Paramount
Paramount's Bid For Warners, Stocks End Mixed; Youtuber Directs Film For Neon
The implosion of the Hollywood studio system is gaining steam. Here's the latest.
Netflix
Netflix is doing something unprecedented - the Stranger Things Season 5 finale will debut simultaneously in theaters and on streaming.
Sony
Guillermo Martinez (head of story on the original) and JP Sans (co-director of "The Bad Guys 2") are set to direct.
IMAX
Sinners returns for a Halloween victory lap. Prepare for some scares on an epic scale.
Lionsgate
Fresh off the heels of launching "The Hunger Games: On Stage" in London, Brown is tasked with further expanding the studio's reach into location-based entertainment and consumer products.
Paramount
Paramount is reportedly accelerating its planned workforce reduction, with more layoffs now anticipated.
Heads up, agents and managers: Over 1,800 talent reps are rallying against Casting Networks' plan to implement monthly fees for platform access.
Warner Brothers
Holy moly, folks, the future is calling, and it sounds a lot like Jim Carrey.
Apple
Movie stocks bounced upward today, with Warner Brothers Discovery surging on renewed takeover rumors.
Disney
The stock market nosedived today, dragging movie stocks down.
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Melcher comes from Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a wealth of experience to oversee all talent management initiatives.
Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy get Warner Brother's contracts renewed.
Early buzz suggests Timothee Chalamet might have delivered a career-defining performance.
Showing grace under pressure, Johnson took to Instagram to express gratitude to those who saw the A24 film.
Good news - we're back in the positive territory on our Hollywood Index, thanks to big jumps by Sony and Imax.
AMC theater stock jumped 6% today on news of a debt reduction. AMC Networks (the entertainment company) dropped 5%. Lionsgate also closed down 3%. Hollywood Index End-of-Day Recap - Price quotes for Thu, October 2, 2025 SymbolLastChange%ChgOpenHighLowVolumeTimeAAPL257.13+1.68+0.66%256.58258.18254.1542,547,52010/02/
Roku led the index, rising 3.4%. Netflix was the index's biggest decliner, down 2.3%.
Our top performers today were WBD (up 3.5%), followed by the theater chains Cinemark, Imax and Marcus, all closing up slightly.
Another positive day for the Hollywood Index, up $3,854.15 today. Letterboxd owner Tiny was up nicely for the second day in a row. Theater chain AMC closed up 3.8%. WBD led to the downside, closing down 3.31%. Our 2 day total return (on a virtual $1
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Movie theater chain Cinemark shot up 3.5% today. Barrington Research has maintained its $36.00 per share price target for the company, reaffirming an "Outperform" rating and signaling confidence in the company’s long-term growth. Meanwhile Amazon was our biggest loser today, down 3%.
Right now feels like the perfect moment to remind America that while other genres crank their volume up to ten, comedy can go one louder.