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More Movies Than Usual to Open This Holiday Season
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 5:08pm | 536This coming holiday season, movie-goers will have plenty to chose from. Over the past decade, the holiday seasons have delivered fewer than 10 new releases. Between December 12 and 25 of this year, however,there will be 12 new releases -- the highest number in recent time. “I don't think...
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Market Wrap For November 25: Nasdaq Breaks 4,000 Level For First Time Since 2000
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 5:57pm | 1904The Nasdaq index traded above 4,000 for the first time since 2000. The other major indices were flat for the day as markets couldn't hold on to early gains that were boosted by an international accord with Iran. Economic news was rather light and there were no comments from a Fed chairperson that...
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Scholastic Tanks on Lowered Guidance
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 10:54am | 272Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHL) announced Tuesday that it has revised its earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending on May 31, 2013. Originally, the company projected a range of $2.20 to $2.40 per diluted share on revenues between approximately $1.9 to $2.0 billion. The revised...
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The Hunger Games Develops Taste for New Direction
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 12:00pm | 502Earning the title as one of the biggest movie franchises of all time is not enough to keep Gary Ross in the "Hunger Games" director chair. The man responsible for putting the book in motion picture has decided to leave the pending sequels for someone else to develop, as his schedule has deterred...
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Hunger Games Ranked 7th of All Time on Midnight Box Office Performance
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 1:51pm | 187Piper Jaffray has published a research report on Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF) commenting on the "Hunger Games" movie release. In the report, Piper Jaffray writes, "The midnight box office performance for the Hunger Games set a record for a nonsequel and ranked 7th all time. While difficult...
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4 ETFs For Hunger Games (PBS, XLY, AMZN)
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 2:16pm | 577The Hunger Games doesn't hit movie theaters until Friday, but already the big screen adaptation of the best-selling book is having a positive impact on select stocks. And where's a theme or event driving some stocks, there are likely to be a few ETFs benefiting as well. Hey, there's even a Hunger...
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Lions Gate Continues to Soar on "Hunger Games" Anticipation; Time to Sell?
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 7:10pm | 663Back in February, I wrote a piece detailing the multiple catalysts that would likely push shares of Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF) higher during the first part of 2012. The most significant of these catalysts is the March 23 box office opening of teen sci-fi blockbuster "The Hunger Games,"...
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The Next Harry Potter Could Save Barnes & Noble
Friday, January 6, 2012 - 1:08pm | 1110Instead of selling off its publishing division, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) should use it to hunt for the next Harry Potter. Harry Potter was more than a book franchise; it was an event – an event that consumers lined up for in endless anticipation. From afar, onlookers might have thought that...
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Wunderlich Maintains Buy on Lionsgate Following "Hunger Games" Trailer Debut
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 2:54pm | 200Wunderlich Securities has published a research report on Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) after the full length "Hunger Games" trailer appeared this morning on Good Morning America. In the report, Wunderlich writes, "The first full-length Hunger Games trailer appeared on Good Morning America this morning and...