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 …
Read More »Dave & Buster’s Marks 50th Anniversary Of Star Trek With New One-Of-A-Kind Collectible
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 …
Read More »Turtles Tops X-men To Win Weak Weekend
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 …
Read More »Paramount Pictures And Hasbro Tap Award-Winning Group Of Writers To Create Cross-Property Film Universe
Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, Inc. unveiled its top talent writers room which will have responsibility for developing Hasbro’s cross-property interconnected onscreen universe featuring the brands G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) and ROM. This group includes some of the most notable creative talent in Hollywood, including Academy Award …
Read More »Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation Invades Home Video
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE—ROGUE NATION takes off on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand December 15, 2015 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The critically acclaimed action-thriller will also be available as part of the Mission: Impossible 5-movie Blu-ray collection, the perfect gift for the holiday season. The film arrives four weeks early on Digital …
Read More »Glu Launches Terminator Genisys: Revolution Game
Glu Mobile announced the availability of Terminator Genisys: Revolution on the App Store and Google Play. In partnership with Skydance Productions, Glu has developed the official mobile game in conjunction with the new Terminator Genisys film scheduled for U.S. theatrical release from Paramount Pictures on July 1, 2015. “Terminator Genisys: Revolution delivers an immersive gaming …
Read More »Spongebob Sinks Box Office Competition
Coming in ahead of industry projections, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water soaked up an estimated $56 million in its North American debut, wresting the top spot from American Sniper and easily beating newcomers Jupiter Ascending and Seventh Son. The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, February 8, are …
Read More »The Heroes On The Halfshell Invade Homes On DVD and Blu-ray
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES bursts onto Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, DVD and VOD December 16, 2014 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives three weeks early on Digital HD November 25. In this eye-popping reimagining of the legendary heroes in a half shell, New York is under …
Read More »Transformers: Age of Extinction Comes To Blu-ray and DVD
From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg and in association with Hasbro, Inc., Paramount Pictures’ $1 billion worldwide blockbuster Transformers: Age of Extinction makes its highly-anticipated debut September 30, 2014 on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD and VOD. The film will be available to own two weeks earlier on Digital HD …
Read More »Turtles Defeat Lackluster Releases To Top Box Office
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” easily stayed atop the North American box office as “The Expendables 3” underperformed in its debut, grossing just $16.2 million. Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies’ TMNT remained at No. 1 in its second weekend, falling 57 percent to an estimated $28.4 million for a …
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