Tag: Business
Warner Bros. Suspends Deals with Big Name Producers
Warner Bros. Discovery is cutting costs amid the actors’ and writers’ strikes. After CEO David Zaslav claimed the studio was set to lose $300-500 million due to the strikes, The Hollywood Reporter has learned from sources that Warner Bros. is suspending its deals with several producers, includin...
Read MoreLittle Mermaid Remake Artist Sues Producers
74-year-old model builder Christine Overs is suing Sandcastle Pictures, Disney’s production company behind the Little Mermaid remake. Overs worked on the beach scenes for the film, and Sandcastle’s negligence led to her falling on a makeshift step while working in 2020. Overs’ la...
Read MoreBarbie Brought People Back to Theaters and Margot Robbie Huge Profits
Add Barbie to the list of heroes saving movie theaters. The Quorum conducted a poll of 1800 Barbie viewers to find out the moviegoing habits of that film’s audience. They learned that, while most were frequent or occasional ticket buyers, 22% of respondents said either that they couldn’t remembe...
Read MoreMonopoly Movie on the Way as Lionsgate Obtains EOne From Hasbro
Are you already as tired of Mattel’s Barbie spinoffs as I am? Then I have some bad news for you: Variety reports that Lionsgate purchased Entertainment One’s film and TV assets from Hasbro for around $500 million. This means movies based on various Hasbro products and games are coming to theater...
Read MoreThe Marvels Won’t be Screend in IMAX Because of Dune
Disney’s humiliations keep piling up. On an earnings call (a transcript of which you can read here on Fool), IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond responded to concerns about Warner Bros. delaying the release of Dune: Part Two amid the actors’ and writers’ strikes. Gelfond attempted to assuage fears by say...
Read MoreThe Lesson of Barbenheimer: Not Everything Has To Be For You
This past weekend was the “Barbenheimer” showdown, with two big releases arriving at the same time in the middle of a dud-filled summer. According to the trailers (I’m not getting into whether anything was woke because this isn’t about that – well, not in terms of these two movies), it was...
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