Apollo reportedly offers $11 billion for Paramount film and TV studio

[ad_1] Private equity firm Apollo Global Management has offered to purchase Paramount Global’s film and TV studio operations for $11 billion, according to people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment. New York-based Apollo is the latest to make a play for Paramount, getting in line behind David Zaslav’s Warner Bros. Discovery,… Continue reading Apollo reportedly offers $11 billion for Paramount film and TV studio

Paramount sells Simon & Schuster to KKR for $1.62 billion

[ad_1] Paramount announced a deal Monday to sell Simon & Schuster, home to Stephen King, Colleen Hoover and many bestselling nonfiction authors, to the private investment giant KKR for $1.62 billion only months after a $2-billion-plus sale to publishing giant Penguin Random House was nixed last October. The companies announced the all-cash agreement on Monday.… Continue reading Paramount sells Simon & Schuster to KKR for $1.62 billion

Margot Robbie predicted ‘Barbie’ would gross $1 billion

[ad_1] This Barbie can see into the future. Box-office and cultural sensation “Barbie” crossed the $1 billion mark at the box office this past weekend, making it the second 2023 release to hit the milestone after “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” accomplished the feat earlier this year. This also made Greta Gerwig the first solo… Continue reading Margot Robbie predicted ‘Barbie’ would gross $1 billion

Barbie Breaks $1 Billion at Box Office

[ad_1] Photo: Architectural Digest/YouTube Warner Bros. has announced that Barbie has passed the $1 billion mark. This makes Greta Gerwig the first woman to solo direct a billion-dollar movie (Captain Marvel, which was co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, made $1.1 billion), and one of only 29 people to do so. Warner Bros. president… Continue reading Barbie Breaks $1 Billion at Box Office

Barbie Breaks $1 Billion at Box Office

[ad_1] Photo: Architectural Digest/YouTube Warner Bros. has announced that Barbie has passed the $1 billion mark. This makes Greta Gerwig the first woman to solo direct a billion-dollar movie (Captain Marvel, which was co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, made $1.1 billion), and one of only 29 people to do so. Warner Bros. president… Continue reading Barbie Breaks $1 Billion at Box Office

‘Barbie’ reaches $1 billion at the box office, beats ‘Meg 2’ and ‘Ninja Turtles’

[ad_1] Four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and a giant, prehistoric shark were no match for Barbie at the box office this weekend. Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Barbie” secured first place at the domestic box office for a third consecutive weekend, grossing $53 million for a North American cumulative of $459.4 million, according to estimates from measurement… Continue reading ‘Barbie’ reaches $1 billion at the box office, beats ‘Meg 2’ and ‘Ninja Turtles’