Will upcoming films be on the move? Last week we reported that 26% of filmgoers were less likely to see a movie in a theater due to the rise of the Delta variant. With the spike in COVID cases dominating headlines, we posed the question once again. This time, just a few days later, that […]
Trailer Callback: July 20-21
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times: Ridley Scott edition. Ridley Scott has two films coming out this year. First up, it’s THE LAST DUEL, which has the distinction of reuniting Matt Damon and Ben Affleck on the screen. DUEL arrives in October. A month later, HOUSE OF GUCCI hits […]
Kudos to MGM.
This is the kind of publicity you want. Organic or planted, who cares? It worked. Clearly, the HOUSE OF GUCCI campaign has kicked in. The trailer was dropped in the afternoon (love that). This one moves into active rotation on The Quorum. Stay tuned… […]
New to The Quorum: THE BLACK PHONE
Who knew that Ethan Hawke, star of the 1994 classic REALITY BITES, would go onto have such an interesting and diverse career? I don’t think many of us would have guessed that he would be a four-time Oscar nominee – twice for acting (TRAINING DAY, BOYHOOD) and twice for writing (BEFORE MIDNIGHT, BEFORE SUNSET). Bottom […]
Delta variant may shrink box office by more than 25%.
Oh crap. Just when it seemed the theatrical world was returning to something resembling pre-pandemic norms, along comes the Delta variant. At The Quorum, we wanted to know how the surge in Covid cases was impacting intent to go to the theater. As it turns out, we should brace ourselves for more downward pressure over […]
OLD did OK. Will any of the upcoming originals do better?
Last week, OLD debuted to $18M. It easily topped the $8M opening for WRATH OF MAN, making OLD the largest opening for an original film during the pandemic era. It’s usually around this time of year — the tail end of the summer — when we get lower-budget original films. These are not sequels. They […]
Reasons to root for GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE
Today, we got the first full trailer for GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, following the very clever teaser spot that came out a few months ago. If there’s one movie to root for, this is a good choice. Special props to Sony for not giving up after misogynistic Internet trolls eviscerated the 2016 all-female version of GHOSTBUSTERS. It […]
Can Marvel films survive the next few months?
The studio is having a moment on the TV side. Not so much on the film side. BLACK WIDOW opened to $80M theatrically, and everyone is jockeying to be the first to say that Marvel is done. It’s over. After an epically successful 13-year run, Marvel is toast. Stick a fork in it. There have […]
In search of Olympic gold: SING 2
Did you know that the original SING is the highest-grossing animated film ever released in December? It’s not even close. Prior to 2016, if you wanted to see a family film around the holidays you got animation hybrids like ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS or live action films like NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. What you didn’t […]
New to The Quorum: AMBULANCE
Jake Gyllenhaal? Great! Yahya Abdul-Mateen II? Very cool. Eiza González? Awesome. Director Michael Bay? That’s the question mark isn’t it? Listen, either you love Bay’s movies or you don’t. There is no middle ground. Or perhaps there is. Based on the 2005 Danish film AMBULANCE, this looks to be a considerably smaller affair than Bay’s […]
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