Core Insights - Warner Bros. Discovery reported higher-than-expected fourth-quarter core earnings and is "well positioned" for long-term success while evaluating competing takeover proposals from Paramount Skydance and Netflix [1] - The company reiterated its existing merger agreement with Netflix but acknowledged that Paramount's revised offer could lead to a superior proposal [1][3] Financial Performance - For the fourth quarter, adjusted core earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization totaled $2.22 billion, down 19% from the prior year but exceeding Bloomberg consensus estimates of $2.11 billion [4] - Revenue declined 5.7% to $9.46 billion, although this figure surpassed expectations [4] Takeover Proposals - Paramount raised its bid to $31 per share for Warner Bros., increasing the termination fee from $5.8 billion to $7 billion if regulatory approval is not obtained [2] - Netflix's offer stands at $27.75 per share for Warner Bros.'s studios and HBO Max streaming business, while Warner Bros. plans to spin off its traditional television operations into a separate entity [3] Studios Segment Performance - The studios segment showed a 52% year-over-year increase in core profit to $2.55 billion, excluding currency effects, with early momentum noted in the division [5] - Streaming subscribers reached nearly 132 million, exceeding the target of 130 million set in August 2022, with expectations to surpass 140 million by the end of the current quarter [5]

This image released by Sony Pictures shows characters, from left, Modo, voiced by Nick Kroll, Lenny, voiced by Stephen Curry, Will, voiced by Caleb McLaughlin, Olivia, voiced by Nicola Coughlan, Jett, voiced by Gabrielle Union, and Archie, voiced by David Harbour, in a scene from the animated film "GOAT." (Columbia Pictures and Sony Picture Animation via AP)It was a battle of the holdovers at the North American box office this weekend, with the family friendly film “GOAT” edging out the R-rated “Wuthering H ...

Charli XCX follows her 2024 album, “Brat,” with an LP inspired by the emotional landscape of the classic novel “Wuthering Heights” and its new film adaptation.It comes across like a Charli XCX album, but one that’s slightly and intriguingly askew. 🔗 https://t.co/7jbCtoKB1z https://t.co/89xgmJWogP ...

From @WSJFreeEx via @WSJOpinion: Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” has very little to do with Brontë’s novel, and that’s a good thing. A faithful adaptation of the novel would repulse a modern audience, writes @Louise_m_perry.https://t.co/wNXCiyadBz ...

Rachel Lloyd, our deputy culture editor, on “Wuthering Heights” and the vicissitudes of literary posterity https://t.co/qAocNzttfB ...

Emerald Fennell’s bold reimagining of “Wuthering Heights” brought crowds of women to movie theaters this weekend. The Warner Bros. release topped the box office charts and nabbed the title for the year’s biggest opening with $34.8 million in ticket sales in its first three days in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. According to PostTrak polling, an estimated 76% of those ticket buyers were women. By the end of Monday’s Presidents Day holiday, the total could rise to $40 million f ...

‘Wuthering Heights’ Grosses $34.8 Million—Emerald Fennell’s Best Domestic Opening Yethttps://t.co/4vHPTZEzEh https://t.co/naqyr0VwNY ...

If Emerald Fennell wants to make a sexed-up version of “Wuthering Heights”, that is her prerogative. None of it will surprise anyone who has seen her previous films, which touch on the dark side of desire https://t.co/F6uzeWRyJ8 ...

The film “Wuthering Heights” takes such liberties with the plot that it could more reasonably be described as fan fiction than a true adaptation of the Victorian classic https://t.co/F6uzeWRyJ8 ...

A new ‘Wuthering Heights’ lands in theaters; exhibitions focus on Thomas Gainsborough, Georges Seurat and Mary Cassatt; a mystery series from the creator of ‘Derry Girls’ arrives on Netflix, and more. https://t.co/MOJKof3gwm ...