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HBO’s Harry Potter Starts With $200M-Plus Budget
Earnings filings put setup cost for the seven-season HBO/HBO Max series at just over $200 million, on par with House of the Dragon.
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Queer Edward II: The Business Case for Archive-First Docs
A 30-year-old reel of behind-the-scenes footage becomes a 97-minute documentary. Why archive-first docs are becoming streaming’s smartest low-cost catalogue play.
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Zeller’s Bunker Bets on Cruz and Bardem for Specialty Play
Florian Zeller’s third feature Bunker pairs Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem for Sony Pictures Classics. Mixed reviews, star power and what it…
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Zeller’s ‘Bunker’ Lands at Venice With Cruz, Bardem Pairing
Florian Zeller’s Bunker premieres in Venice competition with Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem as a married couple. What the Sony Classics title…
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Chris Rock’s $5M A24 Film Tests Small-Budget Theatrical Math
Chris Rock returns to directing with Misty Green, a roughly $5 million A24 film premiering at TIFF before an October theatrical run.…
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Alamo Exclusives Takes Indie Film ‘Littermates’ to 30+ Screens
Alamo Drafthouse’s in-house label sets ‘Littermates’ for a Nov. 6 run at 30-plus locations – a template for indie films with no…
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Resident Evil Bets on Practical Effects Ahead of Sept 18 Bow
Zach Cregger says a 150-lb blood bag nearly hit star Austin Abrams on set. Behind the stunt story sits a September 18…
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DAU: The €25M Film Experiment Finally Lands at Venice
Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s DAU reaches Venice competition after 20 years, €25M of oligarch money and 700 hours of 35mm footage. The numbers behind…
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Record $4.76B Summer Box Office Hides an Admissions Problem
Summer 2026 hit an estimated $4.76 billion domestic, a record. But 547 million tickets sold versus 745 million in 2019 shows where…
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Chad Powers Plots a 3-Season, 18-Episode Exit on Hulu
Glen Powell and Michael Waldron want Hulu’s Chad Powers to end after three seasons and 18 episodes. Why a planned exit is…