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Monday Update: Sony’s superhero sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home repeated atop the box office again with $45.3M. Dropping -51% in its sophomore weekend, its decline was much milder than the -62% sophomore weekend plummet for predecessor Spider-Man: Homecoming. Paramount’s thriller Crawl began in third place with...

Saturday Update: Sony and Marvel Studios remain in first place this weekend as Spider-Man: Far From Home added $13.365 million on Friday, its 11th day of release. With $242.6 million in the bank thus far, the conclusion to Phase 3...

Social Media Snapshot – Wednesday  July 3 to Sunday July 7 In this week’s social media tracking, the gargantuan Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker was knocked off of its throne by Mulan, something that only Spider-Man: Far From Home...

Writer-director Spike Jonze has been named the first-ever Artist-in-Residence for IMAX Entertainment, the company announced Tuesday (July 10). In the newly-created role, Jonze will collaborate with IMAX leadership to identify new creative opportunities and partnerships as the company continues searching...

Sony's superhero sequel 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' has launched to an excellent start both in the U.S. and also "far from home," with $580M globally through its first 10 days.

Monday Update: Sony’s superhero sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home was also far from the bottom of the box office, starting with a $92.5M opening weekend. That’s good for a $185.0M six-day total after premiering last Tuesday, or +20.0% above the six-day start of...

Social Media Snapshot – Monday June 24 to Tuesday July 2 Trailers led the charts this week. Films boasting new trailers made up for half of the top 5 slots across the three major services tracked; The Lion King’s rise...

Monday Update: Disney’s animated sequel Toy Story 4 led the box office for a second frame, with a -50.6% drop to $59.7M.  Compared to other Disney sequels’ sophomore weekends, that’s steeper than the -46.2% decline for Toy Story 3 or -46.0%...

Saturday Update: Toy Story 4 is heading for another first place finish this weekend, as expected, with Disney reporting a $17.04 million Friday. That brings the hit sequel's domestic total to $196.0 million through four days of play, 6 percent...

Warner Bros.' horror sequel Annabelle Comes Home has taken in $12.2M through its first two days overseas, after a Wednesday overseas opening.

Social Media Snapshot – Monday June 17 to Sunday June 23 The social media wave is clearly cresting at the right time for Spider-Man: Far From Home as it is poised for a strong box office bow next week. Its...

Saturday Update: Disney updates this morning with an official Friday estimate of $47.39 million for Pixar's Toy Story 4, delivering the studio's third highest opening day in their quarter-century history. This is a very positive start in relative terms for...