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Disney Blindsided by Fox Box Office Struggles: ‘Well Below What We Thought It Would Be’
Fox’s film business had a $170 million operating loss driven by “Dark Phoenix”
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Disney Q3 Earnings, Revenue Fall Shy of Wall Street Expectations
Disney shares slid roughly 4% in after-hours trading
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To Infinity and Beyond: Can Disney Become the First $10 Billion Studio?
Disney’s success at the global box office is a testament to its acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm
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Areu Bros. Acquires OTT Video Company Endavo
Areu and his brother announced last year they had formed the production shingle and bought Tyler Perry’s former Atlanta campus
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Endeavor Pushes Planned IPO Until September or Later
WME parent company is looking to acquire live-events company On Location Experiences LLC for as much as $700 million
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CBS and Viacom Inch Closer to Merger With Preliminary Deal on New Leadership Team
Joe Ianniello to be offered senior role while Bob Bakish takes over as CEO, the WSJ reports
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Disney Continues Layoffs With Key Production, VFX Executives Let Go
This is the fourth round of layoffs following Disney’s $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox assets in March
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WGA-Agents Conflict: No End in Sight, Pivotal Elections Approach
“Long term, there’s going to be a shift in the ecosystem,” Jody Simon, entertainment lawyer and partner at Fox Rothschild, says
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Improved Imax Q2 Earnings, Revenue Beats Wall Street Forecasts
The film exhibitor reported net income of $11.4 million for the quarter
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Sony Pictures Posts Improved Q1 Revenue Thanks to ‘Men in Black: International’
Company reported overall revenue of $17.52 billion in the quarter
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Chadwick Boseman Cop Thriller ’21 Bridges’ Pushed Back 2 Months at STX
The independent studio will release the film November 22 instead of the previously announced September 27
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How Indie Production Studio Treehouse Pictures Finds its Roots Among Big Studio Blockbusters
“We’re not just running after something because it feels hot or competitive,” Treehouse Head of Development Juliet Berman says
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Robert Downey Jr’s ‘Sherlock Holmes 3’ to Receive $20.8 Million California Tax Credit
Other films granted tax credits are Will Smith’s “King Richard” and “Purge 5”
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The Importance of Margot Robbie’s Bookstore Scene in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
A brief scene is filled with meaning
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Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer Sees 2019 Compensation Drop More Than 50%
The studio head’s total compensation for the fiscal year was $6.6 million, down from $14.4 million in 2018
