“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom</a>” was yet another box office disappointment for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/superheroes">comic book</a> films, bringing in just $40 million over its opening weekend. 
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">movie</a>, which stars Jason Momoa as the King of Atlantis, brought in $27.7 million for the regular weekend and just $40 million over the extended four-day holiday weekend, per <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/aquaman-2-box-office-christmas-disappointing-ticket-sales-1235850412/">Variety</a>.
The sequel to the original “Aquaman” (2018) cost $205 million to make. This is the latest in a long line of disappointing projects for Warner Bros. and DC in 2023. “The Flash” ($55 million debut), “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” ($30 million debut), and “Blue Beetle” ($25 million debut) also underperformed this year, the outlet noted.
Industry analysts haven’t given up hope on “Aquaman 2,” however, as sometimes December releases have a slow start at the box office and slowly gain momentum into the new year. That happened with the original “Aquaman,” which earned $67 million at first and wound up bringing in $335 million domestically and $1.15 billion globally. 
“Aquaman 2” currently has a 36% critic score and 79% audience score on <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aquaman_and_the_lost_kingdom">Rotten Tomatoes</a>. 
“Yet more evidence that the superhero movie industry is foundering comes from this shoddy, scraped-from-the-bottom-of-an-ocean-trench sequel,” the Observer reviewer <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/24/aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-review-jason-momoa-sequel">wrote</a>. 
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“This final dive into the undersea world of the DCEU implodes under the pressure likely generated by all the behind-the-scenes tinkering. As last hurrahs go, this one’s lost at sea,” another reviewer <a href="http://moviefreak.com/aquaman-2-2023-movie-review/">agreed</a>.
The superhero genre in general has been suffering lately. In November, the newest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) installment, “The Marvels,” had the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/female-led-the-marvels-has-worst-ever-opening-weekend-in-mcu-history">lowest opening weekend</a> in the franchise&#8217;s history, pulling in just $47 million.
“Captain America: A Brave New World,” “Thunderbolts,” and “Blade” — all originally slated for 2024 — are being pushed to 2025, at least in part because of strike-related production delays. That means the only Marvel release scheduled for 2024 is “Deadpool 3.”
Other upcoming DC projects include “Joker: Folie á Deux,” which will debut in November 2024 and “Superman: Legacy,” which hits theaters in July 2025.

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‘Aquaman’ Sequel Has Disappointing Christmas Opening, Bringing In Just $40M

'Aquaman' Sequel Has Disappointing Christmas Opening, Bringing In Just $40M

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Despite mixed reviews before its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movie-theaters">premiere</a> on Friday, the new Warner Brothers release “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Wonka</a>” performed well at the box office over its opening weekend, bringing in $39 million. 
The fantasy musical stars <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Timothée Chalamet</a> as the titular star. “Wonka” is based on the 1964 novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl. That book was made into a movie, “Willy Wonka &amp; the Chocolate Factory,” in 1971 and was later remade in 2005 with Johnny Depp playing Wonka.
This newest film version is a little different because it explores the origin story of Willy Wonka and serves as a prequel to the original film. 
“Wonka” cost $125 million to make. Industry insiders consider the weekend’s box office results promising as films released in December tend to keep performing well during the holiday season.
“‘Wonka’ has the right tone for the holidays and momentum is very good,” David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, told <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/box-office-timothee-chalamet-wonka-wins-weekend-1235842643/">Variety</a>. “Critics’ reviews and audience scores are strong, and the genre performs well overseas.”
The movie currently has an 84% critics score and 91% audience rating on <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wonka">Rotten Tomatoes</a>.
“A breezy two-hour musical comedy that hopes to make the audience shed a sentimental tear or two, but is mainly content to amuse, delight, and inspire cheers when the bad guys are defeated,” the reviewer at RogerEbert.com <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wonka-film-review-2023">wrote</a>. 
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ChristianityToday called it “unabashedly an old-fashioned musical, devoid of cynicism, and unfailingly optimistic.”
Audiences were delighted as well. “What a pleasant surprise! A prequel worthy of the original,” one person wrote. “Outstanding performance by Timothee Chalamet. Excellent cast and musical numbers. An exceedingly great movie treat.”
Another agreed, “Timothee is the perfect young Willy Wonka!”
Chalamet had previously discussed what convinced him to participate in the film after his initial hesitation. 
“Like many people, when there are remakes, I feel very protective over the original character and versions you love,” Chalamet <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/timothee-chalamet-explains-what-convinced-him-wonka-movie-wasnt-a-cynical-money-grab">said</a> during an interview with GamesRadar+. “Your eyebrows go up with skepticism about [whether] this is a legitimate, worthwhile story or a cynical money grab.”
The actor said it was the film’s opening musical number that changed his mind. 
“The song ‘Hat Full of Dreams’ was in there,” he said. “And there was no music to accompany it, but the lyrics were so clever. [It’s] about this young Willy, who was definitively not the crazy, cynical, kind of jaded, brain-fried version that we see in the two prior films but was very hopeful, young, ambitious, won’t-take-no-for-an-answer, maybe a little naive. I think that’s very clever.&#8221; 

