Revealed: The 10 highest-paid actors of 2023

“Margot Robbie will be receiving ‘Barbie’ checks for the rest of her life” but Adam Sandler was Hollywood’s top-earning star last year. Here’s how much the Sandman and other top stars banked. Hollywood history will remember 2023 as the year of Barbenheimer. Since their releases on the same day in July, Barbie and Oppenheimer have […]

The Eras Tour review: How Taylor Swift captivated a nation

Australia’s Eras Tour is officially over. Across seven stadium shows, Taylor Swift sold more than 600,000 tickets and dominated headlines throughout the country. So what is the secret sauce that allows entertainment’s golden girl to electrify audiences all over the world? Forbes Australia spoke to Swifties in Sydney and joined the diehard fans at Accor […]

700,000 sickies: Netflix lifts the lid on Australia’s binge-watching culture

Netflix has released new data on Australian viewers and their streaming preferences. Here are the things we value most. Australia’s Netflix obsession at a glance Stranger Things, comedy and sickies. Netflix has surveyed and Aussies have spoken. The streaming platform that brings us the cult series ‘Stranger Things,’ says that 68% of our population has […]

$558 million and counting: Swifties’ bumper boost to Aussie economy

Research from RMIT University values the national economic impact of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour at more than half a billion dollars. Taylor Swift played to the biggest tour crowd of her life this weekend. Not once, but three times. “96,000 people the first night, 96,000 people the second night, 96,000 people tonight. All of that, […]

Kanye West’s new album disappears from iTunes, Apple Music: Here’s why

Kanye West’s latest album, “Vultures 1,” disappeared from Apple Music and iTunes Thursday afternoon after distribution company FUGA told Billboard it would work to remove the album, which was released by a FUGA client on Saturday despite the company previously declining to release it. Key Takeaways Key Background West had already faced criticism and threats […]

Leading ladies of the Spider-Verse: How Madame Web’s stars prepared for their Marvel debuts

Typically, Spider-Verse films revolve around the eponymous male superhero. The latest in the comic book series features a leading cast of four women. Here’s how Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, and Isabela Merced prepared for their arachnid roles. “Most superheroes’ powers come from strength and agility. With Madame Web, it’s all psychological,” says SJ Clarkson,  the […]