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‘Tom & Jerry' Gives Box Office Hope With $13.7 Million Opening, Best of 2021
Yet “Tom & Jerry” still managed the second-best opening of the pandemic following Warner Bros.’ “Wonder Woman 1984,” which launched with $16.7 million in December while also landing on HBO Max.
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Joel Schumacher, Director of ‘Lost Boys,' ‘St. Elmo's Fire' and 2 ‘Batman' Films, Dies at 80
Joel Shumacher, who shepherded the so-called“Brat Pack” to the big screen in “St. Elmo’s Fire” and directed two 1990s-era “Batman” films, has died. A representative says the director died Monday at 80 after a year-long battle with cancer.
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Michelle Obama Doc ‘Becoming' to Premiere on Netflix
Netflix says a documentary portrait of Michelle Obama titled “Becoming” will premiere on its streaming service next week.
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‘Birds of Prey' Flies Low on Oscars Weekend With Tepid Debut
“Birds of Prey,” the DC Comics’ Harley Quinn spinoff, made a tepid debut in theaters over the weekend, opening in No. 1 but below expectations with $33.3 million domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” an R-rated Warner Bros. release, arrived in theaters while its star — Margot Robbie —…
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'Parasite' Makes History With Best Picture Win; Phoenix, Zellweger Also Winners
Although Joaquin Phoenix, Renée Zellweger, Brad Pitt and Laura Dern all appear to be all-but-certain locks in the acting categories, there’s still the potential for a history-making upset. Momentum has swung behind Bong Joon Ho’s South Korean thriller “Parasite,” and some believe it has a chance to become the first non-English language film to win best picture.