But quite a few sequels this year improved on the original, and/or added something new to the franchise, and/or were a heck ...

There were plenty of hit films this year, but there was a raft of high-profile releases that fared far worse than expected.

M3GAN spin-off movie SOULM8TE has been dropped from release just a few weeks before its planned premiere. The erotic thriller focuses on a man who gets a sex robot after the loss of his wife.

Rajinikanth, who turned 75, has completed 50 years in cinema, marking a stellar journey across multiple languages. In 1995, he made his only Bengali film appearance in Bhagya Debata alongside Mithun ...

Directed by choreographer Raghuram, Bhagya Debata starred Mithun Chakraborty as Jagadish Mondal, a hero fighting for the oppressed. Rajinikanth made a brief appearance as a singer in the title track.

In a career spanning over five decades, Rajinikanth has been paired with a huge number of actresses, many of them significantly younger than him.

Today's release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A DLC Mega Dimension has seen the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 adventure receive its version 2.0.0 update — and a list of all-new Mega Pokémon evolutions.