Posts by Nathan Pine
Summer Box Office Opening Forecasts For ‘Fantastic Four’, ‘Weapons’, ‘Freakier Friday’ & More
The U.S./Canada summer box office per Comscore still has a shot at hitting $4 billion, the second time post pandemic to cross that benchmark, and here’s how it’s expected to go down. Disney is expected to ring in the last $100M+ opener of the first weekend of May through Labor Day season with Marvel Studios’…
Read MoreHugh Hefner’s Wife Crystal Hefner Files to Legally Change Her Name 8 Years After His Death
Crystal Wasn’t By Hef’s Side When He Died When she and Hef finally did marry on New Year’s Eve 2012, Crystal wore pink, writing, “I told myself that when I got married for real someday, I would wear a white dress.” Playing Hef’s wife was still a job, she confesses, “but it felt like a…
Read MoreTed Sarandos Has 47 Reasons Why Netflix’s Programming Mojo Will Continue Through 2026
Ted Sarandos has always had an uncanny grasp of titles and stars, conjuring them in his pre-internet days as a video store clerk and dropping them frequently during his 25-year run at Netflix. Even by those standards, however, the Co-CEO may have set a personal record on Thursday, machine-gunning out the names of no fewer…
Read MoreBain seeks next airline after tripling money on Virgin Australia
[SYDNEY] Bain Capital is scouting for its next airline deal after already more than tripling its money on Virgin Australia Holdings. The US buyout firm sold a 30 per cent stake in Virgin Australia, the country’s second-largest airline, in a A$685 million (S$572 million) initial public offering (IPO) last month. That swelled Bain’s return to…
Read MoreNetflix Still Not Interested In Owning Legacy Media Networks Even As M&A Options Multiply – CFO
Netflix Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann said the giant streamer remains indifferent to legacy media networks even as a record number of companies seem to be peeling them off or putting them up for sale. “We agree continued consolidation of studio and network assets is likely, but at least with respect to consolidation within legacy…
Read MoreNetflix’s High Threshold: Canceled Series ‘The Residence’, ‘Pulse’ & ‘The Recruit’ All In Top 35 For 2025, Data Reveals
On Netflix, it was a big first half of 2025 for limited series and — outside of phenom Squid Game — OK six months for ongoing scripted series. Only two English-language ongoing scripted series, The Night Agent (S2) and Ginny & Georgia (S3) made it into Top 10 at #9 and #10, with four limited…
Read MoreSpare Yourself the Sunburn: These Dermatologist-Approved Tips & Products Will Save Your Skin This Summer
Ultimately, sun protection is the most important part of your skin care routine. And by now, we all know we should be wearing sunscreen every day (yes, even when it’s cloudy). But did you know that UVA and UVB rays damage your skin in different ways? Yup! According to the Skin and Cancer Institute, UVA…
Read MoreAs ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sings On Netflix, Ted Sarandos Talks Up Original Animated Features
KPop Demon Hunters, released June 20 and, at 80 million views, one of Netflix’s biggest animated films ever with chart-topping music to boot, had co-CEO Ted Sarandos singing its praises today. The film “is a phenomenal success out of the gate. One of the things that I’m excited, really proud of the team over, is…
Read MoreLululemon’s best-selling black leggings pile up at outlet stores
[NEW YORK] Lululemon Athletica is facing slowing sales, fewer store visitors and waning demand for its iconic black leggings as the yogawear retailer tries to pull itself out of a rough patch. Lululemon’s core black leggings, which are vital products that rarely are discounted, are piling up at outlet stores, according to Randal Konik, an…
Read More‘Harry Potter’s Miriam Margolyes Calls J.K. Rowling’s Anti-Trans Rhetoric “Too Harsh”
Miriam Margolyes is the latest Harry Potter alum to take a stance against J.K. Rowling‘s ongoing anti-transgender rhetoric. The actress who played Professor Pomona Sprout in the big-screen franchise adaptation of Rowling’s YA novels called out the author for her “harsh” comments, as well as the “fury” it’s stoked at her from within the transgender…
Read MoreChris Hemsworth’s Mini-Me Twin Sons Steal Spotlight in Rare Red Carpet Appearance
Hemsworths assemble. Chris Hemsworth was joined by his family on the red carpet July 17 for the U.K. premiere of his National Geographic docuseries Limitless: Live Better Now. And while the Avengers actor might be the star, his 11-year-old twin sons Sasha and Tristan stole the show. While his daughter India, 13, was not in tow for the…
Read MoreEurope: Shares see first daily gain in five on strong earnings
[BENGALURU] European shares snapped a four-day losing streak on Thursday (Jul 16), boosted by gains in industrials ABB and Legrand after they reported positive earnings news. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed 1 per cent higher. Most major regional bourses also gained, with Germany benchmark DAX gaining 1.5 per cent, while France’s CAC 40 added…
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