David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, speaks during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon, the official convention of Cinema United, in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 16, 2026.
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A new movie every 11 days? That’s what Paramount’s David Ellison is promising after clearing a path this week for his company’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, combining two storied Hollywood studios.
The CEO’s settlement with a group of state attorneys general over antitrust concerns stipulates that the newly minted company will release at least 30 films into theaters in 2027 and 2028 and at least 32 films in 2029, 2030 and 2031.
Currently, the combined entity has 35 films scheduled to be released next year, according to data from Rentrak.
But questions remain about what caliber of releases the industry can expect — and what happens after the five-year agreement expires.
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