Netflix Caves on Warner Bros. 56-Day Rental Delay Demands

January 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 4 weeks ago

Redbox and Blockbuster still haven't budged

  

'Harry Potter,' 'Hangover 2' Propel Warner's to $4.7B Worldwide Box Office

January 6, 2012 By Brent Lang 4 weeks ago

The studio was the second largest grossing studio in 2011, after Paramount

  

'Breaking Dawn' Revives Moribund Box Office With $139.5M Haul

November 20, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 11 weeks ago

Summit's vampire franchise performs as big as expected, while Warners' "Happy Feet Two" stumbles to $22.3M

  

Box Office: Strong Start for 'J. Edgar,' Scores $53K in 7 Theaters

November 10, 2011 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

Reviews were mixed, but the Eastwood-directed biopic racked up an impressive midweek performance

  

Partnering With AnyClip, Warner Bros. Allows Users to Search Favorite Movie Moments

November 9, 2011 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

Among the films that will be sliced and diced into individual clips are the Harry Potter films, "The Wizard of Oz," "Casablanca" and "The Shining"

  

Record Breaker: October Spec Script Sales Exceed Projections

November 4, 2011 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

By month's end, 20 scripts had been purchased

  

Billion-Dollar Babies to Superhero Busts: 5 Lessons of the Summer Box Office

August 3, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 27 weeks ago

After an ice-cold winter, receipts are up over 3% -- and for the first time, three films crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide

  

Hollywood Reacts to the Debt Deal With Relief

August 1, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 27 weeks ago

Deal passed by the House of Representatives on Monday eased exec fears about possible damage to the rebounding ad market

  

DreamWorks Animation Nixes Distribution Extension with Paramount

August 1, 2011 By Brent Lang 27 weeks ago

Where will Jeffrey Katzenberg go?

  

‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’: Hollywood, Sane and Smart

July 31, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 27 weeks ago

“Crazy, Stupid, Love” is proof that occasionally Hollywood gets it really right. Result: $19.3 million in opening weekend

  

'Man of Steel' Release Date Pushed Back

July 21, 2011 By Brent Lang 29 weeks ago

Warner Bros. will open the Superman reboot in June 2013

  

Final 'Harry Potter' Smashes Single-Day Record with $92.1M Haul

July 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 29 weeks ago

"Deathly Hallows: Part 2" will pass "The Dark Knight" as the biggest domestic debut in history

  

'Harry Potter' Looks to Shatter Box Office Record With $150M+ Debut

July 14, 2011 By Brent Lang 30 weeks ago

The final film in the boy wizard franchise will score the biggest international debut in history, and could break "The Dark Knight's' $158.4 million benchmark

  

Final 'Harry Potter' to Break Midnight Box Office Records

July 14, 2011 By Brent Lang 30 weeks ago

The final film in the mega-grossing boy wizard franchise is on track to be the second biggest pre-seller of all time

  

Will Carmageddon Steamroll 'Harry Potter's' Opening Weekend?

July 12, 2011 By Brent Lang 30 weeks ago

Theater chains in Los Angeles are touting 405 closure-themed promotions, but some exhibitors are worried moviegoers will just stay home this weekend

  

Ben Affleck Casts Himself in CIA Drama

June 27, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 32 weeks ago

Affleck is directing the Warner Bros. movie, set in Iran in 1979

  

Legendary Forges Partnership With Hong Kong Financier

June 9, 2011 By Brent Lang 35 weeks ago

Legendary East will produce one or two event films a year beginning in 2013 that Warner Bros. will distribute

  

Warner Bros. Releasing 3D 'Looney Tunes' Short Films Theatrically

June 8, 2011 By Brent Lang 35 weeks ago

First short, "Daffy's Rhapsody," will debut in conjunction with "Happy Feet 2" on Nov. 18

  

Is Hollywood Finally Joining the Information Age? With Flixster, Warner Bros. Has a Plan

May 25, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 37 weeks ago

Will Hollywood leave behind a dying home entertainment model for a more audacious strategy that unlocks the power of the giants of the Internet -- Information?

  

Jeff Bewkes: Premium VOD Is Much Ado About Nada

May 11, 2011 By Brent Lang 39 weeks ago

Time Warner chief says shorter windows means less piracy, but he doesn't tip his hand about how early releases are selling

  

Warner Bros. to Start Distributing Sony Pictures Movies in Italy

May 4, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 40 weeks ago

Companies announce distribution deal that will result in "substantial cost savings" for Sony

  

Why Fox, Paramount, Disney Are Holding Out on the YouTube Deal

April 26, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 41 weeks ago

Exclusive: A divide has opened among Hollywood’s major studios over whether to join YouTube’s initiative to rent movies on demand – which is holding up the launch of the service

  

YouTube Finally Goes Hollywood With New Movies on Demand Service (Exclusive)

April 25, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 41 weeks ago

YouTube will imminently launch a movie-on-demand service charging users to stream movies off the world’s largest video sharing site

  

Michael Shannon Cast as 'Superman' Villain General Zod

April 10, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 43 weeks ago

The "Boardwalk Empire" star joins Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner and Henry Cavill in the blockbuster Warner film

  

AMC Theaters Threatens Repercussions Over Premium VOD

April 8, 2011 By Brent Lang 43 weeks ago

Theater chain gives few specifics but says it wants new economic terms

  

Details of the Flixster Sale – Greenstein Wants $100 Million

April 1, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 44 weeks ago

Flixster is for sale for a cool $100 million -- and it's still not in profit, we're told

  

The Take-Away From CinemaCon: Studios Demand More, More, More

April 1, 2011 By Brent Lang 44 weeks ago

The summer of 2012 looks killer, but news of premium VOD pacts knee-caps exhibitors when they need a helping hand

  

Awkward! Warner Shows Off Theatrical Slate in the Shadow of VOD Deal

March 31, 2011 By Brent Lang 45 weeks ago

Studio unveils tentpole-heavy slate and extended footage of "Harry Potter" and "The Green Lantern"

  

Ryan Reynolds Named CinemaCon's Male Star of the Year

March 17, 2011 By Brent Lang 47 weeks ago

Actor, who will appear in this summer's "Green Lantern," will take top talent honors at Vegas exhibitor trade show later this month

  

Opportunity Knocks Loudly for Hollywood in China

March 6, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 48 weeks ago

China has doubled its screens in the last four years to 6,200, and will double them again by 2015. That's the sound of opportunity

  

Meltdown at Abu Dhabi’s Imagenation: $100M Losses, Executives Ousted

February 16, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 51 weeks ago

Film fund doled out hundreds of millions in movie deals over the past two years – without almost any hits.

  

Warner & Fox Get Into the Mobile Movie Business

February 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 51 weeks ago

New tricked out versions of 'Inception' and 'Unstoppable' are coming to an iPod or Android near you