“After an opening that topped very modest expectations, ‘Croods’ is naturally remaining the dominant film in a market operating with less than 40% of theaters open currently,” said Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at Box Office Pro.
If the movie theater experience, as a cultural force, winds up withering on the vine, then it’s likely that movies as we’ve known them will also wither on the vine.
Utilizing its unique distribution strategy, Pepper Chicken by Ratan Sil Sarma which premiered recently in ShemarooMe tries to chart a new course for filmmakers of Assam. Made within a limited budget, this feature film made in Hindi by Assamese casts and crew is a success in itself as it has managed to create a fair place and price for itself in a market otherwise dominated by the heavyweights of Bollywood.
Facing the possibility of jail time, Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa continues to fearlessly challenge president Duterte's policies.
The stakes are suddenly much higher for WarnerMedia and Roku in their months-long standoff over HBO Max.
The movie theater industry’s annus horribilis will continue to drag well into next year, according to new research from consulting firm Deloitte.
“Mulan” lands on Disney Plus for subscribers at no extra charge this weekend. The live-action remake directed by Niki Caro is an adaptation of Disney’s 1998 animated film and based on Chinese folklore. The film stars Yifei Li as Mulan.
“76 Days” captures the first 76 days of the lockdown right at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. Back in January, when the virus was beginning to gather traction, Weixi Chen and Anonymous picked up a camera and began filming.
In Telugu cinema, filmmakers often forget about people and stories outside the borders of big cities and urban milieus. Middle Class Melodies broke this mould.
The film business is likely to decline by at least 50% over the next year or two as compared to the pre-pandemic period with fewer films available for release given the long break in production, fewer screens for showcasing and expected box office coming down substantially.