Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns said that AI will save the company "tens and tens of millions of dollars a year" across film and TV production and content curation.
Read more in Deadline. https://t.co/heXluxGEDp
Hasbro is launching Sixth Wall, an AI studio that will license its characters to third parties for interactive experiences, built around an internal platform that governs each character's behavior and personality.
Read more in @THR. https://t.co/DiiJoTjjEr
At the box office this weekend, Scary Movie opened to $55 million domestically, a franchise record. Masters of the Universe debuted to $29.3 million. Backrooms and Obsession continue to hold well in their second and fourth weekends.
Read more in @Variety. https://t.co/jseVj6DxJe
Artificial intelligence is beginning to raise this question for the film industry: does a protagonist need to be human?
Director Paul Schrader argues that fully synthetic AI protagonists are inevitable. Read more in @THR. https://t.co/epOjrJ9lmj
Alphonse Lordo, partner and head of Content Partners Capital, was featured in Private Debt Investor to share his insights on IP in the music and entertainment industry during economic downturns.
Read the article here. https://t.co/iDwohj6Q5C
The summer box office is building momentum.
A24's Backrooms, the horror movie directed by 20-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons, and based on an internet meme, opened to $118 million globally, a record for the studio.
https://t.co/TAGw4MUFlB
Lionsgate reported a quarterly net profit of $70.2 million, after a loss of $117.4 million in the same period a year ago, driven largely by the box office success of The Housemaid.
Motion picture revenue was up 23% & segment profit up 39% year-over-year. https://t.co/HPmWi8X82z
@DEADLINE has published the 25 highest-grossing animated films of all time at the global box office, giving an inside look into how the genre has evolved as a commercial force and how the competitive landscape has shifted over the past decade.
https://t.co/VwW1Idwv3D
Over the Memorial Day box office weekend, we saw that films with strong audience scores are holding longer in theaters, and the summer season is building momentum.
Read more in @THR. https://t.co/nsTd6Dh9iT
The conversation at Cannes was less about whether AI belongs in filmmaking and more about how the industry adapts to its presence.
What's clear is that the industry is moving from debating AI's arrival to negotiating its terms. Check it out in @Variety. https://t.co/ykREnlxdkF
As production budgets tighten and Hollywood pulls back, regional alternatives are becoming a part of the conversation.
Northern Ontario makes a compelling case with tax credits, currency savings, & diverse landscapes. Read more in @THR. https://t.co/RxUcp7npep
The global box office continues to run strong, between the Michael Jackson biopic, The Devil Wears Prada 2, and Project Hail Mary.
Three films sustaining this momentum is a great sign for exhibition heading into the summer season. Read more in @DEADLINE. https://t.co/gubyqvD9fH
The 2026 summer box office is tracking toward $4 billion-plus domestically, but there's one caveat worth noting.
Of the 57 wide releases scheduled, only 34 carry big marketing budgets or established distributors.
Read more in Deadline. https://t.co/f6mJuQ9Odw
AMC Theatres is expanding beyond film, launching a live concert business that will stream affordable performances across more than 300 locations simultaneously.
Read more in The Hollywood Reporter. https://t.co/uVgs0rfA03
Imax reported Q1 2026 revenue of $81 million, down 6.5% year-over-year, & net income of $6.2 million, down 26% despite strong performances from several high-profile titles on its screens. Both figures beat Wall Street expectations.
Read more in @Variety. https://t.co/ayDIcYc1mp
The Devil Wears Prada 2 was the strongest female-led summer opener on record.
This reinforces what's underestimated in studio planning cycles: the weight of female-driven properties with established IP and returning creative teams. https://t.co/B1QTI9c8Qs
60 films have now crossed $1 billion at the global box office, a milestone that shows just how concentrated commercial success remains in the entertainment industry.
Check them out in @DEADLINE. https://t.co/CPj53dozs7
AI's role in Hollywood is one of the most consequential conversations in entertainment right now.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argues that audiences will ultimately gravitate toward human creativity, not away from it. Read more in @Variety. https://t.co/lXwP5GF603
The Michael Jackson biopic opened to $217 million worldwide in its first five days, a record for the musical biopic genre, despite a 38% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Read more in @nytimes. https://t.co/BJJSUCWC59
At CinemaCon, Sony’s Tom Rothman made a pointed case for the long-term health of theatrical exhibition: protect longer windows, reduce excessive pre-show advertising, and improve affordability for audiences.
https://t.co/VjrtKgXigC