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The importance of originality to moviegoers came across loud and clear at the weekend box office. Paramount’s A Quiet Place — a high-concept horror-thriller directed by John Krasinski that has less than three minutes of dialogue — opened to a booming $50 million from 3,508 theaters in North America, well ahead …

Darren Aronofsky’s mother! stalled in its domestic box-office debut, grossing an estimated $7.5 million from 2,368 theaters after receiving a rare F CinemaScore and facing competition from the blockbuster It. mother!, a psychological horror-thriller, supplanted The House at the End of the Street to mark the lowest nationwide launch of Jennifer Lawrence’s …

Paramount and Michael Bay’s Transformers: The Last Knight grossed $69.1 million from 4,069 theaters in its five-day debut at the North American box office, a franchise low and casting doubt on the future of the series. That figure includes a Friday-Sunday take of $45.3 million. The Last Knight, which Paramount …

Viacom announced the appointment of Jim Gianopulos as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures, effective April 3, 2017. Gianopulos will report directly to Bob Bakish, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom. In his role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount, Gianopulos will oversee the studio’s …

 Paramount Pictures’ Mission: Impossible has a new assignment – a virtual reality game.  VRWERX, developer and publisher of the highly anticipated VR game “Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul” based on another Paramount movie franchise, today announced a new VR game inspired by Mission: Impossible for all major head-mounted displays including …

Viacom reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 ended December 31, 2016 and provided an update on strategic priorities. Bob Bakish, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Today we share a strategy that will enable Viacom to realize the full potential of its premier global portfolio of …

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB, VIA) today reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2016. Fiscal Year 2016 Results (in millions, except per share amounts) Quarter Ended September 30, B/(W) Year Ended September 30, B/(W) 2016 2015 2016 vs. 2015 2016 2015 2016 vs. 2015 GAAP Revenues $ …

National Amusements, Inc., the owner of a majority of CBS and Viacom’s voting stock, today announced that it has asked the boards of CBS and Viacom to consider a potential combination of the companies. A copy of the text of the letter transmitted today to the respective boards is set forth …

Dave & Buster’s, the premier dining and entertainment venue, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek television series by offering a limited edition collectible card, featuring images of the classic Enterprise NCC-1701 and the ship’s original crew. The one-of-kind card uses lenticular imagery which creates a movement effect as …

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows easily won the North American box-office race over the weekend even as it became the latest Hollywood sequel to come in well behind its predecessor. The film topped the chart with $35.3 million, more than 46 percent behind the 2014 reboot. In August of …