Exhibition cries for a supply of films at the box office, but a flood of titles means nothing if there isn’t any marketing money put behind it.
Last weekend there were five wide releases going up against Illumination/Universal’s beast Super Mario Bros Movie. Did it even make a difference?
Was a proper amount spent to get audiences in seats? Or did the studios cut their losses and only pony up so much to promote them?
However, as far as this weekend goes, enter Warner Bros’ Evil Dead Rise. A negative pick-up for the studio during Covid, intended for HBO Max, Warners pivoted Evil Dead Rise to a theatrical release after testing this $15M budgeted pic.
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