{"id":20591,"date":"2026-07-29T04:42:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20591"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:42:33","slug":"lionsgate-ceo-jon-feltheimers-pay-rises-to-19-4-million-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20591","title":{"rendered":"Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer\u2019s Pay Rises to $19.4 Million in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/lionsgate\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lionsgate_1\" data-tag=\"lionsgate\">Lionsgate<\/a>\u00a0CEO\u00a0Jon Feltheimer\u00a0saw his total compensation rise to $19.37 million in 2026, according to the company\u2019s latest proxy filing released Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThat\u2019s up from fiscal 2025 when Feltheimer received $9.82 million in total pay, and just above the $18.2 million he earned as part of his overall compensation package for fiscal 2024. Feltheimer\u2019s 2026 compensation included an unchanged $1.5 million base salary, but his bonus rose to $6.5 million, against a $1.2 million bonus in fiscal 2025 and an $11 million bonus for fiscal 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDuring the latest financial year, Lionsgate had two box office hits in <em>Michael <\/em>and <em>The Housemaid, <\/em>and virtually all its scripted TV series were renewed for additional seasons. Feltheimer received $10.6 million in stock awards last year, compared with $6.7 million in year-earlier stock awards and $5.42 million in fiscal 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFeltheimer received no option awards or non-equity incentive plan compensation in each of the last three years. His contract was extended through 2031, with the three tranches of stock options included in that contract vesting only if Lionsgate stock reaches target prices of $17.50, $20.00 and $22.50, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThat keeps Feltheimer in the CEO post he has filled since March 2000 alongside vice chairman Michael Burns. The latest contract extension follows\u00a0the media giant \u00a0launching Lionsgate Studios as a standalone, publicly traded company, split off from the\u00a0Starz\u00a0premium platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLionsgate Studios on NASDAQ has aimed to give the Hollywood studio options in separating its film and TV studios\u00a0and Starz, including raising fresh capital and merging with existing businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAlso in the SEC filing, Lionsgate reported vice-chairman Burns in fiscal 2026 received an overall compensation package of $4.65 million, down from the $7.72 million in total pay he received in the year earlier period and the $8.8 million in pay he received in fiscal 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAnd CFO James Barge received $6.3 million in overall pay in fiscal 2026, against $7.12 million in overall pay in fiscal 2025 and $8.6 million in pay for fiscal 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionsgate\u00a0CEO\u00a0Jon Feltheimer\u00a0saw his total compensation rise to $19.37 million in 2026, according to the company\u2019s latest proxy filing released Tuesday. That\u2019s up from fiscal 2025 when Feltheimer received $9.82 million in total pay, and just above the $18.2 million he earned as part of his overall compensation package for fiscal 2024. 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