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DISNEY BECOMES THE FIRST STUDIO TO CROSS THE MARK GLOBALLY IN 2026 |
Walt Disney Studios has become the first studio in 2026 to hit the $3 billion mark at the global box office. The feat comes after its latest success, Toy Story 5, which had the second-best opening for a Pixar animated movie ever with $312M worldwide. The Andrew Stanton-directed movie currently stands at north of $367M WW.
In addition, Disney has had strong global returns from such movies as 20th Century Studios’ The Devil Wears Prada 2 ($677.6M, taking the franchise past $1B), Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (despite its relatively low gross, it made more than $323M), Pixar’s Hoppers ($372M), 20th Century Studios’ Send Help ($94M) and the carryover success of 2025’s Avatar: Fire and Ash and Zootopia 2.
Disney has the been the world’s No. 1 studio in nine of the past 10 years.>>>Every 2026 Title Opened No. 1
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Deadline Exclusives & Originals
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A CW Reunion - A popular TV couple of the 2010s is making a return: Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley, who played two of the leads of the hit CW series The Vampire Diaries, are reuniting to star in another book adaptation, You Deserve to Know. The project from Alex Cooper‘s Unwell and Aaron Kaplan‘s Kapital Entertainment has landed at Hulu for development. >>>Competitive Situation
Ready To Rumble - Harold Perrineau is set to lead Brawlers, a gritty MMA drama exec produced by octagon icon Ronda Rousey. Jonathan Fernandez will direct from his own script, in his feature debut. >>>Will Film In L.A.
Robbins Signs Overall Deal - Good American Family creator Katie Robbins has signed an overall deal with 20th Television, the studio behind the Hulu limited series starring Ellen Pompeo. >>>Next Project Lined Up
Brexit, Revisited - It is now a decade since the UK voted to leave the European Union, and with the country now awaiting a new Prime Minister, legendary documentarian Norma Percy revealed the secrets of her new BBC doc series, Brexit: A Very British Civil War. >>>Boris Johnson Interview
Salty Over 'Peppa' - Child acting agents have called on studios and producers to insert “non-AI” clauses into contracts following a backlash against artificial intelligence terms on Peppa Pig. The UK’s Agents of Young Performers Association wants clauses in acting contracts that explicitly prevent studios from using AI to capture, clone, train, or reuse a child’s voice. >>>Follows Open Letter
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Ray Winstone is a former SAS operative haunted by a botched mission in Prime Video’s Danger Money. The action-comedy series produced by Harry and Jack Williams features The Gentlemen star in his first Amazon role.
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Ella Balinska is the newest addition to Beach Read, 20th Century Studios' adaptation of the New York Times bestseller from Emily Henry, which is in production in Toronto.
Lizzy Caplan is the latest addition to the debut season of Noah Hawley and Rob Mac's upcoming FX anthology series Far Cry.
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Michael Gandolfini has joined the ensemble cast of the upcoming untitled event pic from filmmaking duo Daniels at Universal.
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Ben Feldman has been upped to series regular for the upcoming sixth season of the CBS comedy series Ghosts.
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Willa Fitzgerald, Ione Skye and Daithí Ó hAragáin have joined Brie Larson in the Sony Pictures’ thriller Skeletons.
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OBITUARIES
🕯️ Ann Blyth, the actress of Hollywood’s Golden Age whose breakout came in 1945’s Mildred Pierce, has died. The Academy Award nominee “died peacefully of natural causes” on Wednesday, according to KABC’s George Pennacchio, who noted her passing comes two months before her 99th birthday. 🕯️ Harold Wheeler, a prolific and Tony-winning Broadway orchestrator, composer and conductor who for 17 seasons served as musical director for ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, died Wednesday, June 24, at his home in Los Angeles. 🕯️ Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries
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ON THE RADAR
Fri - J.D. Vance on Real Time
Sun - BET Awards; Bill Maher receives Mark Twain Award
Mon - Wimbledon begins; Clive Davis’ funeral in NYC
Wed - U.S. vs. Bosnia Herzegovina World Cup game
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'Holmes' Away From Home - Jake Bongiovi and Millie Bobby Brown attend the world premiere of Enola Holmes 3 at New York's Plaza Hotel.
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