&#8220;Wonka&#8221; is currently showing in theaters nationwide.

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‘Wonka’ Dominates Box Office With $39M Opening Weekend

'Wonka' Dominates Box Office With $39M Opening Weekend

Actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Penélope Cruz</a> is weighing in on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movie-theaters">movie theater</a> versus streaming debate, saying she believes all <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">films</a> deserve to be seen on the big screen.
The 49-year-old made the remarks during a “BAFTA: A Life in Pictures” event in London on Monday, per <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/global/penelope-cruz-films-should-theatrical-release-ferrari-1235821696/">Variety</a>. Cruz talked about how the industry has changed now that home streaming is so popular, especially in a post-pandemic era.
“It’s a ritual that I hope the world doesn’t lose because it is real magic,” the “Vanilla Sky” actress said at the event. “The experience of watching a film in a theater can never be the same as watching it in your house with interruptions and a phone or this and that.&#8221;
She added, “And then it’s not sacred anymore — that time of you’re here, you turn off the phone and you’re going to be focused on this activity for two hours. That doesn’t happen at home. So I am a big defender of every movie having at least a few weeks of theatrical release because it’s just sad to lose that. It’s sad for new generations not to experience that.”
Cruz was in London promoting her upcoming biographical drama “Ferrari,” which hits theaters on December 25. The actress plays Enzo Ferrari’s wife, Laura, opposite Adam Driver. The Academy Award-winning star said many people have the wrong impression of her character.
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“The people that knew her very well loved her, but people in the streets would say things that I didn’t like, like ‘Oh no, she was just a very difficult woman. She was just crazy,&#8217;” Cruz said. “And I would tell them, ‘Do you know that she used to sleep with the tires during some races so that nobody would steal them or break them?’ ‘No, that’s impossible. She has no relation to Ferrari whatsoever.’ ‘And did you know that she was one of the first investors?’ They just wanted to make less of her.”
“I saw that there was no compassion for her — probably because she was involved in the business and that was not welcome. It was, in those years, very difficult for a woman to have a voice in a company like that,” she continued. 
The Spanish star insisted women are still treated badly today. 
“It’s still today the case in so many places around the world. I mean, just look around and you will find women living in the shadow of men,” Cruz said. “I don’t like when, you know, it’s always said in our profession, ‘It’s great how much things have changed’ because it is a lie. Things have not changed that much.”

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Penélope Cruz Calls Movie Theater Attendance ‘Sacred’: ‘A Ritual That I Hope The World Doesn’t Lose’

Penélope Cruz Calls Movie Theater Attendance 'Sacred': 'A Ritual That I Hope The World Doesn't Lose'

