Divergent

Hollywood’s obsession with sequels seems to be getting worse and worse. According to CNN Money’s Frank Pallotta, there have already been 16 movie sequels released in theaters in 2016. This weekend’s big opening, “Independence Day: Resurgence” is yet another sequel and...

The box office was crowded last weekend as Warner Bros. (Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)), Universal (Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)) and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE: LGF) all released a new entry into the summer box office battles. The results, while mixed, were surprisingly not...

Over 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...

The end is near for Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE: LGF)'s "Divergent" franchise which will wrap in 2017, but the first part of its finale will hit theaters this weekend and face an unexpected challenge. The opening weekend for the previous films in the "Divergent...

Investors in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE: LGF) have always been cognizant of the fact the studio's bottom line has heavily relied on the success of "The Hunger Games" trilogy. That was made all the more clear on Thursday when, following an earnings report that missed expectations,...

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE: LGF) reported a fiscal first quarter 2016 adjusted EPS of $0.26, higher than the Street estimates. Sales arrived at $408.9 million. Some investors might have expected this report to attract new buyers, but Wall Street wasn't overly impressed. The...

Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) is rumored to be interested in acquiring Xbox Entertainment Studios from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Few analysts were interested in talking to Benzinga about the rumor, which may turn out to be completely false given Microsoft's official statement on the matter....

U.S. stocks declined for the second straight session on little market-moving news. The Nasdaq index was hit harder than other major indices with investors and traders selling off otherwise solid performers like Facebook, Google, Tesla, Keurig Green Mountain and others. "These are all stocks...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) made waves after it confirmed reports that it is developing a virtual reality headset for PlayStation 4. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) are benefiting from better-than-expected smartphone demand, but that didn't stop Apple from releasing a cheaper iPhone 5C. Better...

Lionsgate's (NYSE: LGF) next big franchise might not be as big as some investors expect. Set for release Friday, March 21, Divergent looks like the kind of film that viewers might expect from the studio that produced The Hunger Games. But while the film itself may be entirely different, the...

The Fed announced that it will increase its tapering by a further $10 billion in addition to dropping the 6.5 percent unemployment rate threshold which has been the target rate to hike the Fund Funds rate. Thirteen of 16 Fed officials expect the Fed Funds rate to rise by the end of 2015. The...

Lionsgate's (NYSE: LGF) The Hunger Games proved to be a big hit with moviegoers and investors alike. But can the studio's next book-to-film franchise, Divergent, provide a similar degree of success? Early media hype indicates the answer is, yes. According to The Hollywood Reporter,...

Wednesday marked another day of mixed trading as investors and traders continue to find little clarity from the quarterly results released so far. With the markets being a "mixed bag" major indices ended the day little changed with the Dow ending slightly in the red and both S&P 500 and...