Theatrical
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‘Bill & Ted Face The Music’ Atop U.K. Official Film Chart
Long-awaited Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s sequel Bill & Ted Face The Music rose to No. 1 on the weekly (through Jan. 20) Official Film Chart in the United Kingdom — the world’s No. 2 home entertainment market — thanks to digital downloads. The third instalment of the much-loved pairing of Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves … Continue reading “‘Bill & Ted Face The Music’ Atop U.K. Official Film Chart”
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HBO Max Names Latin America Management Team
WarnerMedia Jan. 19 announced that Luis Duran will join the company in February as GM for HBO Max Latin America. He will report to Johannes Larcher, head of HBO Max International, and will be responsible for the rollout and management of WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer product HBO Max in South America, which is expected to launch later … Continue reading “HBO Max Names Latin America Management Team”
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Comscore: 2020 Global Box Office Revenue Plummeted 71%
The global pandemic wreaked havoc on the movie theater business as thousands of screens were ordered shuttered beginning last March to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Global box office plummeted 71% to $12.2 billion, compared with $42.5 billion in 2019, as large percentages of screens remained closed or operating under limited seating restrictions. … Continue reading “Comscore: 2020 Global Box Office Revenue Plummeted 71%”
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Liam Neeson Continues Pandemic Box Office Run with ‘The Marksman’
Open Road’s The Marksman topped Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wonder Woman 1984 at domestic box office Jan. 15-17 with an estimated $3.7 million in ticket sales across 1,975 screens. The movie starring Liam Neeson is the second Open Road feature film after last October’s Honest Thief released theatrically during the ongoing pandemic that has resonated with … Continue reading “Liam Neeson Continues Pandemic Box Office Run with ‘The Marksman’”
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Pachter: U.S. Box Office to See 158% Revenue Increase in 2021
With a coronavirus vaccination rollout slowly underway, consumers are expected to return to movie theaters in bigger numbers in the second half of this year, jumpstarting an industry perilously close to extinction in 2020. Initial estimates call for the domestic box office to reach $3.3 billion in 2021 from $2 billion in 2020. “We now … Continue reading “Pachter: U.S. Box Office to See 158% Revenue Increase in 2021”
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Disney’s ‘Nomadland’ to Bow in Theaters, on Hulu Concurrently
Borrowing a page from Warner Bros., Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures will simultaneously release the modern drama Nomadland, starring Oscar winner Frances McDormand, in theaters and on Hulu beginning Feb. 19. The film festival favorite features McDormand as a middle age woman who leaves her rural Nevada town following economic collapse in van and sets off on … Continue reading “Disney’s ‘Nomadland’ to Bow in Theaters, on Hulu Concurrently”
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Lionsgate Thriller ‘Fear of Rain’ Available On Demand Feb. 12, on Disc Feb. 16
The thriller Fear of Rain will be available via on demand and in theaters Feb. 12, and on Blu-ray and DVD Feb. 16 from Lionsgate. In the film, for teenager Rain Burroughs (Madison Iseman), a diagnosis with schizophrenia means that every day is a struggle as she tries to figure out which of the disturbing … Continue reading “Lionsgate Thriller ‘Fear of Rain’ Available On Demand Feb. 12, on Disc Feb. 16”
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Home Entertainment Exec Peter Schauerte Named to Head WarnerMedia Local Theatrical Production in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
WarnerMedia Jan. 14 announced that Peter Schauerte, recently appointed to lead the Germany, Austria and Switzerland home entertainment and consumer products business, will now also oversee local theatrical production in the region. He reports to Iris Knobloch, country manager for WarnerMedia France & Benelux and Germany/Austria/Switzerland (GAS). Schauerte’s expanded duties come after Willi Geike announced … Continue reading “Home Entertainment Exec Peter Schauerte Named to Head WarnerMedia Local Theatrical Production in Germany, Austria and Switzerland”
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CES: Warner Chief Ann Sarnoff Says Sending First-Run Movies to HBO Max Driven by Circumstances
Warner Bros.’ move to send first-run movies to the studio’s new streaming service HBO Max concurrently with their theatrical release was dictated by the pandemic, said Ann Sarnoff, CEO, WarnerMedia Studios and Network Group, during the virtual CES Jan. 13. “We’re pivoting to be able to adjust to the environment we live in,” she said, … Continue reading “CES: Warner Chief Ann Sarnoff Says Sending First-Run Movies to HBO Max Driven by Circumstances”
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Pachter: PVOD Not a Threat to Theatrical
A common theme throughout the pandemic has been Hollywood’s quest to supplant theatrical releases to wary moviegoers with direct-to-consumer home entertainment options such as premium VOD and digital retail. PVOD got an early boost last spring when Universal Pictures reported it generated $100 million releasing Trolls World Tour direct to consumers in the early days … Continue reading “Pachter: PVOD Not a Threat to Theatrical”
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Warner Bros. Revamping Movie Compensation in HBO Max Era
Following Warner Bros. Pictures’ decision to release its 2021 theatrical slate concurrently on subscription streaming service HBO Max in consumer homes (for 31 days) due to the ongoing pandemic, some content creators and talent representatives cried foul, claiming they and their clients were being shortchanged by the new policy. Now the studio has reportedly implemented … Continue reading “Warner Bros. Revamping Movie Compensation in HBO Max Era”
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Weekend Box Office Continues Decline, Down 45% to $3 Million
With the pandemic-related death toll climbing and national politics raging, consumers are not heading to the movie theater to escape. Data for the weekend of Jan. 8-10 saw box office leader Wonder Woman 1984 generate $3 million in domestic ticket sales, down 45% from $5.45 million in the previous weekend. The Warner Bros. superhero movie … Continue reading “‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Weekend Box Office Continues Decline, Down 45% to $3 Million”