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Moana, Swords and Sorcery Set to Save Thanksgiving • With Wicked, Gladiator II and Moana 2 on the menu, look for domestic box office receipts to soar past $300 million and set a new record for the five-day holiday as the industry hopes to move past a ‘disappointing’ post-Labor Day quarter

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No Turkeys Here • It’s looking like this year will serve up a record in terms of domestic revenue for the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, thanks to Moana 2, Wicked and Gladiator II. The holiday’s five biggest years so far:

Landman to Hit Man: Texas Monthly’s IP Machine • The demand for compelling stories from, yes, the heartland is paying off for the venerable magazine

Numbers Game: Streaming Gets Added to TV Ratings • An industry regulator’s approval opened the door for first-party streaming data to supplement traditional TV ratings. Will it make a difference?

Where the News Influencers Roam • A new study finds that Elon Musk’s X boasts the largest share with 100,000-plus followers

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

The New Trump Resistance: Europe’s Filmmakers • Across the ocean, moviemakers position themselves as defenders of progressive values. But many of their funds rely on government-backed subsidies, and those nations may not be inclined to pick a fight with the president-elect

Money Ball: How College Athletes Are Raking in the Big Bucks • Thanks to a booming NIL rights market, even bench players are getting rich

It’s About Time • The obsession over movie run times during Oscar season is both logical and silly

The Loophole That Landed Muni Long a Grammy Nom • If not for a live version of ‘Made for Me,’ the singer-songwriter who has penned hits for Rihanna and Selena Gomez would have missed her moment

Jim Gaffigan Is Finally Invited to the Party • Fresh off his turn as Tim Walz on SNL, the newly svelte stand-up discusses comedy’s move toward meritocracy, the RFK Jr. joke he backed out of telling and why he’d rather have a ‘clean’ act than an ‘edgy’ one

Portrait of a Killer as a Young Man • Patrick Gibson’s about to go on a murder spree in Dexter: Original Sin. Luckily for him, he likes the sight of blood

Ojai There! An Iconic Theater Reopens • After years of disuse, the century-old Ojai Playhouse relaunches, just in time for awards season

THR’S HOT DATES

CITRUS CASTS A SPELL • Limes and lemony hues proved magically delicious at the Wicked premiere. Plus, Nicole Kidman enchanted in embroidery and Zoe Saldaña swaggered in a suit

The Best (and Worst) Celeb Booze Brands • Forget Oscars and the Walk of Fame. The flex du jour in Hollywood is hawking your own liquor line. THR’s expert panel separates the swill from the swell

The De-Kardashian-ification of America • Plastic surgeons on both coasts are noticing a clear trend: Women are eschewing exaggerated hourglass figures and injectables (so 2021!) for a more athletic, less obviously redone look: ‘It’s the tweakment movement’

WILL MAR-A-LAGO FACE TAKE OVER D.C.? • Even as the rest of the country is dialing back, cosmetically speaking, MAGA figureheads are cranking it up — and it may just catch on

Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in entertainment

The Reason Your Agent Isn’t Calling You Back? Pickleball

Hitched, Hatched, Hired • Inside the industry’s celebrations and news

Party Crawler

SELENA IS WAITING FOR YOUR CALL • Despite successes like Only Murders in the Building and the Oscar buzzy Emilia...