Blumhouse founder says he got 'destroyed' for teaming up with Meta, but it changed how he sees AI and Hollywood

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Jason Blum shares how Blumhouse's original model has had to evolve with Hollywood.

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Amazon's 'Melania' got the headlines. A YouTuber got the ticket sales.

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Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach asked his 38.2 million fans to help make his movie "Iron Lung" a hit. They did.

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The 10 highest-grossing actors at the global box office

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Zoe Saldaña doing a motion-capture performance to play Neytiri in "Avatar: Fire & Ash."

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Only 58 movies have ever hit $1 billion at the box office — here they all are

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"Avatar: Fire & Ash."

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Stop calling everything a flop: It was a good year for the movies.

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"Sorry, Baby."

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22 movies no one expected to bomb at the box office

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"Green Lantern" was a huge box office bomb, even though it was released during peak superhero mania.

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Not a single original film broke the box office top 15 in 2024

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Deadpool & Wolverine was the second highest-grossing film in 2024.

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One key decision helped 'Moana 2' win at the box office and become Disney's 'hottest IP'

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Moana, voiced by Auliʻi Cravalho, in "Moana 2."

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'Moana 2' set a Thanksgiving box office record. Here's how its success compares to other blockbusters.

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"Moana 2" brought in $221 million in ticket sales over Thanksgiving.

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21 movies no one expected to bomb at the box office

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Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix costarred in the highly anticipated sequel to "Joker."

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