Summer 2016

  • NewsGwynne Watkins

    2016 End-of-Summer Box-Office Report: 'Sausage' Sizzles, 'Ben-Hur' Falls on Its Sword, and Much More

    Following up on our mid-season report, here are the winners and losers as the summer of 2016 draws to a close. Who won and who lost?

  • NewsYahoo Movies UK

    Hollywood’s Biggest Winners and Losers of Summer 2016

    The summer movie season is nearly over and it’s probably fair to say – like the UK weather - it’s been a bit of a damp squib. Sure fire hits have missed, dependable franchises have misfired, and bankable stars have gone bust. Here’s who we think triumphed and failed over the summer.

  • NewsEntertainment Tonight

    Sharon Stone, 58, Is Sexy and Makeup-Free in a String Bikini

    Sharon Stone is doing summer right.

  • NewsVariety

    Box Office Meltdown: Hollywood Races to Win Back Summer Crowds

    From “Jaws” to “Jurassic Park,” few directors can rival Steven Spielberg in the blockbuster arena. But even Spielberg’s magic touch couldn’t save “The BFG” at the box office. On paper, the film, a $140 million adaptation of a beloved children’s book with a script by “ET” writer Melissa Mathison, had all the makings of a... <a href="http://variety.com/2016/film/features/box-office-decline-summer-blockbusters-the-bfg-1201822322/" title="Read Box Office Meltdown: Hollywood Races to Win Back Summer

  • NewsGwynne Watkins

    From 'Dory' to Snore-y: Our Midseason Summer Box-Office Report

    ‘Finding Dory’ is still one of the hottest tickets of the summer (Photo: Disney/Pixar) We’re in the lazy days of summer, and that sluggishness extends all the way to the ticket booth. As the Fourth of July weekend approaches, it’s apparent that the 2016 summer movie season is off to a slow start, with tons of underachieving sequels and a few hits that seem almost obligatory (what, like you’re going to miss a Pixar or Avengers film?). As of mid-June, the summer box office was down 22 percent from