Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, “Get Out,” lived up to its 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an estimated $30.5 million at the domestic box office to win the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s the latest Universal release of a Blumhouse Productions horror to win the box office this year, the last was just a month ago with the hugely successful M. Night Shyamalan movie “Split.”
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Jordan Peele’s horror ‘Get Out’ wins the weekend box office…
Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, “Get Out,” lived up to its 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an estimated $30.5 million at the domestic box office to win the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s the latest Universal release of a Blumhouse Productions horror to win the box office this year, the last was just a month ago with the hugely successful M. Night Shyamalan movie “Split.”
Industry Pressures Lead to Speculation on Magazine M&A
A number of magazines reportedly are on the block or are attracting interest, including Us Weekly, Time, Playboy and The Hollywood Reporter. It’s hardly page-turning news at this point: Print magazines are under pressure as readers flock to the internet for instant news and entertainment updates.
Berlin: Download THR’s Day 4 Daily
An analysis of the fest’s dwindling awards appeal, a look at EFM’s many musicals and exclusive casting news for Lars von Trier’s ‘The House That Jack Built.’ The Hollywood Reporter has released its third Berlin International Film Festival daily issue, which includes an analysis of the fest’s dwindling awards appeal, a look at EFM’s many musicals and exclusive casting news for Lars von Trier’s The House That Jack Built .
Berlin: Download THR’s Day 2 Daily
A look at Europe’s take on China’s art house sector, exclusive news of Mike Myers’ new movie and a chat with Oren Moverman on his “Trumpian” new movie. The Hollywood Reporter has released its second Berlin International Film Festival daily issue, which includes a look at how Europe is targeting China’s art house sector, exclusive news of Mike Myers’ new movie and a chat with Oren Moverman on his “Trumpian” new movie.
The development continues the WGAE’s success in organizing digital news writers.
The editorial staff at MTV News plans to unionize with the Writers Guild of America, East, the guild announced Friday. A union spokesman told The Hollywood Reporter that about eighty percent of the fifty-employee bargaining unit had signed representation cards.
Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Likes Sound of SpinMedia’s Music Brands
The acquisition will boost revenue to more than $100 million a year, expand its online audience to 45 million readers a month and strengthen its reach to millennials. The media group that operates both The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard magazine announced on Thursday that it has agreed to acquire four of SpinMedia ‘s music assets, including some of the most storied music brands: Spin , Vibe , Stereogum and Death and Taxes .