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Spielberg signs distribution deal with Universal
MUMBAI: After splitting from Paramount and stitching an equity deal with Reliance ADAG, Steven Spielberg‘s DreamWorks Studio has inked a seven-year distribution deal with Universal Studios.
According to the agreement, Universal will distribute the films created by DreamWorks.
Universal will receive an eight per cent fee for releasing about six films a year starting 2009 and it will bear the marketing costs. It will distribute the movies around the world except India where Reliance Big Entertainment will distribute them.
Spielberg made his early films, including ‘Jaws’ and ‘ET: The Extra-Terrestrial,’ for Universal.
In a statement, Speilberg said, “While it feels great to come home again, it feels like I never left.”
Universal Studios president and COO Ron Meyer said, “We couldn‘t be more pleased to welcome the DreamWorks team back to Universal and our long history of success together will continue.”
However, DreamWorks still has contractual obligations to complete around 33 pending projects with former Paramount. But Universal could share domestic distribution on some of those films.
In September this year Spielberg and Snider had signed a $1.5 billion deal with Reliance ADAG.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
