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Can ‘New Era’ of ‘Downton Abbey’ Replace ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Atop North American Box Office?
The May 22 North American box office finds Disney/Marvel Studios’ theatrical hit, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, up against the stoic Crawley family period drama sequel Downton Abbey: A New Era, from Universal Pictures’ Focus Features. Based on the popular TV series, the Downton Abbey original movie release in 2019 generated $31 million at its domestic opening — a...
Reelgood: ‘The Lost City’ Topped Streamed Content Through May 18
Paramount Pictures’ romantic actioner The Lost City came in at No. 1 among the top 10 titles streamed for the week ended May 18, according to new data from Reelgood, which tracks first-party data from 5 million users in the U.S. in real time. Commenting separately at a May 19 investor event, Paramount Global CFO Naveen Chopra said Lost City performed...
Netflix to Pay $59 Million in Italian Tax Dispute
Netflix has reportedly agreed to pay $59 million to settle an Italian tax dispute regarding the streaming pioneer’s use of infrastructure in the European country. Reuters, citing sources, said Netflix has agreed to pay taxes for the period from Oct. 2015 to 2019 — when Milan officials claim the service used servers and backend technology in the country to deliver...
