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Big movie chain Cinemark announced Friday it’s now reached agreements to theatrically showcase films from all five major studio partners across its U.S. theaters, although it didn’t provide terms or many details. On a conference call with analysts to discuss the exhibitor’s just released first-quarter financials, CEO Mark Zoradi called each of the five deals
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CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. The best Anthony Hopkins movies are those that give the two-time Academy Award-winning actor (and composer and great social media follow) just enough space and time to create or bring to life well-rounded
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AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron was nearly giddy Thursday, quoting Winston Churchill, trying to top him, talking up a box office recovery, the chain’s expanded market share, cash position and hiring plans and millions of new retail investors who have replaced China’s Wanda Group as its core shareholder base. Like an Oscar acceptance speech, he
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Play video content Boston George: Famous without the Fortune Johnny Depp‘s relationship with George Jung went far beyond their “Blow” connection … and it’s on display in a new docuseries about the late and infamous drug smuggler. In this clip, obtained by TMZ, Depp calls Jung, AKA Boston George, “one of my favorite people instantly”
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Another Paramount theatrical release is leaving the calendar, and that is the Antoine Fuqua-directed Mark Wahlberg sci-fi thriller Infinite, which will hit the Paramount+ streaming service in June. ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish made it official today during the conglom’s earnings call. Infinite was recently dated to hit cinemas on Sept. 24. Exhibition need not worry: There’s a ton of
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Untitled William S. Burroughs Biopic – TBD (Pre-Production) Kristen Stewart is no stranger when it comes to adaptations of novels from Beat Generation writers, having previously appeared in Walter Salles’ 2012 movie version of Jack Kerouac’s iconic On the Road, in which she played Marylou, Dean Moriarty’s (Garrett Hedlund) 16-year-old wife. This time around, Stewart
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Greg Marcus, CEO of Marcus Corp., was shocked when Arclight Cinemas and Pacific Theaters went dark. “I happened to notice that. It caught my attention,” he joked. “I said, ‘What? Arclight is not reopening?’ Arclight’s reopening. I’ll take that bet with anybody who wants to bet me on that. Those theaters are so productive nationally
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George Jung — the prolific cocaine smuggler portrayed by Johnny Depp in the movie “Blow” — has died … TMZ has learned. Sources close to the situation tell TMZ … George died Wednesday morning at home in the Boston area. The cause of death is currently not known, though he had recently been experiencing liver
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Updated: Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy’s feature directorial debut Reminiscence is going a week earlier on Aug. 20. Why? Essentially it prevents the film from playing right into Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings which should dominate Labor Day weekend (that is if that film stays theatrical). Reminiscence is also going day and date in theaters and on HBO
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In the wake of Amazon Prime Video clicking 175 million customers, the streamer’s acquisition of Skydance/Paramount’s Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse drew 2.3 million U.S. households in its first weekend according to Samba TV. That number beats the 1.6M Samba TV households which streamed Amazon’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm over its first weekend of Oct. 23-25. The third party
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Capacity restrictions on New York City movie theaters – now at 33% — will be lifted on May 19 but six-foot social distancing rules won’t — a somewhat confusing edict set out earlier Monday by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Break out the measuring sticks. Cuomo rarely mentions movie theaters and didn’t specifically today but it seems
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(Interactive chart with estimates below) Together Together topped the specialty box office for a second week in a row. The Bleecker Street comedy starring Ed Helms broke the million-dollar cume mark this week, hauling a modest $313,000 over the weekend. Vertical Entertainment’s debut of Four Good Days, starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis, wasn’t too
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Olympia Dukakis — the Oscar-winning actress best known for her role in ‘Moonstruck’ — has died … this according to her family. Her brother, Apollo, broke the sad news Saturday … taking to Facebook to update fans that his sister had passed in New York City. He adds, “After many months of failing health she
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CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. Since the dawn of cinema, theaters around the world have been filled with people who just can’t get enough of a good mystery. In the 100+ years that people have been frequenting their
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SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Though the numbers aren’t as big as their opening weekends, an interesting tale continues at the weekend box office during the pandemic with New Line’s Mortal Kombat and Funimation/Aniplex’s Demon Slayer bound for a photo-finish of $6.1M in their second weekends. Really, it’s too close to call right now. Mortal Kombat had the slight upper hand
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Deadline reported that Netflix bought the distribution rights to STX Film’s female-driven action flick Gunpowder Milkshake. Helmed by Israeli director Navot Papushado, the film will star Karen Gillan, Lena Headey and Angela Bassett. The feature will be Papushado’s first English-language project. His previous film, Big Bad Wolf, received rave reviews when it premiered at multiple
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