Harry Potter fans anticipating the third attraction based on the popular book and movie franchise at Universal Orlando Resort learned that the fictional setting for the ride will be the British Ministry of Magic.

For the third weekend in a row, “Venom: The Last Dance” was the No. 1 movie at the box office, collecting $16.2 million in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters.

Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts and the Oscar contender “Anora” got off to a sparkling start this weekend.

Universal Orlando Resort will open its fourth central Florida theme park, just in time for Memorial Day next year.

Marvel is back on top with “Deadpool & Wolverine.”.

A Nassau County judge slammed a Florida property insurance company after he said it is stonewalling policyholders and disregarding court orders.

Holdovers and Oscar hopefuls dominated the North American box office charts this weekend in the absence of any new wide releases.

Timothée Chalamet and “Wonka” topped the box office charts for the third time in its four weekends in theaters.

A row of tightly trimmed ficus trees along a stretch of sidewalk outside Universal Studios has become a hot spot in the face-off between Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters and actors.

There is something for everyone at the movies this summer, both in theaters and streaming at home.

The theme park parent company of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man is getting a new name.

Universal Orlando Resort guests can let the good times roll and party beyond the bayou starting this Saturday, February 4 during Universal’s Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval. The fan-favorite event returns to Universal Studios Florida with a dazzling parade, mouthwatering cuisine inspired by global Carnaval celebrations and star-studded live concerts on select nights.

“Avatar: The Way of Water” claimed the No. 1 spot on the domestic box office charts for the seventh weekend in a row with an additional $15.7 million according to studio estimates on Sunday.

New movies like “Plane” and “House Party” were no match for “Avatar: The Way of Water” and the killer doll horror “M3GAN” at the box office this weekend.

Universal Orlando Resort has filed paperwork and pledged 13 acres for a commuter rail station that could link the seventh busiest airport in the U.S. with the heart of the tourism district in one of the top travel destinations in the world.

“Avatar: The Way of Water” is the box office king for a third straight week, and shows no sign of slowing down.

The summer box office showed signs of slowing down this weekend as the animated “DC League of Super-Pets” opened in theaters across North America.

Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights announced Thursday that Blumhouse Productions will have its very own haunted house this fall.

The summer movie season is off to a blockbuster start thanks to “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.”.

Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which unofficially kicks off this weekend with the help of Marvel and Disney’s “Doctor Strange and the Multitverse of Madness” and runs through the end of August.

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After spending one weekend in second place, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” proved it still had some fight left.

Spider-Man’s box office dominance continued in its fourth weekend in theaters, adding another $33 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates on Sunday.

Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies and rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” stayed in the No. 1 spot, with $81.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday.

Besides giving and receiving presents, the next best thing about the holidays is all the Christmas movies -- and Freeform has so many for you watch this month.

“Dear Evan Hansen” may have been a hit on Broadway, but the filmed adaptation of the Tony-winning show is off to a slow start at the box office in its first weekend in theaters.

Even with an option to watch “Black Widow” at home, audiences went to the movie theater in pandemic record numbers this weekend to catch the first Marvel movie released in two years.

Research and development of the coaster has also been years in the making, but overall construction took a little more than two years.

MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 08: Blue Man Group performs on stage on November 8, 2017 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Prandoni/Redferns)ORLANDO, Fla. – The Blue Man Group is bidding farewell to Universal Orlando Resort. Before the coronavirus pandemic forced all the theme parks and shows to close, the Blue Man Group was entertaining audiences nightly at the resort. 💙 pic.twitter.com/09Votg0zuu — Blue Man Group (@bluemangroup) February 1, 2021The show is owned and operated by Cirque du Soleil, who has been struggling since the pandemic began. AdThe Blue Man Group first began at Universal Orlando back in 2007 and has been operating in a building located in between Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure.

The release of the James Bond film “No Time To Die” has been delayed again, this time to 2021, because of the effects of COVID-19 on the theatrical business. “No Time To Die” was originally supposed to open in April 2020 but was pushed back to Nov. 12 in the U.K. and Nov. 20 in the U.S. The Walt Disney Co. last week delayed the planned 2020 releases of a handful of major movies until 2021. They include Marvel’s “Black Widow” and Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” Universal delayed “Candyman” to next year. Some major releases are still planned for 2020.

ORLANDO, Fla. It's hard to scare the bejesus out of someone in a haunted house while socially distancing, which may explain the decision by Universal to cancel its Halloween Horror Nights this year at its U.S. theme parks. The company said Friday it wouldn't be hosting the celebration of all things scary at its Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood so that it could focus on operating its theme parks for daytime guests under pandemic restrictions. Halloween Horror Nights typically lasts more than a month starting in September, but its planned for more than a year. Last month, Walt Disney World canceled its annual after-hours Halloween party at Magic Kingdom that typically begins in mid-August. Universal Orlando reopened last month, and Disney World started welcoming back visitors two weeks ago.

