(UPDATED WITH STATEMENT FROM SUZANNE TODD’S LAWYER) Hangover creators Jon Lucas and Scott Moore are credited as the writers and directors of the 2016 hit Bad Moms but a potentially multi-million dollar suit filed by the authors of I'd Trade My Husband For A Housekeeper is laying blame for fraud on producer Suzanne…

Opening up critically acclaimed horror movies at the box office? That's easy.

But as far as comedies go, that’s hard.

This weekend Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler hit career box office lows as New Line/Village Roadshow/Warner Bros' $40M-budgeted The House burned down with a $8.7M opening (figures as of Monday morning)…

Each year when Deadline runs its Most Valuable Blockbuster film profitability countdown, readers understandably ask about certain wildly profitable films that for one reason or another, didn’t crack the Top 20. But that doesn’t mean these films don’t tell compelling stories in their own right. Here are snapshots of…

Bad Moms is officially (and deservedly) a franchise as the hit comedy’s stars are reuniting for A Bad Moms Christmas, set to hit theaters November 3, 2017.

STX is fast-tracking the holiday-themed sequel sees the titula under-appreciated and over-burdened friends coping with the stresses of the most wonderful time of ye…

No there won’t be a sequel to STX Entertainment’s $180 million global hit Bad Moms, but rather the spinoff movie Bad Dads which will hit theaters on July 14, 2017. The studio will be revealing casting details in the coming weeks, and STX said it will also develop cross-platform opportunities for the Bad parents brand…

STX Entertainment can claim its first $100M hit with the R-rated raunchy female comedy Bad Moms, which is clicking past the century mark today in the middle of its sixth weekend. The film from The Hangover writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore started at 3,215 theaters on July 29 and debuted to $23.8M in third place…

5th UPDATE, Monday 2:10 PM: Jason Bourne, which opened day and date here and abroad, ended it’s three-day a little lighter than $60M domestically, but worldwide it still chased in a strong $109.9M. But expect this film and all  pictures in the marketplace to take a hit next weekend when Warner Bros.’ highly…

MONDAY UPDATE, WRITETHRU: After logging the biggest international opening day for the franchise as it began offshore rollout last week, Jason Bourne cracked the best offshore weekend launch ever in the series. The Universal action thriller landed $50.7M in 48 markets including Korea, the UK, and Australia, to best all…

2nd UPDATE, 11:44 AM: No surprises this weekend so far in early box office returns as Universal’s Jason Bourne may end the day with around $21M (that would include the $4.3M from last nights previews) and is on track for a $57M gross so far. It is very early yet so depending on this evening’s shows, it has a shot at…

Bad and good moms and maybe even their husbands will get a load of laughs from the blissfully politically incorrect summer comedy Bad Moms. The title doesn’t really describe who these hardworking but frustrated women really are, but is designed to lure an audience with the promise of some good old-fashioned raunch. As…

This weekend, moviegoers will get their choice of three new films — the actioner Jason Bourne, the comedy Bad Moms and the thriller Nerve. All are said to be decent films. First off, Jason Bourne returns with a vengeance this year, pulling together the combo of Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass for the first…

Sam Brown is moving from New Line Cinema to become the new head of production of the Motion Picture Group at STX Entertainment. The former head of production, Cathy Schulman, is taking on a new corporate role overseeing the launch of a significant new initiative, which the studio is keeping under wraps.

Brown joins the…