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Redbox's top 10 DVD rentals

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Feb. 20:

Tribune News Service

Comedy-horror Cocaine Bear is based on a true story. Well, kind of

Comedy-horror Cocaine Bear has an undoubtedly bizarre premise. But the movie is actually loosely based on real-life events.

The New Daily

Comcast bets on Universal theme parks during ‘bullish’ 2023

Demand for Universal’s U.S. theme parks is not slowing despite economic uncertainty, but parent company Comcast is still looking to recover straggling international guest numbers at these parks as it builds new attractions in Orlando, Florida, the Dallas area and Las Vegas.

Orlando Sentinel

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Are you too fat for Universal’s new Mario Kart ride? The average American guy is

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Critics are blasting the new Super Nintendo attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood as “blatantly fatphobic” because the augmented reality dark ride has a size restriction that will leave many Americans with larger waistlines on the sidelines.

The Orange County Register

Universal's Super Nintendo World is the play-focused theme park land for our times

LOS ANGELES — A credit list into the hundreds — likely thousands — helped bring Universal Studios' Super Nintendo World to life. And the details show it.

Los Angeles Times

'Cocaine Bear' gets high with $23.1M, 'Ant-Man' sinks fast

Sunday studio estimates say the gonzo R-rated horror comedy “Cocaine Bear” sniffed up $23.1 million in its opening weekend, while Marvel's “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” was quickly dwarfed in its second weekend

The Independent UK

Cocaine Bear, inspired by the true story of a bear on stimulants, fails to live up to its over-the-top premise

Starring Keri Russell and Ray Liotta (in his final film role), Cocaine Bear is a gory comedy-thriller inspired by a true story — but with more "murderous rampage" than "major renal failure".

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Redbox's top 10 DVD rentals

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Feb. 13:

Tribune News Service

Amid calls for a boycott, ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ controversy questions what it means to be a ‘Harry Potter’ fan

LOS ANGELES — The night before visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood, Brittany Katter wondered whether the journey was a mistake.

Los Angeles Times

7 tips, hacks and cheats for the new Mario Kart AR ride at Universal Studios Hollywood

SANTA ANA, Calif. — We’ve got everything you need to know to improve your top score and rise up the leaderboard on the Mario Kart augmented reality dark ride in the Super Nintendo World video game-inspired land at Universal Studios Hollywood.

The Orange County Register

Universal Studios expanding regional theme park concepts in US and worldwide

Universal Studios has big plans to take on regional amusement park chains in the United States and around the globe with a pair of smaller scale and lower cost theme park concepts aimed at families with young kids and horror movie fans.

The Orange County Register

Women Talking draws from a true story of mass sexual assault to re-imagine how a society can deal with trauma

In Oscars contender Women Talking, inspired by a devastating true story of mass sexual assault, a group of women in an isolated community grapple with whether to forgive, stay and fight, or leave.

ABC News

Redbox's top 10 DVD rentals

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Feb. 6:

Tribune News Service

Universal Orlando ups starting pay to $17 an hour as Disney wage talks go on

Universal Orlando is raising its minimum wage from $15 to $17 an hour starting June 4, boosting the theme park company’s base pay to $2 more than Walt Disney World’s current rate.

Orlando Sentinel

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Daily Mirror

Lewis Capaldi rolls around the carpet as wild BRIT Awards after parties kick off

The Forget Me singer lead the stars on the red carpet at Universal Music BRIT Awards after-party at 180 Studios following the main award ceremony in London on Saturday night

USA Today Sports Media Group

15 movie trailers and teasers we can potentially expect to see during the Super Bowl

We could see trailers for Ant-Man, Shazam!, Scream, Fast X, John Wick, Transformers, The Little Mermaid and plenty more.

Los Angeles Times

'Fast X' trailer teases a villainous Jason Momoa and 'the end of the road'

LOS ANGELES — Vin Diesel is back in the new trailer for Universal's "Fast X," the first of two planned "final" films for Dominic Toretto & Co. But where do you go after you've taken a $6 billion action franchise about L.A. street racers all the way to space?

Orlando Sentinel

Will Disney, Universal affordable housing projects lead the way for more?

As Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando help build affordable apartments for employees and the public, questions remain about who is going to get to live there and what other local businesses, if any, will follow suit.

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Daily Mirror

BRIT Awards after-parties to make return this weekend following three-year break

The BRIT Awards will be held over the weekend, with a host of artists set to be celebrated for their music - and attendees are set to be able to go to after-parties for the first time in three years

Tribune News Service

Redbox's top 10 DVD rentals

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Jan. 30:

Tribune News Service

FAA clears hydrogen-powered airplane for first flight

The dream of carbon-free flight is inching toward some reality.

Daily Mirror

Model told to cover up at theme park as 'big breasts make people uncomfortable'

A woman was left feeling 'humiliated and embarrassed' after she was told to cover up at Universal Studios, despite the fact she claimed other women were wearing similar outfits

Tribune News Service

Redbox's top 10 DVD rentals

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Jan. 23:

Financial Times

Universal Music in talks with big platforms to overhaul streaming model

Group looks into options such as cracking down on bots and adding ‘superfan’ subscriptions

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Avatar 2' Tops Box Office for 7th Weekend

“Avatar: The Way of Water” claimed the No.

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