You might not be able to take the schadenfreude out of the town – some in Hollywood love to root for a competitor's heartaches – but you can take a bit of the town out of the man. Will Smith said he…
Will Smith has opened up about “After Earth,” the 2013 sci-fi film in which his son Jaden Smith also starred, calling it the “most painful failure” of his career. The comment, in an interview with…
When it comes to financial disasters, Disney’s “The Lone Ranger” will likely go down as the biggest flop of the year after losing nearly $200 million at the box office. But Johnny Depp isn’t alone…
Marc Weinstock, prexy of worldwide marketing at Sony Pictures, has been ousted after the studio’s disappointing summer at the box office. Weinstock has been with Sony since 2000. Sony’s string of…
While the 2013 summer box office rode a record-setting wave of $4.74b, but there's blood in the water from some big-budget original bets failing to catch the rising tide.
With just three weeks until summer moviegoing peters out after Labor Day weekend, observers already are calling summer 2013 the best ever at the domestic box office. But studios racked up plenty of…
Stepping up criticism of Sony Pictures Entertainment, private equity firm Third Point said that Sony leadership was giving “free passes” to chairman and CEO Michael Lynton and co-chairman Amy Pascal…
Representing A-list movie stars is obviously a great gig — until you look at the summer box office results.
Dire predictions swirled around this year's slate of pricey pics. Now, after a number of colossal flops, Hollywood is left to wonder if its swing-for-the-fences paradigm has struck out.
Even a proven box office draw can't always prevail over faulty material and iffy collaborators.
