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Amazon Aug. 3 reported second-quarter (ended June 30) subscription services revenue of $9.9 billion, which was up 14% from revenue of $8.7 billion during the previous-year period. The business segment … Continue reading “Amazon Ups Q2 Subscription Revenue 14%, Online Sales Revenue Nears $53 Billion”

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The world’s top-grossing theatrical release thus far in 2023, Universal Pictures/Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, is now streaming on the Peacock Premium paid streaming platform. The animated featuring a … Continue reading “‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Begins Streaming on Peacock”

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With Barbie smashing theatrical records on a daily basis, the unexpected blockbuster is primed to reach $1 billion in global theatrical revenue just three weeks after its debut. With that … Continue reading “Warner Bros. Discovery CEO Eyeing Fall ‘Barbie’ Release on Max Streaming Platform”

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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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