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There was an effusive mood at Caesars Palace on Thursday as the 2022 edition of CinemaCon came to a close. The event served as a celebration of the moviegoing experience and reinvigorated the industry after two years of an existential fight for the survival of movie theaters around the world. CinemaCon 2020 was canceled weeks […]
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This year's Memorial Day box office is poised to soar with the long anticipated release of Tom Cruise and Paramount's Top Gun: Maverick over the lucrative holiday frame as the early summer slate rolls forward.
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Starting Friday, April 29th, Everything Everywhere All At Once will return to IMAX screens. Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a sci-fi action adventure about a Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes. Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once began its journey […]
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Velocity has announced the expansion of its exhibitor network, as part of its previous agreement with Screenvision Media. Velocity also introduced its newest proprietary digital signage solution, a 7-foot-tall digital standee, at this year’s CinemaCon. Velocity’s digital poster and new digital standee are among the 4,000 digital displays set to be deployed to cinemas. The […]
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CJ 4DPLEX and B&B Theatres have announced the opening and development of several new ScreenX theaters located in B&B multiplexes across the U.S. The new openings will result in a total of eight ScreenX auditoriums in B&B multiplexes by 2023. B&B Theatres began the rollout of new ScreenX theaters in early April with Athens, Georgia […]
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CJ 4DPLEX has announced they have signed an agreement with Major Cineplex Group to open a ScreenX premium large format auditorium at Major’s Siam Paragon multiplex in Bangkok, Thailand. The new ScreenX auditorium will have 336 seats and a 20-meter-wide screen. ScreenX is a multi-projection cinema with a 270 degree field of view. The first […]
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The Emagine Sports Lounge at Michigan’s Emagine Royal Oak movie theater, will be rebranded Caesars Sportsbook Lounge Powered by Emagine, under the terms of the newly announced partnership between Caesars Sportsbook and Emagine Entertainment. The partnership combines fan engagement opportunities in a luxury venue at Emagine Royal Oak and creates a base for Caesars Sportsbook […]
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Disney called in its best ambassador to theaters to open its 2022 CinemaCon presentation after sitting out the 2021 edition of the event. “I love movies, I love all of you, and I thank all of you for taking us through the dark days,” said Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige to exhibitors in attendance before […]
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Fathom Events announced today a deal with TBN and Kirk Cameron to bring Kirk Cameron Presents: The Homeschool Awakening to theaters nationwide June 13th and 14th. Actor Kirk Cameron dives into the adventures of dynamic American families on a mission to put fun and faith back into learning. The documentary will explore the ins, outs, […]
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After a welcome over-performance last weekend, Universal and DreamWorks Animation's The Bad Guys will likely keep its box office crown for another frame before summer moviegoing ramps up in May.
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Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has announced a new software agreement with South Africa exhibitor Ster-Kinekor Theatres. In addition to AAM’s Screenwriter Theatre Management System, Ster-Kinekor will employ Lifeguard, a cloud-based network operations center solution which will monitor 436 screens across South Africa. “We’ve worked with AAM for many years and have been impressed with their […]
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Mexico’s Cinemex theater circuit will install 200 digital cinema media servers from GDC Technology Limited. The agreement involves the installation of the GDC SR-1000 Standalone Integrated Media Block over the next 12 months and replaces legacy media servers at existing sites and all Cinemex’s new construction projects in Mexico. Cinemex introduced its first multiplex in […]
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GDC Technology Limited (GDC) has announced that dine-in cinema chain Flix Brewhouse will employ Cinema Automation (CA2.0) designed to fully automate cinema operations. CA2.0 incorporates an integrated centralized storage and playback system (SCL) designed to streamline content management and increase efficiency. SCL servers offer each auditorium access to a wide assortment of movies without the […]
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Strong Technical Services (STS) has announced a partnership with GDC Technology Limited for the deployment of digital cinema servers to Caribbean Cinemas, which owns and operates 583 screens in the Caribbean Islands, Central and South America. The four-year agreement involves the full replacement of legacy media servers with the new GDC SR-1000 Standalone Integrated Media […]
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Cinemark is bringing back its Summer Movie Clubhouse this year, giving families some summer fun out of the sun. In collaboration with Universal Pictures, the program runs from June 15th through August 3rd. Each Wednesday at Cinemark Theatres nationwide, Summer Movie Clubhouse screenings are set to begin at 10am and are $1.50 per ticket, plus […]
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CIELO and Cinemex have announced they will continue their partnership, focusing on operational efficiencies and improving the customer experience. Cinemex has implemented CIELO Cinema Enterprise, which includes tools such as CIELO QR, CIELO CineStop, and CIELO KDM. CIELO QR is a QR solution that helps cinemas check the picture and sound quality in their movie […]
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Filmmaker James Cameron’s production company, Lightstorm Entertainment continues their collaboration with Christie to bring enhancements to theatrical display capabilities for 3D, HFR digital cinema for the upcoming Avatar 2. The partnership began in 2006 with an agreement to share know-how and technological innovations, including providing Lightstorm Entertainment with Christie’s newest projection systems. Part of Lightstorm’s […]
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The Nation’s Largest Online Movie Ticketing Service Adds Metropolitan Theatres and MJR Digital Cinemas, and Renews Cinepolis, Among Others
