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As cautioned for many weeks, the dry spell of January is here. COVID-19 and its variants are still contributing to daily case, hospitalization, and fatality records while the United States' vaccine rollout is behind schedule. Combined with studios holding off...

Recently, two major studios capped their year with crucial announcements that will factor significantly into exhibition's goals toward box office recovery in 2021. While there are no concrete answers to be found yet, and the speculative work of forecasting has...

On the latest episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, following last week’s in-depth discussion with NATO’s John Fithian, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Rebecca Pahle, Shawn Robbins, and Daniel Loria break down the streaming-centric strategies of two major Hollywood studios moving into 2021:...

Despite Disney’s stated focus on a direct-to-consumer model, including streaming service Disney+, the studio’s theatrical slate remains robust, including upcoming properties from the Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, Pixar, and Indiana Jones brands. Following the studio’s record $13.1 billion in global box...

Raya and the Last Dragon, Black Widow Maintain Theatrical Commitments with Existing Release Dates in 2021 By Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle The Walt Disney Company unveiled its newly implemented Direct to Consumer (DTC) strategy at its 2020 Investor Day,...

After weeks of seeming inevitability, we now know the fate of Wonder Woman 1984 is that of a hybrid December 25 release. What does it really mean?

The last two weekends have been notable for the top-of-the-chart debuts of two wide releases from Focus Features, the first time that's occurred in studio history. Come Play and Let Him Go have proven to be the latest anchors in...

It's been -- and still is -- a wild week for the United States and the entire world as the results of the presidential election remain unknown and the pandemic continues with consistent daily records of new cases. For those...

As October comes to a close, only one new film is heading into wide release this weekend: Focus Features' Come Play. The PG-13 horror thriller is ideally timed for Halloween weekend with the holiday landing on a Saturday this year....

Following last week's encouraging $3.6 million debut by The War with Grandpa, the domestic market gets another film led by a veteran actor to provide exhibitors and audiences with new content as we hit the midway point of October.

The past week has seen more significant gaps created on the remaining 2020 release calendar as the industry continues to wait on theatrical re-opening plans from New York and, to a somewhat lesser extent, California.

Warner Bros. checked in this morning with their weekly Tenet update, confirming the film has surpassed the $300 million global box office benchmark.