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Brooks Barnes

Los Angeles

Hollywood Reporter at The New York Times

Hollywood reporter for the NYT since 2007. Former WSJ. Once likened to “the Evil Queen” by a Disney executive, to my eternal delight. Montanan in exile.

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  • 'Sinners' Box Office Success Could Put It in Hollywood's Horror Hall of Fame

    4 days ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Barnes

    The horror movie from Ryan Coogler is on a pace to collect at least $330 million in worldwide ticket sales, a level reached by few original films in the genre. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" is on a pace to collect at least $330 million in worldwide ticket sales for Warner Bros. by the end of its run, several box office analysts said, a haul that would put it in Hollywood's horror hall of fame.

  • Praten in in de bioscoop is uit den boze. Maar wat met chatbots?

    6 days ago | demorgen.be | Brooks Barnes

    Mag je mensen toelaten hun telefoon te gebruiken nadat de lichten gedoofd zijn in de bioscoop? Hollywood worstelt al jaren met die vraag, in een poging het bioscoopbezoek aantrekkelijker te maken voor tieners en jongvolwassenen. Maar aangezien cinefielen steevast giftig reageerden op de vraag alleen al – en dan drukken we ons nog zacht uit – was het antwoord een uitdrukkelijk ‘nee’. Maar krasse tijden roepen om krasse maatregelen.

  • Disney to Build a Magic Kingdom Theme Park in Abu Dhabi

    1 week ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Barnes

    Disneyland Abu Dhabi could become a growth engine for the company in the region. It could also expose Disney and its vaunted brand to criticism. Mickey Mouse is headed to the Middle East. In a new test for its singularly American brand, the Walt Disney Company said on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with the , an arm of the Abu Dhabi government, to build a theme park resort on the Persian Gulf.

  • Disney's Park Business Grows Despite Consumer Angst

    1 week ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Barnes

    Americans, struggling with rising costs, have been looking for ways to cut back on nonessential spending. But Disney, so far at least, apparently does not count as a discretionary expense. The company, reporting results for its winter quarter on Wednesday, said operating profit at its domestic theme park division had climbed 13 percent from a year earlier, to $1.82 billion. Revenue increased 9 percent, to $6.5 billion. Park attendance was up. Hotel room bookings were up.

  • UAE: Disney to build Abu Dhabi theme park resort, despite Emirate being accused of widespread human rights violations, incl. abuse of migrant workers; incl. cos. comments - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

    1 week ago | business-humanrights.org | Brooks Barnes

    “Disney to Build a Magic Kingdom Theme Park in the Middle East”Mickey Mouse is headed to the Middle East.

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Brooks Barnes
Brooks Barnes @brooksbarnesNYT
7 May 25

Disney to Build a Magic Kingdom Theme Park in the Middle East https://t.co/G3DcTUnko2

Brooks Barnes
Brooks Barnes @brooksbarnesNYT
8 Apr 25

After spending two days at Epic Universe in Orlando, I can say: Believe the hype! The new megapark lives up to its name and then some. https://t.co/SYUzQYyHVc

Brooks Barnes
Brooks Barnes @brooksbarnesNYT
20 Feb 25

The British family that has steered the James Bond franchise for more than 60 years, zealously protecting the superspy from the indignities of Hollywood strip mining, has agreed to relinquish control to Amazon. https://t.co/glrpayrKnV