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Sony opened the studio presentations at CinemaCon 2022 with a victory lap. Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, who energized the studio’s 2021 showcase to exhibitors by expressing a strong commitment to theatrical exclusivity, took the stage at Caesars Palace with the confidence of someone who’s been proven right. Sony has earned […]
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Two new projectors provide cinema operators with high image quality while reducing maintenance costs and time
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Receiving NATO’s Marquee Award at this year’s CinemaCon is Ellis Jacob, a man who—as CEO and president of Cineplex, Canada’s largest exhibitor—was instrumental in leading the Canadian corner of the exhibition industry through the Covid-19 pandemic. The last year has not been an easy one for exhibitors in that country. As Spider-Man: No Way Home […]
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From a vendor perspective, the 2021 edition of CinemaCon was a muted affair. The world was still in the grasp of the Covid-19 Delta variant, preventing numerous international executives from attending and leaving several vacancies on the trade show floor. The lower turnout didn’t come as a surprise to attendees, who nevertheless found it vital […]
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GDC Technology Limited (GDC) announced Monday it has won a solicited proposal to be Caribbean Cinemas’ exclusive provider of digital cinema servers for the next four years. The agreement involves the full replacement of legacy media servers with the new “Flagship” GDC SR-1000 Standalone Integrated Media Block with diskless CineCache at all of Caribbean Cinemas’ […]
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Cloud-based platform provides centralized system to track, monitor, and efficiently manage theatre presentation quality
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By the time he hit his early-20s, Martin Moszkowicz knew that he loved film–he was a regular at a theater in his hometown of Munich, where he would go multiple times a week to see old movie classics. But in 1982, something shifted. Young Moszkowicz (somehow) got a ticket to see the premiere screening of […]
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Cinema device monitoring and data analytics company CIELO has reached an agreement to deploy their CIELO Cinema Enterprise and Command technology in London-based Everyman Cinema’s operations. The agreement also incorporates Bell Theatre Services, a leading supplier and installer of projection and sound equipment to the film industry in the U.K. CIELO is currently used at […]
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Jeffrey Forman’s career could have turned out a lot differently. The veteran distribution executive was on the fast track to a legal career, having already secured an MBA from the University of Southern California before earning his Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School. Forman spent the first two years of his professional life practicing […]
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Screenvision Media has announced a partnership with Moviefone to feature their ‘Made in Hollywood’ series as part of Screenvision’s Front + Center preshow. The partnershSony Pictures’ Morbius will be among the first segments. “As moviegoers enthusiastically return to theaters with one of the strongest slates ever, we are constantly seeking one-of-a-kind content to make our […]
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Digital Cinema United (DCU), a leading worldwide technical content services company specializing in feature and trailer digital cinema package (DCP) production and delivery services, announced the continued expansion of the company’s DCU Connect network to support the theatrical industry’s transition to electronic delivery. Over the past 6 months, DCU has added more regional exhibitors and […]
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DTS:X for IAB implementation has begun with beta theatre sites in France, Hong Kong and Singapore
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In advance of the 2022 edition of CinemaCon, NATO CEO and President John Fithian and MPA CEO and Chairman Charlie Rivkin spoke to Boxoffice Pro about the industry’s continued recovery and the priorities of exhibitors and distributors moving forward. This interview Has Been Edited and Condensed for Length and Clarity. Listen to the Full Interview […]
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CinemaCon, the annual convention organized by the National Association of Theatre Owners, is back after a cancelled 2020 edition and a muted 2021 affair.
It has only been eight months since the movie theater industry last gathered at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. That event was held as the world was grappling with the emergence of the Covid-19 Delta variant and low vaccination rates across several key markets, resulting in what could best be described as a CinemaCon Lite version of the event. Decreased attendance from international delegates, pre-taped studio presentations, and a low turnout on the trade show floor were a reflection of where the cinema industry was last August. The progress made in the eight months since paints a much different picture as the industry heads back to Las Vegas this week.
A string of box office hits and the stabilization of the release calendar has provided the foundation cinema owners needed in order to seriously pursue a recovery. While the 2022 box office will still finish well below pre-pandemic figures, it appears the worst is over for cinema owners around the world. Theatrically-exclusive films are back on screens (under shortened windows) and recent box office receipts confirm audiences are returning. The task ahead is rebuilding much of the momentum that was lost in the past two years, a factor that could make this year’s CinemaCon the most important to date.
As we head into this year’s programming of panels, studio presentations, and new product showcases, Boxoffice Pro‘s editors share their biggest questions surrounding CinemaCon 2022:
Can Theatrical Thrive without Tentpoles?
Box office blockbusters have always been a big part of the movie business, but the post-pandemic market has relied on the performance of fewer titles to remain competitive. Spider-Man: No Way Home ($804.3M), The Batman ($366.6M), Venom: Let There Be Carnage ($213.5M), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($224.5M)—superhero movies are keeping cinemas around the world in business since the reopening. Marketed as global cultural events, they’re a welcome lifeline to drive business—but theatrical will have a hard time hitting pre-pandemic figures without a more diverse slate of titles hitting screens.
