Entertainment
Box Office Recovery and Industry Developments
The box office is recovering with sleeper hits like ‘Obsession’ and successful sequels. Helium Comedy launches a new original content division, while a new TV series ‘Odysseus’ is in development.
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EXCLUSIVE: Independent European-U.S. TV series Odysseus is being readied in the slipstream of glowing reviews for Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster movie The Odyssey. Tanweer, the Greek distributor of Nolan’s epic, is producing the new and unrelated TV series out of Athens, with Karl Gajdu
2026-07-16 15:43 UTC
Variety
The box office finally feels like its old self again. Years after the pandemic brought the film industry to its knees, moviegoing is back thanks to sleeper hits like “Obsession” and “Backrooms” and successful sequels like “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” “Toy Story 5” and “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” T
2026-07-16 15:45 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Helium Comedy, one of the United States’ premier independent comedy club operators, is getting into original content with the launch of a new division overseen by Maureen Taran. Conceived as a development platform for creators, comedians, producers and strategic partners, Helium’s O
2026-07-16 15:45 UTC