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to sell liquor, including wine and beer to their customers, under the $237 billion state budget deal crafted by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the legislature.But lawmakers don’t want filmgoers to get blotto on cocktails while watching “Ghostbusters” so customers will be limited to buying one drink per transaction.For years, legislators had resisted calls to sell alcohol in theaters but they’ve grown more receptive as the landscape changed for the film industry due to the emergence of streaming options.The COVID-19 pandemic made matters worse after theaters already struggled to fill seats in the age of high-definition televisions at home.Theaters got the green light to serve wine, beer and cider in 2022.Previously, theaters could only sell the drinks if they had a restaurant license with a full kitchen and waitstaff to bring the alcohol to customers in their seats — or a tavern license that limited drinking to a table, often in the lobby.The budget also extends cocktails to go from bars and restaurants for another five years.Lawmakers toasted the new measure.“I’m proud that my legislation to allow movie theaters to apply for on-premise licenses for alcoholic beverages made it into the final budget,” said state Sen.

@Peacock series “Apples Never Fall.”He also shares the last time he fully watched "Jurassic Park" was with Princess Diana at the royal premiere in London and what happened with his then-10-year-old son at the event.

Nicole Kidman’s second crack at starring in ads for the AMC movie chain — after her first AMC “heartbreak” ad campaign in 2021 went viral — was panned in the pop-culture zeitgeist after premiering March 1.Some fans vented their displeasure on X after the first new ad appeared — feeling let down after Kidman’s original ad was both beloved and lampooned when it first appeared in AMC theaters 2½ years ago.“So the new Nicole Kidman AMC ad is almost exactly the same. It’s like one line different and she’s watching Elvis and Avatar 2 instead of Wonder Woman and La La Land,” @awkwardpancake wrote on X (formerly Twitter).Indeed, the new ad has been tweaked from the original version — and even removed Kidman’s iconic line from the 2021 version: “Somehow, heartbreak feels good in a place like this.”The new campaign, which will play in AMC Theatres, kicked off Friday and will consist of three ads.AMC will rotate in two other never-before-seen-in-theaters versions of the original pre-show ad over the coming months.In the new ad unveiled Friday, Kidman appears in the same jumpsuit as she did in the original, but instead of watching scenes from “La La Land” and “Creed” flicker on the screen, she’s watching scenes from “Avatar: The Way of Water” and Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.”According to Adweek.com, Kidman’s dialogue is also slightly different — “that indescribable feeling when the lights begin to dim — dazzling images on a huge silver screen, beautiful music soaring through me,” and the ad’s new kicker is: “That’s magic.”“I need whoever’s idea it was to cut the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial shorter to be held accountable,” @boredandtiredok wrote on X.

Dune: Part Two ” is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve ’s science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.Internationally, it earned $97 million, bringing its global debut to $178.5 million.“Denis made a really extraordinary and special film and its been really exciting to see people respond,” said Mary Parent, a producer on both “Dune” films and chairman of worldwide production at Legendary. “It was made for the big screen and it feels like it’s being received as a cinematic event.”It’s the first major hit of 2024, and one that was sorely needed by exhibitors.

the 51st Annie Awards, where “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” won best feature and collected seven prizes in total. “Across the Spider-Verse” is nominated for best animated feature at the Academy Awards — and the Annie Awards can often be a good predictor of winner.The 2024 box office has gotten off to a sobering start for Hollywood, and the disappointing result for “Madame Web” won’t help. Moviegoing has slowed to a crawl in recent weeks, while 2023’s strikes have impacted this year’s release schedules.

bought his childhood movie theater last year, is struggling to keep it in business. So he’s hosting a memorabilia sale there to raise funds to keep it afloat.

according to Variety. That’s less than the $519 million worldwide earnings from the first “Ant-Man” film in 2015 and the $623 million the second installment earned in 2018 (not adjusted for inflation).

