Monday: Warner Brothers Rumors; Global Box Office Prediction; Heat 2 In The Works
Today's Headlines
Warner Brothers CEO David Zaslav has begun informal talks with possible Replacements for film heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, according to the Hollywood Reporter and Bloomberg. Our take: Makes sense. Changes are coming.
Speaking of Warner Brothers, auteur writer-director Michael Mann has reportedly handed in the Script for Heat 2 to the studio, according to Deadline. Our take: It would be hard to top the original. However, this is proven I.P. and a sequel (if cast correctly) should bring in serious box office.
Analysts predict a slight Global box office increase for 2025, according to Deadline. Our take: This is predominantly fueled by the explosive box office for China's animated film Ne Zha 2. Gower Street Analytics predicts the domestic market to fall from $9.7 billion to $9.5 billion.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has formally Apologized for not supporting Oscar winning director Hamdan Ballal, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The director was recently arrested and injured in the West Bank. Our take: A necessary move in response to criticism that a previous statement showed a proper lack of support.
Box Office Rankings: Sunday, March 30th
1) Snow White
2) A Working Man
3) The Chosen: Last Supper
4) The Woman In The Yard
5) Death of a Unicorn
Our take: With Disney's Snow White leading with just 4.4 million on Sunday, this is clearly a disappointing time.
MNP Studio Index (Monday, March 31st - 10:35AM EST)
Current Value: $98,734.75.
Today's Change: -$242.25(-0.25%)
Total Gain/Loss: -$1,252.58 (-1.26%)
What's Happening: Everything is down this morning as the markets sell off on tariff jitters. LionsGate is down 9% since opening the index on March 17th. Sony has been our best performer since March 17th, up a little over 2%.
Current Holdings: Amazon, Comcast, Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony
Our Take: Shakeups at the studios could bring change soon.
MNP Streaming Index (Monday, March 31st - 10:35AM EST)
Current Value: $99,441.07
Today's Change: -$1,027.54(-1.06%)
Total Gain/Loss: -$558.94 (-0.57%)
What's Happening: Mixed as 5 streamers are up, 5 down since we started on March 17th.
Current Holdings: Apple, Amazon, Comcast, Disney, Fox, Alphabet, Netflix, Paramount, Roku, Warner Brothers Discovery.
Our Take: Everything regarding Paramount relies on the merger deal with Skydance. The rest are mixed, without major news happening.
MNP Theater Index (Monday, March 31st - 10:35AM EST)
Current Value: $97,237.96
Today's Change: -$820.39 (-0.85%)
Total Gain/Loss: -$2,792.34 (-2.82%)
What's Happening: Everything is down today except AMC, which is flat.
Current Holdings: AMC Entertainment, Cinemark, Cineverse, Dolby, Imax, Marcus Corporation. Still investigating the possibility of adding National Cinemedia to the index.
Our Take: Steering clear right now until there is more clarity on the market in general.
Film Festivals Today
Cleveland International Film Festival, March 27-April 5
Diagonale, Austria - March 27-April 1
Cinemacon, Las Vegas - March 31- April 3rd
Watch This Tonight
I'm Not A Robot (2023), Directed by Victoria Warmerdam.
Winner of the best live action short film at the Oscars. Streaming on Kanopy.
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