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When the most recent Hollywood strike took place — 16 years ago — the internet had not yet transformed the television and movie businesses.

Absent an unlikely last-minute resolution with studios, more than 11,000 unionized screenwriters could head to picket lines in Los Angeles and New York as soon as Tuesday, an action that, depending on its duration, would bring Hollywood’s creative assembly lines to a gradual halt.

In the 16 years since the entertainment industry’s last strike, sweeping technological change has upended the television and movie business.

attempt at movie stardom. Parker’s Paula is a “professional interventionist” who helps parents get their unmotivated adult sons to move out of the house by pretending to date them, thereby boosting their confidence. It’s a business she’s dreamed up herself based on her briefly mentioned tragic backstory of having fallen in love with a guy she couldn’t get to move out of his parents’ house. Not one to let lost love get her down, Paula has channeled her personal disappointment into...

The Croods: A New Age Crosses $50 Million, Remains Atop Box Office The Croods: A New Age remains atop the box office as the film crosses the $50 million mark this weekend. The Croods 2, with $1.7 million for the weekend, beats HBO Max co-releases Croods: A New Age is the sequel to 2013s The Croods, bringing back most of the original voice cast along with newcomers Peter Dinklage, Leslie Mann, and Kelly Marie Tran. Down the chart, Liam Neesons The Marksman lands in fifth place with $775,00...

Wonder Woman 1984 Tops New Years Weekend Box Office ✖ Wonder Woman 1984 kicks off the new year atop the charts in another lean box office weekend. The sequel to 2017s superhero hit Wonder Woman will earn $5.5 million in North America over New Years weekend, bringing its domestic box office total to $28.5 million after two weekends. The films theatrical run coincides with its release on WarnerMedias HBO Max streaming service on Christmas Day, where it is available to all subscribers until lat...

Monster Hunter Tops Opening Weekend at the Box Office ✖ Monster Hunter takes over the box office on the weekend before Christmas. The box office remains anemic with the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, but Monster Huntermanaged to earn $2.2 million in its first weekend at the box office. The film is based on the popular Capcom video game series and stars Milla Jovovich in the lead role of Lt. Artemis. Last weeks frontrunner, Holiday season favorites returning to theaters take up several ...