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‘Spider-Man’ soars with $185.1M over six-day holiday weekend

“Spider-Man: Far From Home” swooped in to dominate the July Fourth holiday weekend, raking in an estimated$185.1 million since opening in North America on Tuesday and earning $93.6 million from Friday to Sunday.

‘Shazam!’ tops ‘Pet Sematary’ at box office

Seven films in, the DC Extended Universe is finally flying with some wind behind its back. The well-reviewed, relatively modestly budgeted “Shazam!” debuted with $53.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing DC its latest critical and box-office success.

 
Lawyers for Kevin Spacey enter not guilty plea in sex assault case

Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty Monday to groping an 18-year-old busboy in 2016 in the first criminal case brought against the disgraced actor following a string of sexual misconduct allegations that crippled his career.

Marvel releases first trailer for ‘Avengers 4’

The fourth “Avengers” movie finally has a title. Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Co. said Friday that the highly anticipated, and closely guarded, conclusion to the “Infinity War” saga will be called “Avengers: Endgame.”

Lamar earns 8 Grammy nods while women dominate many categories

The music of “Black Panther,” with Kendrick Lamar in its starring role, officially owns the 2019 Grammy Awards, where women are heavily represented in the major four categories following a year where their presence was barely felt.

‘Venom,’ ‘A Star is Born’ lead weekend box office

In a weekend of perfect counterprogramming for Hollywood, the comic-book movie “Venom” shrugged off bad reviews to shatter the October box-office record with an $80 million debut, while Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” soared to $41.3 million.

Academy scraps new Best Popular film category for 2019

The idea to hand out a popular film Oscar has been shelved for now following widespread backlash, but film academy president John Bailey says that the new category was well-intentioned in its efforts to reflect a changing industry and misunderstood by its critics.

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