There’s Hope for American Movie Theaters After All
54 years, 11 months ago

There’s Hope for American Movie Theaters After All

Wired  

A year ago it would’ve seemed unfathomable: Over the Memorial Day holiday, a single film had a good opening weekend at the North American box office. After 15 months of Covid-19 theater closures, delayed release dates, and general anxiety about the future of moviegoing, A Quiet Place Part II is projected to bring in north of $57 million. To be clear, $57 million isn’t what Hollywood insiders would definitely call “boffo”—previous Memorial Day weekends have seen openings that top $100 million. The company, which was facing a grim future this time last year, is now raising money through the sale of 8.5 million shares of its stock to Mudrick Capital Management, LP and is considering purchasing the locations previously held by ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theaters—a move that could give new life to the iconic Cinerama Dome, which, back in April, ArcLight said wouldn’t reopen post-Covid.

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‘A Quiet Place’ prequel box office speaks volumes as Costner’s Western gets a bumpy start
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘A Quiet Place’ prequel box office speaks volumes as Costner’s Western gets a bumpy start

Associated Press  

“ A Quiet Place: Day One ” is making noise at the box office. Going into the weekend, prerelease tracking had “Day One” pegged for a $40 million debut, but audiences were clearly more enthusiastic to see the action-horror starring Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn and released by Paramount. This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Joseph Quinn, left, and …

Movie Review: Shhhh...the novelty is gone in ‘A Quiet Place’ prequel
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Movie Review: Shhhh...the novelty is gone in ‘A Quiet Place’ prequel

Associated Press  

Not all successful movies need to be franchises. Because in the case of “ A Quiet Place,” now on its third movie with a prequel about a few new characters in New York on the first day of the invasion, the thrill of that fresh idea has waned. “ A Quiet Place: Day One,” directed and co-written by Michael Sarnoski, …

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty

NPR  

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty toggle caption Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Hollywood’s having a rough year. There are lots of excuses – delays from six months of writers’ and actors’ strikes, lackluster star-vehicles, superhero fatigue – but as folks in the business sometimes say, “if people really don’t want to come, nothing can stop them.” …

The movies are back. But we’re still learning how to love going to theaters again
1 year, 1 month ago

The movies are back. But we’re still learning how to love going to theaters again

LA Times  

One of my most heartening moviegoing experiences this year fell on July 24, the night I attended a press screening of Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” at the AMC Burbank 16. The “Barbenheimer” synergy demolished one of the release calendar’s most unfortunate shibboleths: namely, that the box office has room for only one smart popular hit in any given week. In some …

Column: There’s nothing ‘normal’ about moviegoing any more. But fall gives us reason to hope
2 years, 3 months ago

Column: There’s nothing ‘normal’ about moviegoing any more. But fall gives us reason to hope

LA Times  

Under normal circumstances, the fall season is an exciting time of renewal for regular moviegoers, an occasion to shake off the late-summer blahs and survey the cinematic scene with renewed anticipation and excitement. One movie that clearly did find its audience was “Dune,” which came away with the biggest trophy haul — hardly a surprising outcome for the year’s biggest …

A Quiet Place Part 2 movie review: Make some noise for John Krasinski’s unmissable sequel to a horror masterpiece
3 years, 2 months ago

A Quiet Place Part 2 movie review: Make some noise for John Krasinski’s unmissable sequel to a horror masterpiece

Hindustan Times  

A Quiet Place Part II Director: John Krasinski Cast: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe A Quiet Place 2 review: Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe in a still from the movie, No sequel announcement had ever disappointed me more than the one for John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place. After being Daniel Craig-ed back into the …

‘In the Heights’ makes muted debut, edged by ‘A Quiet Place’
3 years, 6 months ago

‘In the Heights’ makes muted debut, edged by ‘A Quiet Place’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Just when a party was poised to break out in movie theaters, the below-expectation debut of “In the Heights” dampened Hollywood’s hopes of a swift or smooth recovery at the summer box office. Sony’s “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway,” a film originally planned to open around Easter 2020, also opened softly, debuting with an estimated $10.4 million …

‘Conjuring 3’ tops ‘A Quiet Place 2’ as moviegoing returns
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Conjuring 3’ tops ‘A Quiet Place 2’ as moviegoing returns