Now that superhero movies have proved the cinema industry can still set record admissions levels, the movie theater industry must focus on recapturing habitual moviegoing and reconnect with audiences looking to go to theaters more than once per month. A couple of panel sessions on Monday will address the challenge from different angles. Former UNIC CEO Jan Runge moderates “Blockbusters or Bust,” (10.30 AM, Palace Ballroom III) exploring how to best target overlooked audience segments to maximize earnings between tentpoles. Later that day, “New Revenue via Gaming and Esports” (4 PM, Palace Ballroom III) will look at how video games can help fill gaps in the release slate by engaging with cinemas’ most loyal demographic.
Premiumization and Improving the Standard (Auditorium): What Do Today’s Moviegoers Expect from the Theatrical Experience?
The rise of Premium Large Format (PLF) auditoriums was already a trend before the pandemic, but their prominence has been accelerated by audiences’ willingness to pay higher prices to see new releases in the best possible conditions. Brands like Imax, Dolby Cinema, and ICE Theaters are being complemented by exhibitors’ own in-house PLF concepts like Regal RPX, Cinemark XD, and Cineplex UltraAVX. The rise of digital ticketing since the pandemic has also pushed PLF auditoriums as prime sites for advance ticket bookings—often being the first auditoriums to sell-out as soon as a tentpole title goes on sale.
The premiumization of the moviegoing experience comes at a higher cost to the moviegoer, a pricing strategy that only works if there’s enough demand around tentpole titles. They don’t effectively address off-peak sales or habitual moviegoing. As VUE International CEO Tim Richards put it at CineEurope 2021, “premium screens are very effective for big movies, very effective on the weekends, but they’re not really a 365-day business.”
A parallel trend that has emerged on the back of PLF’s recent prominence is an increased focus on upgrading and enhancing standard auditoriums to meet consumer expectations across an entire circuit. “There are a lot of theaters in this industry that have not been remodeled,” shared B&B Theatres CEO Bob Bagby at a recent Boxoffice Pro webinar. “If you don’t have an updated theater with recliners, people just don’t go.”
The first major headline of CinemaCon 2022 already confirms this trend. AMC Theatres, the world’s largest exhibition group, committing to installing laser projectors at nearly half of all its US theaters by 2026 through tech manufacturer Cinionic. It is very likely standard auditorium upgrades like seating, projection, and enhanced concessions menu will receive just as much—if not more—attention on the trade show floor than the latest PLF offerings on display. Representatives from four domestic circuits will participate on a panel session dedicated to this topic on Tuesday morning, “The Show Starts on the Street: Marketing the Theatrical Experience to Your Audience,” (7.45 AM, Palace Ballrooms I & II).
Can Sony Build on Last Year’s Success?
Sony Pictures Entertainment was the only major studio to vociferously express its support for theatrical exclusivity at last year’s event. They backed up their talk by sticking with theatrically-exclusive dates for Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Ghostbusters Afterlife, and Spider-Man No Way Home, a trio of titles that finished among the ten highest-grossing films of 2021. Their slate this year doesn’t have as many box office guarantees. The studio moved its animated Spider-Man sequel to 2023 and exhibitors will be curious to see what Sony has left on the schedule that can keep audiences coming back to theaters.
Will Neon Give Us an Extended Look at the New David Cronenberg Movie?
Neon stretched out the theatrical release of Titane to over 500 US theaters last year, not a bad feat for a French-language body horror movie. Winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes probably helped legitimize Titane in getting more multiplex screens than we would have otherwise expected, but a $1.4 million domestic run on that movie is nothing short of impressive. This year the Boxoffice Pro team is heading into the Neon CinemaCon presentation with one sole objective: seeing more footage of another body horror movie premiering at Cannes, David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future.
What’s Going on with Warner Bros.’ The Flash?
Your guess is as good as ours. The last of the current iteration of multiverse titles on the release schedule is set to come out in June 2023, when the DC Extended Universe tries its hand at connecting its multiple versions of superhero franchises in Andy Muschietti’s The Flash. This movie could—and should—be a big hit with audiences. But legal troubles involving star Ezra Miller have embroiled the production in doubt, leading us to wonder if the film remains on track for next summer. If a delay is imminent, exhibitors may be assuaged with updates on Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa (May 24, 2024) or Dune: Part II (October 20, 2023).
Does Avatar 2 Even Exist and Will Disney Include It in its Slate Presentation?
It has been six years since James Cameron took the stage at 20th Century Fox’s CinemaCon 2016 presentation and announced Avatar 2 would be in theaters by the end of 2018, followed by annual sequels through 2022.
It is now 2022 and while we haven’t seen as much as a teaser trailer for Avatar 2 since that announcement was made, several important developments have taken place. 20th Century Fox was acquired by Disney, the cinema industry reached record heights before being plunged into an existential crisis by a global pandemic, and a theatrically-exclusive release (or, in Pixar’s case, a theatrical release at all) is not a guarantee for any title in Disney’s pipeline. If Avatar 2 is indeed a real film that exists, Disney’s CinemaCon 2022 presentation is a golden opportunity to show footage or at least confirm its December 16, 2022 release date.