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour?”Erica Vuitton saw the film at the Village East by Angelika in the East Village, where fellow movie-goers didn’t appreciate her enthusiasm.“Several people complained to the theater about me singing and dancing in the front,” she told The Post. “By the time a theater employee approached me, I was rescued by a gang of tweens who had come down and were dancing with me.

surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” a day earlier and the success of Swift’s concert film — estimated to have brought in astronomical numbers at the box office.“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” raked in close to $96 million at the box office in the United States and Canada, movie theater chain AMC said Sunday — making it the highest-grossing concert film for an opening weekend.The biggest domestic concert films prior to Swit’s were 2011’s “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” which finished with total earnings of $73 million, and 2009’s “Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” cashing in with $72 million box office sales, according to IMDb.The runners-up at the box office by a long shot this weekend were the “Exorcist: Believer,” with estimated ticket sales of $11 million, and the family-friendly animation “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” racking in a mere $7 million.Kelce spent Sunday afternoon at MetLife stadium watching his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, and his team fall short of a victory over the New York Jets.The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was photographed leaving the “Cruel Summer” singer’s NYC apartment solo on Sunday, decked out in a green tracksuit with white Nike sneakers, black shades, and a backward baseball cap as he hopped into a black SUV outside the songstress’ luxe pad.Despite being a well-known Eagles fan from Pennsylvania, Swift did not attend the game with her new beau.The duo seems to be playing into the world’s interest with their blossoming relationship since both attended “SNL” on Saturday night, with Kelce even featured in a skit poking fun at the NFL and Swiftys’ obsession with their romance.The athlete appeared in a sketch based on a parody of “Fox NFL Sunday,” where the crew

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” a film based on her concert tour, was officially released on Friday. Loyal legions of Swifties are flocking to see the flick, which made $39 million at the box office Friday and over $100 million in presales.Moviegoers are dressing as her and her alleged new beau, Travis Kelce, selling movie merch for hundreds of dollars on eBay — and making scores of friendship bracelets and trading them at the theater, as is tradition at Swift’s concerts.

“PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie” Sunday in Los Angeles set a new Guinness record for the “most dogs attending a film screening.”At the Autry Museum in Griffith Park, 219 dogs gathered to celebrate the release of the movie, which features an animated canine crew of search-and-rescue heroes. “We are thrilled to have worked with the team at Paramount Pictures to break the Guinness World Record for most dogs at a film screening,” Brittany Thorn, executive director for the Best Friends Animal Society in Los Angeles, said in a statement.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.“The Nun II” is the ninth installment in the “The Conjuring” franchise, the highest grossing horror franchise of all time. Collider called the latest flick “an effective, gory, and impressively scary addition to the “Conjuringuniverse” that also stands as a solidly on its own.

Still haven’t seen “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer”? This Sunday, you’ll be able to catch up for $4 a ticket in movie theaters nationwide.Theater owners announced Monday that the second annual National Cinema Day will be held Sunday, Aug. 27. For one day, all movies — in all formats and at all showtimes — will be $4 at participating theaters.

panned as a “self-absorbed and overwrought disappointment,” brought in $22.2 million in preview ticket sales on Thursday, followed by another $48.2 million with its Friday premiere on more than 4,200 screens, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.Director Christopher Nolan’s biopic “Oppenheimer,” which delves into the life of the developer of the atom bomb, exploded into the number two spot, raking in $33 million in opening day sales, including $10.5 million from Thursday previews.  The historical drama, starring Cillian Murphy as scientist J.

the controversial film “Sound of Freedom” by either forgetting to dim the lights, or in at least one case, turning off the air conditioning in the theater. The word-of-mouth smash hit, which shocked Hollywood by beating the new “Indiana Jones” flick at the box office, tells the real-life story of anti-child-trafficking campaigner and former Homeland Security agent Tim Ballard (played by Jim Caviezel) as he attempts to set up an organization known as Operation Underground Railroad.The accusations of experience tampering come on the heels of the film being criticized for promoting pro-QAnon conspiracy theories.

“Creed III” is spawning fights in the audiences during screenings in France and Germany, and some fear that viral footage of the fights could be part of a dangerous new social media challenge. Brawls have erupted during a number of showings of the film starring Michael B.

Leandro Calado tweeted. “The sounding made me so uncomfortably dizzy that I had to leave the theatre to vomit.

The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. The London-headquartered Cineworld is expected to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US and is mulling filing an insolvency proceeding in the UK, according to the report.Cineworld and Alix Partners declined to comment.

