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'The Conjuring' Scares $41.5 Million Out of Moviegoers' Wallets (TWX)
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 10:43am | 567Read More...Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) set a new box office record this weekend with Warner Bros.'s latest horror flick, The Conjuring. According to Box Office Mojo, the film earned an estimated $41.5 million, which is greater than the debut totals of all other original (non-sequel) R-rated horror films. With a...
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Will New CBS and Warner Bros. Shows Come Exclusively to Netflix? (CBS, NFLX, TWX)
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 3:36pm | 508Read More...Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has previously secured exclusive animated programs from DreamWorks Animation (NASDAQ: DWA). Now the streaming video giant could be on the verge of fresh content deals with CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX). CBS is currently responsible for producing some of the...
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Redbox Wants Your Tweets and Credit Cards to See 'The Hobbit' for Free
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 2:08pm | 691Read More...Last December, Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) released The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to cinemas all over the world. The Peter Jackson-directed epic was the start of a new trilogy for Warner Bros., which will continue this Christmas with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and conclude in 2014 with...
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Keep Your Eyes Peeled for These Product Placements in The Great Gatsby
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 2:23pm | 140Read More...Perhaps the most anticipated box office opening of 2013, The Great Gatsby hit theaters today. Reviled by some critics and loved by others, the film has spawned a bit of a cultural obsession with the Roaring Twenties. Both the Brooks Brothers and Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) have released...
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Comcast Sucks the Life Out of Hulu
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 4:17pm | 827Read More...Your friendly neighborhood cable provider is sucking the life out of the Internet's best venue for streaming TV shows. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has finally announced the full details of its so-called Streampix service, a $4.99 a month streaming video entity that will allow users to spend extra...
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YouTube Expands Movie Rentals
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 10:39am | 266Read More...Now British YouTube lovers have another way to rent their favorite films. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is continuing its plans for video streaming domination with the launch of movie rentals in England, TechCrunch reports. “Back in May we brought new release movies and more for rent to YouTube in the...
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Is Harry Potter Better Than Tolkien, Narnia, and Star Wars?
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 9:45am | 896Read More...It's the finale that will leave fans cheering and tearing at the same time. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which hit theaters last night at midnight, has already broken records and is about to become the biggest film of the year. My colleague is under the impression that Potter...
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The Hangover 2 Has a Record Opening Weekend
Monday, May 30, 2011 - 10:15am | 186Read More...Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), got off to a strong start for the summer. Despite harsh reviews, its The Hangover Part II raked in $86.5 million from Thursday to Sunday. That was the best three-day weekend ever for a live-action comedy and the second-best opening of all-time for an...
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Charlie Sheen May be "Winning," But Ashton Kutcher Got the Job
Friday, May 13, 2011 - 7:29am | 169Read More...He's the one man I didn't think of when plotting my replacement for Charlie Sheen. But it looks like the Punk'd creator and former That ‘70s Show star is set to take the lead on Two and a Half Men. The Wall Street Journal reports that Kutcher, should he accept the reported (but still unconfirmed)...
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Jennifer Shane On The Importance Of The Michigan Film Credit
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 4:23pm | 575Read More...You've heard the stories from Mitch Albom, Jeff Daniels and Mike Binder. You've read our interview with Albom, who spoke about the key to retaining the Michigan film credit. But as he, Daniels and Binder said during the town hall meeting last week, they get the same paycheck no matter where the...
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Mark Haines: Superman Doesn't Stand For Trust, Justice, And Fish & Chips
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 11:11am | 74Read More...On a brief moment away from the financial markets, CNBC's Mark Haines commented humorously on the new Superman movie and its British lead. “The new Superman is being played by a [British actor],” Haines said. “Superman stands for truth, justice, and the American way. Not truth, justice, and fish...
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Movie Theaters Brace For Profit-Slashing Winter Storm (CNK, RGC, IMAX)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 1:44pm | 355Read More...It looks like the number-one movie in America is getting a new competitor this week: a major snow storm. The Rite (from the Warner Bros. division of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX)) landed the top spot at the box office with $15 million. No Strings Attached (from Paramount (NYSE: VIA)) earned just...
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Youku.com (YOKU) partners with Warner Bros.; shares up sharply
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 9:32pm | 253Read More...Shares in China's biggest video streaming site, Youku.com Inc. (NYSE: YOKU) were up more than 8 percent after-hours on news that Youku has partnered with Warner Bros. Studios to become the exclusive online vendor in China for the blockbuster film “Inception.” Youku will offer HD streaming of the...
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Coinstar (CSTR) Upgraded To Buy, Shares Surge Nearly 9%
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 11:25am | 104Read More...Shares of Coinstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTR) are up nearly 9% in early trading after being upgraded by Brigantine from Hold to Buy. Yesterday, Coinstar released strong financial results and Coinstar's Redbox DVD rental service reached a deal with the Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) movie studio Warner Bros...
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Warner Bros (TWX) and Redbox Reach A Deal (CSTR) (WMT) (GE) (NWS) (NFLX)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 8:44pm | 211Read More...The Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) movie studio Warner Bros. has reached a deal with DVD rental service Redbox, owned by Coinstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTR), to wait until 28 days after new DVD titles are released to begin renting them to customers. The deal is similar to the one that Warner Bros. reached...
