Samantha Masunaga
Entertainment Business Reporter at Los Angeles Times
Entertainment business reporter @latimes, focusing on the film industry and studios. Tips: [email protected]
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2 days ago |
latimes.com | Wendy Lee |Samantha Masunaga
Benedict Corpuz has always been a “day one” type of person when it comes to fueling his video game habit. Beginning in his high school years, the 45-year-old flight attendant from Kent, Wash., has tried to get his hands on new Nintendo systems on the day of their release, whether it was the Nintendo 64 or its less popular successor, the GameCube. The new Nintendo Switch 2 was no different.
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latimes.com | Samantha Masunaga
Jason Constantine, co-president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles after a long fight with brain cancer. He was 55. Constantine was a Lionsgate veteran, beginning his career more than 25 years ago at its predecessor company Trimark Pictures as a director of acquisitions, the Santa Monica-based firm said.
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hanfordsentinel.com | Samantha Masunaga
LOS ANGELES — A chaotic blue alien and the high-flying escapades of Tom Cruise propelled the Memorial Day weekend box office to record heights, giving relief to theater owners still struggling from a post-pandemic malaise among moviegoers. Walt Disney Co.'s live-action film "Lilo & Stitch" hauled in $183 million in its opening weekend in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates, placing it in first place.
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1 week ago |
thebrunswicknews.com | Samantha Masunaga
LOS ANGELES - A chaotic blue alien and the high-flying escapades of Tom Cruise propelled the Memorial Day weekend box office to record heights, giving relief to theater owners still struggling from a post-pandemic malaise among moviegoers. Walt Disney Co.'s live-action film "Lilo & Stitch" hauled in $183 million in its opening weekend in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates, placing it in first place.
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1 week ago |
latimes.com | Samantha Masunaga
A chaotic blue alien and the high-flying escapades of Tom Cruise propelled the Memorial Day weekend box office to record heights, giving relief to theater owners still struggling from a post-pandemic malaise among moviegoers. Walt Disney Co.’s live-action film “Lilo & Stitch” hauled in $183 million in its opening weekend in the U.S. and Canada, placing it in first place.
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