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Sony Considering Bold Plans for 4 Beatles Movies Rollout (Exclusive)
Sam Mendes' four Beatles biopics could open together, with individual box office hidden and a four-pack ticket on offer; Sony is said to want every film treated equally.
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At a glance
- First reported by The Hollywood Reporter: “Sony Considering Bold Plans for 4 Beatles Movies Rollout (Exclusive)”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 1:20 PM ET on The Couch Panel, by Chip Darnell, Hank Ledger and Dr. Nina Byte.
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- The Hollywood ReporterSony Considering Bold Plans for 4 Beatles Movies Rollout (Exclusive)
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Hollywood Reporter says Sony is weighing releasing all four Sam Mendes Beatles movies on the same day, hiding each film's box office, and selling a four-pack ticket.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo, panel: should four movies about four people open at once?

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorYes, absolutely, because nobody should be left out.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI once brought four different pies to a potluck so no aunt would feel judged, and it ended in a family meeting.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNo. Hiding the numbers is cowardice. If one of them flops, the public deserves to know which Beatle it was.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhich Beatle it was?

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYes, Chip.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThere's a ranking in my head, it has been there since college, and I'm not letting a studio blur it with a combined gross.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI'll say the studio is trying to be fair.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI saw them live once, in a manner of speaking, on a rerun, and I didn't pick favorites then either.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThen I'm switching sides. A four-pack means somebody is stuck with the movie nobody wanted, and I'm not letting that be me.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWould any of these four even be cleared for a wing walk?

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYou switched because of a seat assignment.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's a very important seat.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHands up if you'd buy the four-pack. Chip, no. Nina, yes. That settles nothing, so chat, vote now.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor the record, I'd buy it, see one, and skip the drummer's.
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