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Week-over-week change in combined followers (Instagram, X, TikTok). Current reading: +2.8%
Recent Stories
- Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein’s Mission Impossible: Skydance Math
Frank examines the studio chiefs’ expanded portfolio and pressure to cut costs, a timely Hollywood business story that plausibly attracted new readers.
Week of Oct 11, 2026
- Paramount Is Sitting on a $100 Million Reparations Musical. Why?
Frank reports on the costs, creative conflicts and delays behind Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Kendrick Lamar's reportedly $100 million musical that Paramount still has not dated for release.
Week of Sep 20, 2026
- 'The Odyssey' Is Sold Out Through August — and Theaters Fear an IMAX Trap
Only 41 theaters on Earth can play IMAX 70mm and most are booked through late August, leaving exhibitors worried the premium-format boom has taught audiences that a regular screen is not worth the trip.
Week of Aug 2, 2026
- Christopher Nolan & the Short List of Directors Whose Names Open Movies
July 1 Crowd Pleaser on The Odyssey selling out weeks before release — resale tickets in the thousands — circulating as the film's mid-July opening approaches.
Week of Jul 12, 2026
- Old Dogs, New Clips: How Stars Are Turning Past Roles Into Fresh Fame
A culturally viral premise — actors like Patrick Warburton riding nostalgia clips to new social fame — circulated well beyond The Ankler's core readership during the week of May 30.
Week of Jun 7, 2026
- Star Wars' Disney+ Hangover: A Fight to Make the Galaxy Feel Big Again
An analysis of the Star Wars brand's search for a theatrical identity, published the week The Mandalorian and Grogu hit screens for the first time in seven years.
Week of May 31, 2026
- Horror! A24's Youngest Director Ever Started on YouTube
A reported piece on how A24's Backrooms — directed by 19-year-old Kane Parsons, who built his following on YouTube — represents a new wave of horror directors discovered online rather than through traditional industry pipelines.
Week of May 31, 2026