Under the proposed terms of the new deal, about $30 million would go to a pool of plaintiffs that includes alleged victims, creditors of Mr. Weinstein’s former studio and some former employees, according to the people briefed on the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agreement was private. The balance would go to legal fees for associates of Mr. Weinstein, including board members named as defendants in lawsuits.

Insurance policies would cover the $44 million if the current agreement is finalized.

Mr. Weinstein did not return calls for comment. A spokeswoman for the office of the New York State attorney general declined to comment. A lawyer for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the tentative deal.

Mr. Weinstein was long one of Hollywood’s most powerful figures, known for backing boundary breaking films like “Pulp Fiction” and Oscar winners like “Shakespeare in Love.” But in October 2017, investigations by The New York Times and The New Yorker revealed allegations that he had sexually harassed or abused numerous current or former employees and other women over several decades.

The Weinstein Company, the Hollywood studio founded by Mr. Weinstein and his brother and business partner, Bob Weinstein, filed for bankruptcy in March 2018. The movie and television studio, once known for Oscar-winning films like “The King’s Speech” and “The Artist,” had less than $500,000 in cash at the time and was facing a mountain of debt and a swelling number of lawsuits, including the one by New York’s attorney general.

Lawyers for women who say they were victims of Mr. Weinstein have been in mediation since last year with representatives for the former studio mogul. Also involved in the talks were lawyers for the former board members and the New York attorney general’s office, which last year sued Mr. Weinstein and his brother for violating state and city laws barring gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual abuse and coercion. The goal was to reach a settlement that would cover all of the suits pending against the former Hollywood mogul, his now-defunct movie studio and associates.