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The Indicator from Planet Money · August 27, 2026 · 9m

Coyote vs. Acme finally gets its big break

The movie "Coyote vs. Acme" will finally get a theatrical release after a years-long saga involving supposed tax write-downs, negotiations, and multibillion-dollar studio deals. This episode revisits the unusual story of how a film that was shelved for financial reasons ended up making it to theaters. It's a drama the show frames as being almost straight out of a Hollywood screenplay.

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Highlights

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A shelved film gets a theatrical release
"Coyote vs. Acme" is finally getting released in theaters after a multi-year saga that kept it on the shelf.
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Hollywood's tax write-down strategy
The episode describes how studios sometimes use tax write-downs as a financial strategy for unreleased films.
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