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08.05.2024 - 21:05 / variety.com
Brent Lang Executive Editor Movie theaters can’t sell tickets if they don’t have a lot of new blockbusters to advertise on their marquees. And the actors and writers strikes that ground Hollywood to a standstill in 2023 left them with fewer movies to release as 2024 got started.
As the biggest exhibitor in the world, AMC Theatres certainly felt the lack of franchise movies and tentpole films as the year kicked off, but the company still managed to beat projections with its quarterly earnings. That was partly thanks to the March release of “Dune: Part Two” and “Kung Fu Panda 4,” popular sequels that helped off-set declining admissions in January and February.
Revenues at the the theater chain fell to $951.4 million from $954.4 million in the prior-year quarter, while net losses for the three month period ending in March topped out at $163.5 million, or 62 cents per share. That was an improvement on the $235.5 million or $1.71 per-share that AMC lost in the prior-year period.
Wall Street predicted that the theater chain would report earnings of 79 cents per share, as well as revenue of $871 million, according to Benzinga Pro. “We’re pleased to report that AMC outperformed in the first quarter,” Adam Aron, chairman and CEO of AMC, said in a statement, adding, “We had expected for some time the Hollywood actor and writer strikes of 2023 would impact the first quarter box office but were heartened by the strength of moviegoing in March which reminded us that better times are ahead.” Despite the brighter than expected financial picture, shares of AMC fell more than 1.5% in after-hours trading.
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Prince William is reportedly maintaining a distance from his cousins, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, as they "pivot towards" Prince Harry, according to a Royal expert.
Kensington Palace has a "serious concern that Beatrice and Eugenie are becoming increasingly close to Harry and Meghan", according to a royal author.
According to a royal author, there's a "serious concern" at Kensington Palace that Princesses Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are growing closer to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Prince Andrew's daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, have always had a tight-knit relationship with their cousin the Duke of Sussex, with their bond remaining strong even after Harry's controversial departure from the Royal Family in 2020.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Losses shrank at Lionsgate and revenues climbed as the company’s television business rebounded from the twin strikes that had shut down production for much of 2023. Revenue at the company behind “The Hunger Games” and “John Wick” franchises topped out at $1.12 billion, up from $1.08 billion in the prior-year quarter. Lionsgate also reported a net loss attributable to shareholder of $39.5 million, which compared favorably to the prior-year quarterly losses of $96.8 million.
Adam Aron, the CEO of AMC Theatres, gives me a choice. We’re supposed to have a 20-minute interview in Las Vegas atCinemaCon, a four-day gathering of movie theater owners and Hollywood studios designed to breathlessly hype the year’s upcoming blockbusters, but he’s distracted. Executives from Warner Bros.
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Prince William was at the forefront of the royals who braved the wet and windy weather on Tuesday, 21 May as they welcomed community leaders to a rather damp Buckingham Palace garden party.The Prince of Wales was accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, representing King Charles for the third Royal gathering of the year. As they stepped out onto the palace steps overlooking the rear gardens, they were greeted by a sea of umbrellas while the national anthem played.
HBO Max has released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming Dune prequel series, Dune: Prophecy – watch the trailer below.This past weekend, HBO Max uploaded the Dune: Prophecy trailer onto its official YouTube page. In the short trailer, we get a look at the world that the Dune films are set in, 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), as a gathering of Harkonnen women plot to establish a new covenant known as the Bene Gesserit.While Dune: Prophecy has yet to receive a firm release date, it has been confirmed to arrive exclusively on HBO Max sometime this Fall.Dune: Prophecy serves as a prequel series to the Denis Villeneuve films, and is based on the novel Sisterhood Of Dune, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Julia Phelps, Paramount Global‘s executive VP and chief communications and corporate marketing officer, is exiting after almost 20 years with the company and predecessor Viacom. Phelps had long worked with Bob Bakish, who was ousted as CEO of the company last month and replaced by a three-exec committee. Phelps, in a memo to her team Friday, said she will leave Paramount at the end of May.
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Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer The actors behind the iconic Weasley Twins will be around to stir up trouble on Food Network‘s new “Harry Potter“-themed competition, “Wizards of Baking.” Variety has learned exclusively that James and Oliver Phelps, who played Fred and George Weasley throughout Warner Bros.’ eight-film “Harry Potter” franchise, will be hosting “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking.” The project, which will air on Food Network and be available to stream on Max, was announced by Warner Bros Discovery U.S. networks chief Kathleen Finch during the company’s upfront presentation in New York City Wednesday.
There’s no denying that “Dune” is a hot franchise, at the moment. Thanks to two incredible films, retelling the story of Frank Herbert’s iconic novel, there are more fans of “Dune” than ever before.
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AMC Entertainment’s biggest issue right now may be its $4.5 billion debt and the fact that most comes due in 2026. On a conference call post-earning today, CEO Adam Aron addressed it publicly for the first time, assuring investors the giant theater chain has been working with lenders for almost a year to extend the maturities and he’s hopeful they will.
Viewers were delighted when Princess Beatrice made a rare appearance on This Morning earlier this week, as a Royal expert has hinted she made a secret plea to King Charles during the chat.
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Princess Beatrice made an unexpected appearance on This Morning, where she provided a rare update on her mother's cancer battle.