VOD Charts Divided Among Lower Cost Titles While ‘Sing 2’ Leads at Netflix
The order of films on VOD charts shuffled a bit this week. Nothing new debuted, and the offerings are tame compared to the buzz in theaters.
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‘Minions’ Grosses $109 Million as Theaters Finally Celebrate Independence from Covid
There will be bumps ahead, but this weekend, more than any other since theaters reopened, justified earlier optimism that they could rebound.
A Reopened Arclight Hollywood Would Face Multiple Challenges in Changed World
The once-dominant LA theater is one step closer to reopening — but faces a much-changed landscape from when it ceased operations in 2020.
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Success Is Key to Keeping Up Box Office Momentum Beyond Just the Summer
July has the goods to not only be the biggest box office month since 2019, but also the closest “normal” month since COVID began.
Home Viewers Are Willing to Pay Premium Prices for ‘Doctor Strange 2,’ Not So Much for Other PVOD Titles
It could be the appeal of current films, but home viewers may be starting to make their choices based on perceived value at lower prices.
‘Elvis’ Officially Number One at Weekend Box Office, Pulls Ahead of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
“Elvis” is ahead of expectations in a crowded field, but total grosses fall again as the audience for mainstream movies is not expanding further.
‘Elvis’ May Not Be King: Here’s Why ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Could Return to #1 at the Box Office
More deja vu: This weekend might resemble the way business used to be — even if the “Elvis” and “The Black Phone” debuts are consigned to playing backup.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Director Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Spiderhead’ #1 at Netflix
Sony’s lower-priced movies rule the VOD charts elsewhere as consumers look for value in their home-viewing spending.
How John Carpenter’s 1982 ‘The Thing’ Became a Surprise Entry in This Weekend’s Top Ten
Box office reporting numbers are always in flux, but not usually in favor of a film that didn’t play on Friday or Saturday (and which also happens to be decades old).
Box Office Thrives with ‘Maverick’ and Struggles with ‘Lightyear’ as Theaters Live and Die by Blockbusters
It was a $163 million weekend, 20 percent better than 2019 — but after “Doctor Strange” at #4, theater attendance plummeted.
Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ Is from Animation’s Most Lucrative Franchise, So Why the Lowball Projections?
Reviews for the Disney feature have not been great, but that’s only one part of the box-office problem.
‘Everything Everywhere’ Repeats Box Office Success on VOD — Even with Delayed Release Window
“Unbearable Weight” and “Downton Abbey” also scored on PVOD, but the staying power of Daniels’ multiverse hit stands out 11 weeks after theatrical release.
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