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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Operating income at the ‘Pictures Division’ of Sony Group Corporation climbed by 56% to hit $281 million in the October to December 2023 quarter, the Japanese company reported on Wednesday. Sales increased from $2.35 billion to $2.47 billion in the latest period. The division spans movie production and distribution, television networks and TV content production.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce ended Super Bowl LVIII with a kiss like a fairy-tale ending. The NFL has leaned into the coverage between the singer-songwriter and the Kansas City Chiefs star and now they have released audio of the couple leading up to the kiss.

Tom Sandoval‘s former assistant Ann Maddox is speaking out about the Vanderpump Rules star!

Alex Ritman “Beast of War,” the upcoming shark thriller from Australian writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner (“Wormwood”) has been snapped up by Signature Entertainment for the U.K. and Ireland, and Well Go for North America.

Marta Balaga Beta Film has sold Starlight Media and Gaumont Ukrainian war drama “In Her Car” to NHK Japan, Czech Republic, Latvia and Slovakia. Further negotiations are underway. Created by Eugen Tunick – who directs alongside Arkadii Nepytaliuk – and backed by ZDF, France Télévisions and all Nordic public broadcasters, and “In Her Car” sees therapist Lydia (Anastasia Karpenko) trying to divorce her husband.

Bad Omens are teaming up with BABYMETAL for a huge show together later this summer.The bands will perform a co-headline date at France’s 11,000-capacity Zénith Toulouse Métropole on June 23. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday (February 14) at 10am.The show will take place just after both bands perform at this summer’s Download Festival, which will return to Donington Park in Leicestershire from June 14 to 16.

Paramount’s musical biopic Bob Marley: One Love will tower over Sony/Marvel’s Madame Web, $30M-$35M to $20M-$25M over the six-day Valentine’s Day-Presidents Day stretch.

Anna Aya is ready to break out on a global level!

Taylor Swift has been hailed as an “icon” for chugging a beer the moment that she was shown on the big screen at last night’s Super Bowl.Super Bowl LVIII went down last night (February 11) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, with Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce helping the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22.Check out the moment below as Swift notices her appearance on the screen, and immediately grabs her plastic cup and downing the beer in one, before slamming it down.As soon as Taylor Swift realized she was on the Jumbotron, she immediately downed her beer for the camera. pic.twitter.com/tJlyMNzLxc— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) February 12, 2024Swift became one of the stories of the game as soon as Kelce’s Chiefs qualified for the big game, with the singer flying in from playing a date in Japan the night before to be a spectator.She was seen hanging out with Paul McCartney in the stands in Vegas, and spent the game cheering on Kelce alongside Ice Spice, Lana Del Rey and Blake Lively.Swift has also been in the headlines today thanks to comments made by former US president Donald Trump, after recent rumours that Joe Biden is seeking endorsement from the singer ahead of the election in November.Trump wrote that he made “so much money” for Swift when he signed the Music Modernization Act – even though many have suggested that she did in fact not benefit greatly from the act.In other Swift news, she recently announced her new album from the stage while accepting the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for ‘Midnights’.

EXCLUSIVE: Anime streamer Crunchyroll is dropping a doc-series on renowned Japanese animation maker Studio Bones.

EXCLUSIVE: Beta Cinema has unveiled a raft of key territory pre-sales for Joachim A. Lang’s Joseph Goebbels biopic Führer and Seducer ahead of its market premiere at the EFM this week.

Taylor Swift was spotted having a blast in her £1.4m Super Bowl suite, where she was seen hugging NFL star Jason Kelce and chatting with rapper Ice Spice.The pop star had travelled over 9,000 miles from Japan to Las Vegas to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce at the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 11. Looking fabulous, Taylor, 34, took off her red Kansas City Chiefs coat to reveal a stylish black cut-out corseted top.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Indian director and cinematographer Jatla Siddhartha has assembled several of the biggest names in world cinema in service of “In the Belly of a Tiger.” The film has its premiere next week at the Berlin Film Festival. Pitched as a blend of surreal horror and selfless love, the film is a fictionalization of reportedly real events in rural India, in which a couple arranges to be eaten by a tiger in order to ensure their family’s financial security.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce had a fairy tale ending as they embraced and kissed after the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII.

Taylor Swift received a massive cheer at the Super Bowl LVIII when she was spotted with Blake Lively during Post Malone's performance of "America the Beautiful".The camera then showed her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, looking emotional on the sidelines. Swift, who has had mixed reactions from fans this season, was warmly welcomed in Las Vegas leaving her looking visibly stunned.The Super Bowl often attracts big-name celebrities, but for Swift, it was personal as she's dating Kelce. She even flew all the way from Tokyo, Japan to be at the game.

Taylor Swift is having a blast at the 2024 Super Bowl and we have so many amazing photos of her at the game!

Travis Kelce didn’t get to be in the company of his good luck charm on Super Bowl eve.

Taylor Swift finally made it to Super Bowl LVIII and was seen arriving hand in hand with her friends Blake Lively and Ice Spice.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will go head to head in Super Bowl LVIII, which takes place on today, Feb. 11 at Las Vegas’s Allegiant Stadium.

The international box office was generally muted this weekend, save for in China which ushered in the Year of the Dragon on Saturday, and with it the lucrative Chinese New Year moviegoing period. According to early figures from Maoyan, the first two days of Spring Festival 2024 amassed RMB 2.44B ($339M), just a touch below the comparable days in 2023. 

Taylor Swift has closed the door on the Tokyo leg of her tour… and is opening the door to Super Bowl Sunday!!