Chief Executive, Lionsgate

The $74 million domestic box office opening in March for “John Wick: Chapter 4” is a welcome jolt for Lionsgate, which Feltheimer is steering through the digital-media revolution. “Wick 4” was moderately budgeted so it will be a profit spinner. Lionsgate Television Group has dozens of shows on TV and on order. A pressing concern for Hollywood’s largest independent film/TV program company is the disposition of its Starz premium cable channels/video streamer business, which is being squeezed by better-funded global competitors and triggered a big corporate writeoff. At the helm since 2000, Feltheimer received a contract extension in August through 2025.

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