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China’s second Friday with cinemas back to business in low-risk areas rang up another $4M at local turnstiles, a 39% increase versus the same day last week. About 60% of movie theaters are now operating, with capacity limits and social distancing still in place, so all numbers are to be taken with a grain of

Jason Momoa is no stranger to water, as he played the King of Atlantis in DC Comics’ huge blockbuster hit Aquaman, and fans appear to love watching the man get wet. The hulking superhero brought some heat to this otherwise muted summer, sharing new Instagram photos that instantly went viral. The man was out on

It’s a volatile time in our country. We are divided and there’s an extreme sense of civic unrest. As hopeless as many of us feel, there are heroes on the front lines who are protecting our constitutional freedoms when it comes to abortion rights, immigration rights, LGBTQ rights and voting rights — and those heroes

O-T Fagbenle is having a blast with his new Hulu series Maxxx. He was even able to get Chris Meloni (Law & Order: SVU) on board for a pretty crazy role, which according to Fagbenle, was not very hard to do at all. The series is written, created, co-directed, and stars Fagbenle as a “brokenhearted

The hope for NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell in the studio’s new unprecedented 17-day theatrical window collapse-PVOD deal with AMC Theatres is to make more money in the post theatrical windows which have waned in recent years. “Movies are our lifeblood,” said the NBCUniversal pro-PVOD exec, “Over the last couple of years, it’s become more increasingly

With the DC cinematic universe now branching out and leaning away from the idea of a strict shared universe, fans are wondering where the franchise might decide to go next. One suggestion, from 13 Reasons Why star Christian Navarro is to finally make the long-rumored Blue Beetle movie, with the actor putting himself forward for

The Phantom of the Opera might not have left the London theater scene for good after all, assures composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Responding to a newspaper column written by Phantom producer Cameron Mackintosh stating that both the London and UK touring productions are “permanently shut down” due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic,

While movie theaters are still hoping to get on track before the end of August, we seem further away from a return to normalcy. Tenet is rolling out overseas before it makes a limited debut in the U.S. More titles are being bumped to 2021. We are a long way from being able to head

EXCLUSIVE: Those in town assuming that one of the other big exhibition circuits will fall in line with AMC and seek their own 17-day theatrical window-PVOD deal with Universal will soon realize that it will be a cold day in hell. Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger, who oversees the world’s second largest chain, exclusively tells Deadline

AMC Theatres and Universal Pictures recently served a big shake-up to the movie industry by cutting a deal that will allow new, theatrical releases to debut on premium VOD 17 days after their initial release. This is something theater chains have fought against for years. And it seems Cineworld, the parent company of Regal Cinemas,

With the foreign box office showing some signs of life in the pandemic, Warner Bros. will open Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited Tenet in over 70 countries worldwide starting on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The plan includes Tenet opening in Canada on Thursday Aug. 27 before the U.S. release which will be in select cities on Thursday, Sept. 3. Exactly

Who knows if we’ll ever see the movie adaptation of the popular Metal Gear Solid video game franchise finally get made, but creator Hideo Kojima already has Luca Marinelli in mind if the long-awaited project comes to fruition. Since the very first Metal Gear game, which was originally released in Japan in 1987 before later

After AMC CEO Adam Aron publicly threatened that he would never play Universal movies as along as the studio had a plan for simultaneous theatrical-PVOD releases like Trolls World Tour, the world’s No. 1 exhibitor and the Hollywood studio have broken bread with the following multi-year agreement: Universal and Focus Features releases will play at

Johnny Depp’s legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard has taken yet another turn for the strange, leading to a series of events culminating with The Wrestler star Mickey Rourke challenging Elon Musk to a bare-knuckle fight in defense of Johnny. It’s hard to know exactly where to begin with this bizarre story, but to put

2ND UPDATE, 11:47 AM: Solstice Studios is looking to release Unhinged in August now with AMC reopening next month, but they’re not scheduling a definite date yet as I understand.  They want to wait and see where Warner Bros.’ Tenet lands and if Disney moves Mulan off Aug. 21 (some sources believe the latter won’t happen). It would not be

A former UFO task force consultant says the United States government is holding alien craft “not made on this Earth.” The Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force has been conducting classified briefings for over a decade, “analyzing various encounters between military craft and unidentified aerial vehicles.” Astrophysicist and Pentagon contractor Eric W. Davis says he gave

EXCLUSIVE: We’ve just heard that Cineworld, in response to the recent changes on the theatrical release schedule with Tenet, is reopening its U.S. circuit Regal, on Aug. 21. “Welcoming theatergoers back to our cinemas will be a celebration for not only our team and our industry, but most importantly for the fans who have been

We’re going back in time this October. What better way to celebrate Back to The Future day than with the ultimate 4K collection, featuring all three movies and hours of special features. Doc, Marty and the rest of Hill Valley’s most infamous residents have never looked so good. Universal Pictures confirmed the release today, offering