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It feels like it’s been eons since anyone talked much about a movie that wasn’t Star Wars, but eventually, weeks (months?) from now, its supremacy at the box office will die down, and theaters will usher in a whole new year of movies. In 2015, the deluge...

2016 has been a turbulent year for a whole host of reasons, but one thing that has remained consistent is the strength of cinema. At the start of the year, after a year when admissions were the fourth highest in 44 years, it looked like 2016 would struggle...

(Variety) – From “Jaws” to “Jurassic Park,” few directors can rival Steven Spielberg in the blockbuster arena. But even Spielberg’s magic touch couldn’t save “The BFG” at the box office. On paper, the film, a $140 million adaptation of a beloved children...

The studio is the current king of Hollywood, and nobody else can truly compete. It may seem difficult to believe, but a little more than 15 years ago, Hollywood’s current movie king, Walt Disney Studios, was at something of a crossroads. The '90s had...

In terms of box office performances, 2015 was an enormous year for Hollywood, with films like Mad Max, Jurassic World, and Avengers: Age of Ultron propelling revenue through the roof. And these movies hit during the first half of the year, months before...