Dawn Chmielewski

When Craig Williams opened his production facility in downtown Los Angeles two years ago, he thought he would rent out the converted furniture warehouse for the occasional music video to sustain his fledgling film business.

Disney said the blockbuster success of "Toy Story 5" extended beyond the box office for the June quarter, as the hit ​film fueled sales of merchandise, added to engagement on the Disney+ streaming service, and attracted more visitors ‌to its theme parks.

Paramount Skydance ​reported mixed second-quarter results on Tuesday, with higher streaming and studio revenue offsetting declines in television, as the company ‌works to close its planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery .

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" brought in a blockbuster $927 million ‌in worldwide ticket sales, including $355 million in the United States and Canada, to deliver the second most lucrative opening weekend of all time for a film, both domestically and globally.

Director Christopher Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" had an epic debut.

U.S. President Donald Trump called for a review related to the Federal Judicial Center's ​scientific reference manual in cases involving climate change, writing ‌in a Truth Social post on Sunday that the work contains "discredited" information that led to "huge losses" for the country.

The romance between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce played out ​in public but the pop icon and NFL star have so far succeeded in keeping plans for the wedding itself under ‌wraps, leaving fans, internet sleuths and the news media scrambling for clues as to what to expect.

As mixed martial arts fighters gather on ​Sunday on the South Lawn of the White House in a cage match to celebrate President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday — ‌a spectacle kicking off a series of events commemorating the nation's 250th anniversary — actor and activist Jane Fonda will sponsor entertainment of a different sort from New York City.

As ​he spoke at a gathering on Saturday to protest Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery , stand-up comedian Adam Conover framed the ‌ongoing media consolidation as an existential threat to an industry that made the United States a cultural power.

Universal Music ​Group's board on Friday unanimously rejected an unsolicited takeover proposal from ‌Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management , saying it was not in the best interests of shareholders, artists, or the company.