Cinemark Gets Wall Street Upgrade on Forecast for Box Office Rebound This Year

Cinemark Gets Wall Street Upgrade on Forecast for Box Office Rebound This Year

Cinemark has been upgraded to buy, from neutral, with a $30 price target, by Wall Street research firm MoffettNathanson as new Dune, Spider-Man and Avengers franchise releases are headed to the multiplex in 2026. “The upcoming year is stronger on most dimensions. That greater strength is borne out by strong early returns for marketing/trailer views, a valuable leading indicator,”…

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Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Dominates Christmas With M for 0M Global Crown, Timothée Chalamet Strikes Again

Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Dominates Christmas With $88M for $760M Global Crown, Timothée Chalamet Strikes Again

James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash dominated the long Christmas weekend with a four-day earnings of $88 million, including $64 million for the three-day weekend proper. While it’s lagging behind the last film at the same point its run, Fire and Ash is still a monster, grossing another $181.2 million overseas for a global tally…

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Christmas Box Office Upset: ‘Marty Supreme’ Beats ‘Anaconda,’ ‘Avatar 3’ Crossing 0M Globally

Christmas Box Office Upset: ‘Marty Supreme’ Beats ‘Anaconda,’ ‘Avatar 3’ Crossing $700M Globally

While James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash continues to dominate the year-end holiday box office, there’s plenty of other action to follow courtside as another batch of movies opened nationwide on Christmas Day, including A24’s high-profile period pic Marty Supreme — starring Timothée Chalamet as a 1950s table tennis champion — and Sony’s Jack Black-Paul…

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Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Rings Out Very Merry Year for Disney, Studio Hits  Billion in Global Revenue in a Post-Pandemic First

Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Rings Out Very Merry Year for Disney, Studio Hits $6 Billion in Global Revenue in a Post-Pandemic First

While overall box office revenue won’t make any gains in 2025, the same can’t be said of Disney. The studios sprawling film empire on Wednesday will cross the $6 billion mark in global box office revenue for the year, having earned $5.967 billion globally through Tuesday, including $2.310 million domestically and $3.656 million internationally.   This marks the first time Disney…

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Box Office Annihilation: ‘Zootopia 2’ Clears B Globally Faster Than Any PG-Rated Pic in History

Box Office Annihilation: ‘Zootopia 2’ Clears $1B Globally Faster Than Any PG-Rated Pic in History

As all of Hollywood frets over the future of theatrical amid the proposed Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, the stunning performance of Disney’s critical and audience darling Zootopia 2 underscores that moviegoers will turn out for the right reason. The Walt Disney Animation Studios sequel zoomed past the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office on Friday after just…

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