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Radial’s Shout! Releasing ‘Robin and the Hoods’ Digitally Aug. 27 0

Radial’s Shout! Releasing ‘Robin and the Hoods’ Digitally Aug. 27

Epsilon Film’s fantasy adventure film Robin and the Hoods will become available through digital retailers beginning Aug. 27 from Shout! Studios, a Radial Entertainment company. The film will also be released on DVD later this year. In the film, 11-year-old Robin (Darcey Ewart) is the bright-eyed imaginative leader of a group of kids, the Hoods, … Continue reading “Radial’s Shout! Releasing ‘Robin and the Hoods’ Digitally Aug. 27”

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Peacock Raising Monthly Subscription Streaming Fee 0

Peacock Raising Monthly Subscription Streaming Fee $3

NBCUniversal’s Peacock subscription streaming service is raising its monthly fee $3, effective July 23 for new and returning subscribers. Current subscribers will see price hikes on Aug. 22, or in their next billing cycle. This is the streamer’s second price hike since 2023. The monthly fee for ad-supported Peacock Premium, the streamer’s lowest-priced tier, will … Continue reading “Peacock Raising Monthly Subscription Streaming Fee $3”

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Sony Pictures Celebrates 40th Anniversary of ‘Silverado’ with Oct. 7 Steelbook Release 0

Sony Pictures Celebrates 40th Anniversary of ‘Silverado’ with Oct. 7 Steelbook Release

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the 1985 Western Silverado, starring Kevin Costner, Kevin Kline, Danny Glover and Scott Glenn, on Oct. 7 in a limited-edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Disc Steelbook. The four actors star as four unwitting heroes who cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do … Continue reading “Sony Pictures Celebrates 40th Anniversary of ‘Silverado’ with Oct. 7 Steelbook Release”

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Netflix: Columbia Pictures’ ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Moves Atop Streamer’s Weekly Charts Through July 13 0

Netflix: Columbia Pictures’ ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Moves Atop Streamer’s Weekly Charts Through July 13

Netflix original animated movie K-Pop Demon Hunters (from Sony’s Columbia Pictures) moved atop the streamer’s overall chart and English-language movie chart with another 24.2 million views for the week ended July 13. The movie’s soundtrack remained No. 1 on the Billboard charts 96.3 million transactional streams. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Destination Wedding ranked No. 2 on … Continue reading “Netflix: Columbia Pictures’ ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ Moves Atop Streamer’s Weekly Charts Through July 13”

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Netflix’s Live-Streamed ‘Taylor-Serrano 3’ Boxing Match Reached Record U.S. Viewers 0

Netflix’s Live-Streamed ‘Taylor-Serrano 3’ Boxing Match Reached Record U.S. Viewers

Netflix’s live-streamed  all-female boxing card on July 11 generated 6 million viewers globally, including record U.S. views for the main event, Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano, according to new data from the event’s co-promoter Most Valuable Promotions. Taylor (25-1, 6 KOs) and Serrano’s (47-4-1, 31 KOs) historic rivalry came to a close with Taylor scoring … Continue reading “Netflix’s Live-Streamed ‘Taylor-Serrano 3’ Boxing Match Reached Record U.S. Viewers”

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Warner’s ‘Superman’ Soars to Third-Best 2025 Domestic Box Office Opening at 2 Million 0

Warner’s ‘Superman’ Soars to Third-Best 2025 Domestic Box Office Opening at $122 Million

Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Studios’ theatrical reboot of the legacy Superman franchise did not disappoint, generating an estimated $122 million in North American ticket sales through July 13, in addition to $217 million globally. It’s the No. 3 domestic box office debut in 2025 after Warner’s A Minecraft Movie with $162 million and Disney’s Lilo & … Continue reading “Warner’s ‘Superman’ Soars to Third-Best 2025 Domestic Box Office Opening at $122 Million”

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‘A Minecraft Movie’ Remains No. 1 on Disc Sales Chart 0

‘A Minecraft Movie’ Remains No. 1 on Disc Sales Chart

Warner’s A Minecraft Movie remained No. 1 on the Circana VideoScan chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended July 5. Based on the popular “Minecraft” video game franchise, the film features a cast led by Jack Black and Jason Momoa, and centers … Continue reading “‘A Minecraft Movie’ Remains No. 1 on Disc Sales Chart”

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‘Squid Game’ Tops Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Originals Chart Through July 6 0

‘Squid Game’ Tops Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Originals Chart Through July 6

“Squid Game” took the top spot on the Whip Media chart of streaming originals among U.S. consumers for the week ended July 6. The dystopian thriller series from South Korea, which jumped from No. 2 the previous week, had its third season bow on Netflix June 27. The new season thrusts Gi-hun (Player 456) back into the brutal … Continue reading “‘Squid Game’ Tops Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Originals Chart Through July 6”

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D.C. Area Public Media Station Launches WETA+ Streaming Service 0

D.C. Area Public Media Station Launches WETA+ Streaming Service

WETA, the flagship public media station in the national capital area, has launched WETA+, a new streaming service tailored for the local D.C., Maryland and Virginia community. In addition to offering free on-demand PBS programming and live channels, WETA+ showcases films and series acquired specifically for local audiences and highlights programming that “celebrates the neighborhoods … Continue reading “D.C. Area Public Media Station Launches WETA+ Streaming Service”

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HBO Max Orders ‘Big Bang Theory’ Spinoff ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ 0

HBO Max Orders ‘Big Bang Theory’ Spinoff ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’

HBO Max has given a series order to “The Big Bang Theory” spinoff “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” from Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television. The comedy series is executive produced by Emmy-nominated creators Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn, and Bill Prady.  In the series, comic book store owner Stuart Bloom is tasked with … Continue reading “HBO Max Orders ‘Big Bang Theory’ Spinoff ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’”

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