First Take 8/3/26

First Take 8/3/26

Plus: Paramount-WB merger trial date requests are in, agencies are a hot investment item and what's up at "60 Minutes?"

1. With Historic $927 Million Global Opening, Tom Holland Proves He Is the Ultimate Spider-Man | Analysis

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2. The Keighley Camera: How a 20-Year Christopher Nolan Friendship Led to ‘The Odyssey’ Being Shot Entirely on Imax

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3. The Media Front: The New ’60 Minutes’ Is a Bellwether for Bari Weiss' CBS News Strategy

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4. 'Spider-Man,' 'Odyssey' Push U.S. Box Office to All-Time Record $434 Million Overall Weekend

5. The Ledger: Why Talent Agencies Are Hot With Investors

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6. Paramount Seeks November Warner Bros. Merger Trial While State AGs, WGA Ask for April

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7. Licensed Shows Now Drive Over Half of Netflix’s New Subscribers

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