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"Fantastic Four: First Steps"
Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing confides in a bot buddy in "Fantastic Four: First Steps," from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

"Fantastic Four: First Steps"

The once reviled comic-book series finally hits paydirt with critics as well as audiences. How’s that for a first step?

Screening Room Moneymakers

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 1, 2025 — 2 min read
Superman
David Corenswet and Krypto contemplate the world in "Superman," from Warner Bros. Pictures

Superman

Moneymakers Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 1, 2025 — 1 min read
Jurassic World Rebirth
A rare gentle dino moment in "Jurassic Park Rebirth," from Universal Pictures

Jurassic World Rebirth

Nothing can stop those dinosaurs at the box office.

Screening Room Moneymakers

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 1, 2025 — 1 min read
"Tracker"
Justin Hartley in a rare moment of quiet in the action drama series “Tracker,” from CBS

"Tracker"

Network TV finds its No. 1 series in “Tracker,” starring Justin Hartley as a survivalist who tracks down missing persons for cash and good conscience.

Screening Room TV + Streaming

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 25, 2025 — 2 min read
"High Potential"
Kaitlin Olson (with Daniel Sunjata) is a sexy, crime-solving brainiac in “High Potential,” from ABC

"High Potential"

Audiences love Kaitlin Olson as a working mom who shames hottie LAPD cynic Daniel Sunjata” with a skyscraper IQ that puts his crime-solving skills to shame.

TV + Streaming Moneymakers

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 25, 2025 — 2 min read
"Matlock"
Kathy Bates shines in “Matlock,” from CBS

"Matlock"

Glorious Kathy Bates gender flips the old Andy Griffith TV role into something fresh, funny and Emmy worthy.

Moneymakers Screening Room

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 25, 2025 — 2 min read
Superman
David Corenswet stars in “Superman,” from Warner Bros. Pictures

Superman

The Man of Steel is No. 1 with a bullet for making a mint and still giving kids the comic-book charge they crave.

Screening Room Moneymakers

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 18, 2025 — 2 min read
"Jurassic World Rebirth"
Who needs dinosaurs? Scarlett Johansson is the #1 box office star in the world.

"Jurassic World Rebirth"

The money keeps coming in slower increments, but those dinosaurs are really eating Superman dust.

Moneymakers Movies

Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Jul 18, 2025 — 1 min read

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