Jennifer Lopez hits another high note with her latest film as “The Mother” becomes Netflix’s biggest opening for a film in 2023, so far. The action-thriller scored 83.71 million hours viewed during the May 8-14 viewing window and was No. 1 in 82 countries with nearly 43 million views (Netflix…
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A new buddy comedy from Please Don’t Destroy, the writing trio of “Saturday Night Live” fame, will no longer play in theaters. Instead, the untitled movie will premiere exclusively on Peacock, the streaming service owned by NBCUniversal, on Nov. 17. Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy, better known as…

Elon Musk’s purge of blue check-marks from Twitter accounts verified under the company’s previous regime has begun. Now a blue check-mark badge on Twitter primarily signifies that it’s an account belonging to someone who’s paying Musk, one of the world’s wealthiest individuals, for the perk. The move to trash Twitter’s…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Coach has debuted a new campaign for Mother’s Day starring the mother of Hollywood herself (and Coach ambassador) Jennifer Lopez. The campaign showcases two of the luxury brand’s most…

“Five Nights at Freddy’s” has set an October release date to terrify audiences in multiplexes… and on Peacock. Universal Pictures has announced a simultaneous release for the Blumhouse-produced adaptation of the popular horror video game series, setting an Oct. 27, 2023 date for both a theatrical bow and a debut…

The newly launched independent music publishing, rights management, and catalog marketing company AMR Songs has acquired by catalogs of former Lovin’ Spoonful frontmany John Sebastian — including such songs as “Daydream,” “Summer in the City,” “Do You Believe in Magic” and “Wecome Back” — as well as Grammy-winning reggae group Soja.…

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “Scream VI,” now playing in theaters. The casual horror fan probably noticed a few iconic masks and monsters in the “Scream VI” subway scene: There’s Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Pinhead and even modern staples like Florence Pugh’s flower dress from “Midsommar” and a group…