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Lesley Goldberg • August 19, 2024

The Best and Worst Deals of the Peak TV Era (Part 1)

A conclusive and detail-rich list of the most costly showrunner deals, the nine-figure pacts that led to zero new shows, and the biggest underperformers of Hollywood’s hyper-inflated Peak TV era.
Scott Mendelson • April 22, 2024
American Horror Story
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Horror flicks simply aren’t performing at the box office with the potency they demonstrated as recently as last year. But is this the result of oversaturation or simply a natural come-down from previously unsustainable highs?
Scott Mendelson • March 12, 2024
A Grand Universal Theory of Oppenheimer’s Success
Donna Langley
While Hollywood was obsessed with finding the next ‘Star Wars’ or Marvel cinematic universe, Universal’s long-tenured Donna Langley stood firm against what seemed to be a Disney onslaught by… not being Disney.
Sing 2 premiere
Matthew Belloni • January 30, 2022
‘Sing 2’ and the Art of Franchise Survivalism
Hollywood’s new and diminished definition of success doesn’t actually require a film to be wildly profitable so long as its franchise can continue. Of course, how to define and create one in the streaming era is perhaps the most difficult and debated question of all.
Buffett bristles when friends or associates trade on his name without specific permission, even if he has praised them publicly.
William D. Cohan • July 28, 2021
Ackman, Buffett, and The Throne
Ackman doesn’t seem the least bit worried that his SPAC clock will run out, despite the warnings of the Oracle of Omaha.