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'Wonder Woman' Woos Hollywood With Remarkable Box Office Legs
Friday, July 14, 2017 - 11:49am | 742Hollywood can't stop marveling at the pure staying power of “Wonder Woman,” a movie that keeps exceeding expectations no matter how many challenges the box office keeps hurling at it. The film, which stars Gal Gadot and was directed by Patty Jenkins, has made $750 million worldwide...
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The Life And Death Of The American Comic Book Shop: How A Distributor Monopoly Is Killing It
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 11:36am | 1134Some people wouldn't be caught dead inside a comic book shop. If that describes you, Curtis Sullivan totally invites you into any one of his three. “How can you know you don’t like lobster if you never tried it?” he says, incredulity incarnate. “Don’t close doors....
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'Wonder Woman' Slams Coffin Shut On Tom Cruise's 'Mummy' After Potent Second Weekend
Sunday, June 11, 2017 - 3:24pm | 700“Wonder Woman” lassoed the box office for a second straight weekend, burying Tom Cruise’s “The Mummy” and belting another studio’s bid to build a billion-dollar world of interlocking franchises. The Gal Gadot-starring “Wonder Woman” - Time Warner...
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Time Warner's 'Wonder Woman' Jump-Starts Summer Box Office, Female Superhero Genre
Sunday, June 4, 2017 - 6:38pm | 492It took a “Wonder Woman” not only to jump-start the summer box office, but end Time Warner Incs (NYSE: TWX)'s critically maligned skid as it tries to approximate the success of the rival Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise run by Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS). “Wonder Woman”...
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Mattel Has One Of The Most Valuable Brand Portfolios In All Of Consumer Products
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 8:27am | 476Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) has lost nearly 30 percent over the past year and has become a hotly-debated stock among analysts and investors. DA Davidson's Linda Bolton Weiser added her name to the bullish camp as she initiated coverage of the toymaker with a Buy rating and 12-18 month $30 price...
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Mattel Not Toying Around With Its Turnaround Effort
Monday, October 10, 2016 - 1:57pm | 395MKM Partners believes that the recent pull back in stock price of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and the turnaround efforts provided favorable catalyst to upgrade from Neutral to a Buy rating. The firm has a price tag of $36 on the company's stocks. Since August 11 when the stock hit $34.12, shares of...
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Social Media Data Suggests Time Warner's Suicide Squad Could Get Record Audiences
Friday, August 5, 2016 - 5:17pm | 276The latest data out of TickerTags indicates that Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) might have a hit in its hands. Even though reviews are mixed, social mentions of Suicide Squad ahead of its premiere are quite high. TickerTags keeps track of social media sites, seeking to identify trends by searching...
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'Suicide Squad' Projected To Open Big For Warner Bros. Despite Negative Reviews
Thursday, August 4, 2016 - 10:29am | 293After disappointing reviews for its spring tentpole "Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice," Warner Bros. (Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)) hoped its second DC Comics-inspired offering "Suicide Squad" would fare better. Based on early feedback, it looked like that wouldn't be the case. But, now it doesn'...
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CinemaCon 2016: Warner Bros. Betting On Comedy, Animation And Connected Universes
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 6:27pm | 601Over the last few days, Hollywood took a trip to Las Vegas for the annual CinemaCon event. It was there that exhibitors from all around the country came to see what movies are going to be burning up their screens through the rest of the year and beyond. This is a studio-by-studio recap of the...
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Time Warner's 'Batman V. Superman' Takes Steep Box Office Drop In Second Weekend
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 8:36am | 361Last weekend's record-breaking debut of Warner Bros. (Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)) "Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice" was not without controversy. Analysts wondered if the film's abysmal reaction from critics would eventually impact the movie's future earnings, despite a strong start. This...
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CBS, CW Superhero Crossover Nets Big Ratings For 'Supergirl'
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 8:38am | 349Recently, CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) revealed 11 of its biggest shows were being given early renewals for the upcoming fall season, but many noticed a few glaring omissions…namely its entire freshman class. CBS head Leslie "Les" Moonves previously went on record stating he expected the vast...
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Batman V. Superman: Buy The Hype With This Stock?
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 3:38pm | 358After a soft 2015 for Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s Warner films, "Batman V. Superman" is finally debuting on Friday, kicking off a series of 10 DC Comics films the next five years. Given the importance of BvS for the DC franchise, the UBS Evidence Lab undertook and shared an...
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The CW Doubles Down On Current Programming By Renewing Entire Roster For Next Season
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 1:24pm | 379The CW (CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)) has always marched to the beat of its own drum, which has become even more apparent the last few years. On Friday, in a move very reminiscent of last year, The CW renewed its entire lineup of series. Eleven programs in total were...
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Early 'Batman V. Superman' Projections Give Time Warner Super Hopes
Friday, February 26, 2016 - 10:04am | 297It's no secret Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s Warner Bros. has had up and down years as of late. Investors have been (mostly) patiently waiting for this year when Warner debuts its version of a connected film universe with its DC superheroes. The first of those films, "Batman V. Superman: Dawn of...
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Warner Bros. Kicks Off Stronger 2016 Slate With Rom-Com 'How To Be Single'
Friday, February 12, 2016 - 9:49am | 386After two rocky years at the box office that had more rises and falls than a roller coaster, Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s Warner Bros. is confident this is the year it returns to glory. Between the debut of its DC connected universe and the return of J.K. Rowling's characters to the big screen,...