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RULES MAY CHANGE
Posted: 121618

1948 Supreme Court Ruling That Changed Hollywood May Be Overturned

There has been a law on the books for 70 years that may change. The U.S. Department of Justice has announced plans to review the antitrust rules that have ruled Hollywood since a 1948 Supreme Court case made the Hollywood studios sell their ownership stakes in movie theaters. If the rule is changed then Paramount, Warners and Universal could own theaters again and cut out the middle men by booking their films in their theaters. Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim released this statement: “The rules need to be reviewed as the landscape of the exhibitor industry has changed from largely single-screen theaters in the 1940s to nationwide multiplex chains today. It is high time that these and other legacy judgments are examined to determine whether they still serve to protect competition.” There has been a little wiggle room since Disney owns California’s El Capitan theater, Sony did own a small part of the Loews theaters and IFC and Drafthouse have owned their own theaters. Ticket sales have gone down even though revenue has gone up in the US.

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