Christmas Day box office tally sees 'The Color Purple' singing at the top

© 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. The numbers are in for movies that made their debut in theaters on Christmas Day and the musical adaptation The Color Purple beat expectations with an $18 million debut, according to Variety.
'The Dreamer': Morgan Freeman narrates trailer for Dave Chappelle's newest Netflix special

Netflix/Mathieu Bitton Dave Chappelle is one of comedy’s most influential voices, and now he’s tapped one of the most famous voices in the world to narrate the trailer for his forthcoming Netflix special. The Dreamer drops on
Ken Jennings reacts to being named full-time host of 'Jeopardy!'

ABC/Eric McCandless Earlier this month, it was announced that Mayim Bialik would not be returning as co-host of the syndicated game show Jeopardy!, and that Ken Jennings would be its full-time host going forward. Now, Jennings is sharing his thoughts on the decision.
The Year in Entertainment 2023: “Barbenheimer” shakes up the box office

Warner Bros. Pictures – Universal It was a movie date night nobody could have predicted that proved that opposites attract. On July 21, moviegoers had a choice: On one hand, there was Greta Gerwig‘s cotton candy-colored comedy
Kevin Spacey appears in 'House of Cards' character in viral post with Tucker Carlson

Netflix/David Giesbrecht In a post he dropped online on Christmas Eve, conservative commentator Tucker Carlson spoke about a potential “dark horse” presidential candidate who could shake up the 2024 election. He then introduced that “dark horse:” Frank
The Rock flashes back to the '90s with Christmas post

ABC/Randy Holmes Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson busted out some ’90s Rock to wish his Instagram followers a Merry Christmas on Monday. No, not rock music from the ’90s, but a full-on cosplay of himself from an infamous
Cher sets new UK chart records with “DJ Play a Christmas Song”

Warner Records The success of Cher‘s holiday hit “DJ Play a Christmas Song” has led to several chart records in the U.S., and now it’s the same story across the pond. “DJ Play a Christmas Song,” from
On This Day, December 26, 1970: George Harrison lands at #1 with “My Sweet Lord”

On This Day, December 26, 1970 … George Harrison landed at #1 with the “My Sweet Lord,” which went on to spend four weeks in the top spot. The chart-topper, produced by Harrison and Phil Spector, made Harrison the
'Aquaman' sequel sinks with weak $40 million opening

Warner Bros. Pictures Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom debuted at #1 over the four-day holiday weekend. However, its $40 million opening wasn’t superheroic. Its 2018 original, also starring Jason Momoa as the King of Atlantis, opened with
Spirit Airlines apologizes after unaccompanied 6-year-old boy is placed on wrong flight

Spirit Airlines has apologized after it mistakenly put an unaccompanied child on the wrong flight. The child was supposed to fly from Philadelphia International Airport to Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers on Thursday – the height