Imax CEO Dampens Box Office Expectations for July Theater Reopening

Rod Lurie Editors Note: Journalist-turned-filmmaker Rod Lurie just oversaw the release of The Outpost, an adaptation of a book by CNN host Jake Tapper on the courageous stand made by a small group of U.S. soldiers against hundreds of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Last year, Sony ruled the Independence Day box office frame with Marvel’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, and this year again, they can tout that they won the holiday period with their reissue of the 1984 classic Ghostbusters which grossed $550K over the 3-day weekend, and $656K since its re-opening on July 1.And if you want to get technical, it’s been 36 years since Ghostbusters rode a top of the weekend box office, the last time

Vivienne Chow Hong Kong box office receipts plunged by more than 70% in the first six months of 2020 as audiences stayed away and cinemas shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic.The Hong Kong government closed all cinemas on March 28 as the second wave of COVID-19 brought by returnees began to spread.

Zootopia, which was released in 2016, topped the weekend box office, according to Deadline.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThe Disney catalog joined Universal’s this weekend in playing whatever theaters were open at the box office as the majority of exhibition’s 5,9K theaters remain shuttered nationwide due to COVID-19.Overall, ticket sales continued to be distressed.

During the lockdown, there’s been pressure to be productive.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorThe international box office this weekend was again led by Korea, with major local release #Alive taking a 70% share of the market. The zombie horror thriller from Spackman Entertainment’s Zip Cinema sold 1.06M tickets in its first five days for a gross of $7.4M through Sunday, again demonstrating the strength of new offerings, particularly in Korea which has been at the forefront of comebacks.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorJust minutes after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors closed the beaches for the long holiday weekend, a somber Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti took to his podium.“This period will be our second big test,” said Garcetti ominously. “It is now time for a pause,” said the mayor.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: MPI Media Group has acquired international sales right to U.S. found footage horror film Followed.The film stars Matthew Solomon (Ballers), John Savage (The Deer Hunter), Sam Valentine, Caitlin Grace, Tim Drier, and Kelsey Griswold.

Nowadays, people tend to look back at Edgar Wright’s film adaptation of the comic book series “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” with fondness.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorThe big international box office news this week isn’t actually from the weekend — which was again led by Korea and saw continued ups and downs versus last session as moviegoers await new product. Instead, after 100 days of closure, French cinemas re-opened beginning Monday this week, and with at least 40 films programmed for the post-coronavirus walk-up of the nation’s theaters.

Steven Spielberg’s 1993 movie “Jurassic Park” was No.

Chris Willman Music WriterA week after ASCAP gave out its pop awards, the performing rights organization rolled out another round of kudos with the ASCAP Screen Music Awards for composers, announced online Tuesday morning as the kickoff to a two-day online event taking place in lieu of the org’s usual black-tie dinner in Beverly Hills as a result of ongoing quarantining.Hans Zimmer won the trophy for top box office film for scoring the blockbuster remake of “The Lion King.” In television, the

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Steven Spielberg’s 1993 movie Jurassic Park was No.

Exactly 45 years after Steven Spielberg ushered in the era of the summer blockbuster with Jaws, the filmmaker has become the T-Rex of the June drive-in marquee. Over the June 19-21 weekend — as Hollywood studios offered classic catalogue titles to cinemas struggling to emerge from the coronavirus crisis — Spielberg's 1993 filmJurassic Park topped the chart with an estimated $517,642 from 230 locations in its 1,411th weekend, according to those with access to flash Comscore flash grosses.

Jordan Moreau Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” has passed $100 million at the international box office after more theaters around the globe have started to reopen.The Sony film took in $475,000 from 12 markets, bringing its foreign haul to $101 million. After opening strong in Japan last weekend, the film added $300,000 this weekend, marking a 24% decline.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThe blockbuster age, it’s usually said, began with the release of “Jaws” and “Star Wars.” But you could argue that the blockbuster mentality didn’t fully kick in until ordinary moviegoers began to fixate on the question of what was doing well (or not) at the box office. It’s hard to hang that development on any particular date or movie, but it probably coincided with the rise of “Entertainment Tonight” (which premiered on Sept.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorAfter making a strong debut in Japan last weekend, Sony’s Little Women this session crossed the $100M mark at the international box office. The Greta Gerwig-directed update on the classic tale now has an offshore cume of $101M and a global haul of $209M to date.The current frame was worth $475K from 12 overseas markets and on 472 screens.