Amanda Harding

Curry Barker's Obsession is in its third week on the big screen and has pulled in $148 million worldwide on a $750,000 budget.

This past weekend also saw the release of Kane Parson's directorial debut, Backrooms, shot for just $10 million, earning $118 million worldwide.

Both filmmakers started as YouTubers and worked with insanely tight budgets compared to the Hollywood norm, and both have just proven that that norm is wrong.

Following the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS now says it expects to make $15 million in profit.

That's because of its newly opened Late Night slot, thanks to a deal with media mogul Byron Allen.

The new deal has a time-buy model, meaning that Allen's company will cover all production costs and pay CBS to air his long-running show, Comics Unleashed, in the slot.

A CBS spokesperson said that this arrangement shifts a slot that was previously losing $40 million per year to $15 million in profit, a $55 million swing.

Byron Allen, the comedian-turned-billionaire behind Allen Media Group, has made similar moves in the past to push a low-cost comedy format on previously struggling media brands.

U.S.

Customs and Border Protection recently raided five cruise ships, including one Disney ship, as they identified predators viewing and distributing child sexual exploitation material.

The operation took place in San Diego and led to 28 individuals being arrested.

A CBP spokesperson said, quote,

Officers confirmed all subjects were involved in either the receipt, possession, transportation, distribution, or viewing of CSEM or child pornography.

The CBP then canceled their visas with plans to remove each of the criminals from the United States.

A Disney rep said in response to the news, quote, we have a zero tolerance policy for this type of behavior and fully cooperated with law enforcement.

While the majority of these individuals were not from our cruise line, those who were are no longer with the company.

McDonald's and Burger King are once again locked in an age-old clash as their CEOs take to social media to promote their new burgers.

The 2026 burger war began when McDonald's CEO Chris Kempinski posted a video to promote the new Big Arch burger.

Commentators swarmed, noting the hostage tape nature of the video as the CEO struggled to take a small bite of the burger while attempting to do his best impression of a human being.

Burger King CEO and confirmed human being Tom Curtis then posted a response video where he too ate one of Burger King's new Whoppers.