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Analyst Says First-Day ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Sales Could Reach $4.5 Billion
Rockstar Games’ pending Nov. 19 launch of the Grand Theft Auto VI video game is expected to set first-day sales records. It is the first new edition of the venerable franchise in four years. Wall Street’s Piper Sandler, citing a survey of 9,000 teenage gamers, found that 70% of…
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Fox One SVOD Subscriptions Grew 30% in Q1; Tubi Revenue Up 35%
Fox One, Fox Corp.’s standalone subscription streaming platform across all company assets, continues to resonate with non-pay-TV customers, with 97% of new signups not having a legacy premium TV connection. Speaking on the Nov. 2 fiscal call, CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the data…
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Cineverse Nominates Dr. Samrat Ganguly for Election to Board of Directors
Cineverse Nov. 2 announced the nomination of former Apple executive Dr. Samrat Ganguly to its board of directors at its annual stockholders meeting on Dec. 8. Ganguly, who helped co-develop Cineverse’s Matchpoint platform, which has distributed more than 60,000 titles, and…
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Amazon MGM Studios Drops Trailer for ‘The Man With the Bag’ Ahead of Dec. 2 Prime Video Streaming Debut
Amazon MGM Studios has released the official trailer for The Man With the Bag, a new Christmas movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger that launches on Prime Video Dec. 2. Schwarzenegger plays Santa, who when his magic bag is stolen turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a thief,…
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The End of Oak Street
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY REVIEW: Street 11/3/26; Warner; Thriller; Box Office $54.23 million; $22.98 DVD, $27.98 Blu-ray, $32.98 UHD, $39.98 UHD BD Steelbook; Rated ‘PG-13’ for some strong violent content, bloody images, some strong language and suggestive material. Stars Anne…
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Super Troopers 3
BLU-RAY DISC REVIEW: Street Date 11/3/26; Searchlight; Comedy; Box Office $ million; $34.99 DVD, $40.99 Blu-ray; Rated ‘R’ for sexual content, nudity, language throughout and drug content. Stars Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Hannah…
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Sony’s ‘Resident Evil’ Tops $400 Million at Global Box Office
Sony/Columbia Pictures’ Resident Evil live-action horror reboot has topped $400 million at the global box office after seven weekends, according to the studio. International markets added $7.5 million through Nov. 1, which brings the overseas total to $242.6 million and the…
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Skydance Communications Boss Melissa Zukerman Finalizes Staff
Melissa Zukerman, chief communications officer at Skydance Corp., has assembled her communications team that sees several Warner Bros. Discovery executives leaving following the mega-merger between Paramount and WBD. Team members include Laura Watson (corporate, executive, and…
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A24’s ‘You Can See Everything’ Ahead of Warner’s ‘Clayface’ by a Nose at Slow Halloween Box Office Weekend
Warner Bros.’s Clayface and A24’s You Can See Everything continued their box office battle for a third week, with the latter documentary about jailed tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes appearing to inch ahead with $10.6 million in ticket sales, to $10.4 million for Clayface,…
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‘Masters of the Universe’ Has the Power on the Disc Sales Charts
Amazon MGM Studios’ Masters of the Universe, available on disc from Alliance Home Entertainment, debuted at No. 1 on the Circana VideoScan chart, which tracks combined sales of all disc formats, and the dedicated sales chart for Blu-ray formats the week ended Oct. 24. Based on…
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Corey Haim Horror Flick ‘Watchers’ Available on Blu-ray From MVD
The 1988 horror film Watchers, starring the late Corey Haim, is available on Blu-ray Disc from MVD Entertainment Group and Toy Robot Video. In the film, Haim stars as Travis Cornell, who befriends a stray golden retriever. Little does he know that this extraordinary dog is about…
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1935 Holiday Classic ‘Scrooge’ Available Digitally From BayView
The 1935 holiday classic Scrooge is available digitally from BayView Entertainment. In the film, on Christmas Eve, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who notifies him of the imminent visitation of Ghosts of…
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‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ 20th Anniversary Release Due for Digital Purchase Nov. 10, on Disc Dec. 1
Cineverse has announced home entertainment dates for the 20th anniversary release of Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-winning Pan’s Labyrinth. The film will be available to own digitally beginning Nov. 10, followed by the 4K + Blu-ray Collector’s Edition SteelBook and Blu-ray…
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Skydance Unveils TV and Streaming Executive Team Members
Skydance DTC and TV co-chair and chief business officer J.B. Perrette announced the division’s new leadership in a memo to staffers on Oct. 29. “My role in the company is one that purposefully bridges DTC and TV,” he wrote. “The industry and consumer behavior continue to evolve…
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Warner’s ‘Clayface’ to Remain Atop Halloween Weekend Box Office
Warner Bros.’ and DC Studios’ Clayface looks to remain atop the Halloween weekend box office through Nov. 1 with $13.5 million in projected ticket sales, as the movie received a strong rating on CinemaScore and has had promising midweek business, according to…
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Focus Features’ ‘The Uprising’ to Stream Starting Nov. 6 on Peacock
Focus Features’ historical action-drama The Uprising will stream starting Nov. 6 exclusively on Peacock. Inspired by true events, the film stars Academy Award nominee Andrew Garfield, along with Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane and Tom Hollander. From director Paul Greengrass…
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‘Spider-Man’ Remains Atop Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Oct. 30
Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day continued its reign atop of the Official Film Chart, securing a third consecutive week at No. 1 on the U.K. home entertainment sales chart through Oct. 30 in its third week of release. Amazon MGM Studios’ Masters of the Universe bowed at No. 2 in…
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Nielsen: Netflix’s ‘Below’ Topped Weekly U.S. Household TV Streaming Through Oct. 18
The Netflix original drama series “Below,” starring Josh Hartnett, topped all U.S. household TV streaming with 1.3 billion minutes, according to new Nielsen data for the week ended Oct. 18. The Canadian series has proven to have broad appeal, attracting an audience that largely…
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Amazon CEO: Prime Video Profitable, Generates ‘Tens of Billions of Dollars’ Annually
Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service is about eight months older than Netflix, but little is actually known about the platform’s financials or subscriber data. Speaking on the Oct. 29 fiscal call, CEO Andy Jassy confirmed that the ad-supported subscription streaming VOD…
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AMC Global Media Bows Trailer for Clip Show ‘Cue the Laughs’
AMC Global Media unveiled the trailer from the six-episode comedy clip show “Cue the Laughs,” which is set to premiere with two episodes on Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on IFC, AMC+ and All Reality. New episodes will continue to rollout across all three platforms on Saturdays. Hosted…