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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ rides PG-13 rating, video game fame to Halloween box office crown
A scene from the film “Five Nights at Freddy’s” Universal Pictures If anything was going to topple Taylor Swift at the box office, it had to be a killer animatronic bear, right? “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” the new Universal-Blumhouse horror offering set in an abandoned Chuck E. Cheese-type kids’ pizza parlor, scored an estimated $78 […]
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Mattel says Barbie sales grew 16% as blockbuster movie became a phenomenon
Guests shop during a visit to the Malibu Barbie Cafe pop-up in New York City on May 17, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Call it a Barbie boost. Mattel on Wednesday said Barbie sales jumped 16% in the third quarter, riding the wave of the blockbuster movie. The “Barbie” film, released in July, is largely […]
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Paramount’s Shari Redstone is open for business, but business may not be open for her
Shari Redstone, president of National Amusements and controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, walks to a morning session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 12, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Shari Redstone may have missed her window. Paramount Global‘s controlling shareholder is open to a merger or selling […]
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Sports programming still dominates TV, and Netflix is leaning more into it
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Whether it’s streaming or traditional TV, sports keep audiences coming back to their screens — and Netflix is working on getting more into the game. Following some quarters of stagnation, Netflix is back to adding more subscribers, with the help of adding new business models such as a […]
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Netflix flips the streaming script all over again with a return to expansion method
Greg Peters, Co-CEO of Netflix, speaks at a keynote on the future of entertainment at Mobile Planet Congress 2023. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Photos Netflix is correcting the Terrific Netflix Correction. There once was a time, extended back in April 2022, when Netflix reported a decline of 200,000 subscribers. The firm forecast it would […]
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Taylor Swift Eras Tour film posts second-best October box office opening, behind ‘Joker’
Taylor Swift performs onstage during at Ford Field on June 9, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. Scott Legato | TAS23 | Getty Taylor Swift and AMC have collected the receipts and results are in: the Eras Tour concert film is the second-highest domestic opener of October ever. The film tallied $92.8 million during its first three […]
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Hollywood writers ratify new contract with studios
Writers Guild of America (WGA) East members walk a picket line at the Paramount+ Summit outside the Paramount Building in Times Square on May 17, 2023 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The Writers Guild of America has officially ratified its new three-year contract with Hollywood studios. The […]
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NBA can shift the balance of power in media with its next rights deal
Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat dribbles against Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets during the fourth quarter in Game Five of the 2023 NBA Finals at Ball Arena on June 12, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. Justin Edmonds | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The National Basketball Association’s upcoming decision on which […]
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Arizona Coyotes local games move to broadcast networks – the latest big shift in sports TV
Barrett Hayton #29 of the Arizona Coyotes skates against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center on December 6, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. Glenn James | National Hockey League | Getty Images The Arizona Coyotes are skating to a new TV home for local games – showcasing the pressure on cable TV bundles due […]
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Beyonce’s Renaissance Tour film will help fill gaps for light December box office
Beyoncé performs onstage during the “RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR” Kevin Mazur | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Movie theaters will become a Bey Hive this December. Hot off the heels of a distribution deal to bring Taylor Swift’s filmed Eras Tour to cinemas, AMC Entertainment has partnered with Parkwood Entertainment to bring a documentary on […]
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