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Paramount Drops Super Bowl Trailer For 'Scream 7' Ahead Of First‑Ever IMAX Run
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - 12:34pm | 314Read More...Paramount Pictures on Monday released the second trailer for the much-anticipated “Scream 7,” featuring the return of the iconic character Sidney Prescott. The trailer, set to air during the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 8, teases a new Ghostface encounter. The film will also make...
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Popular Teen Star Exits Will Smith Movie: Is It Related To Oscars Slap?
Thursday, April 7, 2022 - 10:49am | 641Read More...The slap heard around the world has put a dark cloud over actor Will Smith and has movie studios now questioning what to do with the movies they have in the works to which he is attached. Another movie now faces trouble after losing a co-star and the studio. What Happened: JoJo Siwa, a popular...
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From Batman To Scorsese: 10 Highly Anticipated Movies For 2022 And What It Means For 9 Stocks
Friday, January 7, 2022 - 6:24pm | 1317Read More...The movie industry ended 2021 on a high note, with “Spider-Man: No Way Home” turning in $253 million in domestic box office revenue in its opening weekend. A packed lineup of blockbusters for 2022 and the potential return of moviegoers could set up well for movie theaters and movie...
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'A Quiet Place 2' Breaks Pandemic-Era Box Office Records, Surpassing $100M
Sunday, June 13, 2021 - 1:35pm | 337Read More...ViacomCBS Inc’s (NASDAQ: VIAC) Paramount Pictures film “A Quiet Place 2” has surpassed $100 million in U.S. ticket sales, Variety reports. The film did $80 million at the international box office and $108 million at the domestic box office through the...
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'Spider-Man' Swings For The Seats, But Can It Lasso 'Wonder Woman?'
Friday, June 30, 2017 - 10:53am | 915Read More...The early reviews of “Spider-Man: Homecoming” are in, and they’re pretty good. Marvel Studios wants “Spider-Man” to snare some of the profitable prestige monopolized the past month by Warner Bros’ “Wonder Woman,” the biggest creative and commercial...
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From Zero To Hero: A Look Back At The Disney 'Renaissance' Period
Monday, March 20, 2017 - 4:16pm | 614Read More...With a record-setting opening weekend, “Beauty and the Beast” is now at the core of two prominent Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) eras. Before it defined the age of live-action remakes, the cartoon story was a forceful unit of the company’s Renaissance period. The Disney Resurgence...
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And The Winners Are... Oscar Nominees' Parent Media Companies
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 1:14pm | 1105Read More...There’s no talent monopoly in the 2017 film industry. Nine public corporations and dozens of private companies brought this year’s Oscar-worthy pictures to the big screen. Based on Academy Award nominations, here is how the talent is distributed: Lions Gate Lions Gate Entertainment Corp...
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Viacom's Paramount Pictures Sale Likely To Get Two Thumbs Down
Friday, August 12, 2016 - 11:53am | 335Read More...David W. Miller, Managing Director of Loop Capital Markets, discussed in a report Friday the likelihood sale of minority stake of Viacom, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: VIAB) Paramount Pictures unit. Viacom said in late February it's looking into selling a minority stake in Paramount, but part of any...
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Redstones Feudin' Again: Sumner Vs. Shari Over Paramount Sale
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 2:29pm | 203Read More...In this corner, we have Shari Redstone, who Wednesday the NY Post reported has been in contact with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) founder Jack Ma in connection with the sale of Paramount Pictures, a holding of Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB). Related Link: What's Going On With CBS, Viacom And...
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Disney, Paramount Enjoy Box Office Spoils With 'Zootopia' And '10 Cloverfield Lane'
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 3:43pm | 377Read More...After Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s "Zootopia" dominated the box office in its first week, expectations were raised the animated pic would do well in its sophomore frame. The movie is looking at another first place finish with a $50 million second weekend bringing its total...
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Competition Heating Up In Streaming: Paramount Pictures Jumps On Board
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 3:04pm | 478Read More...Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA)-owned Paramount Pictures announced on Wednesday that it will start streaming its movies as early as 31 days from the time they hit the theaters. Digital Trends Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Kaplan was on Fox Business News Thursday to weigh in on this. Kaplan also talked about...
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Young Adults Are Going To Fewer Movies Than They Used To
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 1:42pm | 340Read More...As long as online video streaming services like Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and HBO Go are around, it's no surprise that the number of moviegoers in the U.S. and Canada continues to fall. Though last year's top grossing films broke box office records, the decline in North American...
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3 Companies That Should Grab Xbox Entertainment Studios
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 11:02am | 737Read More...Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) is rumored to be interested in acquiring Xbox Entertainment Studios from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Few analysts were interested in talking to Benzinga about the rumor, which may turn out to be completely false given Microsoft's official statement on the matter....
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More Movies Than Usual to Open This Holiday Season
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 5:08pm | 536Read More...This coming holiday season, movie-goers will have plenty to chose from. Over the past decade, the holiday seasons have delivered fewer than 10 new releases. Between December 12 and 25 of this year, however,there will be 12 new releases -- the highest number in recent time. “I don't think...
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DreamWorks in Talks with Sony Regarding Distribution Deal
Monday, July 16, 2012 - 3:18pm | 347Read More...DreamWorks (NASDAQ: DWA), the animation and family entertainment studio, is in talks with entertainment corporation Sony (NYSE: SNE) in an attempt to strike a distribution deal. DreamWorks currently has a distribution deal with Viacom's (NASDAQ: VIA) Paramount Pictures, though Reuters reports that...













