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Streaming May Not Be Commercial-Free Much Longer | Analysis
Netflix’s early success with ads could accelerate the industry’s swing to cheaper, ad-supported tiers or even free TV
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Netflix Doubles Down on Theatrical Release Strategy: ‘Driving Folks to a Theater Is Just Not Our Business’
CEO Ted Sarandos poured water on hope the streamer might lean into multiplex releases
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‘Super Mario Bros.’ Has Dropped a Bob-omb on ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Box Office Hopes
Paramount’s well-reviewed fantasy film is struggling as general audiences are instead flocking to see the Nintendo icon
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‘Beau Is Afraid’ Lights Up Specialty Box Office With 2023’s Best Per-Theater Average
Ari Aster’s polarizing horror film earns an $80,090 average from four theaters while Crunchyroll’s “Suzume” opens wide to $5 million
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‘Super Mario Bros’ Adds Animation Record $87 Million in 2nd Box Office Weekend
The little red plumber’s movie crossed $675 million worldwide and accounted for 60% of all domestic box office revenue this weekend
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‘Super Mario Bros.’ is Unstoppable at Box Office With $80 Million 2nd Weekend
Nintendo/Illumination film is projected to make 61% more than “Minions: The Rise of Gru” in just 10 days
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Even ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Can’t Score at China’s Box Office for Hollywood | Analysis
A paltry $13.3 million take for the smash animated hit means the industry’s hopes for a boost from the country’s reopening seem quashed for now
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Thanks to ‘1923’ and Taylor Sheridan, Paramount+ Leads Streaming Pack in Q1 | Chart
Netflix remained the top dog when it came to movies, but the 2-year-old streamer is nipping at the giant’s heels with a strong array of series
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Warner Bros. Discovery Wants to Compete for Kids and Families – and HBO Was in the Way | Analysis
“I honestly don’t think they have much of a choice” but to drop the brand from its streaming service to compete with Netflix and Disney, one expert tells TheWrap
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‘Renfield,’ ‘Pope’s Exorcist’ Seek to Draw Horror Fans to Theaters in Mario’s Shadow
Box office is likely to gradually slow down this month ahead of the summer blockbuster season
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For Hollywood, Video Games Are the New Comic Books
Forget Marvel and DC: “Super Mario Bros.” is the latest evidence that there are rich, mostly untapped veins of IP just waiting for Hollywood to turn into franchises
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What’s at Stake as Warner Bros. Discovery Is Set to Reveal Its New Streaming Plan | Analysis
The entertainment giant will finally unveil its plans for a combined HBO Max/Discovery+ offering — and perhaps more — on Wednesday
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‘Super Mario Bros.’ Proves That Universal Has a Box Office Gold Mine With Nintendo
Multiple generations showed up to see Mario and Bowser on the big screen, showing the power that video games now have at the box office
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‘The Ten Commandments’ Commands the No. 1 Spot on This Week’s Most-Watched List | Charts
ABC ranked No. 1 and 2 on this week’s linear TV rankings with a classic throwback and “American Idol”
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Chatbots Flip the Script: For Screenwriters, AI’s Evolution Brings New Tools and New Fears
TV showrunners and film scribes may be keeping an open mind about growing tech like ChatGPT, but concerns about job loss and credit are already generating heated talk
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