Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF-B) 10-K/A 20 Jul 23 2023 FY Annual report (amended) Financial data

Cover Page

Cover Page - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Jul. 14, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K/A
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2023
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-14880
Entity Registrant Name	LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	A1
Entity Address, Address Line One	250 Howe Street
Entity Address, Address Line Two	20th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	Vancouver
Entity Address, State or Province	BC
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	V6C 3R8
City Area Code	877
Local Phone Number	848-3866
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 1,331,282,071
Entity Central Index Key	0000929351
Amendment Flag	true
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Amendment Description	This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Form 10-K/A”) amends Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.’s (the “Company,” “Lionsgate,” “we,” “us” or “our”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2023, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 25, 2023 (the “Original Filing”). We are filing this Form 10-K/A pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, as we will file our definitive proxy statement for our 2023 annual and general meeting of shareholders later than the 120th day after the end of our last fiscal year. Accordingly, this Form 10-K/A is being filed solely to:     •   amend Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of the Original Filing to include the information required by and not included in such Items;     •   delete the reference on the cover of the Original Filing to the incorporation by reference of certain information from our proxy statement into Part III of the Original Filing; and     •   file new certifications of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer as exhibits to this Form 10/K-A under Item 15 of Part IV hereof pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This Form 10-K/A does not amend or otherwise update any other information in the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Form 10-K/A should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and with our filings with the SEC subsequent to the Original Filing. This Form 10-K/A does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Filing or modify or update disclosures affected by subsequent events.
Entity Tax Identification Number	00-0000000
Class A Voting Common Shares, no par value per share
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Voting Common Shares, no par value per share
Trading Symbol	LGF.A
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		83,505,571
Class B Non-Voting Common Shares, no par value per share
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class B Non-Voting Common Shares, no par value per share
Trading Symbol	LGF.B
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		148,100,809
Other Address
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Address, Address Line One	2700 Colorado Avenue
Entity Address, City or Town	Santa Monica
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	90404

Audit Information

Audit Information	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023
Audit Information [Abstract]
Auditor Location	Los Angeles, CA
Auditor Name	Ernst & Young LLP
Auditor Firm ID	42