UPDATED, MONDAY AM: ComScore is weighing the four-day Memorial Day weekend at $221.9 million, which is off 33% from last year’s all-time record ($330.1M) for the holiday stretch. However, that’s the third-best for the frame since Covid, following last year and 2022, when Top Gun: Maverick led all titles to a $224.4M marketplace. We’ve already […]

That Garth Davis directed, Florence Pugh starring feature take of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library which Andreas first told you about; well, it’s been won by the David Ellison run Paramount Pictures for $36M. Paramount beat out Focus and Sony who were circling to acquire North America and select foreign markets on the project. StudioCanal […]

EXCLUSIVE: Walt Disney’s first company-wide creative agency, Main Street, has launched with Carrie Brzezinski-Hsu as its Head of Creative Execution. In this role, she oversees the creative talent and production behind Disney’s biggest campaigns and some of the world’s most beloved brands and franchises, spanning entertainment, sports, experiences, consumer products, and more. She will also […]

EXCLUSIVE: We can tell you first that Orion Pictures’ Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, starring 2x Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, will open in New York and Los Angeles theaters on Sept. 25, followed by expansions on Oct. 2 and Oct 9.  Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is directed, produced, and written by Bassam Tariq. […]

EXCLUSIVE: Paradigm has hired veteran agent Michael Kirschner to their newly launched Physical Production division led Gil Harari and Jonathan Silverman. Kirschner counts close to two decades of experience representing top creative talent across film, television, commercials, and music videos. He rejoins Paradigm following four years as co-owner of Intrinsic. Kirschner specializes in repping cinematographers, […]

The Season 1 finale of Hulu’s The Testaments dropped last night, and it was already clear that the Margaret Atwood-born, Bruce Miller-adapted Handmaid’s Tale sequel was a success after the streamer gave it a Season 2 renewal on May 20. Of course, its 45 million hours watched didn’t hurt. On today’s Crew Call we talk […]

“My 22 year-old daughter just graduated college and my 18-year old film is about to open Friday,” Masters of the Universe producer and Escape Artists’ Jason Blumenthal tells Deadline, “That’s just hard math.” “Jason and I had our busiest year ever between DTF St. Louis, Voicemail for Isabelle, David O. Russell’s Madden and the Sorkin […]

EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Warner Bros production veteran Kevin McCormick is departing the studio for a producing deal on the lot that encompasses both movies and stage productions. First up for him: Warner Bros’ reboot of The Bodyguard. McCormick’s most recent title was EVP Production and Senior Advisor during what was his second run at the studio. […]

EXCLUSIVE:  United Talent Agency (UTA) has inked Oscar, Emmy, DGA, and WGA-winning writer and director Barry Levinson for representation in all areas. The 6x Oscar nominated, Rain Man Oscar winning filmmaker counts a feature canon of such pics as Good Morning, Vietnam, Bugsy, The Natural, Avalon and Diner. Last year, Levinson directed and produced The Alto Knights, starring Robert DeNiro, and executive […]

For quite some time, Hollywood has moaned about the lost YouTube generation at the box office: How do we get the Gen Z set in? Sure, they’ll show up for a Marvel movie, but today’s 18-25 demo aren’t attending like they did in the 1980s. Finally, arguably this year, Hollywood has been able to harness […]

“I wouldn’t survive a day in that environment.” That’s indie distributor Neon’s co-founder and CEO Tom Quinn’s take on working within a major studio, let alone two combined. In his first public appearance since taking home Neon’s seventh Cannes Palme d’Or last week, this time for Fjord, Quinn was asked at the Produced By Conference […]

EXCLUSIVE: Sources tell us that the first day advance PLF ticket sales for Universal’s upcoming Christopher Nolan epic, The Odyssey, were the highest ever for AMC yesterday in the last four years when it came to a major studio movie. The Odyssey‘s standard showtimes will go on sale later this summer. Just to re-emphasize, the […]