Instagram, is expected to close the deal on the property, which he will co-own with his wife, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith andother business partners, on Sept. 14.His plans on renovating the 250-seat interior of the theater, already renamed SModcastle Cinemas, involve erecting a mural in the lobby featuring characters from his movies that were set in New Jersey.They include “Clerks,” — which was shot in convenience and video stores where he worked in real life for $27,575 and earned a staggering $3 million at the box office — “Mallrats,” “Chasing Amy” and “Dogma.”He also pledged to host lives shows, create a “Merry Marvel Movie Society” for fans of Marvel Studios releases and open a film school on the premises.

her last campaign proved to be a smash hit. The 55-year-old’s viral ad features her dressed to the nines as she waltzes through an empty movie theater, gazing at the camera and reminding audiences of the wonder of going to the movies.

a property listed for $6.99 million comes with an unusual amenity. A former safe room — whose retina scan, which can be used to open and close its pneumatic doors, was previously registered with the FBI — is now a quirky private theater for friends and family to watch flicks.Images of the space show plush lounge seating and a large screen under a black-tone drop ceiling and surrounded by metallic walls — 3-inch steel walls, in fact.

Timothy Simons tweeted. There might be some hope yet for the future of the moviegoing world’s favorite (and only) concrete geodesic dome.

ordering all non-essential businesses to shutter following the discovery of the first COVID-19 cases in the city.But independently-owned theater operators say the reopening plan favors big theater chains that can afford the cost, such as AMC and Showcase, but hurts their small businesses. “That’s just a total loss of revenue by even opening. The overhead to run a theater is just tremendous,” said Harvey Elgart, owner of Kew Gardens Cinemas, Cobble Hill Cinemas and Williamsburg Cinemas.

according to the report (paywall).Higher-ups at the company, faced with state-ordered lockdowns and coronavirus scares that have emptied theaters nationwide, are in the final stages of talks about the fate of “Wonder Woman,” according to the late Thursday report, which cited anonymous sources. Warner Bros.

told The Los Angeles Times that he is “thrilled” with ticket sales — despite the fact that the film starring Robert Pattinson has grossed just $53.8 million since it hit theaters in the US on Sept.

temporarily shut down in mid-March amid the pandemic.

expects to run out of cash by the end of the year or early 2021.Even diehard movie buffs have little incentive to go to the theater these days because Hollywood has pushed back their big film releases to 2021 and has been sending their smaller budget films direct to streaming.Disney pushed “Black Widow,” starring Scarlett Johansson, from Nov. 6 to May 2021.

“The required amounts of additional liquidity are expected to be material,” the company added. Since mid-March, the pandemic has squeezed the theater industry. After months of forced closures due to the pandemic, AMC and its rivals reopened their doors again this summer.

back in August that theaters would soon be up and running, still has not made good on his word, even as indoor dining, gyms and other businesses have started to reopen.Many movie theaters have had it, according to The Hollywood Reporter.“We are owed an answer. We’ve answered every question.

decided to temporarily close 536 Regal cinemas in the US and 127 Cineworld and Picturehouse venues in the UK. The chain cited the delay of the new James Bond flick for its decision, as the majority of blockbusters slated for 2020 have been pushed into next year. There are 500 fewer theaters open in the US since the pandemic began, as movie houses in major markets like New York and Los Angeles remain closed.

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ “Dune” became the latest in a slew of Hollywood films to delay its release due to the coronavirus pandemic.Director Denis Villeneuve’s big-budget adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel, starring Timothée Chalamet, will shift from Dec.

Tenet,” which rolled out over Labor Day weekend. But without major markets like New York and Los Angeles in play, the $200 million flick has struggled, grossing just $41.2 million domestically through Sept.

US theatrical debut on Aug. 31, will be able to screen at indoor theaters in big cities like LA and New York, both of which have been hit hard by the coronavirus.The time-bending thriller is the first blockbuster to premier on the silver screen since the pandemic hit in March.

shuttered since March. And although some independent theaters have remained in operation around the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, the major chains revving up again means we can finally enjoy brand-new blockbusters on the big screen.Well, except New Yorkers.Gov.

popcorn. It’s not merely a tasty salty buttery snack.

directly onto Disney+ in major territories has provoked a furious backlash from international exhibitors who feel the House of Mouse is declining to support them in their hour of need.Emotions are high – as evidenced in our piece speaking to UK operators yesterday when one called it a “f*ck you to exhibitors” – and they were summed up somewhat aptly by a video that emerged today of a cinema owner in France destroying a piece of “Mulan” promotional artwork in reaction to the news.