Hollywood's summer movie season is packed with big names and franchises.

Hollywood kicked off 2026 with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” atop the box office for the third straight week and with hopes for a blockbuster-filled year after a disappointing 2025.

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records.

“Wicked” star Jonathan Bailey is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2025.

Judd Apatow has released a new book called “Comedy Nerd,” a 570-page memoir-scrapbook filled with memorabilia from his career.

A follow-up TV comedy of “The Office” called “The Paper” and the buddy live action comedy “Lilo & Stitch” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc is back.

Adam Sandler’s hockey player-turned-golfer Happy Gilmore returning for a second movie and Madonna’s long-rumored album “Veronica Electronica” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

Often the best movies of the second half of the year come almost preordained as the Oscars Industrial Complex revs into high gear.

Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” are dominating the North American box office charts again.

Hollywood is pulling out the stops this summer movie season, which kicks off with Friday's release Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*.”.

In an unexpected upset, the Jason Statham thriller “A Working Man” has taken the No_ 1 spot at the box office, besting the rapidly declining performance of “Snow White.”.

Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, Tom Hiddleston's Loki and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man are all back in the “Avengers” ensemble.

Cooper DeJean, Josh Sweat and the Philadelphia Eagles’ ferocious defense denied Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat.

The SXSW Film & TV Festival will kick off on March 7 with the world premiere of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s “The Studio,” the Apple TV+ comedy series starring Rogen as a fictional Hollywood studio head.

Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice,” has died at age 87.

After months of reporting on what polls described as a remarkably close race, news outlets finally have the chance to report on actual results.

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the long-awaited debut album from Ice Spice, the movie “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” mixing new and old franchise stars and Kate Upton hosts the new competition series “Dress My Tour,” where fashion and music intersect.

Ghost busting is still a good business.

The actors and writers strikes have resulted in most Hollywood film and television productions being shut down, from the “Gladiator” sequel to the live action “Lilo & Stitch."

Phase five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have gotten off to a rocky start, but Ant-Man is bigger than ever at the box office.

A bevy of booze brands will be in the Super Bowl ad lineup this year.

“Captain America” star Chris Evans has a new title — he's been named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.

Candidates in high-profile races nationwide are using celebrity appearances and endorsements as they try to reach voters.

In the whistle-stop lead-up to the release of “Bros,” Eichner has worked tirelessly to whip audiences into a frenzy for a film unlike any Hollywood has before produced.

Marvel Studios returned to Comic-Con's Hall H for the first time in three years with a massive presentation and new information about phases five and six of the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The Super Bowl ads this year were heavy on nostalgia and star power.

People’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2021 Paul Rudd has been inducted into the vaunted Five-Timers Club on “Saturday Night Live,” but the surging omicron variant of the coronavirus meant there was no live audience to see it happen.

Paul Rudd has been crowned as 2021’s Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.

This week’s new entertainment releases include new music from Lizzo and Ben Platt and an animated series on Disney+ that features a bevy of heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in reimagined events called “What If.

As streaming services proliferate, it’s becoming more of a challenge to track down your favorite TV shows and blockbuster movies when streaming services can change up their offerings every month.

He was nominated for best performance by an actor in a television series for FX's “Pose.”“It’s a dream come true. I’m honored.” — Paul Rudd, nominated for best performance by an actor in a television series in a musical or comedy for the Netflix show “Living with Yourself,” said in an interview. I was really glad we were able to show that.” — Kaitlyn Dever, nominated for best performance by an actress in a limited series or motion picture made for television for “Unbelievable," said in an interview. “There are only two things I let interrupt my beauty sleep: fire alarms and the Golden Globes nominations. — Craig Brewer, the director of “Dolemite Is My Name,” which is nominated for best motion picture - musical or comedy, said in a statement.