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The opening weekend for “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">Barbenheimer</a>,” as the double <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">movie opening</a> is being called, defied expectations for both films and made it the fourth most lucrative domestic box office weekend in history.
Moviegoers showed up for Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated fantasy comedy “Barbie,” which outdid expectations with a $155 million opening, the biggest debut of the year so far. Mainstream critics heaped praise on the film and creators spent a massive amount on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">marketing</a> in the months leading up to its release. 
However, the marketing campaign for &#8220;Barbie&#8221; largely <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-shreds-barbie-in-epic-full-review">omitted</a> the overt feminist themes present in the movie.
“Barbie” earned an additional $182 million at the international box office, bringing its total earnings to $337 million in the first weekend alone, per a Variety <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/box-office-barbie-oppenheimer-opening-weekend-shatter-records-1235677601/">report</a>.
“We have a pink unicorn here,” Jeff Goldstein, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros., said. “We thought it would be $75 million for the opening weekend. Nobody saw $155 million coming. This doll has long legs.”
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynU-wVdesr0">WATCH BEN&#8217;S FULL REVIEW OF &#8216;BARBIE&#8217; HERE</a>
Christopher Nolan’s historical drama “Oppenheimer” also outperformed expectations. The movie starring Cillian Murphy as the titular character raked in an impressive $80.5 million domestically on opening weekend. Combined with international box office numbers, the film brought in a total of $174 million.
Though the movies couldn’t have been more different, many theatergoers made the event into a double feature, no doubt bolstering revenue for both by choosing to lean into the “Barbenheimer” hype.
“This is an unequivocally great weekend for moviegoing,” David A. Gross of the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research said of the results. “‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ are complementing each other at the box office, not taking audience from each other.”
The unique pairing has led to this weekend becoming the fourth-highest of all time in the movie industry. Variety noted that the top three performing weekends were led by the debuts of sequels in highly popular franchises — “Avengers: Endgame,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” That makes this result especially surprising.
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Though “Barbie” technically outperformed “Oppenheimer,” the historical drama is still being considered a huge success. 
“This is a 1940s period piece,” Universal’s President of Domestic Distribution Jim Orr said of the early numbers. “That speaks volumes to the appeal of Nolan and his prowess as a filmmaker. He has an amazing reputation for storytelling in the biggest format possible.”
Analysts had originally predicted that &#8220;Oppenheimer&#8221; drama could bring in $50 million.

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‘Barbenheimer’ Soars At Box Office With $155M For ‘Barbie,’ $80M For ‘Oppenheimer’ On Opening Weekend

'Barbenheimer' Soars At Domestic Box Office With $155M For 'Barbie,' $80M For 'Oppenheimer' On Opening Weekend

