Movies, TV, streaming, music and the stories behind them.
Box office headlines report ticket sales, not what studios earn. Theaters keep a large share, marketing costs are often left out and the rules differ abroad. Here is how to read the numbers.
About 10,000 Academy members choose the Oscars, but not all of them vote in every category. Here is how nominations and final voting work, and why Best Picture is counted differently.
Mariah Carey's 1994 song first reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019, 25 years after its release. Streaming is the reason classic holiday songs now dominate the charts each December.
Streaming hits are announced in hours watched, 'views' and share of TV time, and each measures something different. Here is how the numbers work and why they are hard to compare.
Ratings on movies, TV shows and video games are voluntary systems run by each industry, not by the government. Here is what each label means and how families can use them.
