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Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride opened to a disastrous $7.3M domestic weekend against a reported $90M production budget, leaving Warner Bros. likely facing tens of millions in losses; Pixar's original Hoppers debuted strong with $46M on a $150M budget, while Scream 7 plunged 74% to $17.3M but has grossed $93.3M domestic/$149.4M global.
Diane Lane has closed to star opposite Scarlett Johansson and Jacobi Jupe in Mike Flanagan’s new Exorcist film; Flanagan wrote, will direct and produce via Red Room Pictures, with production in New York and Universal releasing March 12, 2027.
Blumhouse–Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive have hired David Leslie Johnston-McGoldrick and Alexandre Aja to write a feature adaptation of the hit game Dead by Daylight (rights picked up in 2023); Wan, Blum and Behaviour execs producing and director search underway.
Paramount dated Paranormal Activity 8 for May 21, 2027; the Melrose lot will co-finance with Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, Ian Tuason directs, and producers include James Wan, Jason Blum and original creator Oren Peli—franchise has historically strong ROI (original made for ~$15k and grossed ~$194M).
Blumhouse-Atomic Monster hired Shudder vet Sam Zimmerman as SVP, Development & Acquisitions to oversee a focused slate of emerging filmmakers and $2–8M films, formalizing cross-company development post-merger and emphasizing projects under $5M.
A24 debuted the first trailer for Backrooms, director Kane Parsons’ A24-backed feature adapted from his viral YouTube series; A24 and Chernin co-financed with Atomic Monster and 21 Laps producing, and the film opens theatrically May 29.
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