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Discover Dunwoody proudly announces Mela Rayne-Fernandez as the Quarter 4 recipient of the  Distinguished Production Associate Recognition Program for 2024.

The Georgia Entertainment Signature 100, presented by Assembly Studios, Discover Dunwoody, and Universal Production Services was held on Dec. 11. The invite-only affair was for Georgia Entertainment's partners and leading industry influencers intimately involved in the business of Georgia's creative economy.

Lion and land critter continued to go at like an episode of Mutual Omaha’s Wild Kingdom this weekend with each studio screaming that they’re No. 1. If you look at the standard 3-day weekend, it’s Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 with $38M while Disney’s Mufasa is looking at an estimated $37M. However, on the five-day measure which saw The Lion King prequel rise from the dust on Christmas Day and Dec. 26 in its dailies, Mufasa takes the lead with $63.7M.

Who knew that hedgehogs were predatory creatures that could spring out of the ground and take down the king of the jungle in full? Paramount’s $122M production Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the dominant heading into the Christmas frame with a $62M opening, well ahead of Disney’s $200M prequel Mufasa which is nothing to sing ‘Hakuna Matata’ about with a $35M start.

Two of the most fun things about the new holiday film “Red One” are the reimagining of Santa and the North Pole and the addition of burly “operatives” who keep Santa safe.

Women are in full attendance this weekend at the domestic box office, walking over fanboys as a pair of Thanksgiving holdovers, Disney’s Moana 2 and Universal’s Wicked, are driving an early pre-holiday weekend to $92 million, up 21% over the same frame a year ago.