Weekend Box Office Wrap-up: September 18, 2016
In the top spot once again is Sully, bringing in $22 million in its second weekend. That’s just a 37.2 percent decrease from its debut, indicating that Clint Eastwood’s drama has strong legs. (SR)
Complete List Of 2016 Emmy Nominations And Winners
The 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards have come to an end, with Veep winning best comedy series, while Game of Thrones won in the drama category. (LAT)
Emmys By The Numbers: Wins By Program & Network
FX’s limited series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story led all programs with five wins at the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, followed by HBO’s Game of Thrones with three. (AL)
Emmys 2016: The 6 Best Moments
For the most part, the memorable moments were few and far between the bevy of awards that were handed out one after another. WSJ picks for the evening’s best moments. (WSJ)
Lionsgate’s Rob Friedman Steps Down As Co-Chair Of The Motion Picture Group
After four years as co-chair of the Lionsgate motion picture group, Rob Friedman is stepping down from that post and will segue into a new role as special adviser to the office of the CEO. (THR)
Toronto: ‘La La Land’ Wins TIFF’s People’s Choice Award; Plus All Other Award Winners
Often considered a harbinger of awards season glory, the film beat out other crowdpleasers like Lion and Queen of Katwe. (IW)
Young Barack Obama Pic ‘Barry’ Sells To Netflix: Toronto
Netflix has landed worldwide rights to Barry, the Vikram Gandhi-directed film that drew high praise at the Toronto Film Festival for actor Devon Terrell in his role as a young Barack Obama. (DH)
‘Moonlight’ Group Plans ‘Underground Railroad’ Series
Writer/director Barry Jenkins looks to be re-teaming with producer Adele Romanski and Plan B for a new limited TV series based on Colson Whitehead’s bestselling 2016 novel The Underground Railroad. (DAR)
David Goyer Strikes Deal With China’s Tencent Pictures
Fantasy and horror meister David S. Goyer is to develop film projects that could be produced by Tencent Pictures, a film division of Tencent, China’s social media giant. (VAR)