F9

F9 clocked in the biggest international debut for a Hollywood title during the pandemic, earning $162.4 million from only 8 overseas markets in its first weekend in release—nearly doubling Godzilla vs. Kong‘s debut in thosemarkets. Imax screenings contributed $14 million of...

Friday, May 21 Update: Universal reports today that F9 charged up $59.1 million in China on opening day, representing the second biggest debut of the pandemic by any film other than local entry Detective Chinatown 3. The figure marks Universal's...

While still not quite back to normal, it's time to start digging into (semi) long range outlooks for individual movies again. Once Memorial Day hits, virtually every weekend thereafter is slated to deliver at least one significant theatrical release from...

In this week’s episode of the Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Shawn Robbins share their impressions of this year’s Academy Awards: a great shout-out in the pre-show but were movie theaters snubbed during the main broadcast? The...

Spring is in bloom, fans are going to back to baseball parks around the country, and yes, moviegoers are slowly -- but steadily -- beginning their return to cinemas.

Universal’s Fast & Furious 9 will launch in China on May 21, over a month ahead of its domestic release. Chinese cinemas are currently accounting for 30 percent of the global box office as several top territories remain closed or...

Universal Pictures announced early this afternoon that F9 will shift back slightly from May 28 to a June 25 domestic release this summer. The studio also delayed Minions: The Rise of Gru from this July 2 to next year, now...

Universal, along with Warner Bros. and Disney, is among the major studios who have distributed the most films theatrically during the Covid-19 pandemic—a position it’s likely to maintain moving into 2021 and 2022.  That’s thanks to Universal’s unprecedented deals for...

Recently, two major studios capped their year with crucial announcements that will factor significantly into exhibition's goals toward box office recovery in 2021. While there are no concrete answers to be found yet, and the speculative work of forecasting has...

After weeks of seeming inevitability, we now know the fate of Wonder Woman 1984 is that of a hybrid December 25 release. What does it really mean?

In the latest blow to exhibitors who have re-opened their doors over the last month-plus, MGM announced this afternoon that Daniel Craig's final James Bond film, No Time to Die, will be delayed from next month's planned November 20 release...

Thursday, April 16 Update: Although the news of release delays and new dates are beginning to slow down with the bulk of the 2020 calendar through summer having been addressed recently, this week still hasn't been without a few significant...