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Superheroes Are Finally Losing Their Grasp on Moviegoers – and That’s Good for the Box Office
For the first time in years, global ticket sales aren’t dominated by Marvel or DC films and that’s a positive sign for the movie industry
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‘M3GAN’ Is First Box Office Hit of 2023 as ‘Avatar 2’ Crosses $500 Million Domestic
Universal and Blumhouse’s latest low-budget horror film rides glowing reviews to $27 million opening
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2023 Box Office Preview: Is It Time for the Pandemic Grading Curve to End?
With more films set for release than in 2022, “the gloves have to come off,” Paramount Domestic Distribution president Chris Aronson tells TheWrap
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James Cameron Says ‘Avatar 2’ Will Make a Profit, So He’ll Finish the Series: ‘Can’t Wiggle Out of This’ (Video)
“I’m gonna have to do these other sequels,” the director joked
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‘Avatar 2’ Faces Its Next Challenge in Race to $2 Billion: the Post-Holiday Box Office
With $1.48 billion and counting, “The Way of Water” looks to extend its box office legs deep into the new year
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‘Elvis’ to Screen for Free at Select Theaters on Presley’s 88th Birthday
The Jan. 8 showings will also feature the short documentary “Just a Boy from Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen”
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Why ‘Babylon’ Bombed at the Box Office – and Paramount May Be OK With It
Though his raunchy R-rated dramedy put off audiences, Damien Chazelle may be part of the studio’s larger plans
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‘Avatar 2’ Nears $1.4 Billion at Global Box Office as 2023 Begins
“The Way of Water” is estimated for an $82 million 4-day weekend
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‘Avatar 2’ Set to Add $87 Million at New Year’s Box Office, Cross $1.3 Billion Globally
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is also showing signs of strong legs
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2022 Box Office Review: Where Every Hollywood Studio Stands
Year in Review: Paramount had a renaissance year while Disney and Warner Bros. need to rediscover their identity
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5 Biggest Box Office Lessons Learned From a Roller Coaster 2022
Year in Review: Theaters can get back to pre-pandemic success, but this year showed how hard it is going to be
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‘Black Panther 2’ Was Initially a Father-Son Drama, Director Ryan Coogler Says
Conceived prior to Chadwick Boseman’s death, the first versions included more scenes for Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s CIA director
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‘Avatar 2’ Crosses $700 Million as Winter Storms Chill Holiday Box Office
Subzero temperatures in much of the U.S. have worsened an already tough market for new holiday movies
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‘Avatar 2’ Bombs in China – but Otherwise Soars to $661 Million Global Box Office | Chart
James Cameron’s “The Way of Water” continues the pattern of Hollywood blockbusters – but not Chinese tentpoles – struggling in the Middle Kingdom
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Disney Stock Drops After ‘Avatar 2’ Posts $441 Million Global Opening
Potentially hyperbolic estimates caused investors to punish the Hollywood studio even as “Way of Water” shows sturdy sea legs