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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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Viacom Hoping For Good News At Box Office As 'Zoolander 2' Opens
Friday, February 12, 2016 - 8:08am | 453Viacom, Inc. (NYSE: VIA) has not had a good week. Investors and analysts have seen the media giant take a hit after it reported lower-than-expected earnings. At one point, the stock took a double-digit loss and many attributed that to reports that subscription growth among its TV components...
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'Kung Fu Panda 3' And Super Bowl 50 Tackle Weak Box Office Weekend
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 1:37pm | 551Traditionally movie studios don't like releasing big tentpoles over Super Bowl weekend because audiences are usually "distracted" by the big game. This year was no different; while three new films opened, none did anything stellar. Kicking It Up A Notch With 'Kung Fu Panda 3' The big winner was "...