Netflix recently announced that the streaming powerhouse will acquire Warner Bros. in a deal totaling over $82 million. It should be noted that this deal is for Warner Bros., not Discovery, as the two different companies have been separated into the TV and Movie Studios (WB) and “Global Networks” (Discovery).

Talk about a scary-good box office streak. After a terrible theatrical stretch with duds like 2024’s “Joker: Folie a Deux” and this March’s “Mickey 17” and “The Alto Knights,” the fortunes at Warner Bros. began to rebound with April’s ...