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EXCLUSIVE: Even though his traditionalist strategy made him an unlikely candidate, we included Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman Tom Rothman in our 2022 Cannes Disruptors magazine. At a time when every other major prioritized the building of streaming services above all else because of the Netflix…

Deadline's Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there's nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the…

Dermot Mulroney blames the cake. As sports reporter Michael O’Neal in My Best Friend’s Wedding, Mulroney expected many doors would fly open after his star turn. "I was sitting there ready for the gift with purchase that was supposed to come along with being in a popular movie, and instead, I…

Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney are opening up about the marketing behind their hit rom-com Anyone But You. The film grossed $219M at the worldwide box office since its release in December. Now Powell and Sweeney are talking about the rumors they were having an affair leading up to the premiere that…

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has raised Maia Eyre to SVP of Creative Development at Columbia Pictures. She will report to Sanford Panitch, President of Sony's Motion Picture Group.  Eyre most recently brought in and oversaw box office hit romantic comedy, Anyone But You, starring Sydney Sweeney and…

In Irish Wish, a new Netflix rom-com, a bride-to-be is dumped by her lover on wedding day — but, with steely determination, she quickly closes in on a handsome replacement. Consistent with rom-com protocol, her “Irish wish” is realized. Going back to Whe…

“I wanted to bring back those early 2000 romantic comedies,” Sydney Sweeney said Tuesday in her SXSW chat this afternoon about her mission with Anyone But You. Not only did she star in the movie, but she produced it as well. She’s here at SXSW with her second starring- and produced-by project, Immacu…

Sydney Sweeney wants a rom-com sequel. In a conversation with People, the actress said she’s working on concepts for Anyone But You 2. “We’re dreaming up a bunch of different ideas,” Sweeney said of herself and costar Glen Powell. “We haven’t really solidified what we want to do yet. But…

Sydney Sweeney got her turn as host of Saturday Night Live and was not afraid to address the rumors surrounding her life. Right at the top of her monologue, Sweeney poked fun at the box office results of Madame Web, the Marvel-Sony film in which she co-starred with Dakota…

Sony's Will Gluck-directed Anyone But You crossed $200M globally over this past weekend, injecting fresh life into the romcom genre and proving yet again that when done right, these films can travel theatrically and bring audiences together for a communal experience.  Savvy marketing, viral moments…

UPDATED: Paramount's Bob Marley: One Love continued to sing sweet tunes in its sophomore session, adding $15M from 59 international box office markets for a drop of 37% from its above-expectations stellar opening. The overseas cume is now $49.4M for $120.6M worldwide. We'll dig into more about the…

UPDATE: Sony Pictures Entertainment recorded profits of $281 million for the third-quarter of fiscal year 2023, a 57% hike versus the comparable period in 2022. Revenues were also up 5% to $2.473 billion. Announcing earnings in Tokyo this morning for the three months ended December 31, 2023, Sony…