Spider-Man's Emotional Triumph, Practical Magic's Nostalgia Play, and Fall TV's 55-Show Lineup

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has crossed $2.4 billion worldwide — the third-highest-grossing film of all time — and Sony CEO Ravi Ahuja finally revealed the secret sauce. Speaking at the BofA Securities Media Conference in New York, Ahuja credited the film's emotional core for its unprecedented success: "The movie itself is very emotional. Some people come away crying." He admitted the studio hadn't forecast this level of performance, calling the record-breaking...