Erik Gruenwedel

Columbia Pictures’ Venom: The Last Dance held strong in its second weekend of release, making a projected $26.1 million for the weekend, ended Oct. 3, down only 49% from its opening weekend, and bringing the total domestic gross to $90 million, and $317.1 million globally. The Marvel movie’s second weekend revenue drop is less than the … Continue reading "Sony’s ‘Venom 3’ Tops Expectations Remaining Atop Weekend Box Office With $26.1 Million in Revenue"

To celebrate the recent break out success of slasher movie, Terrifier 3 — which opened at No. 1 at the box office through Oct. 13, and is distributed by Cineverse — the movie’s villain Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton), along with leading actress Lauren LaVera, the film’s producer Phil Falcone, and Cineverse president Erick … Continue reading "‘Terrifier 3’s’ ‘Art the Clown,’ Cineverse Prez Erick Opeka Ring Nasdaq Bell"

Fox Corporation Nov. 1 reported a 10% revenue growth of $173 million at its television segment to $1.95 billion in the first quarter (ended Sept. 30), which includes the free ad-supported streaming TV platform Tubi.

Prime Video Nov. 4 launched new software, dubbed “X-Ray Recaps,” using generative AI that allows viewers to find digital summaries of TV shows, single episodes, parts of episodes personalized down to the exact minute where they are watching.

Lionsgate Nov. 4 announced the extension of a 17-year partnership with Grindstone Entertainment Group through 2027 that has produced a content library of more than 700 titles over the years.

Taylor Sheridan’s female-driven action drama, “Special Ops: Lioness,” streaming on Paramount+ and Fubo, topped all episodic content for the week ended Nov. 3, according to new data from JustWatch, which tracks more than 40 million movie and TV show viewers per month across 140 countries and 4,500 streaming services. The series, starring Zoe Saldana and … Continue reading "Just‘Lioness,’ ‘The Substance’ Top Weekly Streaming Through Nov. 3"

French authorities Nov. 5 raided the Paris office Netflix, in addition to a separate raid by Dutch police in the streamer’s corporate office in Amsterdam, as part of an ongoing investigation into the company’s alleged tax fraud.

Consumers apparently prefer streaming than buying/renting Universal Pictures/Illumination’s box office hit Despicable Me 4, according to new data from Samba TV, which tracks viewership through smart data and ranks streaming programs based on U.S. household reach.

Telecom operator Altice posted a loss of 77,000 pay-TV subscribers in the third quarter, ended Sept. 30, par with a loss of 77,600 subs in the previous-year period. The company ended the quarter with 1.94 million subscribers, down 290,000 subscribers from 2.23 million pay-TV subs last year. Notably, Altice lost more than 49,000 high-speed broadband … Continue reading "Altice Loses Loses 77,000 Q3 Subs as Pay-TV Consumer Base Drops Below 2 Million"

TiVo Nov. 5 reported that users in the U.K. are overwhelmed by the rising amount of video providers, adding to increased viewer irritation when deciding what to watch.