram, also giving a shoutout to the show’s creator Mike White and his prior HBO
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Broadway box office was back on earth last week following the previous week’s unusual double-holiday surge, when both Christmas and New Year’s Eve fell within the same theatrical window. For the week ending January 7, Broadway’s 26 productions grossed a total $29,681,396, a 35% drop from the previous week‘s $45,413,789. Attendance was down about 14%
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Famous Draco Malfoy. Can’t even go to a hotel without bumping into family.  Tom Felton had Harry Potter fans flying high after he shared a picture from a reunion with none other than his onscreen father Jason Isaacs. Posing in front of London hotel The Savoy, Jason—who played Lucius Malfoy in the films—has his arm wrapped around Tom’s shoulder in
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Line by line, Maren Morris is finalizing her divorce from husband Ryan Hurd. The country singer—who filed for divorce from the songwriter after five years of marriage—has reached a settlement agreement that would allow them to split time with 3-year-old son Hayes evenly, according to the legal documents obtained by multiple outlets. “The Bones” singer would also pay Ryan $2,100 monthly in child support,
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9.  To prepare for the physically demanding role, Lawrence underwent various workout methods.  “It’s lots of training but the training’s actually really fun,” she told MTV News. “I’ve done archery for about six weeks, and rock climbing, tree climbing, combat, running and vaulting. But also yoga and things like that, to stay catlike.” 10. Lawrence
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Audiences didn’t have a lot of new choices, nor a mega late-December blockbuster to ring in the first weekend of the new year at the movies, but the studio titles on offer are still drawing crowds and seeing strong holds, particularly with ongoing holidays in many international box office markets. Milestones are also being set
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