☀️THE ROCK meets expectations, CLOONEY & ROBERTS beat theirs

Jolie to play Opera singer / F1 finalizes DISNEY deal / GOOGLE fined over TV biz anti-competitive INDIA matters

Mornin! This is Sean McNulty and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on MONDAY October 24, 2022.

Where I’m sorry if the email is a little late today - I was busy putting together my TSWIFT clock, a collage of the 4 different album covers released of “Midnight” (each has 3 numbers of the clock on it), and yes, each one comes with…. the same actual album. $140 very well spent!

BONUS: None of the 4 albums have any of the 7 extra songs she released… just after the album dropped. And I’m sure the units are moving well regardless. Remember when NAPSTER was gonna make the music biz toast?

same goes for the Transponster business. via giphy

AND: The WSJ points out that by the time TSWIFT heads out on her next tour, she’ll have released four albums that she’s never really performed live/toured with. That’ll be a fun set list to figure out...

PLUS: “Back to the Future” will launch on BROADWAY on June 30 in previews. The Marty McFly role is still to be cast.

ALSO: The WORLD SERIES is set - PHILLY vs. HOUSTON starting on Friday.

THEN: For anyone keeping count - it’s BALENCIAGA ‘nay’ on YE, but ADIDAS still ‘ye’, as UTA head Jeremy Zimmer also issues official support to boycott YE movement.

IN TODAY’S EDITION:

• “Halloween Ends” badly, as specialty film market volume is back to pre-pandemic levels

• AMAZON & GOOGLE mix is up in the INDIA TV OS biz

• NETFLIX sets new MATTEL deal for “Barbie” content

• The week ahead in Q3 Earning season and more

POD: For anyone inclined as to why I bothered diving into all those Critics & Audience scores of 2022 films, and what the potential (quiet) brand damage can be over time - Janice, Richard & I broke it down on the latest Ankler podcast here.

POLL: The Friday Wakeup Box Office poll committee was… pretty much split on Friday, so kudos to the 52% of you who picked over $13 Mil for “Ticket to Paradise”.

And wishing a happy continued DIWALI celebration to those who observe!

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📽 THE SILVER SCREEN

via Giphy