On Wednesday, Alcon Media Group won a bid for $417.5 million to acquire the Village Roadshow film library, which includes 108 titles and the rights to some major franchise films, including “The Matrix ...

Essentially, Village Roadshow’s majority stakeholder, Vine Alternative Investments, the specialized asset manager of $1.3 billion investments, was having cash problems.

Village Roadshow filed for bankruptcy protection in March of this year with $223.8 million in asset-backed secured notes and $163.1 million of senior secured debt, according to court documents.

Village Roadshow filed for bankruptcy protection in March of this year with $223.8 million in asset-backed secured notes and $163.1 million of senior secured debt, according to court documents.

Alcon Media Group LLC has won its $417.5 million bid to acquire Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s library of 108 feature film titles. The deal includes Village Roadshow’s entire library of ...

Alcon Media Group LLC has won its $417.5 million bid to acquire Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s library of 108 feature film titles, Alcon said Wednesday. The deal includes Village ...

Alcon Media Group has won its $417.5 million bid to acquire the film library of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group. The spans 108 films, including the dozens of pictures the company co-produced and ...

Alcon Media Group LLC has won its $417.5 million bid to acquire Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s library of 108 feature film titles, Alcon said Wednesday. The deal includes Village Roadshow’s ...

Warner Bros./Courtesy of Everett Collection Blade Runner 2049 producer Alcon Media Group has bought Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s film library for $417.5 million.