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Derek Tsang reportedly attached to direct DEA true-crime series Group 41
The Better Days director is said to be on board the 10-episode drama about the DEA’s first Asian-American squad. Its producers are in Taipei looking for regional incentives before US pitches.
- Derek Tsang reportedly attached to direct DEA true-crime series Group 41
- Local hits are rewriting the floor while franchises still buy the ceiling
- Davika Hoorne returning for Inherit sequel, director confirms
- Ramayana: Part One grosses an estimated ₹221 crore ($23.5m) worldwide in two days
- Blumhouse Atomic signs first-look with James Tynion IV’s Tiny Onion
- Natalia Dyer and Elijah Wood join 1408 sequel with Cusack and Jackson
- Chunghwa Telecom backs 10 content projects at TCCF
- Netflix names Roberto Stanichi global VP of consumer products and experiences
Local hits are rewriting the floor while franchises still buy the ceiling
A Korean streaming record, an estimated $23.5m Indian start and an $80m-plus Hollywood forecast put local IP in the same buying conversation. The measures remain different.
Read the analysis: Local hits are rewriting the floor while franchises still buy the ceilingThree markers, three different measures
Demand does not arrive in one unit
- Premiere recordThe Remarried Empress: Disney+ and Hulu local-original ranking worldwide; first three days from 3 November; no view count
- Est. $23.5mRamayana: Part One: ₹221 crore worldwide gross, 5–6 November; tracker estimate, including early figures outside India
- $80m+Sunrise on the Reaping: North American opening forecast as of 6 November, informed by presales; not a presales total
Different territories, windows and units. No combined ranking.
Sources: Disney; Sacnilk; Deadline. Full data and method below.
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Courtesy of Sony Pictures
Box office outside North America and China is back in dollars, not tickets. Who’s winning?Photo: Nielsoncaetanosalmeron / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
Skydance and Netflix job cuts, Hello Sunshine’s reported layoffs: where does the money go?Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios
Prime Video says it pays its way. Japan is where Amazon is testing what it buys next
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The week in the business
Box Office
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Sunrise on the Reaping floor rises to $80m+ as Lionsgate tracks best post-Covid advance
North American presales are now ahead of Wicked and Michael, per distribution sources. The Francis Lawrence prequel opens on 20 November against Hexed and Focker-in-Law.
Festivals & Markets
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Chunghwa Telecom backs 10 content projects at TCCF
Taiwan’s largest telecom backs series, films, a cooking show, a music tour and equity in two production companies, from Gunshot to Call of Lobster.
Money & Policy
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Netflix has not closed Radford Studio Center purchase, landlord Hudson Pacific says
Hudson Pacific’s CEO says Netflix may decide later this year, “or not”. A Netflix spokesperson says the deal is on its agreed timetable.
Distribution & Streaming
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Netflix names Roberto Stanichi global VP of consumer products and experiences
The Brazilian Mattel veteran will oversee licensing, retail and Netflix House, reporting to CMO Marian Lee, as the streamer takes Brazil licensing in-house from 2027.
Across the regions
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Natalia Dyer and Elijah Wood join 1408 sequel with Cusack and Jackson
Mikael Håfström returns to direct. Cusack and Jackson are negotiating to reprise their roles as secondary characters; FilmNation introduces the package at AFM.
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Idris Elba boards In Laws as star-director for AFM sales
A Higher Standard launches worldwide sales ahead of AFM. Cameras are due in Spain in March 2027; further casting remains open.
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The Remarried Empress posts Disney+ and Hulu local-original high
The Korean fantasy posted the platforms’ strongest local-original launch worldwide after three days, and tops Korean premieres in 50-plus territories.
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Afreximbank opens CANEX in Lagos with $2bn creative financing push
The Creative Africa Nexus weekend opened on 6 November with a $118m Nigeria financing package, a reiterated $2bn Afreximbank commitment through 2027, and film among the sectors in the Deal Room.
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Sebastián Lelio, Oscar-winning director of A Fantastic Woman, dies at 52
The Chilean filmmaker behind Gloria, Disobedience and The Wonder died in Santiago on 6 November. His family said he died of health complications; he was shooting Chilean Poet for Fábula.
The number
Premiere record
The Remarried Empress: Disney+ and Hulu local-original ranking worldwide; first three days from 3 November; no view count
The diary
Coming up: markets, festivals, release dates
Festival
Camerimage, ToruńMarket
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic EventMarket
American Film Market, Los AngelesFestival
IDFA, AmsterdamMarket
IDFA Forum, AmsterdamRelease
The World of Love opens in Japan
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