#Box Office Blues: Global Revenue Forecast Shows 2024 Trailing 2023 in First Post-Pandemic Setback

#Box Office Blues: Global Revenue Forecast Shows 2024 Trailing 2023 in First Post-Pandemic Setback

Next year could mark the first time in the post-pandemic era that global box office revenue suffers a year-over-year downturn. According to leading analytics firm Gower Street, worldwide movie ticket sales are projected to hit an estimated $31.5 billion, a five percent dip from an estimated $33.4 billion in 2023, according to the London-based firm’s…

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#Apple Picks Sony to Release New George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum Movies

#Apple Picks Sony to Release New George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum Movies

Apple Original Films has selected Sony Pictures Entertainment to release a pair of star-studded movies in cinemas around the globe following their distribution partnership on Ridley Scott‘s Napoleon. Project Artemis and Wolfs will be given an exclusive theatrical run before they hit Apple TV+ no earlier than 45 days later. The two movies are likely…

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#‘Oppenheimer’ to Get Japan Release

#‘Oppenheimer’ to Get Japan Release

Oppenheimer will get a theatrical release in Japan. Japanese distributor Bitters End has confirmed it will bow Christopher Nolan’s biopic in local cinemas next year, though it did not set a specific release date. In a statement, Bitters End said it had made the decision after screening the film and “following months of thoughtful dialogue…

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#China Box Office: Disney’s ‘Wish’ Goes Unfulfilled, Local Thriller ‘Across the Furious Sea’ Opens to M

#China Box Office: Disney’s ‘Wish’ Goes Unfulfilled, Local Thriller ‘Across the Furious Sea’ Opens to $25M

Local crime thriller Across the Furious Sea, directed and co-written by Cao Baoping, dominated China’s box office over the weekend with a $24.7 million two-day opening kicking off on Saturday. The film’s strong start continues a recent market trend of Chinese moviegoers favoring well-told local crime stories.  But it was another weekend of struggle for Hollywood filmmaking…

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#Box Office: ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel and ‘Napoleon’ Conquer Thanksgiving as ‘Wish’ Wobbles

#Box Office: ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel and ‘Napoleon’ Conquer Thanksgiving as ‘Wish’ Wobbles

There’s high drama at the Thanksgiving box office. Heading into the long holiday corridor, Disney Animation’s music-infused original event pic Wish was expected to win the crowded holiday race. Instead, it came in third behind The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Napoleon in another blow for Disney. Overall, the 2023 Thanksgiving…

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#Italian Box Office Hit ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ Sells Worldwide (Exclusive)

#Italian Box Office Hit ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ Sells Worldwide (Exclusive)

There’s Still Tomorrow (C’è Ancora Domani), the surprise box office hit that has taken Italian cinemas by storm, has become a global sales hit as well, with international distributors snatching up the historic dramedy from actress-turned-director Paola Cortellesi. The black-and-white feature is set in Rome in 1946, a few days before the referendum to determine…

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