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The Warner Bros. box office streak continues. Riding a high wave since the release of “A Minecraft Movie” four months ago, the studio’s winning ways continued this weekend with New Line’s “Weapons,” which earned an $18.2 million opening day from 3,202 locations — including $5.7 million from previews — and putting it on course for a $40 million opening weekend. …

Disney’s body-swapping comedy Freakier Friday and New Line’s acclaimed mystery-comedy Weapons are off to the races at the late-summer box office. The two August pics are expected to end up in a close race for No. 1 domestically and topple Marvel Studio’ struggling holdover The Fantastic Four: The First Steps from the top spot. Marvel and parent company Disney are …

Archaeologists in Iran have unearthed the lavish grave of a teenager who lived more than 3,000 years ago, when the region was part of the Greater Khorasan Civilization. The woman died at about age 18, probably of natural causes. Her rich grave goods, including gold jewelry, indicate that she came from a wealthy family with “inherited status,” according to a …

Box Office: ‘Freakier Friday’ and ‘Weapons’ Battle for First Place Over ‘Fantastic Four’  Variety ‘Weapons’: Fandango’s Second Horror Ticket Pre-Seller YTD, Still 100% With Critics On Rotten Tomatoes – Box Office  Deadline ‘Weapons’ Review: Zach Cregger’s Wildly Satisfying Genre Epic  IndieWire Josh Brolin and Julia Garner Clash in ‘Weapons’ But Their Bond Off-Screen Was “Cellular, Sibling Sh**”  The Hollywood Reporter Movie Review: Why did …

In what’s one of the last big showdowns at the summer box office, New Line’s Weapons, which is strong across the board, and Disney’s femme-skewing, much millennial-loved Freakier Friday are about to face off, with the tracking reports indicating a too-close-to-call race for No. 1 with $30 million-plus expected for both. However, there is immense buzz from distribution sources that …

Enhanced Box Score: Reds 5, Cubs 1 – August 5, 2025  Bleacher Nation Littell stymies Cubs in stellar Cincy debut  MLB.com Reds 5-1 Cubs (Aug 5, 2025) Game Recap  ESPN Sagging Cubs fall short to Reds  CBS News Reds’ Spencer Steer: Cranks 13th homer in multi-hit game  CBS Sports Source link

Still, there are few alternative lessons to be considered here. While Fantastic Four just suffered a precipitous drop, and Warner Bros. and DC’s own hard universe-reset in Superman proved to have sturdier legs when it opened slightly bigger and then fell a healthy 53.2 percent in its second weekend, neither superhero movie seems destined to cross $700 million worldwide. Kal-El …

President Donald Trump joins Squawk Box at 8 a.m. on August 5, 2025. Click here to watch the CNBC TV livestream. President Donald Trump will join CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday around 8 a.m. ET for a wide-ranging conversation on the economy and the state of the U.S. Trump’s interview comes as the administration juggles a slew of tariff negotiations …

David Zucker, who directed the original Naked Gun film, sees the reboot’s positive reception as a sign that this is a good year — even if he has no plans to watch the new movie that stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. Zucker has been outspoken about feeling burned that he and other members of the original 1988 film’s team …

Fantastic Four: First Steps Credit: Marvel It’s been a rough year for Disney and Marvel’s MCU. Captain America: Brave New World was met with tepid reviews and a sluggish box office. Thunderbolts was better received, but the relatively unknown characters and title almost guaranteed that it would flop. More on these two in a minute. Fantastic Four: First Steps seemed, …