The Hunger Games

Donald Sutherland, the iconic actor known for his roles in ‘M*A*S*H’, ‘The Hunger Games’, and ‘Ordinary People’, has passed away at the age of 88. Sutherland’s son, Kiefer Sutherland, confirmed the news of his father’s passing on...

Content creator Kai Cenat is quickly becoming one of the most well-known streamers — and the most subscribed person on Twitch. Cenat has been developing a new stunt that could become one of the most highly anticipated events from a content creator. Related Link: Benzinga Buzz: Who Is Kai Cenat?...

The latest animated offering from Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS), “Wish,” fell short of its projected success at the Thanksgiving box office. In contrast, Ridley Scott‘s “Napoleon” — financed by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) — outperformed its forecasted gross, according to...

Dubbed the “most important gathering of movie theater owners from around the world,” the annual CinemaCon event is a chance for movie companies to show off trailers and footage from their upcoming blockbusters. What Happened: CinemaCon 2022 took place at Caesars Palace April 25-28 in...

The box office was crowded last weekend as Warner Bros. (Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)), Universal (Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)) and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE: LGF) all released a new entry into the summer box office battles. The results, while mixed, were surprisingly not...

Over 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...

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE: LGF) reported a fiscal first quarter 2016 adjusted EPS of $0.26, higher than the Street estimates. Sales arrived at $408.9 million. Some investors might have expected this report to attract new buyers, but Wall Street wasn't overly impressed. The...

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF) was down 1 percent Monday after "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" failed to ignite the weekend box office. The third "Hunger Games" earned an estimated $123 million from domestic ticket sales, making it the weakest entry in...

Time Warner Inc's "Harry Potter" franchise taught film studios that they can win big by splitting movies -- particularly the last chapter in a series -- into two parts. Instead of producing one billion-dollar motion picture, Warner Bros. earned more than $2 billion from Part 1 and 2...

Could Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) next iPhone ship without a key feature? A new report claims that its indestructible sapphire screen may not be ready in time for the device's September launch. Elsewhere in tech news, Peregrine Semiconductor (NASDAQ: PSMI) received a buyout deal from Murata...

Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) is rumored to be interested in acquiring Xbox Entertainment Studios from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Few analysts were interested in talking to Benzinga about the rumor, which may turn out to be completely false given Microsoft's official statement on the matter....

Sony (NYSE: SNE) made waves after it confirmed reports that it is developing a virtual reality headset for PlayStation 4. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) are benefiting from better-than-expected smartphone demand, but that didn't stop Apple from releasing a cheaper iPhone 5C. Better...

Lionsgate's (NYSE: LGF) next big franchise might not be as big as some investors expect. Set for release Friday, March 21, Divergent looks like the kind of film that viewers might expect from the studio that produced The Hunger Games. But while the film itself may be entirely different, the...

Lionsgate's (NYSE: LGF) The Hunger Games proved to be a big hit with moviegoers and investors alike. But can the studio's next book-to-film franchise, Divergent, provide a similar degree of success? Early media hype indicates the answer is, yes. According to The Hollywood Reporter,...

Were you one of the lucky investors to notice Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) before its first blockbuster was released? Chris Camillo, a self-directed investor and author of Laughing at Wall Street, became interested in the company after recognizing the potential for The Hunger Games. "There was a point...