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We Are The World: ‘Michael’ With $898M WW Dances Past ‘Hunger Games’ & ‘Twilight’ Sequels To Become Lionsgate’s Biggest Pic Ever – Update
SUNDAY AM UPDATE: Before the Michael Jackson biopic conquers Japan next weekend, global box office numbers this morning show that Lionsgate’s highest grossing movie ever stands at $897.9M after a $23.1M global seventh weekend. That $897M includes non Universal territories handled by Volga…
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The Frontier Lives On: Why MoMA Is Revisiting Hollywood’s Greatest Westerns
At a time when superheroes, franchises, and streaming dramas dominate popular entertainment, the Western can seem like a relic of another era. Yet Universal’s retrospective at the MoMA demonstrates why these films remain essential to understanding both Hollywood history and American…
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By Robert Lang
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Starz Exits Universal Pay-2 Output Deal As It Revisits Content Costs, CEO Says Films “Heavily Watched” On Amazon Before They Arrive
Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch said the company has exited its output deal with Universal as it revisits content costs a year into its run as a standalone.
“Today, we are announcing that we have exited our Pay 2 agreement with Universal. The Universal titles, which we originally planned to air through…
Universal Dates Rom-Com ‘The Catch’ For May 2027 As Emma Stone And Chris Pine Officially Close Deals To Star
EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures is getting ready to take audiences out to the ballgame next spring as the studio has dated the rom-com The Catch, starring Emma Stone and Chris Pine, for May 21, 2027. Deadline recently reported that Pine was in early talks to join Stone in the upcoming pic, directed by D…
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‘Michael’ Hits A Higher Note In Global Opening With $218.8M – Box Office Update
Michael came in higher in both its domestic and global take with $97.2 million in North America and $218.8M worldwide, respectively.
The Lionsgate-produced and -released feature stateside saw a Sunday of $25.4M ($400,000 more than expected), which repped a -22% hold off Saturday’s…
How ‘Michael’ Danced On The Floor Around The World With $217M+ WW & $120M+ Overseas – Global Box Office Update
UPDATED, SUNDAY AM: Some may have danced on the ceiling for Lionel Richie, but when it comes to Michael, whether it’s at Century City AMC or in Brazil, the UK, France, Spain, Mexico, etc., they’re boogieing down in the theaters. Already, Universal is seeing repeat business for the Lionsgate pic on…
‘The Mummy’ Walks To 2027, ‘Miami Vice ’85’ Drives To 2028 In Universal Release Date Changes
Universal Pictures is swapping two big tentpoles on the calendar, and it’s only because one is in more of a position to go then the other.
The Radio Silence-directed revival of The Mummy with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reprising their roles as Rick and Evie O’Connell will now go on October…
‘Michael’ Won’t Stop ‘Til It Gets Enough: Michael Jackson Biopic Eyes $150M WW Debut – Box Office Preview
Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic Michael, after additional shoots, will not ease down the road but rather boogie this weekend with what’s expected to be a $150 million start at the global box office.
The feature, which carries a $200M production cost, in Lionsgate fashion has foreign sold to…
‘How To Train Your Dragon 2’ Crew Member Injured After Accident During Production
AÂ special effects technician working on Universal's live-action How to Train Your Dragon 2 has lost multiple fingers on one hand after an accident during production in the UK.Â
The crew member severed multiple fingers during a recent accident involving a saw in a workshop at Sky Studios Elstree…
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By Zac Ntim
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Everything We Learned at CinemaCon 2026: From Movie News To Merger Talk
In a jam-packed week for movies, the major studios brought their highly anticipated projects to Las Vegas to show a select crowd of press as the year reaches its halfway point and promises to be just as busy, if not more, as the first quarter. Talk amongst CEOs leaned toward theatrical release…
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By Dessi Gomez
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More Surefire Oscar Contenders Appear As Spielberg, Nolan And (Yes!) Minions Charm CinemaCon With Latest Epics
The search for surefire Oscar contenders at CinemaCon continues, and joining my list after the Universal presentation on Wednesday are The Odyssey, Disclosure Day, and — wait for it — Minions & Monsters. But more on the latter in a moment.
Christoph…
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By Pete Hammond
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Steven Spielberg Praises Universal For Commitment To 45-Day Window — “Do I Hear 60?” — In Appearance At His First CinemaCon With ‘Disclosure Day’
Steven Spielberg praised NBCUniversal Entertainment chair Donna Langley for moving to a 45-day exclusive theatrical window, accepted an award from the Motion Pictures Association, and sat down with Colman Domingo at CinemaCon on Wednesday to talk about his upcoming film Disclosure Day, a thriller…
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