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Marvel Studios is doomed! Movie theaters are going to disappear! The sky is falling! Okay, that’s just hyperbole. But if you look at the last week of box office news, starting with the surprising financial decline of “Black Widow” and the incredibly harsh words from the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), there is some concern that maybe folks aren’t flocking back to cinemas as fast as we hoped.

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‘Black Widow’ Has Historically Bad Box Office Drop As Theater Owners Blame Disney+ Access

Marvel‘s “Black Widow” had a pandemic-record opening making $80.3 million last weekend. However, in its second frame, the top spot has been usurped by LeBron James‘ “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” as the sequel has earned $31.6 million, which is still slightly less than WarnerMedia was hoping for, but the studio is also offering a home viewing option to HBO Max subscribers.

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Vin Diesel: ‘Cinema is back!’ as ‘F9’ sets pandemic box office record

COVID-19 lockdown.Thus comes an official declaration: “Cinema is back!,” the franchise’s lead thespian, Vin Diesel, has announced in an official statement. A delayed theatrical release turned out to be the right move for the “Fast and Furious” sequel, the ninth in the franchise’s 20-year run.

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Fast and Furious 9 US Box Office: $65 million (INR 480 crore) weekend expected from Vin Diesel and co.

As the audience gets ready to witness the battle royal between Vin Diesel and John Cena on the big screen in the US on June 25, the box office pundits have started their predictions for Fast and Furious 9. The action-packed franchise is expected to record the biggest opening day and weekend for a feature film in the US ever since the world has been taken aback by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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‘Conjuring’ tops box office as people return to theaters post-pandemic

“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” took the top spot for the week with a $24 million haul, ousting last week’s leader “A Quiet Place Part II,” which took in $20 million this week and $88.6 million over two weeks, according to Comscore.Disney’s “Cruella” was third with $11.2 million domestically and “Spirit Untamed” took in $6.2 million for the fourth spot in its opening weekend. “Cruella” has had $43.6 million in total domestically, Comcast said.“Raya and the Last Dragon,” another Disney film, was fifth for the week with $1.3 million, and $53.5 million since its opening.The third installment of “The Conjuring” – and the first not directed by James Wan – reportedly had the biggest opening of an R-rated movie in the pandemic era.

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Disney Will Only Commit To A 45-Day Exclusive Theatrical Run For ‘Shang-Chi’ & ‘Free Guy’

With the announcement that “Black Widow” is going to Disney+ Premier Access on the same date as it does theaters, combined with the news yesterday that Dwayne Johnson’s “Jungle Cruise” is doing the same, theater owners were rightfully concerned that the Mouse House was destroying the theatrical exclusivity window for good. Well, according to a recent investors call (via THR), Disney CEO Bob Chapek confirmed that some of the biggest films remaining in 2021 (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Free Guy”) are coming to cinemas exclusively…but the window is shrinking considerably.

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‘Army Of The Dead’: Netflix Strikes Major Deal With Cinemark To Release Its Zombie Film On The Big Screen

A year ago, theaters across the world were shut down due to the COVID pandemic. Now, as theaters begin to reopen and in the US, large cinema chains hope the summer will be a time of rebounding, it appears that one major theater company is willing to team up with Netflix to help make that happen with the new film, “Army of the Dead.” For those unaware, for years now, Netflix has tried to get theater chains to showcase the company’s original films.

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‘Godzilla vs. King Kong’ set to become highest-grossing film of pandemic

Boxoffice Pro reported.According to the film industry magazine, the movie could have surpassed $57.9 million in sales as early as last Thursday, which would be the most for any film released since March 2020.Official figures since last weekend have not yet been released.The epic monster movie is also streaming on HBO Max.The movie business, like many other industries in the US, took a hit during the pandemic as theaters across the country were forced to close.Forty percent of the nationwide theaters remain closed, according to Bloomberg.

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‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Smashes The Box Office, But Are Cinemas Actually Rebounding?

It has been months since we’ve really been able to give good news regarding the box office, but thanks to Adam Wingard’s MonsterVerse extravaganza, “Godzilla vs. Kong,” North American theaters are finally starting to show some signs of life.

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‘Avatar’ surpasses ‘Avengers: Endgame’ again as world’s highest-grossing movie

Avatar — the epic movie surpassed Avengers: Endgame on Saturday as the world’s highest-grossing film.Avatar‘s return to the top is due to the sci-fi film’s re-release this weekend in China, where it earned $8 million on Saturday alone according to The Hollywood Reporter. “We are proud to reach this great milestone, but Jim and I are most thrilled that the film is back in theaters during these unprecedented times, and we want to thank our Chinese fans for their support,” film producer Jon Landau said.

