Lucasfilm News Stories Exhibition News Lucasfilm Celebrates 20th Anniversary of STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH with Theatrical Re-Release Boxoffice Staff • Feb 25th Lucasfilm has announced the return of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith to the big screen on April 25th to celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary. The film will run in U.S. theaters and select international territories for one week only... Forecasts & Tracking Weekend Box Office Forecast: INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR, JOY RIDE, and SOUND OF FREEDOM Debut as INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY Looks to Repeat at #1 • Jul 5th After a long holiday weekend that saw moviegoers turn out for a five-day frame including Independence Day on Tuesday, studios are taking a brief reprieve from the release of major tentpoles on July's second frame. Forecasts & Tracking Early Weekend Report: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY Whips Up $7.2M from Thursday’s Domestic Previews • Jun 30th Disney reports that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny opened to $7.2 million from Thursday's domestic previews beginning at 3pm. Forecasts & Tracking Weekend Box Office Forecast: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY and RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN Set for 5-Day Holiday Debuts • Jun 28th The first half of 2023 comes to a close as the long Fourth of July weekend sees one last ride at the box office for one of film history's most iconic characters. Forecasts & Tracking Long Range Box Office Forecast: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY and RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN • Jun 2nd After a fifteen-year wait by fans, Harrison Ford returns on June 30 for the final performance as one of his most iconic and beloved characters. Exhibition News Disney Reveals Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Trailer Boxoffice Staff • Dec 1st The Walt Disney Company released the teaser trailer and poster today for Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the anticipated fifth installment of the iconic Indiana Jones franchise, starring Harrison Ford as the legendary archaeologist, and directed by... Exhibition Features The Disney Movies Hitting Theaters in 2021 and Beyond Boxoffice Staff • Oct 19th (Updated October 18, 2021, to reflect release date changes for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the untitled Indiana Jones 5, The Marvels, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.) Despite Disney’s... Box Office Archives Celebrating the Star Wars Franchise’s Box Office Impact as The Empire Strikes Back Turns 40 • May 21st In celebration of one of the most iconic films in cinema history, we're taking a look back at what became the template of all modern Hollywood blockbuster franchises when George Lucas' space-fantasy epic took the world by storm in 1977,... Forecasts & Tracking Long Range Tracking: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ • Mar 30th For the first time since Revenge of the Sith in 2005, a new Star Wars movie will open in May — just in time for Memorial Day weekend, which can often be a very lucrative time for the film industry as schools begin their... News & Analysis Trailer: Disney & Lucasfilm Release First ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Teaser Boxoffice Staff • Apr 7th Disney and Lucasfilm have given the world a debut teaser trailer for the first spin-off film in the Star Wars cinematic universe! Check it out: From the Magazine ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Officially Dethrones ‘Avatar’ For #1 On The All-Time Domestic Chart; How High Will It Go? • Jan 7th Chewie, they’re home. The inevitable has finally happened, and we officially have a new all-time domestic king of the hill. Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens took in $6.2 million on Wednesday, overtaking Avatar‘s $760.5 million lifetime domestic... From the Magazine OPINION: Does The Media Have A Responsibility To Avoid Spoiling—And Overhyping—’Star Wars: Episode VII’? • Jun 4th Director J.J. Abrams beat us all to the punch in a far more effective way than I can hope to achieve here, but nevertheless… If you’ve visited a major entertainment news outlet in recent days, you probably stumbled upon revealing... Load more stories
Exhibition News Lucasfilm Celebrates 20th Anniversary of STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH with Theatrical Re-Release Boxoffice Staff • Feb 25th Lucasfilm has announced the return of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith to the big screen on April 25th to celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary. The film will run in U.S. theaters and select international territories for one week only...
Forecasts & Tracking Weekend Box Office Forecast: INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR, JOY RIDE, and SOUND OF FREEDOM Debut as INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY Looks to Repeat at #1 • Jul 5th After a long holiday weekend that saw moviegoers turn out for a five-day frame including Independence Day on Tuesday, studios are taking a brief reprieve from the release of major tentpoles on July's second frame.
Forecasts & Tracking Early Weekend Report: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY Whips Up $7.2M from Thursday’s Domestic Previews • Jun 30th Disney reports that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny opened to $7.2 million from Thursday's domestic previews beginning at 3pm.
Forecasts & Tracking Weekend Box Office Forecast: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY and RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN Set for 5-Day Holiday Debuts • Jun 28th The first half of 2023 comes to a close as the long Fourth of July weekend sees one last ride at the box office for one of film history's most iconic characters.
Forecasts & Tracking Long Range Box Office Forecast: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY and RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN • Jun 2nd After a fifteen-year wait by fans, Harrison Ford returns on June 30 for the final performance as one of his most iconic and beloved characters.
Exhibition News Disney Reveals Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Trailer Boxoffice Staff • Dec 1st The Walt Disney Company released the teaser trailer and poster today for Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the anticipated fifth installment of the iconic Indiana Jones franchise, starring Harrison Ford as the legendary archaeologist, and directed by...
Exhibition Features The Disney Movies Hitting Theaters in 2021 and Beyond Boxoffice Staff • Oct 19th (Updated October 18, 2021, to reflect release date changes for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the untitled Indiana Jones 5, The Marvels, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.) Despite Disney’s...
Box Office Archives Celebrating the Star Wars Franchise’s Box Office Impact as The Empire Strikes Back Turns 40 • May 21st In celebration of one of the most iconic films in cinema history, we're taking a look back at what became the template of all modern Hollywood blockbuster franchises when George Lucas' space-fantasy epic took the world by storm in 1977,...
Forecasts & Tracking Long Range Tracking: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ • Mar 30th For the first time since Revenge of the Sith in 2005, a new Star Wars movie will open in May — just in time for Memorial Day weekend, which can often be a very lucrative time for the film industry as schools begin their...
News & Analysis Trailer: Disney & Lucasfilm Release First ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Teaser Boxoffice Staff • Apr 7th Disney and Lucasfilm have given the world a debut teaser trailer for the first spin-off film in the Star Wars cinematic universe! Check it out:
From the Magazine ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Officially Dethrones ‘Avatar’ For #1 On The All-Time Domestic Chart; How High Will It Go? • Jan 7th Chewie, they’re home. The inevitable has finally happened, and we officially have a new all-time domestic king of the hill. Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens took in $6.2 million on Wednesday, overtaking Avatar‘s $760.5 million lifetime domestic...
From the Magazine OPINION: Does The Media Have A Responsibility To Avoid Spoiling—And Overhyping—’Star Wars: Episode VII’? • Jun 4th Director J.J. Abrams beat us all to the punch in a far more effective way than I can hope to achieve here, but nevertheless… If you’ve visited a major entertainment news outlet in recent days, you probably stumbled upon revealing...