Can Universal’s Tentpoles Survive Without Superheroes?
Universal is an outlier in an era where the modern blockbuster franchise has been defined by Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. Universal has found a way to release global tentpoles without having to rely on superhero IPs, a streak could be challenged in the post-pandemic market. Jurassic World: Dominion (June 10) and Minions: The Rise of Gru (July 1) are poised to pack theaters this summer. We’ll be paying closer attention to see if the studio unveils footage from Jordan Peele’s Nope (July 22), Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans (November 23), and the animated Mario movie (December 21).
Top Gun: Maverick Sounds Great, But What Else Does Paramount Have on its Slate?
Paramount is going all-in on promoting Top Gun: Maverick to exhibitors in Las Vegas. They’ll have a captive audience for it: Top Gun: Maverick was voted as the most anticipated new release of the year by exhibitors in our annual readers’ poll. The studio will screen the film in its entirety during its slate presentation followed by a lunch-time panel featuring director Joseph Kosinski.
It’s all well and good—cinemas are counting on the Top Gun sequel to pack theaters next month—but there are serious questions about Paramount’s theatrical plans beyond Tom Cruise movies. The studio will need to balance the priorities of its corporate parent’s streaming service, Paramount Plus, moving forward. How will that affect its theatrical slate in 2023 and beyond? The first glimpse of that future will be revealed at the studio’s CinemaCon presentation.
Will Lionsgate Become a Bridge for Faith-Based Films to Reach Multiplexes?
We’re hoping John Wick: Chapter 4 plays a role in Lionsgate’s studio presentation. The action sequel was originally slated to release over Memorial Day weekend but was pushed to March 24, 2023 late last year. Lionsgate showcased a number of faith-based titles at last year’s edition of the event, and exhibitors will be curious just how the rest of its line-up shapes out for the coming years.
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Heading into this weekend, Universal / DreamWorks’ animated The Bad Guys was projected to come in somewhere around third place with about $15 million. Instead, it beats most expectations by debuting in first place with an estimated $24 million.
Compared to the openings for other recent animated titles from the past year, that’s:
+7% ahead of Sing 2 ($22.3M)
+38% ahead of The Addams Family 2 ($17.3M)
+50% ahead of The Boss Baby: Family Business ($16.0M), though its box office was curtailed by premiering day-and-date simultaneously on Peacock.
However, Bad does start -11% behind Encanto ($27.2M).
The Bad Guys follows five animals who team up to form a criminal gang: a tarantula voiced by Awkwafina, a wolf voiced by Sam Rockwell, a snake voiced by Marc Maron, a piranha voiced by Anthony Ramos, and a shark voiced by Craig Robinson.
Some specific stats about The Bad Guys:
Paramount’s family action-comedy Sonic the Hedgehog 2 opened on top two weekends ago, exceeding the opening of its February 2020 predecessor by +24%. After that, the sequel fell -59% to second place in its sophomore frame—still earning a bit more than its predecessor’s sophomore frame, but with a steeper percentage drop.
Now in its third weekend, it actually falls below its predecessor’s third weekend, declining -48% to an estimated $15.2M, compared to $16.3M for the original.
Sonic 2 has out-performed its predecessor through the same point with $145.8M domestic, which is +13% ahead of the original’s $128.6M through the equivalent period in release.
Through the same point in release, the sequel is also running:
However, the sequel is running:
Sonic 2 stars the voices of Ben Schwartz and Idris Elba alongside Jim Carrey as the live-action villain. It’s now earned $142M overseas and $287.8M globally, led by the U.K. ($26.3M), Mexico ($15.7M), France ($14.3M), and Australia ($13.1M).
Read Boxoffice PRO’s interview with Sonic the Hedgehog 2 director Jeff Fowler here.
Last weekend’s leader, Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore underwhelmed at the box office with a $42.1M opening. That was by far a new low for either the Harry Potter or spinoff Fantastic Beasts franchises, although it was about in line with pre-release projections.
This weekend it fell faster than Harry fell from the sky in the Chamber of Secrets Quidditch sequence, declining by -67% to an estimated $14.0M.
That’s a considerably sharper sophomore frame drop than:
The other major fantasy spinoff film series of the past decade was The Hobbit, spun off from The Lord of the Rings. Dumbledore similarly posts a steeper sophomore frame drop than for any of those three films:
Taking place in the Harry Potter universe in the 1920s and 1930s, this third installment in the supposed five-part Fantastic Beasts series is directed by David Yates, who directed the two prior installments as well as the final four Potter films. Starring Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law as the titular Albus Dumbledore, the script was co-written by original Potter novelist J.K. Rowling.
Focus Features’ historical action-adventure The Northman began in fourth place with an estimated $12.0M. That’s about in line with—and in some cases a bit higher than—pre-release projections, which had it around $9M.
Compared with other medieval action movies, the opening was:
Northman’s audience was 68% male and 73% ages 25 and older. The film earned a “B” rating from audiences on CinemaScore.
