The R-rated movie about foul-mouthed 12-year-olds was No. 1 with about $21 million, the year’s largest opening total for an original comedy. Source: NYT > Business – Brooks Barnes
Movie Studio Cancels Release of ‘The Hunt’: ‘Now Is Not the Right Time’
Universal Pictures said it pulled the movie, which is about people being hunted for sport, after two mass shootings left 31 dead. Source: NYT > Business – Derrick Bryson Taylor
Coming Soon to a Theater Near You. Very Soon.
Hollywood’s top three marketers — Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures — say marathon marketing campaigns no longer make sense for most movies. Source: NYT > Business – Brooks Barnes
Disney and Universal Shore Up Their Benches
Alan Bergman was promoted to co-chairman of Walt Disney Studios, and Alan Horn, chairman, extended his contract. In a separate move, the producer Amy Pascal will leave Sony for Universal. Source: NYT > Business – BROOKS BARNES