Movie Theater Owners Blame Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ Box Office ‘Collapse’ on Disney Plus Launch

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“The Suicide Squad” opened to $4.1 million in Thursday night previews, bolstered by strong reviews and the wider world of fandom’s mania for all things James Gunn.Theater owners are hoping that the very R-rated comic book film will provide a much-needed jolt to the box office after concerns about the Delta variant and new distribution models have stalled their recovery.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThings didn’t go exactly as planned.After spending the bulk of the pandemic hustling to get government assistance for movie theaters hit hard by COVID-19, John Fithian should have been savoring a box office revival this summer.Instead, the head of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), the exhibition industry’s main lobbying arm, is working with members to try to convince Hollywood studios that they need to stop releasing movies on their

confirmed on Saturday.Barajas and Rylee Goodrich, 18, were having their first date at a screening of “The Forever Purge” on Monday at The Crossings mall in Corona when they were both shot in the head in what authorities described as “an unprovoked attack.”Goodrich was pronounced dead at the scene, while Barajas was rush to a local hospital and on life support until late Friday night.Joseph Jimenez, 20, was arrested on Tuesday night for suspicion of murder, attempted murder and robbery.

Corona Police Department. Barajas was a TikTok sensation with nearly one million followers.Police say Joseph Jimenez was the gunman who shot Rylee Goodrich, 18, and Barajas, 19, both of Corona, during a Monday night showing of at the Regal Edwards Corona Crossings movie theater.

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Anthony Barajas has tragically died, nearly a week after he was shot during a movie theater shooting.

Ellise Shafer administratorTikTok star Anthony Barajas, the second victim of a double shooting at a Corona, Calif. movie theater on Monday, has died, according to authorities.In an update to the investigation released on Saturday, the Corona Police Department announced that Barajas, who had previously been on life support, died early on Saturday morning.

GoFundMe page has been set up to help Goodrich’s family cover her funeral costs.The Corona Police Department is also asking for help from anyone who was in or around the theater between 9 p.m.

Jungle Cruise isn’t, at least as of this writing, the same kind of battleground in Hollywood as Black Widow, whose financial returns prompted star Scarlett Johansson to sue Disney.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Jungle Cruise” sailed into port with $2.7 million after opening in Thursday evening previews.The Disney film is armed with substantial star power in the form of Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, but it also faces fierce headwinds given that the public health situation is worsening as the highly contagious Delta variant appears to be making moviegoers skittish about returning to theaters.

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Anthony Barajas is in critical condition.

deadly shooting at a movie theater in Corona, CA on Monday. Police identified Barajas as the 19-year-old male victim, who was transported to a local hospital.

statement.Detectives arrested Joseph Jimenez, 20, on Tuesday night after serving a search warrant. Officers responded to a call at 11:45 p.m.

statement. Officers responded to a call at 11:45 p.m.

Marvel Studios is doomed! Movie theaters are going to disappear! The sky is falling! Okay, that’s just hyperbole. But if you look at the last week of box office news, starting with the surprising financial decline of “Black Widow” and the incredibly harsh words from the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), there is some concern that maybe folks aren’t flocking back to cinemas as fast as we hoped.

Disney+ for poor box office returns on Marvel’s Black Widow.The film smashed US box office records in the pandemic era, earning $80million (£58.8million) in cinemas and $60million (£44million) on the streaming service in its opening weekend.But the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), the US industry’s main lobbying arm, was critical of the film’s rollout.“Despite assertions that this pandemic-era improvised release strategy was a success for Disney and the simultaneous release model,

Marvel‘s “Black Widow” had a pandemic-record opening making $80.3 million last weekend. However, in its second frame, the top spot has been usurped by LeBron James‘ “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” as the sequel has earned $31.6 million, which is still slightly less than WarnerMedia was hoping for, but the studio is also offering a home viewing option to HBO Max subscribers.

“Despite assertions that this pandemic-era improvised release strategy was a success for Disney and the simultaneous release model, it demonstrates that an exclusive theatrical release means more revenue for all stakeholders in every cycle of the movie’s life,” NATO said in a statement. The trade organization for movie theaters predicts that a theatrically exclusive release for “Black Widow” could have netted a $90 million-plus opening at the box office.