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An exhausted Ryan Reynolds was overwhelmed when the opening-day grosses started pouring in on July 26 for Deadpool & Wolverine, the third entry in his audacious superhero series. By July 27, the impossible was within reach: The Marvel Studios pic was going to cross $200 million in its domestic debut, something no one thought possible for an R-rated film. The final number came in at a stunning $211 million, the sixth-biggest opening of all time and $79 million ahead of the previous R-rated recordholder, 2016’s Deadpool. “I’ve been in some form of writing, producing, performing, editing and marketing of Deadpool & Wolverine for three years. I’d say it’s hard work — but it’s closer to obsession,” Reynolds told THR upon returning from a whirlwind global publicity tour with his besties,…
Ryan Condal Even as the showrunner’s finale proves divisive, House of the Dragon ends on a high note with 8.9 million viewers, up 14 percent from its season premiere. Sundar Pichai A major court ruling finding that Google’s search business violates antitrust laws could upend the most lucrative product in the CEO’s portfolio and reshape the open web. Shaboozey The artist’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” leads Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for the fourth frame as it nabs 90.2 million radio airplay audience impressions, per Luminate’s tally. Jennifer Witz SiriusXM, led by the CEO, loses 173,000 subscribers in its latest quarter as total revenue drops 3 percent less than a year after relaunching its brand in hopes of growth. Showbiz Stocks $109.04 (+3.3%) TKO GROUP (TKO) The WWE owner held a…
Before June, 2024’s domestic box office revenue was down a panic-inducing 28 percent behind 2023. Now, that gap has narrowed to 16 percent thanks to a steady flow of big- and medium-size event pics. Here are notable weekends that fueled the rebound, including July 17-19, down a better-than-expected 51.7 percent from Barbenheimer’s opening weekend thanks to Twisters Source: Comscore…
The Paris Olympics have put NBC and its employees in a mighty good mood. Walking through NBC Sports’ headquarters midway through the Games, one could almost feel the energy and good vibes. And not just because of the live music and s’more-making in firepits by the Eiffel Tower. No, not that Eiffel Tower. In a courtyard outside its Stamford, Connecticut, headquarters — the production home of the Games — NBC constructed a model of the Paris landmark, which sits next to gigantic Olympic rings. It’s easy to understand why everyone is cheerful: The Olympics have their groove back. After the pandemic led to a muted 2020 and 2022 Games (with empty arenas and families at home), Paris has been a shot in the arm. The Paris Olympics have delivered more…
The arrival of AI hit Hollywood like an earthquake. It was fall 2022 when OpenAI released an early demo of ChatGPT in what became the first major moment of the tech entering the public consciousness. Everything changed, starting with “Heart on My Sleeve,” a song that used AI versions of voices from Drake and The Weeknd. SAG-AFTRA mobilized its fleet of lobbyists in Washington, D.C., as did the Recording Industry Association of America. They found receptive ears in Sens. Chris Coons, Marsha Blackburn, Amy Klobuchar and Thom Tillis, who later unveiled a discussion draft of legislation providing protections from unauthorized uses of individuals’ appearance and voice in generative AI tools. On July 31, an updated version of the bill was introduced — a landmark entry in the debate over AI…
JAN. 13, 2023 Visual artists sue AI image generators StabilityAI and Midjourney in San Francisco. JULY 10, 2023 Sarah Silverman joins class action filed by authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey against OpenAI and Meta in San Francisco. SEPT. 20, 2023 In Manhattan, Authors Guild (representing top fiction authors) sues OpenAI. OCT. 18, 2023 Music publishers sue Amazon’s Anthropic in Tennessee. NOV. 21, 2023 Nonfiction authors sue OpenAI and Microsoft in Manhattan. DEC. 27, 2023 The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft in Manhattan. APRIL 30, 2024 Alden Global Capital sues OpenAI and Microsoft in Manhattan on behalf of eight prominent newspapers. MAY 16, 2024 Voice actors sue Berkeley-based AI startup LOVO in Manhattan. JUNE 24, 2024 Music labels sue AI music generators Suno and Udio in Massachusetts. AUG. 5,…
