WB Reportedly Mulling Over Next Two ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Installments Based On ‘The Secrets Of Dumbledore’ Box Office Performance

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterUniversal’s kid-friendly caper “The Bad Guys” pulled off a heist for the ages, capturing the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office.The animated comedy has collected $24 million from 4,009 North American theaters in its debut, enough to take the crown from “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.” In its second weekend of release, the latest chapter in the “Harry Potter” prequel series plummeted to third place with $14 million, a troubling sign for the Warner Bros.’ Wizarding film franchise.“The Bad Guys” may have towered over the competition, but it was not the only newcomer to movie theater marquees.

Thandiwe Newton is trying to keep things positive on her Instagram feed amid some major personal drama!

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Universal had the most to boast last night at the box office, hitting the 18-34 arthouse demo with Robert Eggers’ Focus Features Viking epic, The Northman, which drew $1.35M last night in previews, and families with Dreamworks Animation’s The Bad Guys, which made $1.15M. 

Johnny Depp broke down during the most recent sitting of his court case against his ex-wife Amber Heard as a recording of the Aquaman star begging her ex-husband not to cut himself was played.The Drive Angry actress, 36, could be heard pleading with the Pirates of the Caribbean star, 58, not to use a "dull and dirty" knife to "cut his skin" with, as Depp broke down and wiped away tears as he took to the stand for the third day.The clip was played to the court as evidence during the $50 million court case that Depp had brought against his ex-wife for defamation.According to Depp's testimony, the recording was from July 2016, two months after they filed for divorce.In the audio, Heard was begging the Fantastic Beasts actor to "put the f***ing knife down".Depp could be heard asking Heard whether she wanted to cut him, giving her the option of his "arm or chest."Heard replied: "Don't cut your skin, please do not cut your skin.

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The brand new streaming service CNN+ is already being shut down.

Matt Damon is hard at work on his upcoming movie Oppenheimer!

Yet more info about Thandiwe Newton’s dramatic exit from Magic Mike’s Last Dance and separation from husband Ol Parker has come to light.

UPDATED: CNN+, the news network’s expensive venture into subscription streaming, will shut down at the end of the month.

Manori Ravindran International EditorWarner Bros. Discovery has set out its long-awaited international leadership team under Gerhard Zeiler.Zeiler, as announced earlier this month, is the newly installed president of international for the merged company, and oversees the global channels business with a “dotted line” to international streaming lead JB Perrette.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAT&T, in its Wall Street swan song as an entertainment entity, reported solid subscriber pickup for HBO Max and HBO for the first quarter of 2022. The now-divested WarnerMedia unit was again a drag on profitability because of continued investments in HBO Max and the launch of CNN+ — reflecting a key reason AT&T spun it off.WarnerMedia is now part of Warner Bros.

Johnny Depp returned to court for his second day of testimony on Wednesday, April 20, as the trial in his $100-million defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard continued.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterNicolas Cage is back… not that he went anywhere.The actor’s latest movie “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” a meta comedy in which he plays a fictionalized version of himself, is one of several films opening nationwide over the weekend. It’ll compete against director Robert Eggers’ Viking epic “The Northman” and Universal and DreamWorks’ animated family film “The Bad Guys,” as well as last weekend’s champion “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.”Unless ticket sales crash in week two, “The Secrets of Dumbledore,” the third chapter in the “Harry Potter” spinoff series, should retain the domestic box office crown.

With his ongoing legal issues, it’s understandable why there’s interest in Johnny Depp’s net worth and how much he lost after her divorce from Amber Heard.

After her divorce from Johnny Depp, there has been a lot of interest in Amber Heard’s net worth and how much she won in their divorce settlement (and what she did with it.)

It appears there may be some truth to the rumors that Thandiwe Newton has split from husband Ol Parker.

Jerry West only won one NBA championship in his career with the Lakers, but the hall-of-fame player-turned-GM was so respected around the league that it crafted the organization’s logo in his image. Now “the Logo,” as he’s admiringly called, is unhappy with his portrayal in HBO’s series Winning Time, according to multiple reports.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorA recent decision by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery will make it difficult to add viewers to CNN+.Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to suspend external marketing for the recently launched subscription streaming-news service, according to a person familiar with the venture, making the task of luring new subscribers exponentially more difficult.

In an unusual feat for really any Monday at the box office, the No 2 movie from this past weekend, beat the No. 1 opening pic. Specifically, Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2 made $4.5M yesterday to Warner Bros.’ The Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore‘s $3.68M.

As Deadline reported exclusively yesterday, Johnny Depp is testifying on his own behalf today in the exceedingly high-profile case that is taking place in Virginia’s Fairfax County Courthouse. The news was first reported by Deadline’s Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson, who are covering the trial. See all their exclusive coverage here.