Lionsgate For Sale
Lionsgate lobbies to become the belle of the consolidation ball taking place in Hollywood, but will Prince Charming ever show up?
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Netflix plans to release 80 films in 2018; nearly as many as all six major studios combined.
Amazon Moves Away from Independent Films
It’s hard to imagine Amazon leaving Sundance this year with a big-dollar prestige film like years past.
Point of No Return for North America’s Box Office
In 2017, North American theatrical admissions fell to 1992 levels. Admissions in the U.S and Canada dropped 6% to 1.23 billion tickets sold.
Is AMC Theaters for Sale?
As Cineworld prepares to buy Regal, is AMC, the world’s largest cinema owner, also for sale? Six companies have approached AMC since September.
UPDATE: The End of Easy Money
No longer will taxpayers and producers be able to use EIS structures that solely finance production tax credits, presales, and other guaranteed funds.
Hollywood Financing is Broke [Part One]
Sony Pictures’ co-financing partner, LStar Capital, informed the studio at the last minute that they would no longer invest in Sony’s slate.
Paramount’s China Lifeline is Gone [Update]
If reports from China are to be believed (clearly they cannot), a company with $19 million in revenue was going to finance $1 billion of Paramount’s slate.
Is Sony Pictures for Sale?
Mismanagement of Sony’s film unit over the years has propelled the studio into a downward spiral. Sony is under pressure by investors to sell the film unit.
The End of Film Territories in Europe is Closer Than You Think!
By Cannes Film Festival 2018, unless some unforeseen events occur, it will no longer be possible to license films to specific territories.