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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s ‘Air’ Shares Amazon’s Streaming Wealth | Analysis
A movie about spreading profits beyond the usual recipients offers a key lesson on the new economics of streaming and box office
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Apocalyptic Series Like ‘The Last of Us’ Are Anything But Doomed | Charts
The HBO show reversed a mid-pandemic slump in interest in the genre
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Oscars for Stunts? Filmmakers and Insiders Say It’s Overdue
“John Wick 4,” “Fast X” and other action-packed movies coming out this year make a compelling case, but it may come down to what makes for good Oscars TV
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How Hello Sunshine’s Lauren Neustadter Chooses Where Projects Land: They Must ‘Love It Like We Love It’
Office With a View: The film and TV president at Reese Witherspoon’s production company reads material constantly and says “evaluating material is like a muscle” that “strengthens over time”
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Adam Sandler’s ‘Murder Mystery 2’ Sleuths Its Way to Top of Most-Streamed Movies List | Chart
The Sandman and Jennifer Aniston reunite for a Netflix romp in Paris, while “Tetris” scores for Apple TV+
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The Bot Stays in the Picture: How AI Could Transform Acting
New technology is opening up possibilities like a virtual 007 or a “Casablanca” prequel, but old fights around mimicking actors’ likenesses could heat up again
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Trump’s Arrest and Arraignment: How Cable News Ratings Stack Up
Fox News Channel drew in a total viewership of 2.3 million throughout the day
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Ratings: ‘FBI’ Global Crossover Event Draws in Largest Tuesday Primetime Audience for CBS
An audience of 6.19 million viewers tuned in to watch the intertwined fate of “FBI,” “FBI: International” and “FBI: Most Wanted”
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There Must Be a Conspiracy: Spy Thrillers Climb Most In-Demand New Shows Ranking | Chart
Paramount+’s “Rabbit Hole” and Netflix’s “The Night Agent” both saw triple-digit increases in demand in the latest list of breakout shows
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Why the WWE-UFC Deal Is a Winner – and Could Fuel More Merger Mania | Analysis
Global revenue for live sports is expected to reach $74 billion by 2025, which is fueling more rights deals and consolidation
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How Hollywood Can Help Right the US-China Relationship | PRO Insight
There’s more than box office at stake — movies are a pillar of cultural exchange that keeps countries from going to war
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Sorry, Disney: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Could Cement Universal as the New King of Animation Box Office
The film from Nintendo and Illumination is set to break records on Easter weekend while “Air” and “Dungeons & Dragons” fight for second place
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Roll of the Dice: ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Could Soar or Sink at the Post-Pandemic Box Office
After its $71.5 million global opening, Paramount’s big-budget film illustrates the challenges of the theatrical business’s new normal
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No One’s to Blame for ChatGPT’s Made-Up ‘Facts’ About ’80s Synth-Pop Icon Howard Jones | PRO Insight
No human, that is — maybe the generative-AI chatbot should be benched, as critics like Elon Musk suggest
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Rival Executives Weigh In on Netflix’s Movie Strategy: ‘They’re Suffering in the World They Created’ | Analysis
After two respected film executives, Lisa Nishimura and Ian Bricke, exit the streamer, the industry is left with questions
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