Film producer Weinstein ousted from Weinstein Co.

Film producer Weinstein ousted from Weinstein Co.

NEW YORK

Film producer Harvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Co., effective immediately, after new information revealed regarding his conduct, the company’s board of directors announced Sunday.

Weinstein had previously voluntarily taken a leave of absence after decades of sexual harassment allegations detailed Thursday in a New York Times expose. The board on Friday endorsed that decision. But it went further Sunday, removing Weinstein from the company he co-founded.

In a statement, the board cited “new information” about Weinstein’s conduct that has emerged in the past few days.

A spokesperson for The Weinstein Co. declined to provide details on Weinstein’s firing.

The New York Times article chronicled allegations against Weinstein from film star Ashley Judd and former employees at both The Weinstein Co. and Weinstein’s former company, Miramax, over the course of several decades. The report made an enormous impact felt throughout the movie industry and elsewhere.

‘Blade Runner 2049’ pulls in older guys but not many others

NEW YORK

“Blade Runner 2049” had the pedigree, the stars and the stellar reviews. But even though the highly touted sequel had seemingly everything going for it, something didn’t click with audiences.

The big-budget, handsomely crafted sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic opened surprisingly weak at the North American box office. According to studio estimates Sunday, “2049” grossed $31.5 million, a poor start for a movie that cost at least $150 million to make.

The problem “Blade runner 2049” ran into is clear from opening-weekend data. The audience was overwhelmingly male (71 percent) and over the age of 25 (86 percent). The movie, starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, simply failed to pull in moviegoers beyond fans of the 1982 original.

1. “Blade Runner 2049,” $31.5 million ($50.2 million international).

2. “The Mountain Between Us,” $10.1 million ($3.6 million international).

3. “It,” $9.7 million.

4. “My Little Pony: The Movie,” $8.8 million ($3.8 million international).

5. “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” $8.1 million ($25.5 million international).

Associated Press