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Chappie came in No. 1 with a soft $13.3 million from 3,201 theaters, while Vince Vaughn‘s comedyUnfinished Business bombed with $4.8 million from 2,777 locations, the worst opening of the actor’s career for a major release, and certainly the worst for a comedy. Overall box office  revenue fell nearly 40 percent year-over-year. The top …

To highlight the creativity and passion fans have for all things Disney, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club is holding two remarkable contests in celebration of D23 EXPO 2015, which takes place August 14–16 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Mousequerade invites participants to create their own Disney-inspired costumes and compete in the following …

Focus won the North American box office race with $19.1 million, marking one of the lowest openings of actor Will Smith’s career. The Warner Bros. movie did topple Fifty Shades of Grey, which had placed No. 1 for two consecutive weekends. Kingsman: The Secret Service pulled ahead of Fifty Shades for the first time. The top 12 …

The LEGO Group announced that Disney XD has acquired LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales for airing later this year. The animated content series consists of five 22-minute episodes that re-tell the Star Wars saga in chronological order from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace up through Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Disney XD is also currently home to the …

Director Rob Schrab (TV’s “Community,” “The Mindy Project”) will mark his feature directorial debut overseeing construction on “The LEGO Movie Sequel,” the eagerly awaited follow-up to the worldwide sensation “The LEGO Movie.” The announcement was made by Greg Silverman, President of Creative Development and Worldwide Production, Warner Bros. Pictures. Phil …

In September, there’s a whole new way to enjoy Osamu Tezuka’s beloved Astro Boy: in omnibus form. Boasting nearly seven hundred pages of content for only $19.99, Dark Horse Comics’ Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 1 features Tezuka’s most popular and influential work, detailing Astro Boy’s jet-powered, superstrong, evil-bashing adventures. Exciting, …

Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey declined a massive 73 percent in its second outing in North America, while keeping the top spot as it raced past the $400 million mark globally, an enviable feat. Domestically, the $40 million film earned $23.2 million for a 10-day total of $130.1 million. The top 12 films …

Director/producer Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have cast an energetic company of some of the world’s most talented and interesting rising international stars to join Tom Hanks in Inferno, the new film in Columbia Pictures’ Robert Langdon series, which has taken in more than $1.2 billionworldwide to date. The Imagine Entertainment production, which has a screenplay by David …

Spin Master unveiled its full roster of 2015 toy and entertainment offerings at the 114th American International Toy Fair in New York City. In its 20th year of innovating fun, Spin Master’s 2015 portfolio pushes the boundaries of play even further through new launches, exciting additions to many of its most beloved brands, breakthrough technological …

Saban Brands and Fisher-Price announced a new line of Imaginext products, inspired by the iconic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, for preschool-aged children coming to market summer 2015. The new toy line will include a range of figures, villains, weapons, Zords and a giant Megazord with multiple levels of play and 8 points …