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'Catching Fire' Ignites Box Office, Surpasses Debut of 'Frozen'
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 12:26pm | 515Read More...Lions Gate (NYSE: LGF) won big at the box office last weekend, maintaining its lead with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. According to Reuters, Catching Fire earned an additional $110.2 million over the five-day period -- Wednesday, November 27 through Sunday, December 1. Frozen, Disney's (...
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Why Asheville, North Carolina Is America's Perfect Little City
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 8:01am | 722Read More...Looking for a new vacation spot? Tucked in the heart of beautiful, sprawling mountain ranges is Asheville, North Carolina, a town regarded as one of the best places to live by many, with high marks in both quality of life and majestic scenery. Asheville's attractive landscape is complimented...
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Poor 'Hunger Games' Sales Costs Scholastic
Friday, March 22, 2013 - 6:59am | 519Read More...In March 2012, the release of the movie based on the first book in The Hunger Games trilogy, published by Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), bolstered sales of the books. Since then, no more movies have been released, resulting in slower book sales. The Wall Street Journal reported that Catching Fire,...
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Netflix Tanks as Amazon Scores The Avengers, Hunger Games
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 12:29pm | 590Read More...Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is getting hit today after Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced a content deal with EPIX that will bring The Avengers, The Hunger Games, and other major movies to Amazon Prime. The deal, which was officially announced this morning, means that content from Viacom's (NYSE: VIA)...
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For Lions Gate, the Games Are Only Beginning
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 11:22am | 1169Read More..."You think it is over, but the games have just begun." So said Tobin Bell as the Jigsaw Killer from the "Saw" franchise. Much the same could be said for Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF), the studio that for a long time was most notable for bringing the original "Saw" and its six sequels to the...
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Why Did The Hunger Games Make $155 Million?
Monday, March 26, 2012 - 2:19pm | 842Read More...It has become one of the most successful films of all time. But what's the source of The Hunger Games' success? With analyst expectations in the $70 to $100 million range (and my own personal expectation of no more than $120 million), no one expected The Hunger Games to surpass the opening weekend...
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Will Lionsgate Soar on Hunger Games Success?
Monday, March 26, 2012 - 10:05am | 913Read More...With $155 million in three days, The Hunger Games now holds the third-most successful opening weekend in movie history. But are investors hungry for more, or are they already full? Less than one week ago, I wrote a detailed analysis of the potential success and pitfalls The Hunger Games could...
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Will The Hunger Games Disappoint Like John Carter?
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 8:57am | 1148Read More...The Hunger Games is the film that everyone is waiting for…or is it? Hype for the hugely anticipated book-to-film adaptation has been enormous, and with thousands of midnight showings scheduled for this evening (a large number of which are already sold out), The Hunger Games is looking like a hit...
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Hudson Square: Hunger Games Midnight Showings Have Increased
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 8:45am | 89Read More...In a research report published today by Hudson Square, Lions Gate Entertainment's (NYSE: LGF) newest release, The Hunger Games, has attained the #4 spot for advanced ticket sales. According to Hudson Square, “Following two spot surveys of 80 theaters in 24 top DMAs, we found exhibitors increased...
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Piper Jaffray Maintains Overweight Rating and $12 PT on Lionsgate
Monday, November 21, 2011 - 10:10am | 80Read More...A report from Piper Jaffray reiterates its Overweight rating and $12 price target on Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF). The report states, “The strong opening weekend performance of the fourth Twilight film, Breaking Dawn: Part I has encouraged us to reevaluate the potential for Lionsgate's Hunger Games....
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Is Hot Topic Still Hot?
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 9:49am | 962Read More...I vividly remember what my Hot Topic (NASDAQ: HOTT) shopping experience used to be like. I'd walk in, head straight for the pop culture tees, then move onto the band tees, and typically find at least one item worth buying. During a visit when I was not compelled to buy anything, I often found that...
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Desperate For A Twilight Replacement (LGF)
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 4:15pm | 488Read More...Twilight – the final frontier. At least, that's what Hollywood thinks of this book-turned-movie franchise. Whereas most studios have apparently given up on finding the next Harry Pottery – failure after failure in the department of magical films (Percy Jackson, etc.) will do that to you – Hollywood...
