Movie Industry News & Trends

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Sep 20, 2026

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Paramount-California Settlement Talks Accelerate, Moving Warner Bros. Merger Closer to the Finish Line

Sep 20, 2026

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At the Toronto International Film Festival, an Abundant but Mixed Bag

The crop of new movies at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival is both numerous – over 300 entries – and varied, as one might expect. Because Hollywood’s studios have veered away from intro...

Sep 20, 2026

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A Federal Tax Incentive for Filming Could Bring in Extra $125 Billion in Production Spend — and Impact Without It Could Be Devastating

As Federal lawmakers are hard at work crafting a bill to provide substantial tax credits for production costs incurred in making movies, streaming and TV series with labor and resources within the Uni...

Sep 13, 2026

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Netflix to Report Box Office Numbers for 6 Upcoming Movies as Streamer Escalates Theatrical Plans

Netflix is coming in line with more of the traditional norms of theatrical distribution, by pledging to this week to report box office grosses for six of its upcoming releases: “Narnia: The Magician’s...

Sep 13, 2026

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‘The Odyssey’ Is Helping Imax Ink More Deals with Theater Chains

The master of the branded large-screen format is basking in the glow of interest from exhibitors in their premium format as a result of the successful worldwide run of THE ODYSSEY, which was filmed us...

Sep 13, 2026

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Hollywood’s Box Office Boom Comes With 248 Million Missing Tickets

Industry watchers are begrudgingly admitting that the total number of customers attending movie screenings has fallen sharply over the past 7 years than gross box office receipts would have you believ...

Sep 06, 2026

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Six Things the Federal Film Bill Can’t Live Without

The Trump administration has given its support to a proposed federal tax credit that would provide financial incentives for studios to produce movies using resources inside the United States. The spec...

Sep 06, 2026

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The Attorney General of California vs. Paramount

From the moment Warner Bros. Discovery signaled its openness to a sale, the attention of the entire media industry was rivetted. Many wished that the studio would remain independent, thinking that thi...

Sep 06, 2026

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Why are Billion-Dollar Movies Suddenly Back in a Big Way?

2026 has seen five Hollywood movies sell more than $1B in movie tickets worldwide for the first time since 2019. They are, SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, THE ODYSSEY, TOY STORY 5, MICHAEL and THE SUPER MA...

Aug 30, 2026

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What If Moviegoers Want Johnny Depp Back?

The release of Paramount Picture’s EBENEZER marks a comeback for Johnny Depp, as it’s the first film from a major studio in over a decade to feature the leading man in a starring role. Early results i...

Aug 30, 2026

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Jason Statham Buyers Ponder Whether Amazon Leak Caused ‘Mutiny’ at Box Office: “There’s Been Plenty of Finger-Pointing”

In the aftermath of a disappointing opening weekend for the R-rated action thriller MUTINY starring Jason Statham, some are pointing the finger at its distributor Amazon/MGM as responsible for the und...

Aug 30, 2026

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California AG Bonta Open to Warner Bros. Settlement Talks if Paramount ‘Stops Playing Games’

While direct talks have not officially begun between Paramount and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the de facto negotiations between the two sides were very much in evidence this week. The firs...