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   The High Stakes Behind 'Hunger Games'

   7:18 pm 1/31/2012

   • by Stephen Galloway

   Director Gary Ross and the cast on the behind-the-scenes drama of the $90 million Lionsgate epic that should bring young people back to the movies, propel Jennifer Lawrence into the stratosphere and launch another (fingers crossed) "Twilight"-sized franchise.Read more

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   Analyst Downgrades Lionsgate Stock After "Rapid Appreciation"

   8:35 am 1/27/2012

   • by Etan Vlessing

   The move follows Miller Tabak's David Joyce in early January upgrading stock in the mini-major ahead of "The Hunger Games" release. Read more

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   'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Headed North of $710 Mil, A Franchise Best

   10:19 am 1/22/2012

   • by Pamela McClintock

   Lionsgate and Summit trumpet the victory in their first joint release since announcing the merger; through Sunday, the fourth outing in the blockbuster vampire series has earned $701.3 worldwide.Read more

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   Moody's Considering Debt Rating Upgrade For Lionsgate After Summit Takeover

   1:36 pm 1/20/2012

   • by Etan Vlessing

   The positive response to the indie studio's $412.5 million takeover follows a similar greenlight from rival agency Standard & Poor's.Read more

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   Standard & Poor's Puts Lionsgate on Creditwatch Positive Post-Summit Takeover

   2:15 pm 1/18/2012

   • by Etan Vlessing

   The ratings agency said the mini-major issued minimal debt to complete the takeover of the "Twilight" studio and had improved its "business risk profile." Read more

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   Analysts: Lionsgate's Summit Takeover Driven by 'Twilight' Franchise Cash Flows

   9:17 am 1/17/2012

   • by Etan Vlessing

   The indie studio gets positive reviews for its $412 million leveraged buyout as it discloses some more terms of the deal and its stock hits a 52-week high. Read more

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   'Man on a Ledge' Cast Sound Off on First Time Filmmaker, Asger Leth (Video)

   7:34 pm 1/13/2012

   • by Sophie Schillaci

   Sam Worthington and Elizabeth Banks star in the Summit thriller, due in theaters on Jan. 27.Read more

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   Summit Chiefs Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger Talk Lionsgate Future

   4:11 pm 1/13/2012

   • by Alex Ben Block

   “What we’ve made clear is we have two businesses running parallel,” Summit co-chairman Rob Friedman told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview on Friday. “They are merging but they are going to continue operating [separately].”Read more

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   Who Wins and Loses as Lionsgate Buys Summit

   10:28 am 1/13/2012

   • by Alex Ben Block

   THE REPORT: Analysts predict the moneymaking "Twilight" franchise will pay back what the studio will spend on the acquisition.Read more

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    Wall Street Analysts Chime in on Possible Lionsgate-Summit Deal

    6:10 am 1/9/2012

    • by Georg Szalai

    Observers like the combination of the "Hunger Games" and "Twilight" studios, with one saying that “M&A has been an important element of value creation for Lionsgate.”Read more

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