Despicable Me 2

In the world of entertainment-related news stories, it’s what you call a double feature. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), the largest cable television operator in the U.S. will acquire the second largest, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), according to The Wall Street Journal. At the same time, the...

Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) set a new box office record this weekend with Warner Bros.'s latest horror flick, The Conjuring. According to Box Office Mojo, the film earned an estimated $41.5 million, which is greater than the debut totals of all other original (non-sequel) R-rated horror films. With a...

Two films that opened over the July 4 holiday weekend had drastically different results along with drastically different budgets. One movie scored big and one will likely find company with the biggest Hollywood flops ever. First, the winner. “Despicable Me 2” brought in $142.1 million from...

In a war of minions and super villains versus Johnny Depp and the great grandson of an oil tycoon, moviegoers have made it clear who they will choose. Despicable Me 2, produced by Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Pictures, has already earned more than three times as much money as its nearest...

It’s only Wednesday but Disney (NYSE: DIS) is already having a big news week. First, the company announced Monday that CEO Bob Iger would remain in his current role until his contract expires on June 30, 2016. Iger was supposed to transition into the executive chairman role on April 1, 2015 for...

More than one year after John Carter left Disney (NYSE: DIS) with a multi-million-dollar black eye, critics are expecting the studio to suffer another major loss with the release of The Lone Ranger. Unlike The Pirates of the Caribbean series, which was inspired by an amusement park ride and had no...