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When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn't about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysteri…

The Starz John Wick TV series The Continental is still on track to premiere sometime following the fourth movie, which is dated for May 21, 2021. “I had a meeting on a season pitch for this yesterday. We like the group of writers, and we’re trying to get it in the right place so it doesn’t interfere with the motion…

EXCLUSIVE: Who says the home entertainment sector is dead? Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum has sold over 3 million units in packaged media, electronic sales and VOD since its arrival in the post-theatrical window in late August, becoming Lionsgate’s highest-grossing home entertainment title in five…

Lionsgate cruised past Wall Street estimates for the fiscal first quarter, on strong subscriber growth at Starz and improved film results paced by the blockbuster returns of the third John Wick installment. On an adjusted, diluted basis, the company’s loss of two cents exceeded analysts’ consensus forecasts for four…

UPDATE, writethru: Sony/Marvel's Spider-Man: Far From Home came swinging into China, Japan and Hong Kong this weekend to nab an early $111M at the international box office. The launch sets the webslinger 45% over Spider-Man: Homecoming and 21% above Captain Marvel in the like-for-likes. The opening result is slightly…

After a successful opening weekend with John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, which dethroned the juggernaut that is Avengers: Endgame, Lionsgate has greenlit another sequel, John Wick: Chapter 4, which is slated for release on May 21, 2021. The Keanu Reeves-led threequel drew in big numbers for the studio, outperforming…

UPDATED WRITETHRU, SUNDAY AM after Saturday 10:41 am  and 2:13AM post: With chart: At a time when talk is percolating that CBS is kicking the tires of Lionsgate’s Starz unit, the mini-major is making a comeback at the box office with its R-rated Keanu Reeves action pic, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, which whipped…

The ultra-popular Fortnite Battle Royale is doing a tie-in event with the movie John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, with the game offering new skins and a limited-time mode. The mode, called Wick's Bounty, is basically Fortnite with men in suits. But considering the game has 250 million registered users and has had as…