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'Moana 2' sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast

Dec. 01, 2024 13:16 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Christmas came early at the box office this year. “Moana 2” brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $221 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That, combined with “Wicked” and...

Review: Though earnest and visually dazzling, 'Moana 2' is more dull than so shiny

Nov. 26, 2024 13:55 PM EST

The warm Polynesian spirit and open-sea sense of adventure is back in “Moana 2,” but little of the original’s humor or catchy songs finds its way into this heartfelt but lackluster sequel set three years after the original. “Moana 2,” which opens in theaters Wednesday, was...

Dwayne Johnson’s $200 million-plus Christmas pic opens to $34.1 million

Nov. 17, 2024 14:30 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Moviegoers were not exactly feeling the Christmas spirit this weekend, or at least not based on their attendance at “Red One” showings. The big budget, star-driven action comedy with Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans sold $34.1 million in tickets in its first...

Movie Review: 'Red One' tries to supersize the Christmas movie

Nov. 11, 2024 13:49 PM EST

Ah, the Christmas movie. That old chestnut. That cozy perennial pastime where — let’s just pick one scene from “Red One” — Dwayne Johnson, playing Santa’s body guard, faces off with a witch-possessed mercenary (Nick Kroll) and ice-sword-wielding CGI snowmen on the sandy beaches of...

As civic knowledge declines, programs work to engage young people in democracy

Sep. 13, 2024 15:29 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Flanked by stained-glass windows, 54 New York City high school students challenge one another to imagine an ideal democracy. Wood-paneled walls are covered in haphazardly taped posters that students worked together to create. Ideas are written in Crayola marker...