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Spider-Man: Brand New Day delivered a record $360M domestic opening, signaling a genuine box office recovery with summer revenue up 16.7% versus...

Platforms are trading full-season drops for weekly or hybrid formats to stretch engagement and boost retention.

• Hybrid strategy wins: Stacked...

YouTube Premium's new access to Peacock's ad-supported tier plus NBCUniversal sports on its channels gives subscribers broad content variety that...

Universal became the first studio to surpass $4 billion worldwide in 2026, driven by a broad slate of animation, franchises, horror and original...

Aidan Tanner is giving movies a "second life" online through hybrid camera rigs and exclusive behind-the-scenes access at premieres like The Odyssey....

• Streaming momentum drove 9% DTC revenue growth to $2.47B and added 2M Paramount+ subscribers, marking the platform's best retention quarter.
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• Widow’s Bay stays in Apple TV’s global Top 10 more than a month after its finale, proving sustained audience pull.
• The series logged 415 million...

Spider-Man: Brand New Day delivered the biggest domestic opening ever at $360 million, topping Avengers: Endgame.

• It hit $1 billion globally in...

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day earned $47M Monday after $169M Friday debut, a 47% drop from Sunday but still dominating.
• The Odyssey held at $9.6M with...

Star Wars is growing its anime footprint by turning a popular Visions short into an eight-episode series.

• Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell)...

Major new releases and franchise expansions signal the end of superhero fatigue.

• Black Panther III advances with Daniel Kaluuya returning as W'Kabi...

Untold Studios has named Adrianna “AJ” Cohen president of film & episodic VFX, tasking her with scaling the independent studio’s global operations...

Strong 2026 releases are fueling a clear box office rebound for major chains.

• Cinemark posted record $1.1B Q2 revenue as admissions and concessions...

China's government places high priority on funding film distribution and exhibition, reflected in frequent policy emphasis on those terms. This shapes...

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey stunned with a $124.5 million domestic opening and $264.1 million globally—his biggest debut ever—despite being an...

Wichita Falls stands to benefit from Texas's $1.5 billion film incentive push through low costs, historic locations, and space for mid-budget and...

Disney+ has removed 4K and HDR from 11 European markets after a patent ruling, limiting Premium users to HD.

• Paramount+ is accelerating Latin...

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