How Tracking Firms Forecast Opening Weekends Before Anyone Buys a Ticket
Long before a film opens, research shops are surveying thousands of moviegoers to put a number on awareness, interest and first choice.
Film News
Dated film news filed as it breaks: release-date moves, casting, directors attaching, financing closes, trailers, ratings and confirmed running times.
Why Music Documentaries Are Booming On Streaming Platforms In 2026
Music documentaries have become one of streaming's most reliable genres — cheap to license, cheap to produce and algorithmically near-guaranteed to find an audience.
How AI Tools Are Actually Used On Film Productions In 2026
AI in film production has moved from scare headline to workflow: studios now deploy machine-learning tools for previsualization, de-aging, dubbing and VFX cleanup under new union rules.
Hollywood Employment Recovery Stalls As Production Jobs Stay Below Pre-Strike Peaks
Hollywood employment has rebounded from the 2023 strikes, but motion-picture jobs remain well below pre-pandemic peaks and the recovery has favored some crafts over others.
How Movie Tie-Ins Drive Theme Park Investment Across Hollywood's Biggest Franchises
Theme park movie tie-ins have become the entertainment industry's most durable investment thesis, with Disney committing $60 billion and Universal opening a whole park around franchises.
Avengers, Avatar and a Reshuffled Summer: The Release-Date Changes That Redrew 2026
The 2026 release calendar was rebuilt by a handful of studio scheduling decisions, led by Marvel pushing Avengers: Doomsday out of May and into December.