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Amazon has struck a deal with Lionsgate for exclusive first window streaming rights in the UK to the studio's recently released and upcoming theatrical movies. The multi-year deal, which begins on January 1, 2020, will give Prime members in the UK, or those subscribing to the monthly standalone Prime Video service…

SUNDAY AM FINAL w/chart: After a $9 million Saturday that was up 58% over Friday, DreamWorks Animation/Pearl Studio’s Abominable is looking at a $20.85M opening and $30M worldwide. As we mentioned before, that’s the seventh No. 1 opening for Universal in 2019 —  eight if you count last weekend’s Downton Abbey — and it…

UPDATE, writethru: Newcomer Ad Astra, from Fox/New Regency and distributed by Disney, launched this weekend with an estimated $26M in 44 markets for a $45.2M worldwide start. The international box office debut is within the range we were hearing before the weekend, and is 49% ahead of last year's First Man and 23%…

4th Update, Sunday AM Final: w/chart You would think that in this day and age, the best place for a feature movie based on a popular TV series would be on a streaming service, right? But no, this weekend’s $31M opening of Focus Features and Carnival Films’ Downton Abbey continues to underscore the power of the big…

We’ve been hearing for quite some time that the advance ticket sales for Focus Features’ big-screen take on the TV series Downton Abbey are just through the roof. On Fandango, presales for the Michael Engler-directed feature continue to best those of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again and The Gr…

EXCLUSIVE: Things are heating up in regards to the Venice Film Festival after we exclusively reported yesterday that Warner Bros’ Joker is eyeing the awards season launchpad. Now comes word that Sylvester Stallone could light up the Lido with Rambo: Last Blood, which is due to get a September 20 release stateside…

EXCLUSIVE: Paradigm has signed director-screenwriter Adrian Grunberg, whose next film Rambo 5: Last Blood, starring Sylvester Stallone reprising his iconic role, will hit theaters September 20 via Lionsgate. The Spanish filmmaker had been an A-list first assistant director on movies including Man on Fire, Mel Gibson’s…

John Rambo is coming back, and this time — as usual — it’s personal. Lionsgate said today that the 37-year-old franchise will back on September 20 with the release of Rambo: Last Blood, starring Sylvester Stallone and Paz Vega. Your logline for the series’ fifth and final chapter: When the daughter of one of his…