Associated Press  

The domestic box office is getting back to normal, with moderate wins and sizable second weekend drops. After its triumphant first weekend, “A Quiet Place Part II” fell 59% at the North American box office leaving room for the third movie in the “Conjuring” franchise to take first place. Warner Bros.’ “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” earned …

‘Conjuring 3’ tops ‘A Quiet Place’ sequel as moviegoing returns
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Conjuring 3’ tops ‘A Quiet Place’ sequel as moviegoing returns

LA Times  

The domestic box office is getting back to normal, with moderate wins and sizable second-weekend drops. After its triumphant first weekend, “A Quiet Place Part II” fell 59% at the North American box office, leaving room for the third movie in the “Conjuring” franchise to take first place. Warner Bros.’ “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” earned an …

A Quiet Place Part II Sees $48mn First Weekend in North America
3 years, 6 months ago

A Quiet Place Part II Sees $48mn First Weekend in North America

News 18  

The much-hyped horror thriller A Quiet Place Part II seems to have breathed life back into the North American box office after the Hollywood film business was paralysed over most of the past months owing to the pandemic. The Emily Blunt-starrer has recorded a $48 million opening weekend from Friday to Sunday, marking the biggest three-day theatrical haul so far …

’A Quiet Place II’, ’Cruella’ fuel biggest weekend of covid era
3 years, 6 months ago

’A Quiet Place II’, ’Cruella’ fuel biggest weekend of covid era

Live Mint  

After more than a year of delayed premieres, darkened theaters and financial pain, the box office is finally starting to look like something close to normal. Moviegoers made a strong comeback this weekend to see two new major films on the big screen—an opportunity that hasn’t been available since early 2020. Comscore said A Quiet Place Part II, a sequel …

Fueling box office rebound, ‘Quiet Place’ opens with $58.5M
3 years, 6 months ago

Fueling box office rebound, ‘Quiet Place’ opens with $58.5M

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Moviegoing increasingly looks like it didn’t die during the pandemic. John Krasinski’s thriller sequel “A Quiet Place Part II” opened over the Memorial Day weekend to a pandemic-best $48.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Paramount Pictures’ “A Quiet Place Part II,” which was on the cusp of opening in March 2021 before theaters shut, was the …

Fueling box-office rebound, 'Quiet Place' opens with $58.5M
3 years, 6 months ago

Fueling box-office rebound, 'Quiet Place' opens with $58.5M

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. John Krasinski s thriller sequel …

'A Quiet Place Part II' Gets Loud And Breaks Pandemic Box-Office Record
3 years, 6 months ago

'A Quiet Place Part II' Gets Loud And Breaks Pandemic Box-Office Record

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING There’s no tip-toeing around it: “A Quiet Place Part II” opened with a bang at the box office, grossing a pandemic-best haul of $48 million over the holiday weekend, which saw moviegoers return to theaters in droves. “A Quiet Place Part II,” which stars a shotgun-wielding Emily Blunt as a woman who leads her family through a …

Box office awakens as ‘Quiet Place’ sequel nabs close to $50 million
3 years, 6 months ago

Box office awakens as ‘Quiet Place’ sequel nabs close to $50 million

LA Times  

Moviegoing increasingly looks like it didn’t die during the pandemic. John Krasinski’s thriller sequel “A Quiet Place Part II” opened over the Memorial Day weekend to a pandemic-best $47.4 million, according to studio estimates. Paramount Pictures’ “A Quiet Place Part II,” which was on the cusp of opening in March 2020 before theaters shut, was the first big film this …

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ kicks off summer with a blockbuster box office opening
3 years, 6 months ago

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ kicks off summer with a blockbuster box office opening

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Theaters have spent months trying to figure out how to get people back to the movies. “A Quiet Place Part II,” a horror film starring Emily Blunt and directed by John Krasinski, brought in an estimated $48.3 million for its opening in North America this weekend, according to the film’s studio Paramount. The opening for …

Sequel to A Quiet Place sci-fi horror film opens in China
3 years, 6 months ago

Sequel to A Quiet Place sci-fi horror film opens in China

China Daily  

Poster of A Quiet Place Part II Three years after Paramount Pictures' sci-fi horror film A Quiet Place soared as a sleeper hit in China, its sequel has opened across domestic theaters including over 710 IMAX cinemas on May 28. Picking up from where the first movie ends, Evelyn Abbott, the heroine who loses her home and suffers the death …

