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movie financing stories: 8 news summaries

Fox Sitting Pretty With Avatar—Even if It Flops

Studio—and Cameron—hedged bets on $500M megapicture

Nov 9, 09 11:47 AM CST
(Newser) - James Cameron’s 3D game-changer Avatar may end up costing upwards of $500 million to produce and market, but, strangely, no one at the studio is losing sleep over the possibility of a flop. The business just isn’t the same as it used to be, when the collapse... More »

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James Cameron • film • movie financing • blockbusters • 20th Century Fox • 3-D • movie studio • Avatar (film)

 Weinstein Co. in Trouble, 
 Despite Success of Basterds 

Company needs more hits to pull itself out of debt

Sep 25, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Inglourious Basterds’ success has provided a stay of execution for Weinstein Co., but the firm needs several more blockbusters like it to stay afloat, sources tell the Wall Street Journal reports. The 4-year-old company hasn’t released as many films as it thought it would, but it’s... More »

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Harvey Weinstein • Miramax • The Weinstein Company • movie financing • financing • Inglourious Basterds • Bob Weinstein

 Stars Bomb at the Box Office 


Aug 21, 09 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood executives are scratching their heads over why so many mega-wattage stars are failing to fill movie houses. A record number of usual box-office successes like Denzel Washington, Will Ferrell, Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks came up short, in some cases not even attracting enough viewers for producers to break... More »

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Hollywood • Julia Roberts • Denzel Washington • movie deal • movie financing • Will Ferrell • movie ratings • movie star

 Credit Crunch Saps 
 Funding for Indie Films 

Drop-off in foreign rights sales leaves producers looking for cash

Apr 20, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Independent film producers are losing a once-reliable source of funding, the sale of foreign-distribution rights. Traditionally, the demand for American movies has been so high that producers can sell the rights to distribute the film—in many cases, even before it’s finished—in order to cover costs. But the... More »

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independent film • Producer • foreign film • movie deal • movie financing • music distribution • financing

DreamWorks Nails Down
Disney Deal

Spielberg's studio to get financing, distribution for six films a year

Feb 9, 09 3:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks has secured a distribution deal with Disney, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the agreement, Disney will handle marketing and distribution for six live-action DreamWorks films per year and give Spielberg’s studio access to $150 million in financing. More »

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Steven Spielberg • Walt Disney Co. • Universal Studios • Disney • DreamWorks • Walt Disney • movie financing • financing

Spurned Spielberg Seeks Disney Deal

Universal scraps Dreamworks plan after demand for more cash

Feb 7, 09 8:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood's own financial crisis has left Steven Spielberg searching for a home for DreamWorks, the Wall Street Journal reports. Talks over a distribution deal with Universal collapsed yesterday after the studio balked at DreamWorks' request to double its financing commitment to $200 million. DreamWorks is now in talks with Disney,... More »

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Steven Spielberg • Universal Studios • Disney • DreamWorks • credit crisis • movie financing • Mukesh Ambani • Reliance ADA Group • Disney Studios

 Paramount Loses
 $450M Funding Deal 

The failure is part of a larger trend as liquidity dries up

Jul 15, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A $450-million deal with Deutsche Bank that would have financed up to 30 films for Paramount is off the table, the Financial Times  reports. Perhaps an unlikely casualty of the credit crunch, Paramount walked after a lack of enthusiasm in the market led to terms that were unattractive, persons familiar... More »

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Deutsche Bank • Transformers • Paramount Pictures • liquidity • Star Trek • movie financing • weakening economy • movie industry • investment banks

Striking Writers Want to Launch Online Video Company

'Virtual Artists' will negotiate its own deals

Jan 12, 08 8:34 PM CST
(Newser) - A group of striking WGA writers are planning to launch their own online content distribution service named Virtual Artists, NewTeeVee reports. The company will offer less money to film creators upfront, but will provide them with more substantial ownership rights to their own work. Members of the WGA will be... More »

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strike • Writers Guild of America • Virtual Artists • movie financing • online studio

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