Paramount’s WBD antitrust deal commits to 30-plus yearly theatrical releases through 2031

Paramount CEO David Ellison’s settlement with state attorneys general clears the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition and requires at least 30 wide theatrical releases in 2027–2028 and 32 per year in 2029–2031, about one every 11 days; Rentrak shows 35 films slated next year, but industry figures question slate strength and what happens after the five-year pact ends.