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LOS ANGELES — “Tron: Ares” powered up the box office grid in the top spot this weekend, but Disney’s third entry in the sci-fi franchise fell short of expectations. Despite some favorable reviews — ...

Disney’s “Tron: Ares” revved up to gross about $33.5 million at the domestic box office, notching the top spot for the weekend. The third installment of the decades-old “Tron” franchise fell short of ...

Disney’s “Tron: Ares” will light up the top of the box office in its debut, though the sci-fi entry is coming in dimmer than its projections. Meanwhile, the Channing Tatum caper “Roofman” looks headed ...

The seemingly innocent Juice Emoji is purportedly being banned on TikTok, and the reason why is probably not what most would expect. The Emoji has seen a noticeable rise in usage on sites like TikTok ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson addressed the underwhelming opening weekend box office numbers for his new film, "The Smashing Machine." After the Oct. 3 nationwide theatrical release of the R-rated sports ...

Johnson commands a big payday to star in films — and that usually makes sense given much of his box office track record. But this wasn’t a standard vehicle for the Rock, so he should have been willing ...

Before Taylor Swift takes all the air out of the box office conversation, this weekend’s wide releases were given a break on Thursday night, meaning they didn’t have to face off with The Official ...

The ballots were returned to a local town office, the woman said. Forget Prime perks, a woman in Maine says her latest Amazon order came with a surprise she didn't add to her cart: 250 blank election ...

One of the most important meetings in years between the Miami Hurricanes and Florida State Seminoles headlines the Week 6 college football slate. Miami and Florida State are both ranked ahead of the ...

This is also PTA’s biggest launch weekend in 68 of those overseas markets, including France, Germany, Italy, UK, Australia, Brazil and Mexico. Overall overseas and in like-for-likes using today’s ...