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Inventing Anna saw its audience shrink 37% from the prior week, but the reality-based Netflix drama still pulled in almost 2.1 billion minutes of viewing to top Nielsen’s U.S. streaming chart. It came in comfortably ahead of the No. 2 title for the week of February 21 to 27, Netflix’s Love is Blind. When Netflix…

SUNDAY UPDATE: Watch the full Super Bowl ad below. On Feb. 10: Netflix has released a teaser trailer for The Adam Project, the sci-fi adventure from director Shawn Levy that stars Ryan Reynolds in the pair’s reteam after the success of Free Guy. The trailer comes as the pic is expected to have a presence during…

Certainly following the dismal, Covid-slammed movie year of 2020, anything would be an improvement, and in my opinion, against all odds, the movies of 2021 have exceeded my expectations. My obligatory Top 10 list certainly shows that and includes a large number of crowd-pleasers that “pleased” me too — in more that…

Marcus Corp., which owns leading exhibitor Marcus Theatres and a chain of hotels, said it posted a profit last quarter for the first time since Covid struck bolstered by increasing vaccination rates, improving consumer confidence and the release of a greater number of high-performing new films. The shares are up more…

UPDATE, writethru: Warner Bros/Legendary's Dune continued its spicy run at the international box office this weekend, adding a further $26.3M from 32 markets to lift the offshore total to $76.5M. To quote the Denis Villeneuve-directed film, this is only the beginning as the sci-fi epic is in early overseas release…

On Monday, Disney/20th Century Studios' Free Guy crossed the $300M mark globally, becoming the fifth Hollywood title to the milestone this year. To date, the Ryan Reynolds-starrer has grossed $108.8M domestically and $193.6M at the international box office for a worldwide total of $302.4M. The video game-inspired…

UPDATE, writethru: Disney/Marvel's Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings handily crossed the $250M mark globally this weekend, seeing a very good 34% drop at the international box office and maintaining No. 1s in such key markets as Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Korea, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain and the…

UPDATE, writethru: Disney/Marvel's Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings outperformed expectations at the global and international box office this weekend, coming in with $56.2M for the standard overseas frame, and a new Labor Day record $83.5M for the four-day domestic session ($71.4M three-day). Combined, and…

UPDATE, writethru: One of the only Hollywood titles to recently be granted a China release date, Disney/20th Century Studios' Free Guy flew into the market with a No. 1 $23.9M start. This is a solid launch in the Middle Kingdom, particularly in the current climate, and helped push the Ryan Reynolds-starrer past $100M…

Sunday AM Update: At a time when Covid-19 cases are +20% in the U.S. to 156K over two weeks, and Hurricane Ida is expected to hit the Gulf Coast today, Universal/MGM/Monkeypaw’s Candyman is prevailing with a great late August start of $22.4M. Also, another encouraging sign for the box office, especially on a horror…

After a two-month blackout period in China for Hollywood movies, Disney/20th Century Studios’ Free Guy is looking to lead all pics in the country at the weekend B.O. with a $18M+, possibly $20M take. That’s a promising start for one of the first big movies from Hollywood after a long-hiatus, besting the $15M opening…

UPDATE, writethru: Disney/20th Century Studios' Free Guy leveled up to take the No. 1 spot at the international box office in its sophomore session with $17.1M from 46 markets for a $53.1M cume to date. The overseas drop was a very strong 26%, with some markets seeing increases and amid No. 1 openings in Brazil and…