LOS ANGELES – The theatrical box office market is down. It’s harder than ever to get people out of their homes and into the cinema. The business model for movies in streaming is still a work in progress.

Given all these challenges, who would want to buy a movie studio now?

Many people, it turns out. In July, the entertainment industry was abuzz after reports that film and TV production company Legendary Entertainment, the company behind “Dune” and “A Minecraft Movie,” was considering a potential acquisition of “Hunger Games” and “John Wick” producer and distributor Lionsgate Studios. Both companies have declined to comment on the reports.

It’s hardly the only deal news in the film business.

In June, independent film finance and production firm Alcon Media Group – known for “The Blind

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