When it comes to his annual Comic-Con talk, Joss Whedon has traversed everything from comparing America to Tsarist Russia to dispensing life advice. This year as he rolled through fans questions, he expressed how hard it is for audiences to discover fresh stories on TV and movies without being spoon-fed by studios.

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FINAL UPDATE, Monday 3:11 PM: There’s a consensus out there: Disney/Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War will be the highest-grossing live-action film of the summer, with a final domestic around $450M. The only other title to rival it for the season is Disney’s own Finding Dory. 

Working in Disney’s favor is not only Ci…

UPDATE Saturday, 8:38 AM: With another eight international territories opening Friday, Captain America: Civil War‘s launch frame is still running on par with the performance of Avengers: Age of Ultron last year and has now taken in $84M in three days of release. Team Cap and Team Iron Man are currently busting it up…

Disney/Marvel's superhero threequel Captain America: Civil War enlists this week in 61 overseas territories, beginning notably with France and Korea tomorrow, before hitting North America on May 6. Looking more like an Avengers extension than a solo Cap threequel, the Anthony and Joe Russo-helmed actioner is predicted…

What a difference a year makes.

After being rather critical during last May’s press tour for Disney/Marvel’s Avengers:Age of Ultron, Joss Whedon told his Hulk star Mark Ruffalo tonight that the remarks he made against his own movie were quite harsh. The two took the stage at the SVA Theatre in Manhattan’s Chelsea…

When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn't about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysteri…

Who were the top draws at the international box office in 2015 in terms of overall film grosses? Hint: a lot of them came from a single franchise. But there are some surprises in the mix. The data for the Top 20 was provided to Deadline by Box Office Analyst's Robert Mitchell. Departing from previous years, we’ve expan…

Propelled by the intergalactic juggernaut that is Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Walt Disney Studios will top $5B is worldwide grosses today for the first time in its history, but domestically, it’s No. 2 behind Universal Pictures. The J.J. Abrams-helmed Force Awakens is providing only the latest rocket boost for…

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled a list of 20 films in the running for the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 88th Academy Awards. It’s the maximum number allowed for the VFX shortlist, under a new Academy rule. Seven of the 10 domestic top-grossing films of 2015 made the list, and three — In…

The Korean box office has gotten a jolt in the past several weeks, with local films opening through the roof and hanging on in this fast-burn market. Assassination, which bowed on July 22 and was the No. 7 movie at the international box office that weekend, has just become Korea’s No. 1 movie of the year. The…

After crossing $3B worldwide last week, Disney has now set another benchmark with $2B at the international box office so far in 2015. This is the sixth year in a row for the studio and is the fastest it’s ever made the climb. Last year, the mouse roared to $2B on August 3. The current estimated international total is…