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NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lion is trying to take ... Pictures, brought in more than that on its opening weekend and was considered a disappointment. Wednesday MGM opens ...

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The lion has been a part of MGM’s brand for decades, and Evans’ lions are reportedly descendants of Leo, the most recent lion mascot used by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.

MGM is talking to prospective investors about a joint venture that would see its legendary United Artists division spun off as a production company supplying films for the Lion to distrib.