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The Future of the Red Carpet: Media Junkets and Special Treats

As cinemas reopen Celluloid Junkie looks to the future of how big films are sold, promoted, reviewed, lauded and awarded. There are several industries built around the premiere of films in cinemas and these all face questions after a year of virtual events and Zoom presence of celebrities and talent…

The Storm Before the Calm: European Cinemas Buoyed by Local Films Pre-Lockdown

For European exhibitors in November 2020, there is a sense of deja-vu. “Lockdown 2 – The Sequel”. Not playing in a cinema near you. In response to rising coronavirus cases, Europe is once again closed for business. Gower Street reports that only 24% of theatres are now open across the EMEA region, d…

Korean Zombies and Cartoon Characters Battle It Out For Global Boxoffice Dominance

Global data kindly provided by Comscore. With cinema starting to bloom open across the globe – with Beijing opening up while spikes as seen in Dalian shuttered cinemas in that area – the theatrical industry is stirring from its ventilator. It remains to be seen what state the patient wi…

What Cinemas Are Showing While They Wait for “Tenet”

In one of the most famous scenes in the 1992 film, “The Last of the Mohicans”, Daniel Day Lewis’ character tells Madeleine Stowe, “You stay alive, no matter what occurs, I will find you.” That’s a rather apt analogy for movie theater operators during this coronavirus pandemic who are trying desperat…

Why November, Mr Bond?

When James Bond moves, everyone pays attention. As arguably the best known film franchise of all time, with a combined unadjusted gross of nearly $7 billion, James Bond has set the pace for earnings, consistency and remaining an event that few long-term franchises can match. When three studios…

How We Will View Hollywood Today In Twenty Years?

Hollywood today is mirroring Hollywood in the 1960s, so if you want to know how we will view Hollywood today just look at how we view Hollywood back then. By the 1960s, movie theater attendances had dropped super-low because people preferred TV, which they didn’t have to pay for. The studios combatt…

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“Avengers: Infinity War” Pushes Past $1 Billion Globally As “Deadpool” and “Solo” Loom. This Weekend at the Box Office.

WEEKEND RECAP The death of cinema has officially been postponed, with “Avengers: Infinity War” pushing past USD $1 billion globally in a record 11 days, one day faster than Disney stable mate “Star Wars: the Force Awakens”. This is all the more amazing because it was achieved…

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Stop Arguing Over Theatrical Windows and Start Worrying About Piracy Windows

As you may be able to infer from the semi-sarcastic headline of this post, we were all set to have some fun commenting on a recent academic study with the protracted title, “Windows of Opportunity: The Impact of Piracy and Delayed International Availability on DVD Sales“. As many such pa…

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Are Movies Getting Longer?

Are movies getting longer? Stephen Follows crunches the numbers and analyses which genres, what directors and whether films are really do stretch on forever.