It’s now earned $11.5M overseas and $23.5M globally in 42 markets. Top territories include the U.K. ($3.0M) and Mexico ($1.8M).
Northman stars Alexander Skarsgård as the title character, a Viking prince and warrior, alongside Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, and Willem Dafoe.
Lionsgate’s action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent began in fifth place with an estimated $7.1M, in line with pre-release projections.
The film stars Nicolas Cage as a fictionalized version of himself, forced to emulate his most noteworthy film characters from his decades-long career in order to complete a secret agent mission.
Cage spent many years as a bankable leading man (National Treasure, Ghost Rider, Moonstruck) with one Academy Award Best Actor win (Leaving Las Vegas) and another nomination (Adaptation.). In recent years, the past decade in particular, that reputation has shifted somewhat as his roles became both far more numerous and less financially successful.
Excluding animated titles, this represents Cage’s best opening weekend with a lead role 2014’s Left Behind ($6.3M). Prior to that, his best opening in a lead role was 2012’s sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance ($22.1M).
Total box office this weekend came in around $92.3M, which is:
Year-to-date box office stands around $1.81B. That’s:
As has been the case all year so far, the leading distributor in the domestic market remains Sony Pictures with $472.3M. Warner Bros. ranks a close second with $445.9M.
Paramount currently claims third with $373.0M and Universal claims fourth with $175.4M.
Disney seems poised to take the crown at some point this summer or possibly fall, particularly if including their subsidiary 20th Century Studios releases.
| Title | Estimated weekend | % change | Locations | Location change | Average | Total | Weekend | Distributor |
| The Bad Guys | $24,000,000 | 4,009 | $5,987 | $24,000,000 | 1 | Universal | ||
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | $15,225,000 | -48% | 3,809 | -449 | $3,997 | $145,829,424 | 3 | Paramount |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | $14,010,000 | -67% | 4,245 | 37 | $3,300 | $67,126,750 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| The Northman | $12,000,000 | 3,234 | $3,711 | $12,000,000 | 1 | Focus Features | ||
| The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | $7,175,000 | 3,036 | $2,363 | $7,175,000 | 1 | Lionsgate | ||
| Everything Everywhere All At Once | $5,425,446 | -12% | 2,133 | -87 | $2,544 | $26,944,336 | 5 | A24 |
| The Lost City | $4,375,000 | -30% | 2,828 | -602 | $1,547 | $85,394,909 | 5 | Paramount |
| Father Stu | $3,325,000 | -38% | 2,705 | n/c | $1,229 | $13,869,511 | 2 | Sony Pictures |
| Morbius | $2,250,000 | -52% | 2,306 | -1,156 | $976 | $69,178,104 | 4 | Sony Pictures |
| Ambulance | $1,800,000 | -56% | 1,966 | -1,446 | $916 | $19,199,045 | 3 | Universal |
| The Batman | $1,500,000 | -60% | 1,804 | -731 | $831 | $367,717,661 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| Y Como Es El | $630,000 | 325 | $1,938 | $630,000 | 1 | Pantelion | ||
| Uncharted | $465,000 | -61% | 617 | -694 | $754 | $145,954,237 | 10 | Sony Pictures |
| Sing 2 | $200,000 | 178% | 542 | -25 | $369 | $162,720,195 | 18 | Universal |
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | $85,000 | -59% | 158 | -229 | $538 | $804,395,488 | 19 | Sony Pictures |
| Petite maman | $45,829 | 4 | $11,457 | $45,829 | 1 | Neon | ||
| X | $36,971 | -70% | 71 | -107 | $521 | $11,716,721 | 6 | A24 |
| Unplugging | $20,500 | 101 | $203 | $20,500 | 1 | Vertical Entertainment | ||
| Death on the Nile | $8,000 | -45% | 35 | -20 | $229 | $45,626,073 | 11 | 20th Century Studios |
| The Automat | $3,500 | -63% | 9 | -8 | $389 | $174,940 | 10 | A Slice of Pie Productions |
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The Boxoffice Barometer readers’ poll, a decades-long annual feature of Boxoffice Pro magazine, the reference trade publication of the theatrical exhibition industry, has a long-standing legacy in the motion picture business. Originally designed to gauge exhibitors’ sentiment on Hollywood stars and upcoming films, the poll was relaunched in 2021 with the aim of highlighting the greatest achievements across the industry as voted on exclusively by cinema owners, operators, and employees.
In this year’s edition, more than 165 representatives from over 100 exhibition circuits around the world voted online to select the most important and influential contributions in the exhibition industry throughout the last year.
The winner’s of this year’s edition of the Boxoffice Barometer Readers’ Poll are listed below.
2021 Theatrical Release of the Year
The most important theatrical release of 2021 for the theatrical exhibition industry
Spider-Man No Way Home (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Domestic Release Date: December 17, 2021
Domestic Opening Weekend: $260.1M | 4,336 Screens | $59,995 Per-Screen Average
Domestic Total: $804 Million
Global Total: $1.892 Billion
Most Anticipated Film of 2022
Exhibitors’ most anticipated theatrical release of the current year
Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount)
Industry Figure of the Year
Recognizing an executive, filmmaker, or trade body with outstanding contributions to theatrical exhibition.
