Author: Jake Coyle, The Associated Press

The new ‘Godzilla’ underperformed, opening with half the $93 million debut of the 2014 predecessor. Disney’s live-action ‘Aladdin’ fell to second.

Bong Joon-ho’s raucous social satire “Parasite,” about a family of hustlers, won Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or, a first for a Korean film.

Marvel’s superhero epic ‘Avengers: Endgame’ has obliterated everything that came before it, earning $350 million domestically, $1.2 billion globally.

Larry Cohen, the maverick B-movie director of cult horror films “It’s Alive” and “God Told Me To,” has died in Los Angeles, surrounded by loved ones.

Horror hit “Us,” Jordan Peele’s follow-up to “Get Out” starring Lupita Nyong’o, cost just $20 million to make, meaning it’s already a huge hit.

Surprise! Fans won’t see Kevin Hart hosting the Oscars, so they checked out his movie ‘The Upside’ instead. Meanwhile, ‘Aquaman’ hit $1B worldwide.

Without a ‘Star Wars’ movie, the field was wide open. But ‘Aquaman’ prevailed over ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘Bumblebee’ at the pre-holiday box office.

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association named Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” best film of the year, adding to the acclaimed film’s steadily mounting honors.

‘Grinch’ shows surprising staying power at the box office, rebounding to second place behind ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet,’ leaving ‘Creed 2’ in third.