Wednesday: Netflix Growth Plans; American Psycho; Roku's FAST Lead; Tribeca Festival Update; All Things Zaslav
Netflix stock soared yesterday, but the market tanked today on tariff woes. The Tribeca Festival lineup was announced and American Psycho is getting a fresh look.
It's Wednesday, April 16th. There's a lot going on. Don't worry, we've got you covered.
Today's Headlines
Netflix stock soared yesterday on reports that the company has plans to Double The Streaming Company's Revenue by the year 2030. Reportedly they are aiming for a trillion dollar market cap within this same time frame. Source: Investopedia
Director Mary Harron recently Discussed American Psycho's Curious Legacy in a revealing Letterboxd interview. Actor Austin Butler is reportedly set to star in a New Adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis' Book, being helmed by director Luca Guadagnino. Sources: Letterboxd and Variety
The Roku Channel has widened its share of FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) watchers, Now Accounting for 2.2% of All Streaming Activity, according to Nielsen’s March 2025 The Gauge report. Source: Cord Cutters News
The complete Tribeca Festival Lineup for 2025 has been released, including some intriguing documentaries on musicians Billy Joel, Miley Cyrus, Depeche Mode, Billy Idol and Boy George. Source: Deadline
Now Hear This
Author Michael Wolff joined Matt Belloni to discuss All Things David Zaslav on the latest episode of The Town podcast. Source: The Ringer
Box Office Rankings
Monday, April 14th
1) A Minecraft Movie - $5,000,237
2) The King of Kings - $1,644,819
3) The Amateur - $1,128,193
4) The Chosen: Last Supper Part 3 - $850,932
5) Drop - $567,730
Source: Box Office Mojo
MNP Studio Index
(Wednesday, April 16th - Market Close)
The Dow dropped nearly 700 points today. The NASDAQ dropped 3% on tech selloff conditions. Studio stocks nosedived today with the market, ending down 1.57%. Our latest addition Cineverse bucked the trend, jumping 6% today.
MNP Streaming Index
(Wednesday, April 16th - Market Close)
Absolute bloodbath. All ten MNP Streaming Index stocks finished in the negative. Warner Brothers Discovery was down 4% and Fox also was hit hard, 3.6% in the red. The index as a whole was down 2.57% today.
MNP Theater Index
(Wednesday, April 16th - Market Close)
The MNP Theater Index was down almost 2% today, in concert with general market fears, recession concerns, tariff gloom and Fed uncertainty. AMC led the way down, dropping over 5%. Imax bucked the trend, ending up (but just barely).
Film Festivals/Conferences Today
Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong - April 10-21
Istanbul Film Festival, Turkiye - April 11-22
Upcoming Film Festivals/Conferences
San Francisco International Film Festival, US - April 17-27
Sunny Bunny LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, Ukraine - April 18-25
Atlanta Film Festival, US - April 24-May 4
BCN Film Fest, Spain - April 24-May 2
Canneseries, France - April 24-29
Far East Film Festival, Italy - April 24-May 2
HotDocs, Canada - April 24-May 4
JFilm Festival, US - April 24-May 4
Milwaukee Film Festival, US - April 24-May 8
Watch This Tonight
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Like so many of Kubrick's best, 2001: A Space Odyssey just gets better with each viewing. Can computers really be trusted? I guess we will find out soon enough.
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