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Max May Be a Streaming Bargain Now | Charts
HBO Max was overpriced, while Discovery+ was underpriced, according to a new analysis — putting them together means a better deal
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Even ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Can’t Score at China’s Box Office for Hollywood | Analysis
A paltry $13.3 million take for the smash animated hit means the industry’s hopes for a boost from the country’s reopening seem quashed for now
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Thanks to ‘1923’ and Taylor Sheridan, Paramount+ Leads Streaming Pack in Q1 | Chart
Netflix remained the top dog when it came to movies, but the 2-year-old streamer is nipping at the giant’s heels with a strong array of series
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Warner Bros. Discovery Wants to Compete for Kids and Families – and HBO Was in the Way | Analysis
“I honestly don’t think they have much of a choice” but to drop the brand from its streaming service to compete with Netflix and Disney, one expert tells TheWrap
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‘Renfield,’ ‘Pope’s Exorcist’ Seek to Draw Horror Fans to Theaters in Mario’s Shadow
Box office is likely to gradually slow down this month ahead of the summer blockbuster season
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For Hollywood, Video Games Are the New Comic Books
Forget Marvel and DC: “Super Mario Bros.” is the latest evidence that there are rich, mostly untapped veins of IP just waiting for Hollywood to turn into franchises
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‘The Mandalorian’ Isn’t Getting the Attention It Usually Gets – but That’s Probably OK With Disney+ | Charts
Demand for the third season hasn’t matched the first two seasons’ peaks, but it’s streaming to a different world than when the “Star Wars” spin-off premiered
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What’s at Stake as Warner Bros. Discovery Is Set to Reveal Its New Streaming Plan | Analysis
The entertainment giant will finally unveil its plans for a combined HBO Max/Discovery+ offering — and perhaps more — on Wednesday
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‘Super Mario Bros.’ Proves That Universal Has a Box Office Gold Mine With Nintendo
Multiple generations showed up to see Mario and Bowser on the big screen, showing the power that video games now have at the box office
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‘The Ten Commandments’ Commands the No. 1 Spot on This Week’s Most-Watched List | Charts
ABC ranked No. 1 and 2 on this week’s linear TV rankings with a classic throwback and “American Idol”
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Chatbots Flip the Script: For Screenwriters, AI’s Evolution Brings New Tools and New Fears
TV showrunners and film scribes may be keeping an open mind about growing tech like ChatGPT, but concerns about job loss and credit are already generating heated talk
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‘They Looked at Models as Meat’: Weinstein Survivor Reacts to New Rape Lawsuit Against Harvey’s Fixer | Exclusive
WaxWord: Years after he was accused of procuring women for the convicted Miramax co-founder, Fabrizio Lombardo is facing a rape accusation as well
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‘Super Mario Bros.’ Passes ‘Frozen II’ for Highest Animated Global Box Office Opening With $377 Million
Universal and Illumination take the box office star with a $204.6 million five-day domestic launch
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Ratings: Jeremy Renner’s First Post-Accident Interview Scores Viewership Win for ABC
The Diane Sawyer special drew in 3.5 million viewers
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As AI Gets Better, Could It Swallow the Companies Building With It? | PRO Insight
OpenAI, Microsoft and Google may never be free of the tension between being AI technology providers and developers themselves
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