The theater industry is reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and dual Hollywood strikes. “It’s something that won’t honestly be felt until probably next spring and in the summer as well, because obviously, these hurt the future of filmgoing and the business of moviemaking,” said Jeff Bock, senior media analyst at Exhibitor Relations Co. “Obviously, if it was drawn out another …
Indiana Jones, and executives at the Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm, made a somewhat dispiriting discovery this weekend. Moviegoers didn’t rush to the theater in significant numbers to see “ Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” and say goodbye to Harrison Ford as the iconic archaeologist. This was an unexpected and unwelcome hurdle, considering it was coming after the …
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” slung its webs back atop the box office ranks while “The Flash” saw a drop faster than the film’s speedy character. And yet ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ has distinguished itself as one of the biggest movies this summer season.” “Spider-Verse” beat out “Elemental,” which took second place for the second week in a row with an …
Audiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “ The Super Mario Bros. Movie ” this weekend. With an estimated $173 million in international earnings and a global total of $377 million, “Mario” broke records for video game adaptations and animated films. Second place went to “John Wick Chapter 4” which made $14.6 million in its third weekend, bringing …