Sony Pictures’ Tom Rothman: Summer Box Office Is Roaring

Bloomberg Technology Friday 26 June 2026, 22:30 UTC 1 min read

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Jun 26th, 2026 Sony Pictures’ Tom Rothman: Summer Box Office Is Roaring Tom Rothman, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Pictures Group, discusses the future of Hollywood and how studios can create cultural pressure to keep theater seats filled. He joins Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on set.

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