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LA Throws Smaller Productions Filming in the State an Extra Incentive

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  LA’s attempts to regain ground in the race to host film and TV shoots has been major news over the last few years. While they have revamped their tax credit program considerably, permitting costs remain a major sticking point - and now there’s a little relief ahead, for smaller productions, at least. Brandon Blake, entertainment attorney at Blake & Wang P.A., shares the details.                                                                            Brandon Blake Small Productions Benefit The 6-month pilot program will reduce permit application fees for qualifying productions from the current $931 to $359. Notification fees will also drop from $250 to $156 per location, and LA Fire Department spot check fees will be waived. This initiative will roll out on April 27, under the name “Low...
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 Set for a Major Domestic Opening

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  While we have been seeing strong positive results from the 2026 box office (certainly better than at this same point in 2025), the headlines have been dominated by a few heavy-hitting titles. It seems that The Devil Wears Prada 2 , the sequel to the 2006 original, is set to join them. Brandon Blake, entertainment attorney at Blake & Wang P.A., shares the preview news.                                                                       Brandon Blake $77M Opening Weekend The sequel was pegged to do $70M- $75M in its opening weekend, and managed to slightly exceed those expectations, bringing in $77M to top off the summer box office, three times that of its predecessor. This is particularly interesting, given it's the first female-driven movie in recent years to take that coveted first summer weekend....
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Another Strong Weekend of Box Office Favorites

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  While this weekend at the box office looked a lot like the last, with only Detective Conan as a meaningful new entry, it was still a successful one. Brandon Blake, our entertainment attorney at Blake & Wang P.A., breaks down this week’s figures.                                                                         Brandon Blake The Returning Champions Super Mario Galaxy Movie managed to take a further $69M domestically, with $83.5M from international territories, bringing its global cume to $628.7M.  This leaves the sequel the biggest MPA title of the year so far, but only the second-highest grosser, with China’s Pegasus 3 still managing to stay ahead at $645.1M. It’s highly likely we will see that fall by next weekend, as a $700 worldwide is near guaranteed at this point, especially...
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A Rebrand Underway for AMC Networks

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  There seems to have been a spate of renamings throughout Hollywood in the last few years, and now the trend has come for AMC Networks, home of the vastly popular The Walking Dead IP. Brandon Blake, entertainment attorney at Blake & Wang P.A., has the news to share.                                                                    Brandon Blake Moving Away from TV Networks The name change itself is not major. AMC Networks will now be known as AMC Global Media. The deeper story, however, lies in why the company has decided to shake up its brand. The “Networks” part of their current name refers, of course, to the TV networks that were once foundational to success in entertainment. However, as TV itself slips from the ultimate destination to one of many potential options, the parent company has decided to refl...
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Super Mario Galaxy Makes for a Great Easter Box Office

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Easter is always a great time for family-focused films at the box office, and this year has certainly delivered. With The Super Mario Galaxy Movie breaking a slew of records, and Project Hail Mary continuing to woo audiences, we have Blake & Wang P.A., entertainment attorney , Brandon Blake, with all the details. Brandon Blake A Galaxy of Records Broken Now sitting pretty with an estimated $372.5M in takings globally, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is now the top opening of the year, by far. Having brought in $190.1M domestically over the 5-day weekend, it has also managed $182.4M from over 80 markets.  This echoes the successful release pattern of its predecessor, which managed a 5-day domestic debut of $204M, one of the best showings of all time for a holiday. The Super Mario Bros Galaxy Movie will now join it on that list. Add to the kitty the year’s biggest 3-day opening in North America and globally, the 5th biggest opening for an animated title, and the 4th biggest for ...
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Will Super Mario Galaxy Movie be the Biggest Release of the Year to Date?

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  In recent years, box office success has lain with family-friendly animations. In fact, the first Super Mario Bros movie kick-started this swing back in 2023. With another Super Mario title ready to leap onto the silver screen, could we be looking at another animated success for Illumination/Universal and Nintendo? That’s the question Brandon Blake, Our best Entertainment Attorney with Blake & Wang P.A., is ready to answer for the looming Easter stretch.                                                                         Brandon Blake Predicted 5-Day Domestic Opening April 1 may be best known for its jokes, but it will also be the day that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie opens, and the 5-day predictions for the Easter holiday period are no joke. Even the most conservative estimates peg this one f...
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Asteria Launches Continuum Suite

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  Hollywood may not quite know how it really feels about AI. But let’s be honest, it is going to change how films get made, like it or not. The real questions are how, and how the industry will have to adapt to it. In what could be one of the first film production-targeted AI projects that actually attempt to answer that question, a new offering made specifically to help with production goals has launched, as entertainment lawyer Brandon Blake is here to share.                                                                                                                      Brandon Blake Asteria Launches New Suite Continuum suite, launched by Asteria, promises to offer a new model oper...
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