Kaare Eriksen

1 week ago | variety.com | Kaare Eriksen

Warner Bros. did it again. Less than two years after creating a $1.45 billion box office hit from scratch with Mattel’s “Barbie,” the studio net a $163 million domestic opening and $300 million overall for last weekend’s “A Minecraft Movie,” licensed from the hit Mojang gaming experience owned by Microsoft. But as welcome a success as this is for parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, it also exposes a world of difference between “Minecraft” and Warners’ own gaming efforts.

1 week ago | wp.me | Kaare Eriksen

Warner Bros. did it again. Less than two years after creating a $1.45 billion box office hit from scratch with Mattel’s “Barbie,” the studio net a $163 million domestic opening and $300 million overall for last weekend’s “A Minecraft Movie,” licensed from the hit Mojang gaming experience owned by Microsoft. But as welcome a success as this is for parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, it also exposes a world of difference between “Minecraft” and Warners’ own gaming efforts.

2 weeks ago | variety.com | Kaare Eriksen

This week’s CinemaCon in Las Vegas was besieged by seemingly endless debate over inconsistent theatrical windows. The tendency of some studios to release new films on digital platforms as soon as three weeks after they hit theaters continues to draw significant ire from those on the exhibition side, with Cinema United chief Michael O’Leary calling for normalized 45-day exclusive windows in cinemas. Ultimately, this is an exercise in reality denial.

3 weeks ago | variety.com | Kaare Eriksen

Ubisoft and Tencent struck a deal Thursday to spin off “Assassin’s Creed,” “Far Cry” and “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege” into their own standalone subsidiary. Under this arrangement, Tencent will invest $1.25 billion into the new Ubisoft group for a 25% stake, adding to its 10% stake in the existing company, with the deal expected to close later in 2025. This deal ends a rocky journey to get “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” out the door.

4 weeks ago | variety.com | Kaare Eriksen

Horror fans looking for a scare in “Fortnite” will get a fix with the release of Warner Bros.’ “Sinners: Survive the Night” game. Based on the upcoming film “Sinners” from director Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, the game launches Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT. Keeping with the film’s R-rated spirit, “Sinners: Survive the Night” pits teams of six players against vampires in a survival horror challenge.