# Skydance Bosses Throw Shade On Warner Bros Film Slate; Q4 Profit Will Take $200M Hit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/skydance-bosses-throw-shade-on-warner-bros-film-slate-q4-profit-will-take-200m-hit/
- Published: 2026-11-09T23:53:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T05:55:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/skydance-earnerings-warner-bros-losses-david-ellison-1237217782/
- Topics: Business, Companies, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Warner Bros films are forecast to cut Q4 adjusted EBITDA by $200 million.
- Sources estimate the studio’s 2026 slate will lose about $400 million.
- Skydance says the merged company is still targeting $6 billion in synergies.

## Summary

Skydance co-chief David Ellison said Warner Bros’ underperforming 2026 film slate will weigh on the newly merged company’s fourth-quarter results. The forecast highlights the financial challenges Skydance faces as it takes control of Warner Bros, even as its leaders point to a larger film franchise portfolio and projected merger savings.

CFO Dennis Cinelli forecast a $200 million headwind to fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA from Warner Bros films released so far and still to come. The article says the slate is estimated by sources to lose about $400 million for the year, while rejecting an $800 million loss report; Warner Bros’ domestic box office was $569 million through 9 November, against Paramount’s $537 million.

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