☀️‘KPop’ Smash Still Can’t Save Summer Box Office
Busy day for screenwriter gigs / ESPN, MLB 👀 deal at same 💰 / PAR+ changes ‘Dexter’ tune
Evenin! This is Sean McNulty (connect with me on LINKEDIN here if ya like or email me at seanmcnultynyc@gmail.com), and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on SUNDAY, August 24, 2025.
Where Vegas can’t seem to catch a break year, but kudos to Taiwan for the 7-0 victory today to take the Little League World Series 2025 Champion title.
ALSO: Look, it’s late summer . . . everyone’s on vacation, so not too much else going on out there — let’s get moving.
IN THIS EDITION
ESPN & MLB close to deal that’s the same price as its last deal.
PAR+ has Dexter second thoughts, a great Friday for screenwriter deals, some exec moves at AMAZON MGM and the NAB nudges along what Brendan Carr probably really wants to do anyway, and more.
WAKEUP BOX OFFICE POLL
Well, final (and unofficial) numbers are still pending . . . but looking like the 37% majority bulls will win out on KPop.
PLUS: NETFLIX will be dropping a special “sing along” version of KPop Demon Hunters on the service tomorrow, in case your basement TV setup needed more soundproof testing.
If you want to see what the sights and sounds were like inside the theater this weekend (including some surprise cast appearances) — Kevin Woo’s IG and the KPop movie account IG have all that ya need.
🎥 THE BOX OFFICE
