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The Most Electrifying Man In Entertainment Teams Up With Apple, Siri
Monday, July 24, 2017 - 2:57pm | 365Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has teamed up with leading Hollywood action star and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on a brand new three-minute commercial for Apple’s Siri voice assistant. In the commercial, which is called “The...
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Money In The Bank: The Most Successful WWE Superstars Of All Time
Saturday, June 17, 2017 - 2:13pm | 624World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: WWE) holds a "Money in the Bank" event each year. Benzinga compiled a list of the 10 wrestlers with the highest net worth estimates, according to the website Celebrity Net Worth. No matter which performers come out on top, these 10 superstars have...
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The Rock Turns 45: Here's A Look At His Wildly Successful Career
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 - 5:14pm | 513One of the most popular and successful action movie stars, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson turned 45 years old on May 2. To celebrate The Rock’s special occasion, Benzinga took a look back at the four most successful business ventures of his career. Professional Wrestling Of course,...
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The Rock Is Actually Furious, Calls Out 'Chicken S---' Male Co-Stars
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 9:08am | 300Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson posted a message on his Instagram account which called out his "chicken S--T" and "candy asses" male co-stars. Johnson is filming the latest film in the "Fast And Furious" franchise called "Fast 8." He said in his...
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Warner Bros. Gets Pleasant Box Office Surprise With 'Central Intelligence'
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 11:08am | 269Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) isn't a studio that in the past few years has seen a lot of summer success, but "Central Intelligence" always looked like a strong contender for 2016. The pairing of Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart seemed like a great draw for audiences and as it turns out,...
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CinemaCon 2016: Paramount Continues Franchise Push While Keeping Eye On Award Season
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 6:27pm | 551Over the last few days, Hollywood took a trip to Las Vegas for the annual CinemaCon event. It was there that exhibitors from all around the country came to see what movies are going to be burning up their screens through the rest of the year and beyond. This is a studio-by-studio recap of the...
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CinemaCon 2016: Warner Bros. Betting On Comedy, Animation And Connected Universes
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 6:27pm | 601Over the last few days, Hollywood took a trip to Las Vegas for the annual CinemaCon event. It was there that exhibitors from all around the country came to see what movies are going to be burning up their screens through the rest of the year and beyond. This is a studio-by-studio recap of the...
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MTV Sees Big Ratings Boost With Movie Awards
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 6:35am | 294As it turns out, all the MTV Movie Awards needed to succeed was the right combination of hosts. Sunday's 25th anniversary of the quirky pop culture staple utilized its A-list hosts Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart to great results. With 3.5 million viewers checking out the telecast, that's...
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Moviegoers To Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson: Just Bring It
Sunday, May 31, 2015 - 3:49pm | 859Dwayne Johnson quit being a full-time professional wrestler over a decade ago. That hasn't stopped the world from smelling what he's cooking. Johnson's latest movie, the action-disaster flick "San Andreas" from Warner Bros. (subsidiary of Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX),...
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WWE Earnings Give a Stone Cold Stunner to Wall Street
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 12:01pm | 745The markets have extremely volatile lately, with gains and losses of 300 points becoming the norm. If only Stone Cold Steve Austin was this volatile. Wait, he is. Never mind. World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE) is definitely known for some outlandish things, including Austin himself. The...