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DEG U.S. Home Entertainment Consumer Spending By Format in 2017

CJ Analysis: U.S. Cinema Box Office Overtakes Home Video Purchasing

Cinema box office in the United States overtook home video retail spend in 2017 for the first time in over 20 years. Let the significance of this monumental shift sink in for a moment. Cinema, through theatrical releases, is effectively now bigger than any other stand-alone film consumption platform…
12 Strong & Den of Thieves

It’s a Jungle Out There For Newcomers as “Jumanji” Rocks Again With $34 Million. This Weekend at the Box Office.

WEEKEND RECAP It’s a long Martin Luther King weekend here in the United States and despite snow, freezing temperatures, NFL playoff games and a oops-my-bad Hawaiian missile warnings, moviegoers still found time to trudge to their local multiplexes, led by Sony’s “Jumanji,” which won yet another week…

Welcome to the Box Office Jungle as “Jumanji” $36 Million Finally Overtakes “The Last Jedi”, While “Insidious” Scares Up $29 Mil. This Weekend at the Box Office.

WEEKEND RECAP I’d never thought I’d see the day when a USD $572 million movie was spoken of in such harsh tones, yet here we are. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” dropped a hearty 55%, by far the largest drop on the board according to ComScore, and watched helplessly as Dwayne Johnson and his “Jumanji”Rea…
Molly's Game Insidious Last Key

Jumanji and the Jedis Strike Again With Combined $102 Million Holiday Cash Grab. This Weekend at the Boxoffice.

WEEKEND RECAP Don’t look now but despite a USD $52 million three day take here in North America, “The Last Jedi” is about to be lapped by Sony’s “Jumanji” reboot.  Many four day projections (including New Years Day) have Dwayne Johnson et al passing the latest Star Wars to actually win the extended…
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool All the Money in the World Doctor Who Twice posters

“The Last Jedi” Scores Huge Pre-Christmas $68 Million Take While “Jumanji”s $50 Million Makes It King of the Jungle. This Weekend at the Box Office.

Weekend Recap OK, want the good “Star Wars” news or the bad? Let’s start with the bad. “The Last Jedi” suffered a 69% drop on this Christmas weekend but the good news is that it’s still good enough for a USD $68 million weekend and a domestic total of USD $365 mil. Everyone just relaxRead More
Box Office - Jumanji, Greatest Showman, Pitch Perfect 3

“The Last Jedi” Soars to Second Highest Debut Ever With Lofty $220 Million Opening. Now Get Ready For the Christmas Week Openings. This Weekend at the Box Office.

WEEKEND RECAP In a galaxy far, far away (as in around the corner at your local multiplex), “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” was everything that moviegoers and the movie industry for that matter, could have expected, racking up a sensational USD $220 million opening. That, by the way, was the second highes…
Star Wars: The Last Jedi & Ferdinand

Disney Relay Team Takes Third Leg, Now Passes Baton to Star Wars. This Weekend at the Box Office.

Weekend Recap The third time provided to be (another) charm as “Coco” easily swept to its third consecutive weekly win at the box office this past weekend. The Pixar offering raked in another USD $18.3 million, bringing its overall take to $135 million here in North America and USD $254 million inte…
Call Me By Your Name Just Getting Started Shape of Water posters

“Coco” Tops the Boxoffice Again With $26 Million While the Oscar Picture Starts to Take Shape. This Weekend at the Boxoffice.

“Disaster Artist” and “The Shape of Water” debut to enormous numbers as Academy season starts in full force. WEEKEND RECAP It’s all about holdovers today as with no new wide openings it was left to the November films and the limited releases to tote the boxoffice weight this weekend. Disney’s “Coco”…
Box Office - Shape of Water, Disaster Artist, Wonder Wheel

It’s Another Win For Pixar As “Coco” Cruises to $71 Million Opening. This Weekend at the Box Office.

It was supposed to have been the Thanksgiving battle between the two titans of November. WB’s “Justice League” was coming off a near USD $100 million debut while Pixar/Disney opened their latest animated behemoth, “Coco”. Instead of Frazier vs. Ali it turned out to be more Georgia Tech vs. Cumberlan…
All the Money In The World Posters

Sony Wastes No Time In Re-Marketing “All The Money In The World” After Ditching Kevin Spacey

On November 8th filmmaker Ridley Scott announced he had chosen to replace Kevin Spacey in his next film “All the Money in the World” with the 87-year-old Christopher Plummer, the actor he had always wanted to cast in the role of billionaire J. Paul Getty. This came after multiple accusations against…
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Industry Briefs

  • Bill Walker - CEO, Cineplex

    Cineplex Names Bill Walker CEO as Board Explores a Sale

    Sep 23, 2026
  • Lumma - Cinemark Abasto Shopping - 4D E-Motion

    Immersive Cinema Goes Global… and Local

    Sep 23, 2026
  • The Opening Ceremony at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2025 on December 04, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    RSIFF Pauses as the Middle East Festival Calendar Changes

    Sep 23, 2026
  • Paramount Warner Bros. Merger - Antitrust Settlement

    Paramount-Warner’s Protections for Movie Theatres Come With an Expiration Date

    Sep 23, 2026
  • Manon will be a part of the 20th season of The Met: Live In HD

    The Met: Live in HD Marks 20 Years as Event Cinema’s Original Blockbuster

    Sep 13, 2026
  • Netflix In Cinemas

    Netflix Will Begin Reporting Box Office Grosses for Six Theatrical Releases

    Sep 13, 2026
  • Regal Cinemas

    Regal, IFTA and CNC Will Test Whether Better Programming Can Boost Cinema Attendance

    Sep 13, 2026
  • Lumière Summit 2026 Group Photo - Emmanuel Macron and Lee Jae-myung

    Lumière Summit Puts Theatrical Exhibition on Global Cinema Agenda

    Sep 13, 2026

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    How the Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta Is Putting the Island on the Map for Filmmakers

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    IND/EX 2026: Big Theatre Chains Have Customers. Independent Cinemas Have Communities.

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    Cinema United Didn’t Back the Paramount-Warner Merger. It Put Its Terms on the Table.

    Aug 21, 2026
  • Nathalie Kaiser, Rentrak Manager, Statistics and Research, Cathy Huis in ’t Veld-Esser, Gofilex CTO and co-owner, Miguel Rivera, Cinépolis Group VP Global Film Programming and Content, Johnny Carr, Vue International Head of Event Cinema and Distribution, Marc Allenby, CEO of Trafalgar Releasing, and Paul Huis in ’t veld, Gofilex CEO, during the ICTA Focus Session, "How Event Cinema, Live Experiences & Streaming Technology Are Set to Transform Cinema-Going" at CineEurope 2026 in Barcelona, Spain on June 23, 2026.

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    The Paramount-Warner Merger Is Permanent. The Guardrails for Movie Theatres Are Not

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  • Allan Reagan, Founder & Executive Chair of Flix Brewhouse, receiving the Frank Liberto Award at CinéShow 2026 in Dallas, Texas on August 25, 2026.

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