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‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ Passes $1 Billion at Box Office After China Debut Amid Pandemic
The 2001 film hit #1 in China and made $13.6 million from 16,000 screens over the weekend
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3D ‘Harry Potter’ Re-Release Leads China Box Office With $13.6 Million
“The Spongebob Movie” and “Unhinged” open to less than $1 million in newly-opened Canadian theaters
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‘1917’ Earns $5 Million in China as Theater Reopening Grows
Best Picture nominee hits Chinese theaters eight months after its U.S. release
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AMC Theatres CEO: On-Demand Deal With Universal Has Been Offered to Other Studios
CEO Adam Aron says that he expects the 17-Day PVOD window for Universal films will become an industry standard
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Will Disney’s ‘Risky Gamble’ With ‘Mulan’ Pay Off?
“It is anyone’s guess how audiences will respond.,” Boxoffice editor Daniel Loria tells TheWrap
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ Boosts Slowly Recovering Chinese Box Office
Overall weekend grosses rise to $17.6 million as approximately 60% of China’s theaters reopen
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‘Tenet’ Could Lose Money But Still Be Vital for Hollywood
Christopher Nolan’s film could provide valuable info for an industry trying to recover box office revenue…if an outbreak doesn’t ruin release plans again
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Summer Blockbuster Season Is Lost: What About the Rest of 2020?
To salvage some sort of revenue, Hollywood may have to try a release strategy that’s never been tried before
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Disney Removes ‘Mulan’ From Slate, Pushes ‘Avatar’ and ‘Star Wars’ Films Back One Year
“It’s become clear that nothing can be set in stone,” studio says in statement
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AMC Shifts Theater Reopening Schedule After ‘Mulan,’ ‘Tenet’ Move
Reopening of largest American theater chain will coincide with blockbusters’ moves to August
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How Andrew Cuomo Could Undo Hollywood’s Theater Reopening Plans
New York governor is holding off on plans to reopen movie theaters, which could close off a major market that blockbusters need for box office success
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AMC Theaters to Reopen Starting July 15 With COVID-19 Safety Measures
All locations are planned to reopen by July 24, with customers strongly encouraged but not required to wear masks unless mandated by officials
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Inside Studios’ Scramble to Set Movie Release Dates Mid-Pandemic: ‘There Are No Rules’
“Every day is just us reacting,” one studio marketing head says
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Despite ‘Tenet’ Move and Surge of Infections, Movie Theaters Press Ahead With Reopening
“At some point, things have to reopen, and a lot of theaters can’t wait for much longer,” Boxoffice analyst Shawn Robbins says
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’: 3 Big Challenges for Warner Bros’ $200 Million Gamble
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing WB to release Nolan’s original blockbuster in uncharted territory
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