AMC Entertainment Beats Street As Q2 Sales Jump, Losses Narrow: CEO Adam Aron – Chain “Not Out Of Woods” But “Happy Hollywood Ending” On The Way

After a two-month blackout period in China for Hollywood movies, Disney/20th Century Studios’ Free Guy is looking to lead all pics in the country at the weekend B.O. with a $18M+, possibly $20M take. That’s a promising start for one of the first big movies from Hollywood after a long-hiatus, besting the $15M opening weekend of A Quiet Place Part II, and the $7.8M first weekend of Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. 

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (★★★☆☆), the first Marvel entry to feature a predominantly Asian cast. Directed and co-written by Destin Daniel Cretton (Just Mercy), the film expands the franchise mythology, while leaping feet-first into its own style of wuxia action superhero fantasy steeped in Chinese culture.The plot still relies on the regular go-to of a villain coveting magical talismans — in this case, the titular ten legendary rings.

The marriage between Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold, and yet the couple must make peace through the all-important Christmas festivities at Queen Elizabeth‘s amazing Sandringham Estate.

The role of a lifetime. Kristen Stewart‘s upcoming portrayal of the late Princess Diana in Spencer has been generating buzz for months — and fans finally have their first look at the highly anticipated film.

Kristen Stewart as the late Princess Diana, is stunning. The poster was released on Wednesday, featuring Stewart in a dramatic pose while wearing a gorgeous, jeweled white gown.In the poster, Stewart lies on the floor, seemingly in distress with her head on her show-stopping dress.

Shares of AMC Entertainment led exhibition stocks higher Monday after the FDA granted a long-awaited full approval for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings.The character was Shang-Chi’s father in the comic book version of the story, but has widely been derided as racist and a symbol of the Yellow Peril stereotype.In an interview with Chinese film critic Raymond Zhou at the film’s premiere this week, Feige spoke out about Fu Manchu not being included in the movie.

Rebecca Davis editorMarvel Studios president Kevin Feige addressed Chinese fans’ most pressing concerns about the upcoming “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” in a recent interview.Feige held an exclusive 14-minute-long interview in English with the well-regarded veteran Chinese film critic Raymond Zhou on the day of the film’s U.S. red carpet premiere (it’s out widely on Sept.

Happy would be proud of these swings.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefiQiyi, China’s second largest generalist subscription video platform, weighed in with net losses of RMB1.40 billion ($216 million) in the second quarter of 2021, compared with losses of RMB1.44 billion ($222 million) in the April to June period in 2020.Revenues also improved fractionally, from RMB7.41 billion last time to RMB7.61 billion ($1.17 billion).

AMC Entertainment chairman-CEO Adam Aron said the chain will be technologically equipped to start accepting Bitcoin payments for U.S. movie tickets and concessions ordered online by the end of the year.

In what doesn’t come as shocking news, AMC Entertainment chairman-CEO Adam Aron said that the No. 1 theater chain has inked a deal with Warner Bros. ensuring a 45-day theatrical window for the studio’s releases in 2022. Warner had previously hammered out a 45-day theatrical window with No. 2 circuit Cineworld, and its U.S. counterpart Regal, earlier this year as the Burbank, CA was slammed by the industry and talent reps for its day-and-date theatrical-HBO Max streaming model.

Rebecca Davis editorChinese director Lu Chuan will be the lead director of the opening ceremony for the upcoming 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou city, an international sports spectacle taking place months after the Beijing Winter Olympics.Held every four years, the games will occur from Sept. 10 to 25 in the verdant capital of Zhejiang province, coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.

Cinemark posted narrower losses in the second quarter as CEO Mark Zoradi hailed the “phenomenon” of the movie business righting itself after the catastrophe of Covid-19.

Tiger Woods can teach David Spade a thing or two about golf.

Jordyn Woods, 23, and her NBA star boyfriend Karl-Anthony Towns, 25, continue to support each other in the best of ways. In an Instagram post shared on August 4, the model acknowledged the support she receives from her beau, Karl-Anthony, on a regular basis. 

Rebecca Davis editorChinese director Chen Kaige’s U.S.-born son Arthur Chen Feiyu has swapped his American citizenship out for a Chinese one, a change widely viewed locally as a savvy move to boost his burgeoning career in the mainland.The move comes as Chinese public opinion about celebrities has hinged upon questions of nationality.

Rebecca Davis editorDonnie Yen-starring action thriller “Raging Fire” roared to the top this weekend in China with a $37.2 million opening, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway, but its sales were far from enough to revive China’s slumping ticket sales.Yen was last seen on Chinese screens last year in Disney’s “Mulan,” which performed worse than expected.