Lionsgate Nabs U.S. Rights To StudioCanal’s 3-D ‘Robinson Crusoe’ Toon
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has acquired U.S. rights to StudioCanal’s animated 3-D family film Robinson Crusoe. Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment label will release the film wide in mid-2016 following...
View ArticleLionsgate Strengthens Ties To John Malone: Discovery and Liberty Global Buy...
Lionsgate shares rose 3.5% in opening trading this morning after CEO Jon Feltheimer said that he has a “deal in principle, subject only to documentation, to create a new strategic relationship” with...
View ArticleLionsgate Developing TV Series With ‘Twlight’ Writer Stephenie Meyer For Hulu
BREAKING: Lionsgate is developing a new, one-hour series with Twilight novelist Stephenie Meyer titled The Rook that will play on Hulu and on an unnamed, leading British broadcaster, it was revealed...
View ArticleLionsgate Extends Wendy Williams Contract To 2022
BREAKING: Lionsgate has extended Wendy Williams’ contract by seven years to 2022 but her show itself has not yet been renewed as of yet. The Lionsgate-owned Debmar-Mercury's syndicated The Wendy...
View ArticleWhere Do Lionsgate And John Malone Go From Here?
With any luck, Liberty Media chairman John Malone will be in an expansive mood on Thursday when he meets with his investors and talks about the future of his relationship with Lionsgate. Just about...
View ArticleJohn Malone Likes Lionsgate, But Liberty Calls Previous Movie Bets A “Disaster”
Liberty Media Chairman John Malone wanted to use his Investor Day gathering to focus on properties the company directly owns — as opposed to Lionsgate, where his growing clout comes from other entities...
View ArticleLionsgate Buys Major Stake In Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Studios For $200 Million
Lionsgate is making a major move in the unscripted television arena with an ownership stake in Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Studios — one of the most sought-after independent production companies in the...
View ArticleNew ‘Allegiant’ Trailer: The ‘Divergent’ Series Escapes The Windy City
A new trailer for Summit’s Allegiant has dropped, so prepare for plenty of teenage angst and post-apocalyptic struggle as the series begins its final chapters. The third installment of Veronica Roth’s...
View ArticleKatniss To Set The World On Fire As ‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2’...
Katniss Everdeen will take her final bow this weekend as The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, the final film in the Suzanne Collins literary franchise, opens in more than 4,000 theaters in North...
View Article‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2’ Cast Pays Tribute To France
As France continues to recover from the horrific terror attacks that rocked Paris on Friday, tributes from around the world have poured in. The latest comes from the cast of The Hunger Games:...
View Article‘My Little Pony’ To Gallop Into Theaters In 2017
Giddy up, Bronies. Hasbro and Lionsgate has announced that My Little Pony The Movie will trot into theaters on November 3, 2017. At this point in time, My Little Pony will face off with the...
View Article‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence Fights To...
When your first three films have made $2.3 billion around the globe, I guess you can do just about anything you want for the finale, and the choice for the filmmakers of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay –...
View ArticleMGM And Lionsgate Provide Movies To Tubi TV After Buying Equity Stakes
MGM and Lionsgate movies including Midnight Cowboy, Crash, Rain Man, The Hurt Locker, Pink Panther, Fargo, and American Psycho are about to become available on Tubi TV after the studios made equity...
View Article‘Dirty Grandpa’ Redband Trailer: With Robert De Niro & Zac Efron, The...
Zac Efron’s future is so bright he’s gotta wear shades. The buttoned-up lawyer is about to seal a deal with — read: marry — his boss’ daughter, but before that he must drive his new-widower granddad to...
View ArticleLionsgate’s Brian Goldsmith And Wayne Levin Renew Contracts
There’s been a lot of talk about change at Lionsgate, especially after Liberty Media’s John Malone started to become a major player there. But today the studio says it has a message of continuity: Two...
View Article‘Mockingjay-Part 2’ Early Overseas B.O.: Germany Sets Record For Lionsgate...
Early overseas figures for Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 are rolling in and Germany is exploding, up 42% from last year’s Mockingjay – Part 1 for a $1.5M off 621 screens, making it...
View Article‘Mockingjay – Part 2’ Swooping Down To $105M, Lowest In ‘Hunger Games’ Series...
3RD UPDATE, 8:53PM: Refresh for updates Liongate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjapy-Part 2 is coming in at the low end with an industry estimate of $47M for its opening day on its way to a $105.2M...
View Article‘Mockingjay 2’ Wings To $61M In First 3 Days Offshore; Germany, UK Strong...
Lionsgate is reporting a $61M overseas cume through Friday on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 in 87 offshore markets. While we don’t yet have a full territory-by-territory breakdown, the final...
View Article‘Mockingjay 2’ Lands $146M; Bond Bests $500M Offshore; ‘Transporter’& Local...
3RD UPDATE, 5:43 PM PT: There's a particularly international flavor to this weekend's offshore box office as new and holdover local-language entries in Spain, China, Korea and India all figure in the...
View ArticleLionsgate Shares Slip Then Recover On ‘Mockingjay 2’ Open – Update
UPDATE with new share price: The odds weren’t ever in Lionsgate’s favor with this weekend’s lower-than-expected opening weekend for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. Company shares opened down...
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