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Walt Disney Studios has announced a number of updates to its upcoming theatrical slate, including several title changes and one release date switch. Black Panther 2 is now Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, while Captain Marvel 2 is now The Marvels....

Last weekend was another encouraging one at the domestic box office with the dual releases of Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train, both of which grossed north of $20 million and injected new life into theaters. Those...

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has announced reopening plans for an additional 15 theaters across the U.S., effectively doubling the number of operational Alamo locations to 31 by July, the company revealed today. First to open will be the exhibitor’s Brooklyn location...

Event cinema distributor CineLife Entertainment will release the documentary Chicago: America’s Hidden War in U.S. theaters from May 12 to June 15, 2021, the company announced today. According to a release, Chicago: America’s Hidden War deals with the title city’s...

Bon Jovi is kicking off the 2021 edition of Encore Drive-In Nights, an ongoing series that broadcasts never-before-seen, one-night-only concerts to outdoor venues. The Bon Jovi concert will screen at roughly 300 drive-in and outdoor theaters in the U.S., Canada...

After a Sunday estimate of $19.5M, Funimation’s animated Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train actually debuted at $21.1M, according to their actuals released Monday. Based on the Japanese manga comic book series by Koyoharu Gotoge, which has sold 150 million copies,...

The domestic box office showed yet another sign of recovery this weekend: two new titles opened above $15 million respectively. Warner Bros.’ action video game adaptation Mortal Kombat topped the box office with a $22.5 million haul from 3,073 screens....

Three weeks after Warner Bros. set a new pandemic-era record with its Godzilla vs. Kong debut, the studio's latest day-and-date release -- Mortal Kombat achieved $9.03 million from 3,073 locations on opening day Friday.

The period drama sequel Downton Abbey 2 will open in cinemas for the Christmas and holiday season. Based on the ensemble cast television series which followed a wealthy British family and their servants in the 1910s and 1920s, originally airing from...

A lack of new wide openers meant little change in the top films at the domestic box office this weekend, with Godzilla vs. Kong once again taking the crown ahead of the release of Warner Bros.’ highly-anticipated Mortal Kombat reboot...

Pacific Theatres will be permanently closing all its cinemas under Pacific and Arclight brands, becoming the largest cinema chain in North America to go out of business due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  Pacific was the 22nd-largest exhibition circuit in North...

After injecting new life into the domestic box office last weekend with a pandemic-era record $31.6 million three-day and $48.1 million five-day, Warner Bros.’ Godzilla vs. Kong easily battled to the top of the heap once again with an estimated...