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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE:LGF), with a market capitalization of $5 billion, is now up by 1.14% despite disappointing weekend earnings for the second part of its Mockingjay finale to the Hunger Games trilogy. It opened $19 million shy of its estimated ticket sales, according to Bloomberg News. Meanwhile, the movie was only ranked at 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 6.4 out of 10. The motion picture and television library of the company includes more than 15,000 titles, and it has a $1 billion-a-year home entertainment business. MHR Fund Management holds 40.21 million shares of the company valued at $1.48 billion.

Lastly, after a selloff last week due to an E. Coli outbreak at some of its U.S restaurants, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE:CMG) shares are up by 4.38% today after the company’s top executive offered his “sincerest apologies.”

Before the week ended last week, the company issued a press release related to the investigation of the E.coli incident at 11 of its establishments in two states. Even with the investigation ongoing, the company assured its customers that it has replaced ingredients, changed its food preparation processes, and executed deep cleaning in the affected areas.

“We offer our sincerest apologies to those who have been affected,” Chipotle co-CEO and Chairman Steve Ells said. “We will leave no stone unturned to ensure the safety of our food – from enhancing the safety and quality assurance program for all of our fresh produce suppliers, to examining all of our food safety procedures from farm to restaurant, and expanding testing programs for produce, meat and dairy items before they are sent to our restaurants.”

By the end of September, 28 funds in our database held 4.90% of the company’s outstanding stock, down from 36 funds owning shares a quarter earlier.

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