Boxoffice Magazine
Independents Rising: How the Barstow Family Brought ACX Cinemas to Life
It all started with a newspaper ad. The year was 1988, and Bill and Colleen Barstow were living in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, her working in a small local bank and him on active military service, serving as a weather forecaster for...
BARBIE’s Billion Dollar Summer: A Look Back at 2023’s Summer Movie Season
Jeff Goldstein, executive vice president of domestic theatrical distribution at Warner Bros., was effusive when he returned my call on Sunday, July 23. Warner Bros.’ Barbie had just opened alongside Universal’s Oppenheimer to a combined $244.4 million. Bolstered by a...
Get Rich or Die Laughing: DUMB MONEY Director Craig Gillespie Brings the GameStop Meme Stock Saga to the Big Screen
The “meme stock phenomenon” shook the financial world during the pandemic, propelling a devoted group of online retail investors into a crusade against some of Wall Street’s biggest players. This modern-day David and Goliath saga is the backdrop of Sony’s...
Going for Growth: Santikos Theaters’ Tim Handren on the Circuit’s Massive Expansion
In Q1 of 2024, when Boxoffice Pro publishes its annual Giants of Exhibition ranking of the top 50 chains in North America by screen count, the top 10 will look a little different. Following two years in which the 10...
American Ronin: Director Antoine Fuqua Teams Up with Denzel Washington for THE EQUALIZER 3
There are times when the chemistry between an actor and a director is undeniable. It was immediately apparent in Training Day (2001), the first collaboration between Denzel Washington and filmmaker Antoine Fuqua. The actor’s performance, in a film that couldn’t...
