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Can 'Divergent' Overcome Its Significant Lack Of Twitter Chatter?
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 12:05pm | 1026Read More...Lionsgate's (NYSE: LGF) next big franchise might not be as big as some investors expect. Set for release Friday, March 21, Divergent looks like the kind of film that viewers might expect from the studio that produced The Hunger Games. But while the film itself may be entirely different, the...
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Will Lionsgate's 'Divergent' Become The Next 'Twilight' Or 'Hunger Games'?
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 11:22am | 780Read More...Lionsgate's (NYSE: LGF) The Hunger Games proved to be a big hit with moviegoers and investors alike. But can the studio's next book-to-film franchise, Divergent, provide a similar degree of success? Early media hype indicates the answer is, yes. According to The Hollywood Reporter,...
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Using Social Media To Cash In On Lionsgate And 'The Hunger Games'
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 5:00pm | 765Read More...Were you one of the lucky investors to notice Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) before its first blockbuster was released? Chris Camillo, a self-directed investor and author of Laughing at Wall Street, became interested in the company after recognizing the potential for The Hunger Games. "There was a point...
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'Catching Fire' Ignites Box Office, Surpasses Debut of 'Frozen'
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 12:26pm | 515Read More...Lions Gate (NYSE: LGF) won big at the box office last weekend, maintaining its lead with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. According to Reuters, Catching Fire earned an additional $110.2 million over the five-day period -- Wednesday, November 27 through Sunday, December 1. Frozen, Disney's (...
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Have You Been 'Victimized, Bullied and Misrepresented' Online?
Friday, April 19, 2013 - 2:20pm | 549Read More...Between revenge websites, consumer reviews, complaint sites and the proliferation of personal blogs, there are an infinite number of ways for individuals to share their grievances. This may be great for angry complainers, but it can be very detrimental to those whose names are dragged through the...
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Will Lionsgate Soar on Hunger Games Success?
Monday, March 26, 2012 - 10:05am | 913Read More...With $155 million in three days, The Hunger Games now holds the third-most successful opening weekend in movie history. But are investors hungry for more, or are they already full? Less than one week ago, I wrote a detailed analysis of the potential success and pitfalls The Hunger Games could...
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The Next Harry Potter Could Save Barnes & Noble
Friday, January 6, 2012 - 1:08pm | 1110Read More...Instead of selling off its publishing division, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) should use it to hunt for the next Harry Potter. Harry Potter was more than a book franchise; it was an event – an event that consumers lined up for in endless anticipation. From afar, onlookers might have thought that...
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Star Wars Killed Twilight, Harry Potter and Transformers 3 in What Category?
Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 3:17pm | 1100Read More...It seems that most consumers are stuck on a galaxy far, far away. In the category of movie searches, you would think that the latest Twilight film, Breaking Dawn, would be a contender for the most-searched film of the year. And it was a contender – but, despite the mountain of hype, the cornucopia...
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Where Do Fanboys Come From?
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 2:09pm | 1071Read More...Do they grow on trees? Did they come from another planet? Is there a secret lab in South America that builds them from scratch? No one knows for sure. But after encountering dozens of these creatures myself, I figured it was time to investigate. Let's start by taking a closer look at the four...
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Steve Jobs Biography a Smash in China, Sells 250K Copies to Devoted Fans
Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 11:24am | 245Read More...In America, the only time people line up for a book is when Harry Potter or Twilight has a new entry. In China, they are willing to line up for books with a bit more substance. At least, that was the case this week when the Steve Jobs biography arrived on Chinese store shelves. MICGadget (via...
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Is Harry Potter Better Than Tolkien, Narnia, and Star Wars?
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 9:45am | 896Read More...It's the finale that will leave fans cheering and tearing at the same time. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which hit theaters last night at midnight, has already broken records and is about to become the biggest film of the year. My colleague is under the impression that Potter...
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Desperate For A Twilight Replacement (LGF)
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 4:15pm | 488Read More...Twilight – the final frontier. At least, that's what Hollywood thinks of this book-turned-movie franchise. Whereas most studios have apparently given up on finding the next Harry Pottery – failure after failure in the department of magical films (Percy Jackson, etc.) will do that to you – Hollywood...
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Twilight Influences Baby Names
Friday, May 7, 2010 - 4:16pm | 115Read More...Stephanie Meyer's Twilight has had a profound influence on teens and young adults. Between book obsessions and racing to be the first in line for the midnight premieres, everyone is aware of the Twilight saga. However, just how much of an influence did this vampire and werewolf novel series have...
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Hot Topic (HOTT) Soars 13%
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 12:14pm | 102Read More...Shares of Hot Topic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTT) were up more than 13% in early afternoon trading. Earlier in the day, the teen retailer announced that all of its core businesses were improving. Hot Topic executives attending the Telsey Advisory Group conference also said that sales at the company's plus-...
