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With Nearly 30M Views In A Week, Here's How 'The Irishman' Whacks Scorsese's Other Crime Epics
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 5:40pm | 770"The Irishman," the new crime epic from Martin Scorsese, was streamed on more than 26 million accounts around the world in the film’s first week on the Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) streaming platform, the company said. Netflix estimates the film will be streamed by more than 40...
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Hollywood's 'Tepid' Climate Due To Competition From The Entire Internet
Monday, December 2, 2019 - 4:30pm | 468Recode senior media editor Peter Kafka has one word to describe the Hollywood box office environment: tepid. The failure of recent films on the big screen is mostly due to consumers having plenty of reasons not to get up from the couch and drive to the theaters, Kafka said Monday on CNBC. For...
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Netflix Ready For Its Closeup With 'Irishman' Debut
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 2:27pm | 563Streaming video giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) spent $300 million to produce the mob movie "The Irishman," which goes live for streaming Wednesday, but the company's ambitions extend beyond recouping its cash, CNET senior writer Joan Solsman told CNBC. Scorsese,...
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Netflix Has Oscar Potential In Sight
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 2:35pm | 366What do you get when you combine the brilliance of Martin Scorsese, a $100 million budget and Robert De Niro? Needless to say, this is the recipe for an epic gangster movie, and moviegoers will gladly fork up the $10 to catch the film on the big screen. But this won't be necessary, as the film is...