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Disney Sets A Box Office Record 5 Months Early; 'Rise Of Skywalker,' 'Frozen 2' Still On The Way
Monday, July 29, 2019 - 6:21pm | 332Read More...Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) has been absolute fire at the box office this year. Just a few days away from August, Disney has already hit a record $7.67 billion in yearly global revenue with its latest hit "The Lion King" nearing $1 billion two weeks after release. Over $5.09 billion ...
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Silicon Valley Meets Detroit: Intel Targets Autonomous Opportunity With Test Cars, Partnerships
Monday, January 15, 2018 - 7:57pm | 635Read More...The adoption of autonomous vehicles is a matter of trust, according to Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC). The chipmaker is building its own fleet of autonomous test vehicles — not with the intention of entering the automotive sector, but rather to validate algorithms, map roads and conduct...
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Movie Studios Blame Rotten Tomatoes For Box Office Woes
Monday, September 11, 2017 - 8:41am | 867Read More...Hollywood’s offering a modern twist to the “Frankenstein” tale with a live, unscripted performance. In the twilight of its worst summer since 2006, with North American revenue under $4 billion and 15 percent below summer 2016, studios are holed up in a bombed-out box office...
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Snap Secures Time Warner Partnership On Content, Ads
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 1:03pm | 454Read More...Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) on Monday announced a $100 million partnership with Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) to produce bite-sized dramas and comedies for the platform. The deal involves two years of ads and up to 10 original shows from Time Warner properties HBO, Turner and Warner Bros. The content is...
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2016 Was The Biggest Year Ever At The Box Office, So What's In Store For 2017?
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - 10:20am | 386Read More...Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) dominated a record-breaking year at the box office in 2016. Following the release of “Rogue One,” Disney became the first studio ever to reach the $7 billion mark in global box office sales in a single year. In fact, the top four grossing movies of the year in...
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Goldman Reiterates Buy On Time Warner, Pleased With HBO And Hulu News
Thursday, August 4, 2016 - 9:23am | 376Read More...Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) reported robust 2Q16 results, with the EPS beating expectations. The company also raised its FY16 EPS guidance. Goldman Sachs’ Drew Borst reiterated a Buy rating on the company, while raising the price target from $87 to $89. Beat And Raise Time Warner reported its...
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What 'Tarzan's' Opening Weekend Means For Warner Brothers
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 1:22pm | 271Read More...Over the last few years, Warner Bros. (Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)) has put a lot of movies in development that sounded good on papers but analysts questioned if they would be financially viable. This weekend's new release "The Legend of Tarzan" was squarely on that list. The good news for the...
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'Conjuring 2' Gives Warner Bros. A Big Win While Universal's 'Warcraft' Falls Hard Domestically
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 1:53pm | 352Read More...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...
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Ninja Turtles' Sequel Stalls Out On Paramount, 'Me Before You' Surprises For Warner Bros.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 9:38am | 231Read More...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...
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CinemaCon 2016: Everything You May Have Missed
Monday, April 18, 2016 - 8:34am | 496Read More...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’...
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CinemaCon 2016: Warner Bros. Betting On Comedy, Animation And Connected Universes
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 6:27pm | 601Read More...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...
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Time Warner's 'Batman V. Superman' Takes Steep Box Office Drop In Second Weekend
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 8:36am | 361Read More...Last weekend's record-breaking debut of Warner Bros. (Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)) "Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice" was not without controversy. Analysts wondered if the film's abysmal reaction from critics would eventually impact the movie's future earnings, despite a strong start. This...
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'Batman V. Superman': Investors Prepare For Highly Anticipated, Poorly Reviewed Film
Friday, March 25, 2016 - 9:45am | 404Read More...Investors in Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) have been preparing for this weekend for a long time. Since 2013, the studio's main film division has been on a constant a up and down ride with a number of hits, but even more misses. The debut of "Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice" is...
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CBS Head Les Moonves Makes Predictions About His Network's Rookie Class
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 10:10am | 364Read More...Investors have learned that when CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS)'s chairman, president and CEO Leslie "Les" Moonves speaks, it’s wise to listen. On Tuesday, Moonves spoke at the Deutsche Bank Media, Internet & Telecom Conference and discussed a variety of issues tied to his network. Yet,...
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Early 'Batman V. Superman' Projections Give Time Warner Super Hopes
Friday, February 26, 2016 - 10:04am | 297Read More...It's no secret Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s Warner Bros. has had up and down years as of late. Investors have been (mostly) patiently waiting for this year when Warner debuts its version of a connected film universe with its DC superheroes. The first of those films, "Batman V. Superman: Dawn of...
