Jackie Brenneman, EVP & General Counsel, National Association of Theatre Owners
Esther Baruh, Former Director of Government Relations, National Association of Theatre Owners
Read our profile of Brenneman and Baruh’s efforts in guiding the movie theater industry through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Theatrical Distributor of the Year
Studio or distributor that best supported theatrical distribution in 2021
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Exhibitor Relations Department of the Year
Exhibitor Relations or In-Theater Marketing department that best supported theatrical distribution in 2021
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Cinema Technology Provider of the Year
Recognizing the most trusted cinema technology partner of the theatrical exhibition industry in 2021.
Concessionaire of the Year
Recognizing the most trusted Food & Beverage partner of the theatrical exhibition industry in 2021.
Cinema Equipment Supplier of the Year
Recognizing the most trusted cinema equipment supplier of the theatrical exhibition industry in 2021.
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The National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) announced Friday that Rob Novak, Vice President of Concessions and Food and Beverage at Marcus Theatres and Movie Tavern by Marcus, has been selected as the 2022 Bert Nathan Memorial Award Honoree.
Presented by NAC each year to recognize leadership and accomplishment in the theatre concessions industry, the award honors the late Bert Nathan, a past president of the association and. The recipient is chosen by vote of the majority of previous Bert Nathan Award recipients.
The presentation will take place on Wednesday, July 27 at the awards luncheon during the 2022 Concession & Hospitality Expo at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista.
Novak serves on the Board of Directors for NAC, is currently the President-elect of its trade association, and is also the current NAC Charity Golf Event Co-Chair.
For the past nine years, he has run the food and beverage offerings across 88 theatres in 17 states under the Marcus Theatres, Movie Tavern by Marcus, and BistroPlex brands. In his current role as Vice President of Concessions and F&B, Novak is responsible for the direction, menu development, and oversight of concession and food & beverage operations throughout the circuit and is a member of the Marcus Theatres executive team.
Included in that portfolio are three full-service Zaffiro’s restaurants and nearly 30 Zaffiro’s Express outlets, about a dozen Reel Sizzle outlets, nearly 50 lobby/bar restaurants branded as Take Five Lounge and The Tavern, and more than 30 locations that offer in-auditorium dining.
Novak played an integral role in launching BistroPlex, a concept that features all in-theatre dining. He was instrumental in integrating Movie Tavern into the Marcus Theatres portfolio in 2019, and he currently manages the F&B and leads operations for those 22 properties.
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GDC Technology Limited (‘GDC’) will launch the company’s latest products at CinemaCon 2022 next week.
GDC will showcase its new SR-1000 media server, with audio capable of rendering up to 32-channels of DTS:X immersive audio that supports SMPTE’s ST 2098-2 immersive audio bitstream (IAB) standard.
Continuing to build on the launch of the Espedeo Supra-5000 RGB Plus Laser Phosphor Cinema Projector, GDC has added new features such as offering various built-in options for a 5.1 / 7.1 / 15.1 cinema audio processor and a DTS:XTM decoder that supports the IAB standard.
The Supra-5000 now offers the capability to reproduce a listening experience designed for 5.1 and 7.1 PCM uncompressed surround sound functionality. With the Supra-5000 featuring DTS:X with IAB support, the object-based audio technology provides a 360-degree audio experience.
Additionally, GDC will showcase recent developments to enhance its enterprise software solutions:
“Throughout our history, GDC’s mission is to continually enhance the moviegoing experience by collaborating and working together with our customers to develop cinema technology solutions that are relevant to them,” GDC Technology Limited’s founder, chairman, and CEO Man-Nang Chong said in a press release.
“Our goal is to deliver on the customers’ demands for higher degree of cinema automation in order to reduce operating expenses and improve quality of presentation,” Chong continued. “We cannot think of a better venue to demonstrate our latest products than CinemaCon.”
GDC is sponsoring CinemaCon’s ADMIT ONE registration packet for delegates and cosponsoring the International Day Breakfast on Monday, April 25, starting at 8 A.M. in the Palace Ballrooms l and ll, Emperors Level.
Also on Monday, April 25, GDC will host an invitation-only special event for its dealer network from 5:30 A.M. to 7 A.M.
During the trade show hours, GDC will showcase its new products and stage a live demonstration of its Supra-5000 laser projector with CineCache 2 terabyte built-in memory storage and built-in cinema audio processor to playback DTS:X IAB content.
GDC will also demonstrate its new SR-1000 IMB that renders up to 32-channels of DTS:X IAB content.
Visit GDC at Milano Suite 2 at CinemaCon 2022 from April 25 to 28 at Caesars Palace. Interested delegates can contact GDC to arrange an individual meeting with a sales consultant at us-sales@gdc-tech.com.
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QSC and Moving iMage Technologies (MiT) announced an agreement Friday in which MiT will assume manufacturing, sales, distribution, and servicing of the USL Accessibility line of products from QSC.
