11 top movie finance companies that Hollywood's biggest players turn to for the cash to get their projects off the ground
Movie financing is always a risk, but some companies, like Bron, Participant, and the streamers Netflix and Amazon, have thrived from bankrolling projects. In this power list, Business Insider breaks down the...
Alamo Drafthouse's CEO takes us inside the launch of its hotly anticipated movie-ticket-subscription service
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema officially launched its movie-ticket-subscription plan, Season Pass, on Wednesday. The price ranges from $14.99 to $29.99 per month, depending on where you live. With the subscription, you can...
With $57 million, 'Sonic the Hedgehog' has the biggest opening weekend ever for a video game movie
Paramount's "Sonic the Hedgehog" won the domestic box office over the weekend with an estimated $57 million ($68 million by Monday). That performance was higher than the studio's projected $40 million. It's...
Netflix lost the best-picture Oscar for a second straight year. We talked to Academy voters and Hollywood insiders about why.
Netflix had 24 nominations at this year's Oscars but came away with only two wins. It was also the second straight year the streaming giant was nominated in the best-picture category but lost. Business Insider spoke...
Amazon Studios is dramatically scaling down its presence at Hollywood's biggest movie-theater convention, in a sign of its shifting film strategy
This year, Amazon Studios will not present or screen a movie at CinemaCon, the movie-theater industry's biggest conference, several sources familiar with Amazon's plans told Business Insider. In the past, the streamer...
Roger Deakins won his second Oscar using a first-of-its-kind camera on '1917.' Here's the inside story of the Arri ALEXA Mini LF.
"1917" was the first movie to be shot on the Arri ALEXA Mini LF. The movie's cinematographer, Roger Deakins, hand picked the camera because it could provide a top-quality cinematic look, but was small in...
Roger Deakins had to 'literally stand around for hours waiting for a cloud' while shooting the stunning '1917.' It led to his second Oscar win.
Business Insider spoke to Roger Deakins about how the weather was a major challenge in pulling off the unique continuous single shot visual in "1917." Deakins won the best cinematography Oscar for the...
'Birds of Prey' disappoints at the box office, bringing in only $33.2 million its opening weekend
Warner Bros.' "Birds of Prey" won the domestic box office, but with a soft $33.2 million. The studio projected a $45 million opening (about half of its production budget), while industry projections were...
Meet the 12 power player execs in the movie-theater industry who are shaping the future of film on the big screen
The movie-theater industry has been constantly innovating to try and find new ways to get people into the seats as competition from cheaper TVs and expanded streaming services has mounted. These 12 power player execs...
The inside story of how HBO's 'McMillions' uncovered the details of a $24 million McDonald's Monopoly game fraud scheme run by the Mafia
"McMillions" is a HBO six-part series that gives a deep dive into the fraud that surrounded McDonald's Monopoly game in the late 1980s and through the 1990s. Directors James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte...
'Bad Boys for Life' tops the box office for an incredible third-straight weekend and becomes the franchise's highest-grosser in just 17 days
Sony's "Bad Boys for Life" won the domestic box office for a third-straight weekend with $17.7 million. The movie is now the highest-grossing title in the franchise. Its domestic total to date is $148...
How a 'Handmaid's Tale' director got the James Bond franchise producer on board for a brutal thriller starring Blake Lively
"The Rhythm Section" director Reed Morano talked to Business Insider about making her gritty thriller. Though the movie has a lot of action, it also examines the trauma that comes with having to take a life....
Bankrupt MoviePass says it's under 'pending' investigation by the FTC, SEC, 4 California DAs, and the New York AG
MoviePass declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Wednesday, according documents filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. In the filing, MoviePass listed four "pending"...
How 'Bad Boys for Life' became a box-office smash thanks to 2 Belgian directors who'd never made a Hollywood movie before
Adil El Arbi, who directed "Bad Boys for Life" with Bilall Fallah, spoke to Business Insider about making the duo's first mainstream movie. Their Brussels-set second movie, "Black," grabbed the...
Erin Andrews tells us what it's like to be the NFL's top sideline reporter, from screaming players to late-night anxieties
Fox Sports' Erin Andrews spoke with Business Insider about the preparation she's doing before working the San Francisco 49ers' sideline for Super Bowl LIV. Andrews told us about some of her most memorable encounters...
