Analyst Upgrades AMC Theatres, Says 'Godzilla vs. Kong' "Destroys Lingering Concerns Around Theatrical Window"

Hong Kong has cultivated a reputation for punching above its weight. Once producing 300 films a year, the small territory hatched global martial arts superstars like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen.

AT&T CEO John Stankey took a Godzilla vs. Kong victory lap Thursday as the film managed to storm the domestic box office and provide a solid boost for HBO Max.

Jackson Wang has dropped hints about his forthcoming sophomore English-language studio album.The Hong Kong-born K-pop star made an appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden on April 21 via video call. During the interview, the GOT7 member remained mostly tight-lipped about this forthcoming record, saying that he “can’t really spoil much right now”.However, Wang also teased that the album will feature a “very new sound” as compared to his 2019 solo debut, ‘Mirrors’.

Gayle King was finally able to sleep at night after the Derek Chauvin trial verdict came out on Tuesday.The  co-host tells ET's Kevin Frazier that she was so anxious before they announced the verdict that she couldn't sleep or eat because «there was so much at stake.»The former Minneapolis police officer, who was seen in videos kneeling on the late George Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, was charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He was

Rebecca Davis editorReporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked China fourth to last out of 180 countries on its 2021 World Press Freedom Index on Tuesday, while warning that Hong Kong journalism is also now under “grave threat.”China ranked 177th in 2019, 2020 and 2021, down from a period at 176th from 2015 to 2018.

Media scion James Murdoch gave his current assessment of the state of play in the global entertainment business Tuesday during an opening keynote discussion at APOS, Asia's leading media summit.

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CLC member Elkie Chong has spoken out against her former agency CUBE Entertainment, revealing the reason behind her departure from the group and the company.In a new interview with Hong Kong newspaper Ming Bao, the singer said that she felt there was “no reason” to remain in CLC after their agency had stopped providing support to the group.

AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron has defended the exhibition giant's heavy stock dilution as necessary to save the company from going to the wall amid pandemic-era theater closures.

Christopher Vourlias Dogwoof has acquired world sales rights to “Faceless,” the directorial debut of Jennifer Ngo, ahead of its world premiere at the Hot Docs film festival, Variety has learned exclusively.“Faceless” is a behind-the-headlines story of the 2019 Hong Kong demonstrations, seen through the eyes of four young protestors seeking to protect their way of life. Directed by Ngo and produced by Lorraine Ma, it’s a Dissonant Productions film in association with XTR and Flat-Out Films.

Rebecca Davis editorA Hong Kong court sentenced the pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 14 months in prison Friday, after finding him guilty of “unauthorized assembly” during pro-democracy protests in 2019.A new, additional charge was also lobbed at him Friday: two counts of “colluding with foreign forces,” which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.Nine other of the city’s top pro-democracy campaigners were also sentenced alongside Lai Friday to up to 18 months in prison for their

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese media group CMC Inc. is being readied for a share listing in Hong Kong.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMainland China youth drama “The Day is Over” was named the best Chinese-language film in the Firebird Young Cinema competition at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

After giving up its majority control over AMC Theatres, Wanda America Entertainment, a U.S.-based division of Wanda, has reaped gains from the recent social media stock surge by the world's largest cinema network. WAE in an SEC filing on Friday said it had sold 15.6 million shares of AMC Theatres via three tranches for around $220 million.

Fox Corp.'s stock earned an upgrade on Wednesday thanks to the sports rights cost "clarity" provided by the recent NFL rights renewal andits role as "a potential participant in media M&A." Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall upgradedthe shares of Fox, led by CEO Lachlan Murdoch, from "underweight" to "equal weight" and his price target by $14 to $41 writing in a report: "We've historically been bearish on sports as rights tend to grow in excess of linear revenues, and Fox has been the media stock

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTheatrical box office in Hong Kong was down by only 4% over the four-day Easter holidays, compared with the same period in 2019, the last pre-COVID year. The score was achieved despite mandatory seating restrictions still in place.Data published Wednesday by Hong Kong Box Office Limited, showed gross revenues of HK$28.4 million ($3.64 million) between April 2-5, 2021.

For his Oscar-nominated short documentary Do Not Split, director Anders Hammer spent a year in Hong Kong’s streets, capturing the drama and chaos as China cracked down on pro-democracy protests. The work came with inherent danger.