Why ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Disappointed at the Renewed Box Office
Numbers are up, though two-thirds of the box office came from three family films. Still, New York City re-openings showed positive results.
Numbers are up, though two-thirds of the box office came from three family films. Still, New York City re-openings showed positive results.
Cinemark won’t play “Raya and the Last Dragon,” Alamo Drafthouse is in Chapter 11. But it’s not all bad news; Sony moved “Peter Rabbit” to May.
Refreshed weekly, here’s a chart of the year’s twenty highest-grossing theatrically released films.
“Tom & Jerry” earned $13.7 million this weekend while available for free to HBO Max subscribers. For theaters, that’s a mixed blessing at best.
Short term, there could be some Oscar impact. Far more significant is what this will tell us about the exhibitors’ rules of engagement.
Searchlight didn’t report grosses, but theater data shows “Nomadland” placed in the top 10 despite Hulu availability.
This weekend showed a 40 percent increase, but the only global blockbuster belonged to a Chinese action franchise.
Box-office performance usually plays a significant role in reporting the Oscar race. This year, other data will have to do.
“The Little Things” repeated as #1 film this weekend, but it had the lowest gross to the take top spot since before Thanksgiving.
Denzel Washington’s latest dominated, proving that exhibitors were right to take the Warner Bros. title even with streaming availability.
The pandemic meant last year’s Sundance movies made very little at the box office, but it also set expectations for the festival’s future.
“The Marksman” held on to the top spot, but theaters faced another weekend with no new wide releases.