T-rex wreaks havoc in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” from Universal Pictures “Jurassic World Rebirth” The seventh in the “Jurassic” franchise hit No. 1 on the box office charts, but is that enough to justify two more sequels? Moneymakers Movies Peter Travers Jul 11, 2025 — 2 min read
Brad Pitt in “F1, the Movie” from Warner Bros. Pictures and Apple Original Films “F1: The Movie” Brad Pitt’s racing epic is eating dinosaur dust this week, but don’t write off its chances to stay in the summer box office sweeps. Moneymakers Movies Peter Travers Jul 11, 2025 — 1 min read
Mason Thames hitches a ride on Toothless in “How to Train Your Dragon,” from Universal Pictures “How to Train Your Dragon” The live-action version of the animated classic keeps flying over every obstacle to stay in the game. Moneymakers Movies Peter Travers Jul 11, 2025 — 2 min read
Roy Scheider gets too close for comfort in “Jaws,” from Universal Pictures "Jaws" Celebrating the 50th birthday of the Steven Spielberg shark movie that invented the summer blockbuster Movies Out of the Past Peter Travers Jul 4, 2025 — 2 min read
(clockwise from top) Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Alec Guinness and Harrison Ford in the first “Star Wars,” later subtitled “Episode IV – A New Hope,” from Twentieth Century Fox "Star Wars" The George Lucas saga about a clan of Skywalkers shows what a summer blockbuster can be when imagination trumps greed. Movies Out of the Past Peter Travers Jul 4, 2025 — 2 min read
An alien and its healing finger were a box office smash in “ET: The Extraterrestrial,” from Universal Pictures "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial" The gentlest and most touching summer blockbuster has so far resisted cashing in with a sequel or reboot. Our thanks to Steven Spielberg for that. Movies Out of the Past Peter Travers Jul 4, 2025 — 2 min read
Toothless the fire breather and Hiccup, his boy assistant, in “How to Train Your Dragon,” from Universal Pictures "How to Train Your Dragon" Hiccup and Toothless the dragon keep riding that box-office train to glory before Brad Pitt and “F1” chase its tail this week. Moneymakers Movies Peter Travers Jun 27, 2025 — 2 min read
Young Alfie Williams accepts a human skull from Ralph Fiennes in “28 Years Later,” from Sony Pictures Releasing "28 Years Later" There’s still life in the walking dead as Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and young Alfie Williams find heart even in the horror. Moneymakers Movies Peter Travers Jun 27, 2025 — 2 min read
