Prime Video, Lionsgate Sign Multiyear Theatrical Movie Deal
Prime Video has signed a multiyear theatrical movie agreement with Lionsgate.
As part of the new deal, Prime Video will secure an exclusive window after Starz’s earlier first-run window. The agreement will kick off with Lionsgate’s 2026 theatrical release slate, a package of films from the studio’s 2025 slate and a commitment to Prime Video for licensing library movies and TV.
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The major streamer will combine the Lionsgate movie and TV titles with those from Amazon MGM Studios and its other Hollywood partners. As part of the deal unveiled Wednesday, Prime Video will land Lionsgate movie titles like the third installment of the Now You See Me franchise and the next installment of the Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
And from 2026, Prime Video will be able to cherry pick premium titles from Lionsgate’s catalog like the John Wick, Twilight, Divergent and Saw franchises and TV series like Nurse Jackie and Weeds for its subscribers. “We know that Prime members love great movies, and as a first-stop entertainment destination, we are excited to bring Lionsgate’s terrific slate of entertaining films to Prime Video soon after their theatrical release,” Brad Beale, vp of worldwide licensing and distribution for Prime Video, said in a statement.
The Prime Video deal comes as Lionsgate continues to license the studio’s annual portfolio of feature films, its TV slate, its Starz original programming and the wide sale of media content to broadcast, cable, SVOD, AVOD and FAST platforms worldwide.
“This agreement unlocks significant incremental value for our slate while affirming the great popularity of Lionsgate movies among an ever-expanding portfolio of buyers,” Lionsgate president of worldwide television distribution Jim Packer said in his own statement.
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