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The movies in the "Toy Story" franchise may be kids' movies, but they still come with villains and bad guys. The latest installment in the franchise "Toy Story 5" has a villain in Lilypad, who also represents a battle of screen time for kids versus time with toys. This creates a full circle moment...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) entered 2026 with a strong slate of films for the box office, including its first theatrical Star Wars franchise film since 2019. That film is setting new franchise lows and could put pressure on Disney stock. • Walt Disney stock is taking a breather. What...

Shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) moved higher after reporting quarterly results recently. While investors and fans of the company should be celebrating and getting ready for one of the biggest catalysts for the company in years, a call to boycott the company could overshadow box office...

Movie theater giant AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) reported first-quarter financial results Tuesday after market close. Here are the key highlights. AMC Q1 Financials AMC reported first-quarter revenue of $1.05 billion, up 21.2% year-over-year. The revenue total beat a Street consensus...

Movie theater giant AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) is set to report first-quarter financials Tuesday after market close, but could have its eyes set on the next quarter and the rest of 2026 based on the lineup of upcoming blockbuster films Here are the earnings estimates, analyst ratings and...

May 4, 2026, marks another celebration for Star Wars fans, as the annual holiday reveals new content and consumer products and honors the well-known franchise. For shareholders of Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS), the celebration may be on hold, with a new Star Wars film a key catalyst for the...

Each week, Benzinga's Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks that are just under the surface and deserve attention. Investors are constantly on the hunt for undervalued, under-followed and emerging stocks. With...

Best known as an e-commerce company, the acquisition of MGM by Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) and launch of the Prime Video streaming platform have placed a larger bet on entertainment in recent years. Amazon showed off its movie ambitions at CinemaCon this week. • Amazon.com stock is trading...

Animated film "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" is a box office hit and the current highest-grossing film of 2026. The film's success could mean big things for three publicly traded companies with Nintendo Co (OTC:NTDOY), Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) all set to...

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) shelled out $8.5 billion to acquire MGM to help boost its TV and movie output for movie theaters and the Prime Video streaming platform. The ecommerce giant has its biggest box office hit since the acquisition, which could help offset the unprofitable "Melania"...

The strong box office performance of "Project Hail Mary" isn't enough to keep shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) above $1, as the movie theater chain hits new 52-week lows Tuesday. AMC CEO Adam Aron has some advice for the haters. AMC CEO Brushes Off Recent Criticism Aron has been the...

A trailer for "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" was released on Wednesday, leaving social media and the internet abuzz ahead of its July theatrical release. The latest Spider-Man film could mean big things for movie theaters and for shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) and Sony Group Corp (NYSE:...

Less than two weeks after celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pokémon, gamers — and perhaps investors — are now recognizing March 10, which marks the annual celebration of Nintendo‘s (OTC:NTDOY) flagship character, Super Mario. March 10 Is ‘Mario Day’ Mario Day, conceived as an...

Media giant Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) reports fourth-quarter financial results Thursday before market open. With a bidding war brewing for the company, the question is whether financial results matter more or less than normal. Here are the earnings estimates and key items to watch in the...

A documentary film about First Lady Melania Trump surprised movie experts with a strong opening weekend at the box office last week. That opening weekend may have been a good start, but the film's plunge in the second weekend box office is more bad news for Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN). •...