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Live Action 'How To Train Your Dragon' Box Office Soars Above Cartoon Films: Inside Comcast's 2025 Movie Magic
Monday, June 16, 2025 - 3:45pm | 766Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) stock could benefit from a strong 2025 film lineup, which could help its Peacock streaming platform and help offset weakness from cable subscribers. The company's live-action "How to Train Your Dragon" film is already setting franchise records. What Happened:...
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NSYNC Could Be Reuniting To Make Music For This Movie, Sparking Rumors Of A Tour
Monday, August 21, 2023 - 5:46pm | 577One of the biggest boy bands of the 1990s is sparking rumors of a reunion for new music and a tour, which comes on the heels of Taylor Swift breaking tour records. What Happened: A third movie in the Trolls franchise from Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) unit Dreamworks Animation is set for a...
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'Friends: The Reunion': The Best Non-'Friends' Roles The 6 Stars Landed
Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 6:44pm | 767From 1994 to 2004, “Friends” was one of the most-watched television series. The six stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer appeared in all 235 episodes. “Friends: The Reunion Special” airs Thursday, May 27...
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Former Dreamworks Shareholders Might Look To Lions Gate Shares As A Replacement Position
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 3:46pm | 343DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA), announced their intent to merge in April and the deal was officially completed on Monday. DreamWorks shareholders will receive $41 in cash for each share owned and investors who are bullish on the studio...
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DreamWorks Soars 20% As WSJ Reports A Potential Comcast Buyout
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 8:14am | 301Shares of Dreamworks Animation Skg Inc (NASDAQ: DWA) soared higher by more than 20 percent early Wednesday morning after the Wall Street Journal reported the company is being eyed as a potential acquisition target. The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," stated that...
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CinemaCon 2016: Fox To Balance Franchise Films With Early Awards Favorite
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 6:22pm | 576Over the last few days, Hollywood took a trip to Las Vegas for the annual CinemaCon event. It was there that exhibitors from all around the country came to see what movies are going to be burning up their screens through the rest of the year and beyond. This is a studio-by-studio recap of the...
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Time Warner And Viacom Take Box Office Hit Following Fox's 'Deadpool' Success
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 9:56am | 479On paper going into the President's Day weekend, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA)'s "Deadpool" was expected to lead the field of new contenders, but not by the amount it earned. Instead of pulling in $60 million to $70 million, the super-hero flick collected $130+ million in three days...
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Fox's 'Revenant' Just Won Box Office For First Time
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 2:27pm | 522As it turns out, Leonardo DiCaprio and "The Revenant" can overcome winter weather – both real and staged. Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA)'s Oscar-nominated drama used last weekend's blizzard to freeze out the competition, which never got off to solid footing courtesy of the wild...
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How DreamWorks Animation Is Changing Augmented And Virtual Reality
Saturday, June 6, 2015 - 7:37pm | 682Dreamworks Animation Skg Inc (NASDAQ: DWA) and Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE: NOK) teamed up a few years ago to solve a key problem. The two companies had one primary goal: how can they reinvent the app? "We were trying to solve similar problems," Jim Mainard, VP & Head of Digital Strategy...
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Auto Titans, Tech Giants Are Meeting In Detroit This Week
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 5:43pm | 1228TU-Automotive Detroit, the leading event for automotive tech innovation, kicks off on Wednesday, June 3. Benzinga will be there to cover every detail -- until then, take a look at the biggest companies (and their representatives) that are scheduled to speak at the event. Ford Ford Motor...
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Expert: The Apple-HBO Partnership Could Be The Start Of Something Big
Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 7:24pm | 944Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) could become a launch partner for HBO Now, the online-only streaming video service from HBO. The deal sounds pretty basic (Apple would be one of many device makers that offers HBO Now at launch), but one industry expert believes it is the start of something bigger....
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Morgan Stanley: Dreamworks Animation Liquidity Fears 'Appear Overdone'
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 11:23am | 264Ryan Fiftal of Morgan Stanley commented in a note on Tuesday that DreamWorks Animation Skg Inc's (NYSE: DWA) has “more than ample” liquidity and that fears “appear overdone” and “should subside.” According to Fiftal, DreamWorks Animation's $250...
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Topeka Downgrades DreamWorks Animation To Sell For The Second Time This Year
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 12:33pm | 143David Miller of Topeka Capital Markets downgraded shares of DreamWorks Animation (NYSE: DWA) to Sell from Hold with a price target lowered to $17 from a previous $23. Miller previously downgraded shares from Hold to Sell on April 25 before upgrading shares back to Hold in May. According to Miller,...
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Wal-Mart's Earnings Help Boost Dow To New Highs
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 5:39pm | 1092U.S. stocks were mildly higher on Thursday as major indices were little changed at the closing bell. The S&P 500 and Dow both traded at new highs following Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'s (NYSE: WMT) premarket earnings. Data from the Labor Department showed initial claims for state...
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Hasbro-DreamWorks Merger Is 'Interesting' And 'Irrational'
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 4:13pm | 483Investors are definitely intrigued by the rumor that Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) and DreamWorks Animation Skg Inc (NASDAQ: DWA) will merge. As of this writing, shares of DreamWorks were up more than 11 percent. Hasbro, however, was trading down more than 4 percent. "Obviously [CEO Jeffrey...