Amazon is stepping up to fill a gap in Hollywood's movie slate

Cinemark CEO Touts Box Office Rebound, Amazon MGM Slate & Industry Track Record Amid Economic Uncertainty; Also Sees More M&A

Cinemark CEO Sean Gamble was upbeat at an ongoing box office turnaround that started in April and touted Amazon MGM’s newfound commitment to theatrical releases. On a call with analysts after quarterly earnings, he said M&A in exhibition may finally pick up, and also recalled the industry’s historically sturdy performance during periods of economic uncertainty […]

Amazon is stepping up to fill a gap in Hollywood's movie slate

Amazon MGM Studios is revving up to release more than a dozen films in 2026, helping to bolster Hollywood's annual movie slate.

It's been a little over two months since it was announced that Amazon MGM had taken creative control of the James Bond films, but we're still at zero. So far, 007 has only gone from rumor to rumor.

Amazon is stepping up to fill a gap in Hollywood’s movie slate

Tech is saving Hollywood — though not in the way you might think. Back in 2022, e-commerce giant and relative upstart movie studio Amazon promised to spend around $1 billion each year on theatrical releases, a figure that would fund between 12 and 15 films annually. Today, it appears ready to deliver. Earlier this month, the company, which operates the streaming platform Prime Video and recently acquired MGM studios, took the stage at CinemaCon …

☀️AMAZON MGM Movie Spigot Flowing (for A-List)

Mornin! This is Sean McNulty (connect with me on LINKEDIN here if ya like), and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on THURSDAY, May 1, 2025.Where 1/3 of 2025 is now in the rearview! So that means 2 years ago today, we were on the cusp of the WGA going on strike . . . ah, memories.Although more importantly — we’re now about 12 months before the current deal expires. But let’s all just reflect and move on of course — as Richard and the PARA…