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Large debuts signal growth in the right direction, but cinematic sustainability needs to see improvement moving forward.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Marvel has been the cornerstone of cinema for quite some time now, and while the industry has flirted with $ 100 million, it hasn't quite returned to that hallowed box office ground, obviously, it will open big, but Hollywood itself would certainly breathe a deep sigh of relief to see a massive number like that drop over the holiday season.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
There has never been a more important October in Hollywood's history, mostly because October is traditionally filled with minor thrills and chills of the horror variety, whereas this year, it's chock full of big-budget cinematic treats.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
It's going to be a great month of movie-going, of that there is no doubt. The films lined up between now and the end of the year are precisely the tonic Tinseltown needs, however, if Covid variants take hold, then the industry could be in for a long winter.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
A debut upwards of $60 million would be a great start for Marvel's newest superhero.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
This summer will be a true test for Hollywood, one that will likely test the industry's might as well as their magic, if all goes well, folks will be lining up for blockbusters from May through Labor Day, but for studios and exhibitors to be truly successful, they'll not only need debuts that knock Labor Day out of the park but a string of victories week in and week out.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Theaters are struggling mightily. They need a consistent product that pays off not only at the box office but at the concession stand, and that comes down to more than just the quality of films this summer. It comes down to lifestyle choices, which are much more difficult to predict.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
To do that, Hollywood will not only need quality films, but well-received ones, chatter. Word of mouth. That's going to be key this summer.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
We have to prepare for the inevitability that one, or more, of the major chains may not survive if this situation continues to lurch into next summer, the number of movie theaters that will close on a permanent basis will be directly proportional to how long it takes the US to stomp out the virus.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Disney's' Mulan' was tailor made for Chinese audiences — from casting, to story, to execution, it was always meant to be a film that China would embrace, and hopefully, turn into a commercial juggernaut.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
While I'm sure it would absolutely destroy digital record books, I think it still makes sense to play the wait and see game with this title.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Unless aliens possess Christopher Nolan frontal lobe, Christopher Nolan will not cave to the cries of digital, and if Warner Bros. decides digital is the right move, Christopher Nolan'll likely never work with them again.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
With the uncertainty that lies ahead, studios are no doubt running alternative scenarios, crunching numbers and ultimately weighing the possibility of more films going to on-demand, the pandemic will likely only streamline which films fit into that pipeline more and more going forward.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We just don't know at this point what the world will look like in June and July, but what we do know is if studios are planning to release these films in theaters, they'd have to begin advertising them right now, that's more money that they might be risking. That's why these some of these films make a lot of sense going straight to digital.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
What's going to happen the next weekend when no big films are on the release schedule, and what happens the weekend after that?
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It's going to be word of mouth on a different level, not on whether the movie was good, but on whether they had enough Purell and wipes.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Case in point, look at' Eighth Grade.' It wasn't nominated and now it's kind of gone, if these smaller studios don't get a nomination it can be the end of the line for some of these titles.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
What does the audience want ? steven Spielberg is holding the line of what cinema is, but no one person gets to decide that. The audience does.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
It's the old guard versus the new guard, we're at a crossroads on how people are enjoying their entertainment.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
[' Venom' ] could fail if fanboys and fangirls dismiss it as a cash-grab by Sony and cry foul on social media.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
A film like 'Wolf of Wall Street' with DiCaprio and Scorsese is an evergreen property and it could easily make another $100 million in the near future.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Unless it has massive legs, any opening under $50 million is not a triumph, it's still an asterisk. The next two weeks will tell the tale.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
'X-Men' destroyed Alice, no question, that's what happens when a spring fling attempts to go full-tilt summer blockbuster. We've seen this happen in the past and it usually doesn't work out.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
She has a hot streak going like no other comedian, male or female, working today, you have to consider the lineage of Eddie Murphy in the ’80s, Jim Carrey in the ’90s and Adam Sandler in the aughts. She is their heir apparent.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It’s the fans that speak the loudest, it proves how strong these characters are.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Across the board this is just down and it's a direct reflection of how people thought about ['Mockingjay - Part 1], that was not a film. It was just a trailer.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
With anything that opens to over $100 million, you breach all demographics, the Minions are the stars of the 'Despicable Me' franchise...kids love them, teens love them, and adults love them.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It speaks to the power of Pixar, audiences see that name and they know it stands for quality. You can't say that about any other company that does animation. They're more hit and miss.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The Golden Globes, they got that, now the next step is Oscar nominations.
Found on Reuters 10 years ago
It'll be interesting to see how quickly industry moves forward with these kinds of services, this is money they don't need to share with the movie chains and that's a big deal. It could shake a lot of things up.
Found on Reuters 10 years ago
That is a huge number, this is almost what it was going to do theatrically before it was pulled. It made about what people expected, but in a completely different way.
Found on Reuters 10 years ago
I'd be surprised if this wasn't one of the biggest VOD events ever.
Found on Reuters 10 years ago
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