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Theatrical exhibition crossed another important milestone in its quest to recover the ground lost at the box office during the Covid-19 pandemic, crossing $8 billion in earnings. A Summer movie season on par with pre-pandemic box office receipts was crucial...

Listen to our full analysis on The Boxoffice Podcast THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE YEAR AT THE BOX OFFICE Barbenheimer  The success of Barbie and Oppenheimer coming out over the same weekend—both igniting enthusiasm, not just around movies, but around...

Jeff Goldstein, executive vice president of domestic theatrical distribution at Warner Bros., was effusive when he returned my call on Sunday, July 23. Warner Bros.’ Barbie had just opened alongside Universal’s Oppenheimer to a combined $244.4 million. Bolstered by a...

National Cinema Day With National Cinema Day on Sunday, the second such annual celebration of moviegoing in the U.S., all tickets at participating locations were $4. That includes premium formats like IMAX and 3D. As a result, Sunday was the...

The summer movie season's final weeks are upon us, with less than a handful of major studio releases remaining on the slate before Labor Day. This weekend, two of them will make a play to temporarily outrank the reigning blockbusters...

Barbie Warner Bros.’ comedy declines only -36% to $33.7M, spending its fourth frame in first place, and marking the first film to spend four frames at #1 since The Super Mario Bros. in April. All time, Barbie has now earned...

Here’s how much money the two major holdovers, Barbie and Oppenheimer, are still making: this was a “top 50” box office weekend of all time, even though the biggest new release opened under $25M. Marcus Theatres, the fifth-largest circuit in...

After a historic weekend at the box office that set a post-pandemic record with $311.3 million in overall ticket sales, the "Barbenheimer" craze looks to carry over into a strong second frame for both films. At the same time, Disney...

A Historic Weekend Monday Update, with actuals: Domestically, Warner Bros. increased its Barbie estimate from $155.0M to an $162.0M actual, while Universal enlarged its Oppenheimer estimate from $80.5M to an $82.4M actual. Warner Bros. also bolstered its Barbie estimates from...

Saturday Update: Barbenheimer is in full effect. As expected, Warner Bros.' Barbie claimed the top spot at the domestic box office on Friday with $70.5 million for its total opening day. Oppenheimer registered in a historic second place showing with...

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One After debuting midweek on Wednesday, Paramount’s action sequel led the box with with a $56.2M opening weekend and a $80.0M five-day total. Its five-day total is +3% ahead of the prior Mission: Impossible...

Saturday Update: Paramount reports this morning that Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One earned $16.55 million on Friday, bringing the three-day domestic haul to $40.35 million. The studio's projected three-day weekend (Friday through Sunday) is $54.2 million, for an...