Doctor Strange Already Looks Like a Hit

Doctor Strange earned an estimated $9.4 million at the box office last night, positioning it for a strong opening. Bolstered by positive reviews, the latest Marvel movie seems set to make around $70 million over the weekend. In second place last night was Fox's animated Trolls, which pulled in $900,000, followed by Lionsgate's Mel Gibson war drama Hacksaw Ridge, which made $750,000.

Comcast, Netflix Make a Deal

Netflix's content will be available for streaming over Comcast's Xfinity X1 set-top boxes at standard Netflix subscription rates starting later this month. It's an if-you-can't-beat-'em-join-em move from the pay-TV giant, which fought the upstart streaming service for years over bandwidth and net neutrality issues. No terms of the deal were announced, but presumably Comcast gets a share of new Netflix sign-up fees through its service.  [Variety]

Is Trump TV Hiring Now?

An unidentified organization is reportedly looking for hosts, reporters and commenters for a new "conservative media network" that's holding auditions somewhere in New York City on Monday. Rumor has it that the Trump family has been investigating the possibility of setting up a television network after the election, so the casting call has raised eyebrows in New York, Washington and beyond. [The Wrap]

This $5 App Makes the Nintendo 3DS an Animation Platform

Looking for a new way to get creative on a small canvas? Animation guru Bob Sabiston, whose software was the basis of Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly, has developed an app for the Nintendo 3DS portable game system through his Flat Black Films studio. Butterfly: Inchworm Animation II's features include a built-in motion-graphics system, eight dynamic brushes, a timeline for keyframing actions, onionskinning, the ability to shoot video, time-lapse and stop-motion footage, and up to five layers of 3D depth. "Butterfly is easy to use but not dumbed-down," Sabiston says. "It's not really a game, and it's not for kids. It's for people who like to be creative in coffeeshops." Watch the promo, above, or visit the online gallery to see what's possible. [Cartoon Brew]

Abel Cine Introduces the ARRI Alexa SXT

In a new 10-minute video, AbelCine CTO Andy Shipsides demonstrates the design elements and features of the new Alexa variation, the SXT, including the camera's new recording options, image quality improvements, menu settings, look management features and more. [AbelCine CineTechnica]