QSC accessibility products include infrared-based assistive listening and closed caption devices for cinema patrons. Since 2018, movie theatres in the U.S. are required to make assistive listening and closed captioning equipment available for patrons, as mandated by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. QSC first began offering these products in 2017 after acquiring Ultra-Stereo Labs (USL), a leading supplier of assistive listening technologies for cinemas.
As of April, 22, 2022, QSC is no longer accepting new purchase orders for these products and will work with customers on a case-by-case basis to make deliveries of existing orders by May 13, 2022. For orders not fulfilled by May 13, QSC and MiT will work together to ensure a successful transition for customers.
“As cinemas evolve to multipurpose, multi-venue entertainment centers, there is a need to take a holistic view of the audio, video, and control needs of each site,” QSC’s President and Chief Operating Officer Jatan Shah said in a press release. “Since the Q-SYS Platform offers this capability and more, our business strategy has also evolved to consider the whole technology ecosystem for today’s cinema. MiT assuming the USL Accessibility products line will enable QSC to focus on delivering the Q-SYS Platform solution and work with other suppliers as technology partners to better serve the changing needs of our customers.”
“Acquiring this technology reinforces MiT’s commitment to enabling a whole host of underserved communities to enjoy the moviegoing experience,” said Joe Delgado, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at MiT. “In conjunction with the soon-to-be-released MiTranslator, which will allow non-English proficient moviegoers to enjoy the cinema in their native language, adding the QSC USL line of accessibility products and services eliminates barriers for the hearing- and vision-impaired. Additionally, providing these valuable tools to our exhibition partners will only add to their success in reaching out to previously untapped markets.”
“Over the years, MiT has proven itself as a valued QSC sales partner,” says Barry Ferrell, Senior Director of Cinema Product Development, QSC. “We’re confident that MiT is the right fit to continue providing this very important accessibility technology to moviegoers.”
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AMC Theatres, the largest cinema chain in the United States, is upgrading the newrly half of its domestic circuit to laser projection through cinema technology provider Cinionic. The deal represents the first major projection technology upgrade for AMC since it first transitioned to digital.
The projection upgrade initiative—branded as Laser at AMC, Powered by Cinionic—will introduce Cinionic laser projection to 3,500 AMC auditoriums in the United States. Installations are scheduled to begin later this year on a market-by-market basis across the United States and continue through 2026.
The laser projectors and associated auditorium upgrades are valued around a quarter of a billion dollars, according to the circuit. AMC will only have to commit a fraction of that cost upfront through Cinionic’s Cinema-as-a-Service program, which provides flexible financing terms for circuits looking to upgrade their projection equipment.
The Laser at AMC experience delivered by laser projection from Cinionic includes improved picture contrast compared to digital projectors, more vivid color, and maximum picture brightness, with guaranteed light levels that exceeds most 2D digital projection. Cinionic, and founding partner Barco, have spearheaded laser-based presentation technology for cinema since 2014 and today boasts more than 30,000 laser projectors installed in theaters worldwide.
In addition to Laser at AMC, powered by Cinionic, AMC offers laser projection in its Premium Large Format auditoriums: Dolby Cinema at AMC, PRIME at AMC, and select IMAX at AMC, as well as in its recent new-build openings.
“For the last two years as AMC has navigated its way through the pandemic, we have done so not only with the intention of survival, but with an eye to the future of moviegoing and continuing to enhance the guest experience at our theaters,” said Adam Aron, Chairman and CEO of AMC Theatres, in a press release. “Through our wonderful Premium Large Format partnerships with IMAX and Dolby, AMC is firmly established as the industry leader in premium experiences. Laser at AMC, powered by Cinionic, allows us to bring a premium on-screen presentation to hundreds of our theatres and thousands of auditoriums around the country, for a greener way to go to the movies, with only a minimal capital investment. This partnership with Cinionic helps ensure that the future of the on-screen presentation at AMC is, fittingly, very bright.”
“At Cinionic, we’re in this for the long-term. Together with AMC, we’re giving moviegoers the laser difference that you can only get in the cinema,” added Wim Buyens, CEO of Cinionic. “Made possible by our industry-pioneering Cinema-as- a-Service program, the partnership with AMC enables a consistent, elevated, and laser-powered big screen experience for the next generation. Cinionic is dedicated to cinema and investing in its future.”
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This week’s outlook focuses on the return of the Crawley family in Downton Abbey: A New Era, a sequel to one of 2019’s breakout performers.
