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United States
Film business news from United States: deals, box office, festivals and markets, distribution and policy.
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Clayface opens at No. 1 on $24m, and A24’s 3-hour documentary rises 25%
Sunday estimates put the DC horror ahead, but You Can See Everything made more in its second weekend than its first. Monday actuals and Halloween are the next tests.
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Who is actually taking films to audiences?
A film finds a buyer and everyone shares the headline. Then it gets harder to follow. Five cases from recent weeks, the companies doing the work, and what is still only promised.
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Black Bear’s US distribution chief Benjamin Kramer plans his exit
For sellers with talks under way, the immediate question is the handover.
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Universal sets River for 15 January after its $10m-plus Toronto deal
The Midnight Madness horror reached Toronto with US rights already held. Blumhouse–Atomic Monster bought it, Universal dates it, and the campaign begins.
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North American cinemas report $2.7bn spent on refurbishment
Cinema United puts two years of reinvestment at $2.7bn, the trade body’s own figure, as exhibitors try to make the room worth the ticket.
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Comparsa books a one-week New York run built around the International Day of the Girl
The Sheffield winner, executive produced by Jayro Bustamante, plays DCTV Firehouse on 9–15 October with Q&As.
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Universal wants its audience off the sofa
Donna Langley says Universal has to rebuild the cinema habit it helped unlearn. The 45-day window is the policy; this is the argument behind it.
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Apple Studios’ VFX artists reach a first IATSE contract, with AI protections
Production technology is also a labour-contract story.
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Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover closes, and the parent is now Skydance
The merger completed on 6 October under David Ellison. Two studio brands stay; one owner now sets the terms for partners everywhere.
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Endgame’s reissue opens to $86m, and 70% of it came from outside North America
The Avengers: Endgame re-release took a reported $86m worldwide, most of it abroad. A month on it has reached about $142m.