AMC Theatres abruptly canceled a film showcasing the voices of young people who have de-<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transitioned</a> after having hormone therapy and surgeries to purportedly &#8220;affirm&#8221; their &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gender identity</a>.&#8221;
&#8220;<a href="https://nowaybackfilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">No Way Back: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care</a>&#8221; was set for initial release on June 21 in dozens of theaters across the country. Producers of the film say AMC caved to the pressure of a de-platforming campaign by a transgender group called the Queer Trans Project, which has not had access to view the full film.
The Daily Wire reached out to AMC Theatres about the cancellation but did not receive a response.
&#8220;The &#8216;QT Project’s&#8217; inference of detransitioning as &#8216;conversion therapy&#8217; is a weak, underhanded attempt to conflate detransitioning with that despicable and sometimes devastating practice of the past,&#8221; said a statement from Deplorable Films, the distributor of &#8220;No Way Back.&#8221; &#8220;It might be worth noting here that [there&#8217;s] an infamously repressive theocracy on the other side of the globe where ‘gender-affirming’ surgery is the only option given to gay men and women, who may otherwise be executed under law.&#8221;
The distribution company added, &#8220;Perhaps they are on the payroll of those who profit from this – so much of what they are doing is resulting in the creation of life-long surgical and pharmaceutical patients are doing so to great benefit of certain surgical clinics and pharmaceutical companies.&#8221;
&#8220;It is quite evident that those undertaking this crusade against this film have not had the courtesy of seeing it before taking such extreme actions to silence it,&#8221; Deplorable Films added.
Along with medical professionals, the film features five young people who have de-transitioned. One person in the film, a 26-year-old man named Abel, spoke to The Daily Wire about his transition to female as a teenager and then his de-transition.
“I would tell anyone who wants to transition, especially the young boys who think life would be easier because they are the perfect image of a masculine male, that the transition will not save them,&#8221; Abel told The Daily Wire.
&#8220;It would actually destroy their lives. Actually, take a step back and think about this for a while,” he continued. “And even if that is what they think they want— the actual negative side effects, nobody will tell you.”
A young woman named Laura, who appears in &#8220;No Way Back,&#8221; told The Daily Wire she took a high dose of testosterone and removed her healthy breasts by way of a double mastectomy before de-transitioning at 22 years old.
“I&#8217;m a very vocal advocate of complete bans for transition procedures for minors, both medical and social, because children are not developed,&#8221; Laura said. &#8220;They do not have the brains or bodies to be able to make long-term decisions about their reproductive and sexual health, and they just are not able to consent to these long-term procedures.”
The Queer Trans project, though, claims the film is &#8220;anti-trans&#8221; and &#8220;perpetuates harmful misinformation.&#8221; The group campaigned for allies to send its sample letter to AMC with the goal of de-platforming &#8220;No Way Back.&#8221;
&#8220;I am writing to express my deep concern and strong opposition to the decision to screen No Way Back: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care, an anti-trans film that perpetuates harmful misinformation,&#8221; the Queer Trans Project&#8217;s letter reads, <a href="https://thepostmillennial.com/exclusive-producers-of-no-way-back-the-reality-of-gender-affirming-care-speak-out-after-amc-theaters-cancels-film-screenings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Post Millennial. &#8220;It is disheartening to see a respected institution like AMC Theaters provide a platform for content that further stigmatizes and marginalizes the transgender community. Regardless of the timing, this film&#8217;s screening goes against the values of inclusivity and respect that should be upheld by a company committed to providing diverse and meaningful entertainment. I implore you to reconsider this decision immediately and demonstrate your commitment to supporting a more inclusive and accepting society. Please remove the film from your lineup and help ensure that AMC Theaters remains a safe and inclusive space for all moviegoers.&#8221;
The group then celebrated the de-platforming when news hit of its ouster this weekend. &#8220;We did it! Our community&#8217;s swift action is a testament to the power of advocacy and the importance of raising our voices against harmful content,&#8221; the group said. &#8220;Your collective efforts have made a significant impact, and the decision to pull No Way Back from AMC theaters is a step towards fostering a more inclusive and respectful environment. Thank you for your dedication and commitment to creating positive change.&#8221;
Controversial Democratic state Senator Scott Wiener of California also went after AMC for initially platforming &#8220;No Way Back.&#8221;
&#8220;AMC is celebrating Pride Month by platforming an anti-trans propaganda film across the country,&#8221; Wiener said via Twitter on June 16. &#8220;[AMC Theatres] is feeding into the lie that kids are being tricked into being trans, when the data actually shows that only 1% of trans people de-transition. This is truly shameful.&#8221;
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AMC is celebrating Pride Month by platforming an anti-trans propaganda film across the country.<a href="https://twitter.com/AMCTheatres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AMCTheatres</a> is feeding into the lie that kids are being tricked into being trans, when the data actually shows that only 1% of trans people de-transition.
This is truly shameful. 🧵 <a href="https://t.co/eB4y5Oxzmw">pic.twitter.com/eB4y5Oxzmw</a>
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A site for the film describes &#8220;No Way Back&#8221; as a 90-minute documentary that &#8220;cites 45 peer-reviewed medical and journalist articles&#8221; and hears from five de-transitioners.
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&#8220;Without diagnostic clarity or mental health evaluations, their doctors quickly affirmed them as &#8216;transgender,&#8217; and mindlessly ushered them along the path of medical transition: so called &#8216;gender-affirming care&#8217; —the only treatment recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics,&#8221; the site reads. &#8220;These young people were harmed —injected with powerful compounds and surgically altered; irrevocably changed and turned into lifelong pharmaceutical customers by the doctors they trusted.&#8221;
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Panacol Productions and Deplorable Films present &#39;NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender Affirming Care&#39;. Showing in select AMC Theaters on June 21st! For ticket reminders visit: <a href="https://t.co/0oJ4kfToRO">https://t.co/0oJ4kfToRO</a> <a href="https://t.co/536Usmiwa5">pic.twitter.com/536Usmiwa5</a>
&mdash; Deplorable Films (@DeplorableFilms) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeplorableFilms/status/1665881987503230976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;No Way Back,&#8221; while now canceled at AMC Theatres, is still <a href="https://nowaybackfilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">streaming</a> and available on DVD, the film&#8217;s website says.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire/transgender-regret-sunday-special-6-18-23" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Transgender Regret &#8211; Sunday Special Podcast (June 18, 2023)</a>