Additional tracking updates are available in the chart below, including the latest (and climbing) targets for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Focus Features
May 20, 2022
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Long Range Box Office Forecast & 2022 Calendar
(as of 4/21/22)
| Release Date | Title | 3-Day (FSS) Opening Low/High Range | Pinpoint % Chg from Last Week | Domestic Total Low/High Range | Pinpoint % Chg from Last Week | Estimated Location Count | Distributor |
| 4/29/2022 | Memory | $1,500,000 – $5,000,000 | $4,000,000 – $15,000,000 | 2,700 | Briarcliff Entertainment / Open Road Films | ||
| 5/6/2022 | Around the World in 80 Days | 100 | Viva Kids | ||||
| 5/6/2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | $190,000,000 – $210,000,000 | +6% | $450,000,000 – $560,000,000 | +11% | 4,400 | Disney / Marvel Studios |
| 5/13/2022 | Firestarter | $8,000,000 – $13,000,000 | $18,000,000 – $33,000,000 | Universal Pictures | |||
| 5/20/2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era | $16,000,000 – $21,000,000 | $45,000,000 – $65,000,000 | Focus Features | |||
| 5/20/2022 | Men | A24 | |||||
| 5/27/2022 | Bob’s Burgers | Disney / 20th Century Studios | |||||
| 5/27/2022 | Top Gun Maverick | Paramount Pictures | |||||
| 6/3/2022 | Eiffel | Blue Fox Entertainment | |||||
| 6/3/2022 | Untitled WB Event Film 2022 2 | Warner Bros. Pictures | |||||
| 6/3/2022 | Watcher | IFC Films | |||||
| 6/10/2022 | Jurassic World: Dominion | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 6/17/2022 | Lightyear | Disney / Pixar | |||||
| 6/24/2022 | The Black Phone | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 6/24/2022 | Elvis | Warner Bros. Pictures | |||||
| 6/24/2022 | Untitled Blumhouse Project | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 7/1/2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 7/8/2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Disney / Marvel Studios | |||||
| 7/15/2022 | Bed Rest | STXfilms | |||||
| 7/15/2022 | Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | Focus Features | |||||
| 7/15/2022 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Paramount Pictures | |||||
| 7/15/2022 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Sony / 3000 Pictures | |||||
| 7/22/2022 | Nope | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 7/29/2022 | Bullet Train | Sony Pictures | |||||
| 7/29/2022 | DC League of Super-Pets | Warner Bros. Pictures | |||||
| 7/29/2022 | Venegance | Focus Features | |||||
| 8/5/2022 | Easter Sunday | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 8/5/2022 | Secret Headquarters | Paramount Pictures | |||||
| 8/5/2022 | Untitled WB Event Film 2022 3 | Warner Bros. Pictures | |||||
| 8/12/2022 | Untitled Searchlight | Disney / Searchlight | |||||
| 8/19/2022 | Beast | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 8/26/2022 | The Bride | Sony Pictures / Columbia | |||||
| 8/26/2022 | Fear | Hidden Empire Film Group (HEFG) | |||||
| 8/26/2022 | Samaritan | United Artists Releasing | |||||
| 9/2/2022 | Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. | Focus Features | |||||
| 9/9/2022 | Salem’s Lot | Warner Bros. / New Line | |||||
| 9/16/2022 | Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. | Lionsgate | |||||
| 9/16/2022 | Distant | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 9/16/2022 | The Woman King | Sony / TriStar Pictures | |||||
| 9/23/2022 | Don’t Worry Darling | Warner Bros. Pictures | |||||
| 9/23/2022 | Puss In Boots: The Last Wish | Universal Pictures / DreamWorks Animation | |||||
| 9/23/2022 | Untitled 20th Century 2022 3 | Disney / 20th Century Studios | |||||
| 9/30/2022 | Bros | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 10/7/2022 | Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile | Sony / Columbia Pictures | |||||
| 10/14/2022 | Halloween Ends | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 10/14/2022 | White Bird: A Wonder Story | Lionsgate | |||||
| 10/21/2022 | The Banshees of Inisherin | Disney / Searchlight Pictures | |||||
| 10/21/2022 | Black Adam | Warner Bros. Pictures | |||||
| 10/21/2022 | Ticket to Paradise | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 10/21/2022 | Untitled Paramount | Paramount Pictures | |||||
| 10/28/2022 | The Devil’s Light | Lionsgate | |||||
| 10/28/2022 | Devotion (Wide Expansion) | Sony / Columbia Pictures | |||||
| 11/4/2022 | Untitled David O. Russell | Disney / 20th Century Studios | |||||
| 11/11/2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Disney / Marvel Studios | |||||
| 11/18/2022 | The Menu | Disney / Searchlight Pictures | |||||
| 11/18/2022 | Untitled WB Event Film 2022 4 | Warner Bros. Pictures | |||||
| 11/18/2022 | She Said | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 11/18/2022 | Thirteen Lives | MGM / United Artists Releasing | |||||
| 11/23/2022 | Creed III | MGM | |||||
| 11/23/2022 | The Fabelmans | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 11/23/2022 | Strange World | Walt Disney Pictures | |||||
| 12/2/2022 | Violent Night | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 12/9/2022 | (no releases scheduled) | ||||||
| 12/16/2022 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Warner Bros. Pictures | |||||
| 12/21/2022 | Avatar 2 | Disney / 20th Century Studios | |||||
| 12/21/2022 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody | Sony Pictures / TriStar Pictures | |||||
| 12/21/2022 | Mario | Universal Pictures | |||||
| 12/23/2022 | Untitled 20th Century 2022 6 | Disney / 20th Century Studios | |||||
| 12/25/2022 | A Man Called Otto | Sony Pictures / Columbia | |||||
| 12/30/2022 | (no releases scheduled) |
All above figures represent best and worst case scenarios for how each respective film is currently tracking based on existing market conditions and projected model fluctuation before release. These are not final forecasts.
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