#Box Office Stunner: ‘Elemental’ in Close Race With Spidey for No. 1, ‘The Flash’ Battles ‘No Hard Feelings’ for No. 3

#Box Office Stunner: ‘Elemental’ in Close Race With Spidey for No. 1, ‘The Flash’ Battles ‘No Hard Feelings’ for No. 3

There’s high drama at the domestic box office this weekend, where Pixar’s Elemental and Sony holdover Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse are in a close race for No. 1. Based on Friday business, the two pics could gross anywhere from $17 million to $19 million for the weekend. Some are giving Elemental a slight edge. The…

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#Box Office: Ezra Miller’s ‘The Flash,’ Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Get Iced in Openings

#Box Office: Ezra Miller’s ‘The Flash,’ Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Get Iced in Openings

Argh. Such was the refrain across Hollywood as opening weekend estimates circulated for DC’s highly anticipated The Flash and Pixar’s Elemental, which are debuting domestically over the long Juneteenth holiday weekend. (It’s also Father’s Day on Sunday.) Starring Ezra Miller in the titular role, Warner Bros. and DC’s The Flash is anything but flashy in…

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#Asia’s Movie Theaters Get Innovative to Fill Seats: Dog-friendly Cinemas, ‘Little Mermaid’ Cosplay and Critic-Hosted Screenings

#Asia’s Movie Theaters Get Innovative to Fill Seats: Dog-friendly Cinemas, ‘Little Mermaid’ Cosplay and Critic-Hosted Screenings

With movie ticket sales still lagging behind pre-pandemic highs, multiplex operators across Asia have begun deploying unconventional strategies to generate excitement and attract people back to the cinema. Total theatrical revenue in the Asia-Pacific region was about $10.1 billion in 2022, down from $17.8 billion during the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to data from…

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