‘Wicked: For Good’ Takes Flight at Box Office, Expected to Make Over $150 Million

The movie is expected to take in about $151.5 million from Friday through Sunday, earning 35 percent more than the first installment last year.

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Why Hollywood’s Star-Studded Movies Are Failing at the Box Office

It has been a brutal three months for dramas and comedies.

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25 Movies, Many Stars, 0 Hits: Hollywood Falls to New Lows

It has been a brutal three months for dramas and comedies.

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Helps Lift Netflix Revenue 17%

The streaming giant said the higher results came from a mix of subscription growth, advertising and other sales.

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Promotional Film Collects $33 Million

“The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” drastically outperformed “The Smashing Machine,” a vehicle for Dwayne Johnson, known to fans as the Rock.

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Why Musicals Are Struggling to Make Money on Broadway

Costs of staging musicals are rising, and ticket prices have not kept pace. It’s a tough climate for investors in Broadway musicals.

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The Broadway Musical Is in Trouble

With the cost of staging song-and-dance spectacles skyrocketing and audiences drawn to older hits, none of the musicals that opened last season has made a profit. Fewer are planned this season.

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‘Infinity Castle’ Tops the Box Office, Revealing Changing Tastes

“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” an anime film from Sony Pictures, arrives to a surprisingly strong $70 million in domestic ticket sales.

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How a Small Avant-Garde Theater Makes It Work in Brooklyn

The Brick, an Off Off Broadway institution in Williamsburg, has kept the lights on for more than 20 years by cobbling together support from donors, grants and ticket sales.

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‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Sets a Surprise Box Office Record

The horror sequel took in roughly $83 million over the weekend in the United States and Canada, about 65 percent more than anticipated.

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