Sequel to A Quiet Place sci-fi horror film opens in China
3 years, 6 months ago

Sequel to A Quiet Place sci-fi horror film opens in China

China Daily  

Poster of A Quiet Place Part II Three years after Paramount Pictures' sci-fi horror film A Quiet Place soared as a sleeper hit in China, its sequel has opened across domestic theaters including over 710 IMAX cinemas on May 28. Picking up from where the first movie ends, Evelyn Abbott, the heroine who loses her home and suffers the death …

Sequel to A Quiet Place sci-fi horror film opens in China
3 years, 6 months ago

Sequel to A Quiet Place sci-fi horror film opens in China

China Daily  

Poster of A Quiet Place Part II Three years after Paramount Pictures' sci-fi horror film A Quiet Place soared as a sleeper hit in China, its sequel has opened across domestic theaters including over 710 IMAX cinemas on May 28. Picking up from where the first movie ends, Evelyn Abbott, the heroine who loses her home and suffers the death …

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ review: John Krasinski’s sequel takes a bigger step into the world beyond the original
3 years, 6 months ago

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ review: John Krasinski’s sequel takes a bigger step into the world beyond the original

CNN  

CNN — The small-scale terror of “A Quiet Place” appeared destined to have trouble surviving a sequel, and it hasn’t, mostly, in “A Quiet Place Part II,” a movie that peaks early, arms itself with a central mission and still leaves room for more of what, in success, will likely become the Quiet Place Cinematic Universe. Millicent Simmonds and Emily …

A Quiet Place Part II review round-up: John Krasinski directorial, starring Emily Blunt, is an 'effective and engrossing follow-up'
3 years, 7 months ago

A Quiet Place Part II review round-up: John Krasinski directorial, starring Emily Blunt, is an 'effective and engrossing follow-up'

Firstpost  

Critics have lauded Krasinski’s xpert delivery of ‘jump-out-of-your-seat’ scares, and compared his style of filmmaking to that of Steven Spielberg. Paramount Pictures’ A Quiet Place Part II will be hitting the US theatres on 28 May. The basic plotline of A Quiet Place Part II is about a family trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world with monsters that have …

Big movies are back. Here are 12 summer releases we can’t wait to see
3 years, 7 months ago

Big movies are back. Here are 12 summer releases we can’t wait to see

LA Times  

Hollywood’s summer movie season is delayed no more. After so many postponed releases, Memorial Day weekend is upon us with two major movie openings: “A Quiet Place Part II” starring Emily Blunt and Disney’s “Cruella” starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson. Although most of this summer’s major films will get a theatrical release — and many will be in theaters …

A Quiet Place Part II: 'Exhilarating entertainment'
3 years, 7 months ago

A Quiet Place Part II: 'Exhilarating entertainment'

BBC  

A Quiet Place Part II: 'Exhilarating entertainment' Paramount Pictures A Quiet Place Part II matches the tension and stripped-down storytelling of the 2018 hit, opening with "nerve-jangling extended takes of meticulously choreographed mayhem", writes Nicholas Barber. A Quiet Place Part II dispels those worries within seconds. Noah Jupe, who plays the couple's son, Marcus, has obviously aged in the time …

A Quiet Place II: John Krasinski unveils long-awaited new trailer for ‘much bigger and scarier’ horror sequel
3 years, 7 months ago

A Quiet Place II: John Krasinski unveils long-awaited new trailer for ‘much bigger and scarier’ horror sequel

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Quiet Place Part II just got …

As New York cinemas reopen, producers feel hopeful theatrical world will breathe life into itself
3 years, 9 months ago

As New York cinemas reopen, producers feel hopeful theatrical world will breathe life into itself

Firstpost  

Cinemas in New York are currently operating at only 25% capacity, with a maximum of 50 per each auditorium After growing cobwebs for nearly a year, movie theatres in New York City reopen Friday, returning film titles to Manhattan marquees that had for the last 12 months instead read messages like “Wear a mask” and “We’ll be back soon.” Shortly …

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