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The season one finale of Disney+/Lucasfilm’s Obi-Wan Kenobi drew a five-day Wednesday through Sunday audience of 1.8 million U.S. households, which is 20% higher than the Wednesday through Sunday five-day pull for The Book of Boba Fett finale, which clocked 1.5M U.S. households. The data comes from Samba TV, which…

The CineEurope conference kicks off here in Barcelona on Monday with distribution and exhibition expected to be in fine spirits, coming off a series of mega-drivers in the first part of the year and heading into a lucrative second half. There's reason for backslapping and high-fiving, but there are also concerns that…

UPDATE, writethru: Disney/Pixar's Lightyear was no match for dinosaurs or Tom Cruise at the international box office this weekend. The Toy Story spinoff came in below projections with a $34.6M offshore bow in 43 material markets. That landed it third among Hollywood movies for the overseas session, behind holdovers Jur…

More box office milestones here as the theatrical business bounces back and the pandemic eases: Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness crossed $400M yesterday at the domestic box office during its 41st day of release. The movie is still the second highest grossing film of 2022 to date behind Top Gu…

UPDATE, with Sunday actuals: Jurassic World Dominion came in slightly higher in the global and international box office actuals with a $178M second frame across 72 overseas markets, down 47% in the 15 holdovers that debuted the previous weekend. The offshore total through Sunday is $247.4M with global jumping to $392.4…

MONDAY UPDATE, with actuals: Top Gun: Maverick hit even higher altitude at the global and international box office this weekend with Sunday's actuals now included. Tom Cruise's return as the eponymous flying ace notched a confirmed $85.8M in 64 markets this session, bringing the overseas cume to $261.6M. Along with dom…

UPDATE, writethru: Tom Cruise has outdone himself. Paramount/Skydance's Top Gun: Maverick buzzed the tower in 62 international box office markets this weekend, landing with a $124M debut. This includes previews and is the best overseas launch ever for a Tom Cruise movie on a like-for-like basis, surpassing Mission: Imp…

UPDATE, writethru: Disney/Marvel's Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness crossed $800M globally this weekend, now with $803.2M after three frames. Of that $342.1M is from domestic and $461.1M from the international box office. The offshore drop was 53% with $40M from 49 markets. Last weekend we posed the…

SUNDAY AM UPDATE: Focus Features' Downton Abbey: A New Era is coming in at $16M, and while some might snipe that it's lower than the first one's robust $31M start, particularly against a production cost that's double from the first at $40M, keep in mind this is a sequel to a period drama franchise, not Marvel. For…

UPDATE, writethru: Disney/Marvel's Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness is approaching $700M globally after two weekends. The worldwide cume through Sunday is now an estimated $688.1M, including $291.9M domestic and $396.2M from the international box office. The latter number will shortly pass The Batman to…

SUNDAY AM WRITETHRU after Saturday AM post: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had a great fall in its second weekend, down -67% for a Disney-reported $61M take (rivals are seeing $60M, -68%). While that drop is akin to the second weekend declines of recent MCU titles, the uber-successful Spider-Man: No Way Ho…

UPDATED: After a blink-and-you-missed-it appearance at the end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Charlize Theron offered a better look today at Clea, the powerful new character she will play in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Oscar-winner shared video of what appears to be a 3D body scan session of…