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Elon Musk has sparked a wave of discussion with a short but cautionary post on X, urging people to “read the box of anything you’re taking.” His comment came in response to a new scientific study on hormonal contraceptives, which suggested potential effects on brain function, emotional regulation, and memory. The research focused on how synthetic hormones may alter activity …

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says he was “pigeon-holed” as an actor who could only appear in blockbusters, which is one of the reasons he wanted to star as UFC fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine. The Smashing Machine sees Johnson portray the life and career of Mark Kerr, a former wrestler and UFC star who struggled with substance abuse. …

Stitch, Superman and a flock of creepy children drew audiences to movie theaters this summer, but it wasn’t enough to jolt box office revenue past even the dreary levels reached last year. The total theatrical haul for the summer — which, for industry watchers, stretches from the first weekend of May through Labor Day — grossed $3.67 billion in the …

Labor Day Box Office: ‘Weapons’ No. 1, ‘Jaws’ Beats ‘Caught Stealing’  Variety ‘Jaws’ re-release chomps away at competition, but Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ tops lackluster Labor Day box office  CNN ‘Caught Stealing’ stole audiences’ hearts on opening day — here’s what The Post had to say about it  New York Post Weekend Box Office: WEAPONS Re-Takes First Place as Summer Concludes  Boxoffice Pro ‘Weapons’ regains …

Sometimes, when you play a well-known and beloved character in one franchise, it’s a challenge getting people to view you as someone else in a different role. Actors who play Marvel superheroes, for example, have been in a plethora of other projects, but none seem to be as big as their classic characters. Benedict Cumberbatch, who portrays Doctor Strange in …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Weapons” found its way back on top during the Labor Day weekend, culminating a summer box office that’s likely to fall right below meeting last year’s earnings. Zach Cregger’s horror proved its staying power as a late-summer viral success and regained the top spot after last weekend saw “Kpop Demon Hunters” give Netflix its first box-office …

JOSH BROLIN as Archer in New Line Cinema’s “Weapons,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Quantrell Colbert Key Takeaways Total 3-Day Weekend Gross:$63,645,404 | -17.4% Last Week / -22.7% Weekend 35, 2024 Labor Day Weekend brings summer ’25 to a close with Weapons once again on top with $10.2M for the 3-Day, plus Universal’s Jaws re-release gobbling up ticket …

Whatever happened to the mantra “survive until ’25,” the go-to refrain for theater owners and Hollywood executives trying to remain optimistic when the box office kept slumping last year, with revenue lagging well behind pre-pandemic levels?  Perhaps the mantra disappeared this summer when it became clear that not even the likes of Superman or even bigger and scarier dinosaurs could …

Box Office: ‘Weapons’ Wins Quiet Labor Day With $12.4M, ‘Jaws’ Beats ‘Caught Stealing,’ ‘The Roses’  The Hollywood Reporter Summer Ending With $3.67B Near Even With Last Year Thanks To ‘Weapons’ Labor Day; Misses $4B Projection – Update  Deadline ‘Caught Stealing’ stole audiences’ hearts on opening day — here’s what The Post had to say about it  New York Post Box Office: ‘Weapons’ Returns …

This year’s August dump of indie films that gathered dust for years hasn’t been kind to Sydney Sweeney, one of Hollywood’s most in-demand young actresses whose summer of discontent also includes a major backlash over an American Eagle Jeans campaign that even resulted in President Donald Trump giving her a shoutout for being a registered Republican. Sweeney has been riding …