What This Year’s Box Office Boom Means for Entertainment
On today's episode of The Powers That Be, Peter Hamby is joined by Puck's Matt Belloni to break down why Amazon dropped Artificial, why Neon picked it up, and what the film reportedly says about the rise of OpenAI and Sam Altman. They also discuss Hollywood's surprising box office resurgence, why Gen Z is returning to movie theaters, the decline of the superhero era, and how YouTube, Reddit, and internet horror stories are becoming Hollywood's newest source of blockbuster franchises. Chapters: 00:00 Young audiences are returning to theaters 00:16 Amazon drops the Sam Altman movie 01:52 Why Neon bought Artificial 04:23 What the movie says about Sam Altman 06:22 Hollywood's box office comeback 09:12 The next generation of movie franchises 11:11 Why Hollywood is chasing YouTube & Reddit #ThePowersThatBe #PeterHamby #MattBelloni #Hollywood #Movies #BoxOffice #SamAltman #OpenAI #Artificial #Neon #EntertainmentNews #PuckNews

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