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AMC Theatres Cancels De-Transitioner Film Following Trans Group’s De-Platforming Campaign

AMC Theatres Cancels De-Transitioner Film "No Way Back" Following Trans Group’s De-Platforming Campaign

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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk could certainly afford to buy his own private movie theater — but he made it abundantly clear on Thursday that he still had a soft spot for crowded theaters packed with strangers all enjoying a film together.
The conversation began with a tweet from author Daniel Crosby, detailing how his life had changed since he decided to stop drinking Diet Coke.
&#8220;I used to drink tons of Diet Coke but it&#8217;s been one month since I&#8217;ve had a drop,&#8221; he began. &#8220;I want to share some of the changes I&#8217;ve observed in myself over that time: My health is unchanged. I&#8217;m less happy. My one source of joy is gone. Thanks for encouraging me on this journey.&#8221;
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I used to drink tons of Diet Coke but it’s been one month since I’ve had a drop. 
I want to share some of the changes I’ve observed in myself over that time:
&#8211; My health is unchanged &#8211; I’m less happy &#8211; My one source of joy is gone
Thanks for encouraging me on this journey!
&mdash; Daniel Crosby (@danielcrosby) <a href="https://twitter.com/danielcrosby/status/1534584565431296001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Musk first responded with his thoughts on Diet Coke. &#8220;Diet Coke is amazing, especially the soda fountain version at movie theaters with salt &amp; butter popcorn,&#8221; he tweeted.
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Diet Coke is amazing, especially the soda fountain version at movie theaters with salt &amp; butter popcorn
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1534977373124411402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I don&#8217;t even care if it lowers my life expectancy,&#8221; he added.
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I don’t even care if it lowers my life expectancy
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1534977771239251969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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He added one final thought, tying it all together. &#8220;There&#8217;s something special about enjoying movies in a theater with total strangers,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I hope that never goes away.&#8221;
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There’s something special about enjoying movies in a theater with total strangers. I hope that never goes away.
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1534979855527428100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Theaters have only just really begun to recover after two years — which began with months of forced closures — of forced masking and social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of December 2021, over 600 movie theaters remained shuttered across the United States — and some still have not reopened.
According to a report from Bloomberg, &#8220;The casualties stretch across the continent, afflicting big chains like AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and mom-and-pop outfits. They’re shut in small towns, like Devils Lake, North Dakota, and in the heart of Hollywood, where plywood has been nailed over the windows of Los Angeles’ iconic <a title="ArcLight Chain Shuts Down in Sign Theaters Aren’t Out of Trouble" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-13/arclight-chain-shuts-down-in-sign-theaters-aren-t-out-of-trouble" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cinerama Dome</a>.&#8221;
But the return of summer blockbusters — and the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/just-say-no-to-woke-top-gun-maverick-crushing-box-office-with-pro-america-messaging-is-a-wake-up-call-for-hollywood/">early success</a> of films like actor <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/paramount-sued-over-top-gun-copyright-after-another-record-breaking-weekend/">Tom Cruise&#8217;s</a> latest outing, &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/tom-cruise-has-message-for-fans-after-top-gun-maverick-scores-historic-opening-weekend/">Top Gun: Maverick</a>&#8221; — could indicate that Americans are ready to return to theaters en masse.
According to a <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/06/08/movies-tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick-tops-600m-at-worldwide-box-office/?sh=1adb0c8827ee">Forbes report</a> published Wednesday, &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick&#8221; had already cleared $600 million at the box office — and there are some predicting it could reach $1 billion by the end of the summer. And Cruise&#8217;s film is far from the only traditional summer fare available – &#8220;Jurassic World: Dominion&#8221; also came out swinging, <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/06/box-office-jurassic-world-dominion-1235040232/">making $325 million</a> world wide as of June 5.

