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‘IF’ Heads for $31.5 Million Box Office Opening
Paramount’s original family film has won over audiences but faces a long road to profitability
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‘IF’ Earns $1.75 Million at Thursday Box Office
“The Strangers – Chapter 1” also earns $1.2 million
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‘IF’ Is the Sort of Film the Box Office Hasn’t Had in Years
Paramount sends in John Krasinski’s original family film at a time when such titles have had a mixed track record
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Paramount Stock Takes 5% Hit After Reports of Sony ‘Rethinking’ Bid
The Japanese conglomerate has yet to sign an NDA for its joint bid of $26 billion with Apollo Global Management, CNBC reports
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Sony Succeeded in Becoming a Powerful Arms Dealer in the Streaming Wars — If Only Paramount Had Done the Same
Sony-produced films and series consistently punch above their weight on streaming platforms
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At NBCUniversal Upfront, Seth Meyers Jokes He Found $20 on the Street and Is Now a ‘Finalist for Paramount’
The late night host also drops a dig at former NBCUniversal exec and now X CEO Linda Yaccarino
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Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers Music Icons Reflect on Lollapalooza’s Impact in New Doc | Video
“It felt like a revolution,” Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor says in Paramount+’s “Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza”
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Apollo CEO Marc Rowan Shrugs Off Regulatory Concerns Over Paramount Bid: ‘These Paths Are Well Trodden’
The private equity firm has made a joint, nonbinding $26 billion all cash offer with Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Paramount Advertising Boss Says Bob Bakish Exit, M&A Uncertainty Is ‘Background’ Noise During Upfront Talks
“The reality is that from the point of view of our partners on the other side, a lot of consistency remains,” John Halley tells TheWrap
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Paramount’s Options: Apollo-Sony or Skydance? The CEO Office Might Win Out | Analysis
The three-man Office of the CEO offered a plan to sell the Paramount lot, slash headcount and maybe even sell Pluto
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Paramount Opens Talks With Sony and Apollo for Acquisition
The Paramount board’s special committee met over the weekend on the matter, after allowing an exclusive negotiating window with Skydance Media to lapse
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James Cameron, Ari Emanuel Voice Support for Skydance’s Paramount Bid
The “Avatar” director believes it “could be a huge boon for this business” if David Ellison’s company buys the major studio
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Warren Buffett Says Berkshire Hathaway Sold All of Its Paramount Stock: ‘We Lost Quite a Bit of Money’
“It was 100% my decision,” the CEO said during the company’s annual meeting on Saturday
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Bob Bakish Gets $258K Per Month Through October, Pro-Rated Bonus in Paramount Exit Package
Bakish resigned as CEO earlier this week but will stay on as a senior advisor through Oct. 31
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Paramount, Skydance Exclusive Talks Window Likely to Close Without a Deal, So What Happens Next?
The board’s special committee faces a tough choice: go through with an unpopular Skydance sale, explore Sony and Apollo’s $26 billion offer or go it alone
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