‘The Color Purple’ Has Best Xmas Opening Since 2009, National Amusements Reports Cyber Attack and Disney Sells Star India to Reliance

Plus: Carla Bruni among 56 French stars denouncing Gerard Depardieu rape allegations, X lawsuit over unpaid employee bonuses can proceed and Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’ leads Netflix’s top 10 ["The Color Purple"]( ['The Color Purple' Scores Best Christmas Day Opening Since 2009 With $18.1 Million]( By Jeremy Fuster As predicted, it was a podium sweep for Warner Bros. at the Christmas Day box office, with the studio’s new release “The Color Purple” leading the Dec. 25 charts with $18.1 million, scoring the second-highest Christmas Day opening in box office history behind only the $24.6 million opening of “Sherlock Holmes” in 2009. It’s a much-needed comeback for movie musicals as “The Color Purple” outgrossed the opening weekends of “In the Heights” and “West Side Story,” two musicals released in 2021 during the pandemic reopening period that were critically acclaimed but flopped theatrically. Now, with older audiences who stayed home back then over COVID concerns returning to theaters, “The Color Purple” is planting the seeds for a long, fruitful theatrical run over the next month and possibly longer. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [National Amusements Shari Redstone]( [Paramount Global Parent National Amusements Reports Cyber Attack Affecting 82,000 People]( By Eileen AJ Connelly Shari Redstone’s National Amusements reported that it was hit with a data breach that saw hackers steal personal information of more than 80,000 people late last year. The company, the corporate parent giant of Paramount Global and CBS and owner of the 1,500-screen theater chain Showcase Cinemas, said in a legally required filing that financial data of 82,128 people was nicked in a breach that happened between Dec. 13 and 15, 2022. In addition to banking and credit card information, the thieves took security codes, passwords and personal identification numbers. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bob Iger and Mukesh Ambani]( [Disney Reaches Deal to Sell Controlling Stake in Star India to Reliance]( By Eileen AJ Connelly Disney has signed a nonbinding term sheet to sell a majority stake of its India operations to billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries in a mega-merger that will create the country’s largest media and entertainment business. The Economic Times of India reported news of the deal Monday, citing individuals with knowledge of the agreement. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Gerard Depardieu]( [Carla Bruni, Charlotte Rampling Among 56 French Stars to Denounce Gerard Depardieu Rape Allegations as 'Lynching']( [Elon Musk, Verified blue check (Getty Images)]( [X Lawsuit Over Unpaid Employee Bonuses Can Proceed, Judge Rules]( [rebel-moon-sofia-boutella]( [Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' Leads Netflix's Top 10, but Falls Short of Opening Weekend Numbers of 'Leo' and 'Leave the World Behind']( [End of Year Media Story Art]( [10 Media Stories That Shook the Industry in 2023]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](