FILE - Posters for upcoming movies are displayed in an empty corridor at the currently closed AMC Burbank Town Center 8 movie theaters complex on April 29, 2020, in Burbank, Calif. After several false starts, the film industry is hoping to bring new releases back into movie theaters in late August. While the beleaguered restaurant industry still has takeout and airlines continue to operate with masked flyers, the vast majority of U.S. movie theaters havent punched a single ticket since March. The largest studios the Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros., Universal now all have streaming services of their own now, along with television operations. Theaters in China, the worlds second largest movie market, this week reopened with theaters limited to 30% capacity. If they dont do something, if they just keeping holding the films back, the theaters are going to die.

ORLANDO, Fla. Authorities found a 9-year-old boy unresponsive on a thrill water ride at Universal Orlandos Volcano Bay a couple of weeks after the theme park reopened after a shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The child was taken to a hospital for treatment and was released the following day, Universal spokesman Tom Schroder told the Orlando Sentinel. The report covers the period from April through June, when most of the state's theme parks were closed. Passengers on the ride, which is atop the iconic volcano, go through drop doors into enclosed tubes before splashing into a pool. They only include the persons sex and age, along with the name of the ride, date of the incident and limited details.

Editor's note: Our theme park expert, writer Tom Metevia, recently visited Universal Studios Orlando Resort for the first time, so we asked him to share some insight. Universal has its version of a FastPass called Universal Express. Universal Studios has two separate theme parks, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. I already knew that Universal Studios used a lot of simulators; however, I didn't really know what that meant. Use the virtual line if it's offered.

Editor's note: Our theme park expert, writer Tom Metevia, recently visited Universal Studios Orlando Resort for the first time, so we asked him to share some insight. Universal has its version of a FastPass called Universal Express. Photo: Universal Orlando Resort2. Universal Studios has two separate theme parks, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. I already knew that Universal Studios used a lot of simulators; however, I didn't really know what that meant.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is bringing its Live Holiday Tour to Jacksonville! The WWE Live Holiday Tour will be held at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on Saturday, December at 7:00 p.m.Special guests include Universal Champion Seth Rollins, RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch, United States Champion AJ Styles, Sasha Banks, Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre, The O.C. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, and more! Tickets go on sale on October 4 at 10:00 a.m. at Ticketmaster.com. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

Taylor Swift is raking in the cash in 2019! On Monday, Forbes released its World's Highest-Paid Women in Music list for 2019 and the "Lover" songstress was the big earner -- by a pretty massive degree. The 29-year-old hit-maker earned $185 million before taxes between June 2018 and June 2019, according to the magazine. Just last month, the singer was named the world's highest-paid celebrity by Forbes as well. This is the first time Swift has topped the list since 2016, when she earned $170 million.

Seth Rogen's "Good Boys" topped the US box office with a $21 million opening weekend, according to estimates by Box Office Mojo. (CNN) - Seth Rogen's "Good Boys" topped the US box office with a $21 million opening weekend, according to estimates by Box Office Mojo. "Good Boys" had been expected to topple under "Hobbs & Shaw" in North America with an opening in the $12 million-$15 million range. Nearly 70% of the "Good Boys" audience was between ages 18 and 34, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Universal has also been having a great August box office with "Hobbs & Shaw," which placed second in its third weekend at theaters with an estimated $14.1 million.

For the first time ever, fans of the 1984 Sony classic "Ghostbusters" will get to venture through their favorite scenes at this year's Halloween Horror Nights. Universal said Wednesday the maze will have guests follow the same footprints of Ghostbusters Peter, Ray, Egon and Winston as they venture through recreated scenes like the firehouse, New York Public Library and the Temple of Gozer. An army of ghoulish spirits, hideous specters and ectoplasm-dripping phantasms will attack you from every corner, event leaders said. Fans of the film will also come face-to-face with Slimer, Gozer the Gozerian and the ultimate destructor: the Stay Puft Marshmallow man. Universal's Halloween Horror Nights runs Friday, Sept. 6, through Nov. 2.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Halloween Horror Nights kicks off at Universal Orlando Resort on Sept. 6 and runs for 41 days until Nov. 2. In preparation of the annual scare event, Universal announced it will post 2,000 jobs to help run 10 haunted houses, five scare zones, live entertainment and other spectacles. The part-time and full-time jobs include attendants, food service and security starting at $12 per hour. This year's Halloween Horror Nights will also include a new tundra themed house called Yeti: Terror of the Yukon. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Halloween Horror Nights kicks off at Universal Orlando Resort on Sept. 6 and runs for 41 days until Nov. 2. In preparation of the annual scare event, Universal announced it will post 2,000 jobs to help run 10 haunted houses, five scare zones, live entertainment and other spectacles. The part-time and full-time jobs include attendants, food service and security starting at $12 per hour. Applications can be submitted to https://www.universalorlandojobs.com/. This year's Halloween Horror Nights will also include a new tundra themed house called Yeti: Terror of the Yukon​.