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Disney+ has defied expectations this quarter.  The major player in the streaming game has brought in an additional 12.4 million net new subscribers during the second quarter this year, Disney’s fiscal Q3 2021, Variety reports, bringing the platform to an impressive 116 million subscribers worldwide as of July 3. The numbers triumph over the analyst-anticipated 112.8 million that Disney+ was expected […]

One of the greatest strengths and defining features of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is—through dozens of movies and now TV series—how interconnected it is. For some, these connections are daunting, while for others the shared nature is what makes spending time in the world so engaging. With the early canon of the MCU about to […]

Jungle Cruise opened to $34.2 million in cinema sales and an additional $30 million on Disney+, topping this weekend’s box office, Variety reports. The Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt-starring adventure epic pulled in another $27.6 million at the international box office, from 47 overseas markets, for a total of $61.8 million. The well-reviewed tentpole surpassed industry expectations, which were […]

Beyoncé dropped off two new music videos featured in her Disney+ film Black Is King, both meant to celebrate the first anniversary of her iconic film. It’s been one year since Black Is King took over the world, and Bey rang in the celebration by releasing two new music videos for “Mood 4 Eva,” featuring her husband Jay-Z and “OTHERSIDE.” The […]

Disney’s Jungle Cruise is crusing to the top of the box office.  The film—starring Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson, and based on Disney’s world-famous theme park ride—is projected to earn $32 million on its opening weekend in the U.S., as reported by Variety. These numbers are expected after the film has already took in $13.378 million from 4,310 theaters […]

The National Association of Theatre Owners reprimanded Disney in a press release Sunday over the decision to simultaneously release its latest Marvel Studios offering, Black Widow, on Disney+ and in theaters, per The Hollywood Reporter.  “Despite assertions that this pandemic-era improvised release strategy was a success for Disney and the simultaneous release model, it demonstrates that an […]

In a new interview regarding the state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kevin Feige has offered a few teases of what fans can expect from the long-awaited Phase 4, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Touching upon everything from the possibility of Venom being introduced to the MCU, to how Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is shaping […]

Black Widow has seen the biggest box office debut since the pandemic started. The Disney and Marvel superhero flick brought in $80 million in the domestic market and $60 million from Disney+ where subscribers could rent it for an additional $30. The Scarlett Johansson-starring film is the first from Marvel to see a simultaneous opening in […]

A potential Stan Lee cameo on a new episode of The Simpsons was shut down due to Marvel’s policy that he “doesn’t cameo now,” according to showrunner Al Jean.  Jean, who caught up with ComicBook.com, discussed the series’ latest crossover with Marvel in a recent 5-minute short, “The Good, The Bart, and The Loki.” As he explains, the […]

Disney+ has debuted the first trailer for Marvel’s animated series What if…?, which explores alternate versions of some of the MCU’s biggest moments. Featuring the voices of Chadwick Boseman, Paul Rudd, Chris Hemsworth, Michael B Jordan, and Josh Brolin among others, the trailer offers a look at what fans can expect from the first animated MCU series. […]