Warner Bros. Int. Chief On Russia, China Markets: “We’ve All Learned To Live With Uncertainty” – CinemaCon
deadline.comDisruption will continue to weigh on the international theatrical system as the Russia-Ukraine war drags on and well over half of China’s theaters are shuttered in the latest Covid crackdown.Andrew Cripps, president, international theatrical distribution, Warner Bros.
Pictures, said Russia — which is currently being boycotted by studios– makes up about 5% of global annual box office on average, indexing higher or lower depending on the year.
The Russia-Ukraine war “is a tragedy that’s happening. Over the last couple of years, we’ve all learned to live with uncertainty.
Including theaters being shut around the world. This is for a different reason, and we have to hope there is some semblance of a solution,” he said.“I don’t know – is it ceasefire, and a pull out?
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