Brooks Barnes

“Backrooms,” a psychological horror flick opening this weekend, is part of a wave of breakout films from fledgling directors who honed their instincts on YouTube.

In a clear sign of Hollywood’s softening stance on artificial intelligence, the cinema icon is backing Black Forest Labs, an image generation start-up.

Fledgling directors are setting records at the box office with movies like “Backrooms” and Obsession."

(Circuits) LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood just hit the tipping point in its acceptance of artificial intelligence.

The film took in $55 million over the weekend in the United States and Canada. It was the biggest opening for an R-rated comedy in 12 years.

LOS ANGELES – Roughly a decade ago, Hollywood decided that crude, politically incorrect humour was a commercial and cultural liability.

The Disney-Pixar sequel was expected to make $160 million in North America over the weekend, lifting the summer box office to $1.85 billion to date.

In a setback for Warner Bros. and its DC Studios division, Supergirl arrived to weak ticket sales over the weekend.

Shunned by bigger studios as too risky, “Michael” and other hits have revived Hollywood’s last major independent studio. But is it enough?

The live-action remake took in roughly US$43 million over the weekend in North America, about 30% less than Disney had expected.