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Golden Globes Snubs Tom Cruise for Blockbuster ‘Top Gun’ Role After Star Protested Org’s Lack of Diversity

Tom Cruise was conspicuously absent from the best actor drama category in this year’s Golden Globes nominations for his performance in the blockbuster smash “Top Gun: Maverick.” Now a new report is claiming the snub is a direct result of the star’s recent decision to protest the Globes’ lack of diversity by returning the three statuettes he won in the past.

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Disney Disaster: ‘Avatar 2’ Plunges 58 Percent in Second Weekend

The Walt Disney Co. is facing a box-office disaster as the new “Avatar” sequel plunged 58 percent in its second weekend of domestic release — a huge drop-off considering the first Avatar only declined 2 percent in its second weekend back in 2009.

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Hollywood Lost More Than $500 Billion in Market Value in 2022

For Hollywood, 2022 was truly an annus horribilis. Major studios, streamers, cable providers, and other media giants lost a combined $542 billion in market value in 2022, with left-wing studios the Walt Disney Co., Netflix, and Comcast accounting for the bulk of the bloodshed.

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Netflix’s Big Gamble on Commercials Flops with Consumers in Its First Month: Study

The ad-supported plan, introduced in November, was the least popular Netflix tier during its first month of availability, accounting for just 9 percent of new signups, according to a new study from the analytics firm Antenna, as reported in The Wall Street Journal. Overall, around 0.2 percent of Netflix’s overall subscriber base in the United States is estimated to be on the ad-supported plan.

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‘Avatar 2’ Is Latest Hollywood Blockbuster to Bomb in China

“Avatar: The Way of Water” belly-flopped on its opening weekend in China, bringing in $57.1 million, far below the approximately $120 million it was expected to earn. The shortfall has surely come as a disappointment for Disney, which is seeking to replicate the success of the first Avatar movie — the highest grossing Hollywood movie in China at the time of its release in 2009.”

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Disney Sued by Investor Claiming Company’s Fight with DeSantis over Florida’s Anti-Grooming Law Created ‘Far-Reaching Financial Risks’

A Disney investor has sued the company in an attempt to uncover internal records related to Disney’s fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over the state’s anti-grooming Parental Rights in Education law. Investor Kenneth Simone sued Disney this week in a Delaware chancery court, claiming Disney “created far-reaching financial risks” for itself and its shareholders through its public attacks on the legislation.

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