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‘I Don’t Even Care If It Lowers My Life Expectancy’: Elon Musk Raves About Diet Coke, Popcorn, And Movies

Elon Musk Raves About Diet Coke, Popcorn, And Movies

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A recent report revealed that many Americans are going to restaurants and taking part in sports events while a lot of them are still staying away from the office, instead opting for remote work. 
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/people-are-going-out-again-but-not-to-the-office-11644843600">reported</a>, “Thousands of companies that closed their offices in March 2020 have yet to announce return plans. An average of 33% of the workforce returned to the office during the first week of February in the 10 major cities monitored by Kastle Systems, which records building-access-card swipes.”
The amount has been slowly going up from 23% in the first week of January when some companies told employees to go home due to health concerns. Late Monday, Kastle <a href="https://www.kastle.com/safety-wellness/getting-america-back-to-work/">noted</a> that the workplace return rate for the second week in February went down a small amount from the first week. The number is still not close to the high point of 41% in the first week of December prior to the surge of the Omicron variant. This remains true for cities like New York which is experiencing an infection rate close to the amount it experienced prior to Omicron.
At the same time, the return rate to movie theaters during the first week of February was at 58% of what it was prior to the pandemic, per a Kastle analysis of industry statistics, according to the Journal. Restaurants were almost three-quarters as full as they were prior to the pandemic, and air travel had come to around 80%. “Attendance at National Basketball Association games was 93% of what it was in February 2020, Kastle said,” per the Journal.
“There’s a huge divergence between the ways that people are coming together in the other parts of their lives and the way they aren’t in the office,” said Mark Ein, Kastle Systems chairman.
The return to the workplace doesn’t just affect the companies whose employees might prefer to work from home, but it also has an impact on the businesses who rely on busy downtown activity. Tens of thousands of small businesses around the country depend on employees who work in offices and commuters as their customers. 
“In Manhattan, about 10 to 15 customers a day pass through the First Class Barber Shop near Grand Central Terminal. Before the pandemic, the daily average was 50 to 60, said the owner, Nikita Shimunov. He has cut his staff from five to three, but he will still have to consider closing unless his landlord agrees to renegotiate his rent,” the Journal noted. 
“I pray every day,” he said.
Politicians are even starting to weigh in on the dilemma.
“Business leaders, tell everybody to come back,” recently said New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) in comments to a civic organization. “Give them a bonus to burn the Zoom app and come on back to work.”
Some businesses have stated renewed return dates while others are unsure if they should implement a vaccine mandate for workers. Many employees appear to prefer the flexibility of working from home, making executives reportedly anxious to require them to return to the office in the midst of a labor shortage. While there is some concern that remote working could alter a company’s culture, some studies have also revealed that employees are just as, or even more, productive when they don’t work in an office setting. 
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/companies-weigh-the-costs-and-benefits-of-remote-work">reported</a> last month, “The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/workers-care-more-about-flexible-hours-than-remote-work-11643112004?mod=flipboard">reported</a> on the mindsets and priorities of many employees, noting that more are interested in a flexible work schedule than the physical location of where they work.” 
The Journal reported, “Ninety-five percent of people surveyed want flexible hours, compared with 78% of workers who want location flexibility, according to a new report from Future Forum, a consortium focused on reimagining the future of work led by Slack Technologies Inc.”
The data was gathered in November 2021 from a survey of more than 10,000 “knowledge workers.”
The information also showed that 72% of employees who weren’t content with their job’s flexibility on time or physical location would probably look for a different option in the next year. 
The Future Forum survey also discovered that people doing their work in a hybrid form of splitting time between a remote spot and an office went up 12 percentage points since May. “More than two-thirds of those surveyed said a hybrid setup was their preferred way of working,” the Journal noted. 
Some executives worry about how a hybrid working environment could have negative effects on certain groups of workers at a company, “especially women, working mothers and people of color, who when surveyed said they were more likely to prefer flexible arrangements,” the Journal added.

