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"Deadpool & Wolverine," "The Substance," and "Dune: Part Two" were among the most popular movies of 2024 according to IMDb. Jay Maidment/Marvel Studios/Disney; Christine Tamalet/Mubi ; Warner Bros. IMDb ranked the most popular movies released in 2024 using its own data. The top 10 included franchise hits like "Deadpool & Wolverine" and "Dune: Prophecy."It also featured some breakthrough originals, like "The Substance" and "Longlegs."2024 was a huge year for film franchises, according to IMDb's end-of-year rankings — but few original works cut through the noise.

Jennifer Love Hewitt says she isn't ashamed of growing older despite the comments she gets about her appearance. Warner Bros. TV/Getty ImagesJennifer Love Hewitt, 45, is speaking out against ageism in Hollywood. She told Fox News fans have a "hard time" accepting that she no longer looks like she did in her 20s.

“House Republicans’ mainstream wing is warning Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) not to repeat his predecessor’s mistake of giving away the store to his right-wing detractors to retain his gavel,” Axios reports. “Johnson is facing roughly a dozen right-wing holdouts on the eve of Friday’s speaker election — in which he will only be able to afford a handful of GOP defections.”

“Hoping to generate new tips, the FBI is disclosing new information, including previously unreleased video, about a suspect who planted pipe bombs four years ago outside the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees near the Capitol,” Stars and Stripes reports. New York Times: “The suspect, wearing a mask, a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers, put two homemade bombs outside the Democratic and Republican national party headquarters the night before the formal congressional ceremony acknowledging Joseph Biden had won the 2020 election.” “Neither device exploded, but their discovery that morning added to the fear and confusion on a day when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, briefly delaying the certification of the results.”

“President Biden is likely to announce a decision as soon as Friday on whether he will approve Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion acquisition of U. S. Steel,” CBS News reports.