For FORBES’ 12th annual Most Powerful Women list, we searched the world for exceptional icons who impact business, media, philanthropy, politics and more. All 100 women have the power to shape our world, but 18 stand out this year as entrepreneurs — the women who built their status from scratch.
Two new names join this breakout read »
Emily Inverso,
Forbes Staff
Emily Inverso,
Forbes Staff
Kate Pierce,
Forbes Staff
The women in entertainment on Forbes’ list of The World’s Most Powerful Women are the performers, tastemakers, executives and entrepreneurs who are making an impact. Our criteria is based on the reach of each woman’s influence and relevance, and ranked by money and media momentum. The 11 women in entertainment on our list are all at the top of read »
Kate Pierce,
Forbes Staff
And now the holdover news!
Walt Disney's Avengers: Age of Ultron earned another $38.84 million (-50%) in its third weekend of release. Considering the massive competition (Pitch Perfect 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road) taking away pretty much every demographic (Avengers only had to read »
Scott Mendelson,
Contributor
While there will be plenty of testosterone-laden action films in theaters over the coming months, summer 2015 will also be a bonanza for funny women. Between May and September five major comedies, starring (and sometimes directed or produced )by women will hit theaters. Here’s hoping they do well at the box office.
The film that kicked read »
Dorothy Pomerantz,
Contributor
Dorothy Pomerantz,
Contributor
TV’s highest paid actress, Sofia Vergara, is set to premier a new series. Unlike Modern Family, this will not air on ABC, but will find a brief home on disappearing video and photo sharing app, Snapchat.
Vergara will be the subject of a shortform, six-episode series co-produced by Fusion and Vergara’s talent management and read »
Natalie Robehmed,
Forbes Staff
Natalie Robehmed,
Forbes Staff
Here is all of the non-Avengers box office news.
The main new release this weekend was the Reese Witherspoon/Sofia Vergara crime caper. The film opened with a frankly disappointing $13.3 million on its debut weekend. To be fair, that’s a surprisingly solid 3.16x weekend multiplier, but I’m pretty sure that’s where the legs read »
Scott Mendelson,
Contributor
