Cinema United has been trying to meet again with Paramount CEO David Ellison, but there’s nothing on the books yet, we understand. Paramount insiders tell us that no written commitments have been given to exhibitors yet, but Ellison is willing to make non-bespoke ones to any theater chain wanting them. In the wake of that merger, in 2025, their combined output fell to 14 wide releases, a 46% decline. Supposedly, with written commitments to theaters chains, the hope for Paramount is that its PR war against the AGs strengthens, unraveling the antitrust lawsuit that stands in its way. And we’re not even getting into jobs lost yet if there’s a Paramount-Warner Bros merger.