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Illumination and Universal’s Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri open an early box office test as Toy Story 5 nears $600M.

An X1.1 solar flare from AR4479 peaked at 4:50 p.m. EDT, briefly degrading high-frequency radio during daylight hours.

A North America upside helps, but Hill’s real scorecard arrives in stadiums, and in China’s margin collapse.

A holiday weekend launch plan and a sharp genre wipeout give exhibitors and studios a real stress test for demand.