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Netflix Paid $105M For Film That Brings Together Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Al Pacino
Netflix has reportedly shelled out $105 million to handle worldwide distribution for the film, which will somewhat surprisingly mark Scorsese's first collaboration with Pacino, and his ninth with De Niro.
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ESPN Getting Huge Overhaul Laying Off 100 Employees
ESPN is laying off some of its biggest names to try and adapt to the streaming revolution.
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Billionaire Dr. Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty Intends To Make The Most Expensive Film In Indian History
Raghuram is prepared to spend $150 million on what he promises will be "an epic of all epics," based on The Mahabharata, one of two major ancient Sanskrit epics.
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'The Fate Of The Furious' Has Biggest Global Opening Weekend Ever
Now that opening weekend for F8 is over and done with, and all the receipts have been counted, its $532 million take is the biggest worldwide opening in the history of the movie business.
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Warner Bros. May Be On The Hook For $900M If They Can't Prove The Existence Of Ghosts
In an unforeseen turn of events, the franchise's studio Warner Bros. may find itself paying out $900 million if they're unable to prove in court that ghosts are real.
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After A Decade Of Frustration, One Google Search Made This Antiques Collector $30 Million Richer. Amazing Story!
A Midwestern man purchases an antique at a flea market for $13,000 with the hope that he can melt it down for scrap value. When that ends up not working out, the antique sat on his kitchen counter for 10 years until a simple Google search that changed his life forever…
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Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' Is Now The Highest-Grossing Original Screenplay Debut In Movie History
For almost 20 years, Blair Witch held the domestic box office record for a debut feature made from an original screenplay. Now, Get Out is the new champion in that field.
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Gambler Billy Walters Convicted Of Insider Trading And Conspiracy
In a gambling career that spans more than three decades, Billy Walters has definitely had losing days and losing weeks, but somehow he has never had a losing year… until now.
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Four Facts About Drug Lord Pablo Escobar's Incredible Wealth That Might Make Your Mind Melt
These four facts about Pablo Escobar's unimaginable personal wealth are so insane that they might make you consider becoming a cocaine kingpin… even just for a few years.
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What Would It Take For Jeff Bezos To Overtake Bill Gates To Become The Richest Person On The Planet?
Recently, Jeff Bezos overtook Warren Buffett to become the second richest person on the planet. He's $15 billion away from Bill Gates and the top spot. What would it take to become #1?
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From Slave To Millionaire Land Owner: The Biddy Mason Story
Bridget "Biddy" Mason was, at one time, an illiterate slave who walked from Mississippi to California with her owners. But life had bigger things in store for Biddy.
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Daughter Of Dictator Lists Beverly Hills Manse For $17.5 Million
Pascaline Bongo, former flame of reggae star Bob Marley and daughter of the late president of Gabon, has listed her Beverly Hills mansion for a cool $17.5 million.
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This Is How Much You Need To Make To Be In The Top 1% Of Each State
Wondering how you stack up to the richest people in your state? We've broken down the numbers for you to let you know how much you need to earn to be in the 1%.
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Las Pozas: The "Surrealist Xanadu" Playground Built By A Millionaire In The Mexican Jungle
The departed Edward James is most well known as a poet, but his greatest life's work isn't ink on paper, and it's located deep in the Mexican jungle, surrounded by the Sierra Madre mountains and in the town of Xilitla.
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How Tom & Judy Love Turned The Crippling 1970s Fuel Crisis Into A Multi Billion Dollar Travel Empire
Oklahoma entrepreneurs Tom and Judy Love are probably the only Americans who look back on the 1970s gas crisis with very fond memories. Thanks in large part to that crisis, the couple was able to turn a $5000 investment into a $3.6 billion fortune.