Lionsgate's Standalone Quarter Met Michael at Seven Hundred Million
Lionsgate's first post-Starz Q4 cleared $906 million in revenue, $1 billion library, 12-year OIBDA high — and the Jackson biopic is still tracking the box-office record.
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Almodovar's Monsters and a Free Palestine Pin Closed Cannes Political
At Wednesday's Cannes press conference for Bitter Christmas, Almodovar wore a Free Palestine pin, called Trump, Netanyahu and Putin monsters, and Sony Pictures Classics said nothing back.
Sean Ono Lennon Is Now an AI Licensing Precedent and Yoko's Silence Is the Gap
John Lennon's son blessed Soderbergh's AI use at Cannes. The rights administrator of record has not spoken. The distinction will shape every future AI-licensing claim.
Drake's Iceman Cleared Five Hundred Million Streams Without a Press Hit
Four days, half a billion streams, no interviews. Hits Daily Double projects 480,000-520,000 first-week combined units. The no-press model is the receipt.
Cannes Marche Closed With Two Mid-Cap Checks as the Year's Receipt
A24 wrote $17 million for Club Kid and Amazon wrote eight figures for Pumping Black and that was the entire mid-cap ledger for the 2026 Marche.
Eurovision Hit Five Days of EBU Silence and Bulgaria's 2027 Plan Is Empty
Bulgaria won the contest five days ago and the European Broadcasting Union has filed no audit, no return conditions, and no host approval, and BNT has filed no venue.
Bitter Christmas Distributor Silence Is the Other Receipt
Almodóvar wore a Free Palestine pin, called Trump, Netanyahu and Putin 'monsters,' and Sony Pictures Classics did not say a word — the studio answer the thread has been counting since Laverty.
A24's Club Kid and Amazon's Pumping Black Are Still the Only Two Checks
Cannes closed its market with two mid-cap deals on the board — A24's $17M Club Kid and Amazon's Pumping Black — and the year's receipt is the slowest Marché in years.