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Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger congratulated rival studio Universal Pictures — a division of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) — for the success of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," which smashed box office records since its release, earning...

One of the most well-known film creators of the last 50 years signed a deal with streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX). What Happened: Amblin Partners, the movie studio led by Steven Spielberg, announced a partnership with Netflix for future films. Spielberg said the Netflix deal will help...

“Wonder Woman” has some of the greatest legs in the history of show business. The commercial and critical hit, boosted by word of mouth, scored $40.775 million at the domestic box office on its third weekend of release, a tiny 30 percent drop from the previous weekend. The Time Warner...

After Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)-owned Universal's record showing in 2015, the year 2016 belonged to Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS). With Disney behind five of the 10 highest grossing movies of the year, it has raked in over $7 billion at the global box office this year, according to...

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson posted a message on his Instagram account which called out his "chicken S--T" and "candy asses" male co-stars. Johnson is filming the latest film in the "Fast And Furious" franchise called "Fast 8." He said in his...

To say the summer has gone to the dogs may be an understatement. It's also gone to the cats, fish and numerous other animals. Over the weekend, Universal (Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA))'s "The Secret Life of Pets" was unleashed into theaters and early $70 million estimates proved to be off…...

Last summer, Universal (Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)) rode a summer of sequels to a record-breaking year. This summer has been a abrupt turnabout. From May until now, the studio has put out four films, and it has taken until now for one of them to be a success story. After seeing "Neighbors...

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...

The box office gives, and it takes away. This weekend, that scenario happened to Paramount (Viacom, Inc. NASDAQ: VIAB)) when its "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" sequel "Out of the Shadows" faded over its opening three-day frame. The film struggled, despite a late surge to push its total to $35...

Every year for a few days Las Vegas becomes the focal point of the film industry. The event is CinemaCon, and it’s a time where Hollywood studio executives show off their latest and greatest to the theater owners who screen their content. It’s a way of showing the exhibitors what’...

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...

While all eyes are on the big game Sunday, the major film studios will take full advantage with a blitz of movie trailers scheduled to run both before and during Super Bowl 50's commercial breaks. This is common practice for Hollywood, as a big splashy trailer can eventually lead to a big splashy...

Besides Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), no studio had a better 2015 than Universal, and executives at the Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)-owned Universal were hoping that would continue into the new year; so far so good. Just as it did in 2014, the "Ride Along" franchise easily rose to the top of...

Toymaker Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) reported better than expected quarterly numbers on Monday morning. EPS for the second quarter came at $0.33 on revenue of $797.7 million, compared to analysts' estimates of EPS of $0.29 on revenue of $773.1 million. Brian Goldner, Hasbro CEO, was on CNBC...