Document and Entity Information | Dec. 27, 2023 |
Entity Information [Line Items] | |
Document Type | 8-K/A |
Amendment Flag | true |
Document Period End Date | Dec. 27, 2023 |
Entity Registrant Name | LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ |
Entity Incorporation State Country Code | A1 |
Entity File Number | 1-14880 |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 00-0000000 |
Entity Address Address Line 1 | 250 Howe Street |
Entity Address Address Line 2 | 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 |
Written Communications | false |
Soliciting Material | false |
Pre Commencement Tender Offer | false |
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
Amendment Description | On December 27, 2023, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the corporate laws of British Columbia (the “Company”), filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) to announce the completion of its acquisition all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the companies constituting the Entertainment One (“eOne”) television and film business from Hasbro, Inc., a Rhode Island corporation (“Hasbro”), pursuant to that certain Equity Purchase Agreement dated August 3, 2023, by and among Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation, Lions Gate International Motion Pictures S.à.r.l., a Luxembourg société à responsabilité limitée and Hasbro (the “Transaction”).This amendment amends and supplements the Original Form 8-K solely to provide the financial statements and pro forma financial information relating to the Transaction required under Item 9.01 of Form 8-K, which were excluded from the Original Form 8-K in reliance on the instructions to such item. This amendment reports no other updates or amendments to the Original Form 8-K. The pro forma financial information included in this amendment has been presented for informational purposes only, as required by Form 8-K. It does not purport to represent the actual results of operations that the Company and eOne would have achieved had the companies been combined during the periods presented in the pro forma financial information and is not intended to project the future results of operations that the combined company may achieve after completion of the Transaction. |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000929351 |
Other Address [Member] | |
Entity Information [Line Items] | |
Entity Address Address Line 1 | 2700 Colorado Avenue |
Entity Address City Or Town | Santa Monica |
Entity Address State Or Province | CA |
Entity Address Postal Zip Code | 90404 |
Common Class A [Member] | |
Entity Information [Line Items] | |
Security 12b Title | Class A Voting Common Shares, no par value per share |
Trading Symbol | LGF.A |
Security Exchange Name | NYSE |
Common Class B [Member] | |
Entity Information [Line Items] | |
Security 12b Title | Class B Non-Voting Common Shares, no par value per share |
Trading Symbol | LGF.B |
Security Exchange Name | NYSE |