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Studios Ask Biden For Support To Save 465,000 Jobs As NYC Theaters Finally Plan To Reopen

Whenever we talk about the way that movie theaters and the film industry will begin to bounce back after the pandemic shut everything down nearly a year ago, one of the first steps is to reopen theaters around the US. Well, in most states, that has already begun, but studios are still hesitant to release blockbusters because of two major regions that have remained closed for most of the last year — New York City and Los Angeles, which make up a huge piece of the US box office pie.

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Johnny Depp’s ‘Minamata’ bombs, makes less than $15K opening weekend

critical acclaim: in the gutter. The once-revered actor’s new flick, “Minamata,” had a dismal opening weekend after being released in US theaters on Friday, Feb. 5.

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AMC Theatres Scores New Funding That Takes Imminent Bankruptcy “Completely Off The Table”

While AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas, and other major theater chains were hoping that 2021 would usher in a return to “normalcy” when it comes to people heading out to the cinema to watch a film on the big screen, it’s clear that’s not happening. In fact, we’ve seen studios already announce more delays that see most major films moving to the second half of 2021, indicating that theater chains are in for another rough six months, at least.

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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ stays atop US box office as ticket sales slip

made a controversial bet to make “Wonder Woman,” which premiered in cinemas on Christmas Day, simultaneously available on its streaming service, HBO Max. The company also said it was putting its entire 2021 slate of films on HBO Max, in order to bolster the nascent service and appeal to housebound customers.

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Global Box Office Dropped 72% In 2020 As China Beat The US For The First Time

Ever since the movie theater industry was gutted due to COVID-19, with many of the world’s cinemas being shut down in March until this fall, we’ve known 2020 was going to be a record bad year for the industry. But with the final 2020 box office numbers being reported, we can fully see just how the pandemic destroyed an industry.

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Cinemark Makes Huge Deal With Universal Allowing For Blockbusters To Arrive On PVOD After Only A Month

Earlier this year, Universal made a landmark deal with AMC Theatres, allowing for some of the films from Universal to arrive on PVOD 17 days (or three weekends) after they’re released. Many saw this as a major loss for theatrical business, as it means the world’s largest theater chain would be allowing for one of the biggest studios to cut into ticket sales after only 17 days.

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Theater Owners Group Says 70% Of Small & Mid-Sized US Cinemas Will Face Bankruptcy By January

Every week that goes by, we are confronted with more news that seems to spell doom for the theatrical experience in the United States. Whether it’s an uptick in COVID-19 cases that forces more shutdowns, studios moving films to 2021, or theaters closing their doors due to lack of business, there seems to be a never-ending stream of bad news facing cinemas as they try to recover.

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Cinemark Reveals “Dynamic” Plan To Shorten Theatrical Windows For Upcoming Films

Cinemark, much like the rest of its theater chain competition, is struggling. During a recent investors call, where CEO Mark Zoradi revealed the Q3 losses for the company (via Deadline), it appears that the third-largest cinema chain in the US isn’t immune to the disastrous business that is plaguing the theatrical experience right now, as we continue to deal with a surging pandemic.

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Christopher Nolan Doesn’t Think ‘Tenet’ Performed Badly, But Worries About Studios Jumping To Conclusions

When “Tenet” finally got released after months of speculations, delays, and talks about saving cinemas, it became clear rather quickly that the blockbuster would not perform as it would have before the pandemic. Now, nearly two months later, Christopher Nolan finally breaks silence on the film’s performance.

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Ron Howard Isn’t Sure What The Theatrical Release For Netflix’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Will Look Like: “It Is What It Is”

Having not seen the film, “Hillbilly Elegy,” and only watching the trailer, it’s clear that Ron Howard’s new drama starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close is a clear Oscar front-runner. The trailer features extreme emotions from two incredible actresses bringing their A-game, as well as highlighting some pretty great, subtle visual effects to make these beautiful women look, well, rough.

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AT&T CEO Admits ‘Tenet’ Release Wasn’t A “Home Run” & Is “Not Optimistic” About 2021 Being Better For Films

There are few people in Hollywood that have serious power over the future of the industry. One of those men is John Stankey, the CEO of AT&T.

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