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.

It wasn’t as big as “Aquaman” or “Wonder Woman,” but “Shazam!” handed DC another No. 1 film, easily beating out Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary” remake.

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.

“Captain Marvel,” Marvel’s first female-fronted solo superhero movie, launched with $153 million, performing on the high end of expectations.

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