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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City for regular digital purchase on Aug. 11 (after a premium digital run) and on Blu-ray and DVD on Aug. 15. … Continue reading “Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Due for Regular Digital Purchase Aug. 11, on Blu-ray and DVD Aug. 15”

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Pixar Animation Studios’ Elemental will debut on digital platforms Aug. 15 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD Sept. 26 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The film earned … Continue reading “Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Headed to Digital Aug. 15, 4K, Blu-ray and DVD Sept. 26”

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Video game giant Nintendo Aug. 3 cited the box office success of Universal Pictures’ The Super Mario Bros. Movie for contributing to the company’s first quarter, ended June 30, increase … Continue reading “Nintendo Cites ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ For Upping Q1 Hardware, Software Revenue, Profit”

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Warner Bros. Pictures has a pending billion+ dollar box office blockbuster in Barbie, but the movie’s outsized fiscal and cultural phenomenon is taking place in the current fiscal third quarter, … Continue reading “Sans ‘Barbie,’ Warner Bros. Discovery Studios Q2 Revenue, Operating Income Plummet”

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Lionsgate and Hasbro Aug. 3 announced an agreement under which Lionsgate is acquirimg the eOne studio and production company for $500 million, including $375 million in cash and the assumption … Continue reading “Lionsgate Acquires eOne Studio, Production Company for $500 Million”

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Warner Bros. Discovery  Aug. 3 reported it lost 1.8 million direct-to-consumer paid subscribers in the the second quarter, ended June 30, when after combining the HBO Max and Discovery+ subscription … Continue reading “Warner Bros. Discovery Drops 1.8 Million DTC Q2 Subs Combining HBO Max With Discovery+ SVOD Platforms”

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Allied Vaughn and Warner Bros. will release Pennyworth: The Third and Final Season on Blu-ray Disc and DVD Sept. 26. Based on DC’s Batman comics, “Pennyworth” follows the adventures of … Continue reading “‘Pennyworth’ Final Season Slated for Disc Sept. 26”

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The Horror Collective on Sept. 1 will release the quirky low-budget horror comedy #ChadGetsTheAxe on digital platforms. A new trailer has just been released (see below). The film, a horror … Continue reading “Horror-Comedy ‘#ChadGetsTheAxe’ to Get Digital Release on Sept. 1”

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Kino Lorber is giving famed director John Frankenheimer’s The Train its 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray debut on Sept. 26. The 1964 World War II film starring screen legend Burt Lancaster … Continue reading “John Frankenheimer’s ‘The Train’ Gets 4K Ultra HD Release From Kino Lorber”

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Warner Bros. Pictures’ summer blockbuster Barbie shows no sign of a slowing box office, topping $811 million in worldwide ticket sales after just 12 days of release. That’s $67.5 million … Continue reading “‘Barbie’ Tops $811 Million Global Box Office in 12 Days”

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