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The Bad Habit That Broke Box Office • Amid a lack of tentpoles due to strike fallout, domestic theatrical revenue is down every week as movie fans grow more and more used to at-home viewing. Could reinforcements next year help?
Heat Index
Broadway Box Office Is Struggling, Too • Insiders were hopeful that grosses could build year-over-year, but several factors (including fewer office workers in the city) have kept numbers flat
Netflix Data Dump: Biggest Bombs (and Hits) • The streaming giant’s massive May 23 data trove for the second half of 2023 includes almost 16,000 series, movies and specials, which accounted for about 90 billion hours of viewing worldwide. The shows and movies below are … not a big part of that number, to say the least. Rather, they’re some of the higher-profile projects that, relatively speaking, almost no one watched. (For comparison’s sake, some of the biggest titles are also included)
Sound of Freedom Director Gets Rich Deal … and a House • Alejandro Monteverde inked a 10-year pact to helm 5 to 10 features for Angel Studios — with a $4 million to $5 million home thrown in
Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal
Heavy Is the Head That Wears the Crown • Now the sole showrunner of the Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon, writer (and memorabilia collector) Ryan Condal opens up about managing his anxiety and what’s arguably the most valuable television IP to Warner Bros. Discovery
A Late Night Team Built for This Volatile Election Year • With Jon Stewart’s return, the showrunner of the multiple Emmy-winning Daily Show describes its storied presidential-race coverage and how tweaking the format will deliver more laughs in an unprecedented political season
When Julia Louis-Dreyfus Plays Your Mom • Lola Petticrew on their film Tuesday, getting chewed out by JLD for smoking on set, and the challenge of acting opposite a CGI bird
The Paydays of Renting L.A. Houses for Film Shoots • When film and TV productions come knocking, Los Angeles homeowners can score thousands: ‘It’s free money’
A First-Class Flight for Dogs • New private jet company Bark Air has launched service between New York and L.A.
Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in entertainment
Power Dining
Rambling Reporter
Hitched, Hatched, Hired • Inside the industry’s celebrations and news
How to Score Gold in Paris (or at Least a Hotel Room) • Last-minute travelers to the Summer Olympics can still enjoy a ‘magical’ experience — as long as they’re ready for logistical nightmares and major up-charging, with big spenders budgeting $200,000 for their trips
PARLEZ-VOUS OLYMPICS? NBC SPORTS DIALS UP THE CELEB TALENT
Shades of Summer • Pump up your beauty game with an arsenal of colorful new products that will help you put on your best face this season
The Red Carpet
THE TWO JAKES • He’s still the brooding performer who broke out in Brokeback and is about to front the crime thriller Presumed Innocent. But JAKE GYLLENHAAL is also a goofy fitness fanatic who craves more ‘fun’ fare like Road House and wants to focus on his romantic relationship. The actor tells THR why his new era is all about surprising himself while balancing out the hyperintensity that made him a star
‘THESE KIDS DESERVE AN ANSWER’ • THE DOCUMENTARY WE GO HIGHER WAS MEANT TO GIVE A VOICE TO CHILDREN OF 9/11 VICTIMS. NOW, ITS HIGH-PROFILE PRODUCER IS DEALING WITH CLAIMS OF FRAUD AND MANIPULATION, AND THE FILM WILL LIKELY NEVER...