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  While we may be in the slow season between the summer box office and the year-end slates, the box office is still ticking over nicely. With several strong performers this week, we have Brandon Blake, our top entertainment law firms los angeles at Blake & Wang P.A., with a recap.                                                                                 Brandon Blake One Battle After Another Emerges Victorious In its sophomore session, we’ve seen another strong performance from One Battle After Another , with only a 22% drop at the international box office. With a further $21.7M in the kitty this week, it has now taken $101.7M total to date. The film performed particularly well in New Zealand and Germany, as well as the Latin American and Nordic markets. It will be P...

  Fubo shareholders have voted to approve a planned merger with Hulu + Live TV, which will form a larger company under Disney’s control. We have Brandon Blake, entertainment lawyer at Blake & Wang P.A, with all the details.                                                                               Brandon Blake Subject to Governmental Green Light Fubo is a niche streaming platform, focusing on over-the-top sports streaming. The Disney deal has been in the works since January this year. Live sports programming has been a real growth area for streaming over the last few years, and Disney has been making considerable inroads into their sports offerings in a bid for greater share of the market.   For Fubo, the shareholder vote will be the final step before the merger heads to ...

  There’s a new little slice of LA in Manhattan: Sunset Pier 94 studios. Sunset Studios has a long history of managing purpose-built soundstages in Los Angeles, with their latest portfolio expansion now bringing one to New York, too. We have Brandon Blake, entertainment law firms los angeles at Blake & Wang P.A., with the news.                                                                           Brandon Blake Two-Year Long Dream Sunset Studios, a joint venture between Hudson Pacific Properties and Blackstone, has now officially opened its first purpose-built Manhattan soundstage. Initially headed by Vornado, the project eventually came to life as a private-public partnership including the New York City Economic Development Corp. New York is, itself, in the midst of revitalizing its tax...

  South Korean cinema  has become a household name for creativity and excitement. With this in mind, what lessons can we take home from the Busan Film Festival? We have the news from Brandon Blake, best entertainment lawyers in los angeles at Blake & Wang P.A.                                                                      Brandon Blake 30th Anniversary This year, the Busan International Film Festival returned ready to celebrate its third decade as one of Asia’s largest film showcases. The festival has helped the world discover many now-iconic Korean directors, from Bong Joon-hoo to Park Chan-wook. While it has had its share of flops, and even a scandal or too over the years, the festival still thrives under new leadership, with several changes introduced to this year’s program.  What to Kn...

 There’s some good news (finally) for both Sony and Crunchyroll as we see one of the most successful anime openings to date from Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle . With all the details about this new win, we have Brandon Blake, the top entertainment law firm Los Angeles at Blake & Wang P.A.                                                                    Brandon Blake A New Record Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle saw a magnificent opening weekend, bringing in somewhere in the range of $70M over its opening weekend. This also earned it the 6th best opening for September, the best on record for an anime movie. It’s also the best opening Sony has seen in the last two years, as well as a first for Crunchyroll. It’s estimated that 4.5M people have seen the film to date.   It’s a particularly impressiv...

  The production and distribution arm of Canal+, StudioCanal, will be taking a stake in UGC’s exhibition network. Covering 55 theaters in both Belgium and France, UGC is currently one of the most influential theater chains in the area. To share the facts, we have Brandon Blake, best entertainment lawyers in Los Angeles  at Blake & Wang P.A.   Brandon Blake   Minority Stake   Under the negotiations, Canal+ would assume a 34% minority stake in the group, with the further option to take full control in 2028. Under the UGC banner is the UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles in Paris, one of the world’s most visited cinemas. It would also give them a stake in UGC’s extensive film and TV library. Canal+ already controls one of Europe’s largest film catalogs.   Growing StudioCanal   For Canal+, this not only gives them an expanded stake in the cinema and theatrical exhibition space, but could also be a new way to grow StudioCanal’s influence and ...