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At the “Big Screen is Back” initiative on Wednesday, Arnold Schwarzenegger and J.J. Abrams joined fellow filmmakers and Hollywood studio executives in an effort to motivate a return to the theater-going lifestyle.
As <a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-movies-business-technology-health-846c651d7428076703ccdfe84ce4a86d">reported</a> by The Associated Press, the event was socially distanced and held at AMC Century City 15 theater in Los Angeles. Before speaking, Schwarzenegger chanted, “We are back! We are back!” He described the importance of getting movie theaters back into commission and creating the experience of attending a movie in theaters once again.
“Now it’s time to get back to the big screen,” Schwarzenegger told the audience. Other speakers included J.J. Abrams, Maggie Q, Sam Richardson, Janicza Bravo, and David Bruckner. 
“If you have the movie and you don’t have the theaters, you don’t have nothing,” Schwarzenegger said. “Yes, we’ve seen over the past year in the pandemic, that people watch movies on their little iPhone and iPad and put on their glasses to see what’s going on there. They are missing special and visual effects and all the great stuff you usually see on the big screen.”
Each speaker reportedly pushed the revival of theaters as the film industry begins to recover from the coronavirus pandemic during which audiences became accustomed to experiencing movies and television shows at home. 
The event lasted 3 hours and also included movie clips and trailers from Disney, Sony, and other studios. Extended footage was reportedly displayed from Warner Bros.’ “In the Heights,” Disney’s “Cruella,” Universal’s “F9,” Paramount’s “Snake Eyes” and Aretha Franklin’s biopic “Respect” from MGM Studios/United Artist Releasing. 
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige spoke in a pre-recorded message before introducing a sizzle reel that showed “Black Widow.”
“We set out to craft an epic cinematic experience that is visually spectacular and totally engrossing with every inch of the frame,” Feige said. “We want you to feel like you’re part of the action. It’s by far the best way to see a Marvel movie and any movie period.” 
Abrams gave a speech, as well, saying that his favorite moments happened in places like a movie theater.
“I think we all want to be kids again,” he said. “And the idea of returning to theaters and being in a big dark room with strangers, screaming and laughing, experiencing the power of that is a human natural need.”
Movie theaters are starting to reopen around the country after taking a financial hit during the past year of closures. As Fox Business <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/movie-theaters-reopening-covid-pandemic-shutdowns">reported</a>, “Many cinemas are still closed across the country. <a href="https://www.landmarktheatres.com/">Landmark Theatres</a> is hoping to open just over 20 theaters out of 50 by the end of the month.” 
&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of factors going on in the movie business right now that are making it difficult to open all of our theaters, but we do have about 20 markets open right now, and things are starting to ramp up with distributors having product regularly coming out,&#8221; said Margot Gerber, VP of marketing and publicity for Landmark Theatres. &#8220;As more moviegoers are coming back to theaters, we&#8217;ve been opening more theaters.” 
Large chain theaters are also seeing the effect. <a href="https://www.cinemark.com/about-cinemark/about-us">Cinemark</a>&#8216;s circuit is the third-largest in the country and has 325 theaters and 4,436 screens in 42 states. <a href="https://ir.cinemark.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/498/cinemark-holdings-inc-reports-results-for-the-first">Revenues for the three months ending March 31, 2021</a>, dropped to $114.4 million from $543.6 million the previous year.
&#8220;Our expectations are 2021 will be a transitionary year and it will be much more normalized in terms of film content as well as movie-going behavior, our new sense of normalcy in 2022,&#8221; said Chanda Brashears, Cinemark’s SVP of investor and public relations. &#8220;We were one of the hardest-hit industries without hesitation, but on the bright side Cinemark was one of the best positioned financially leading into the pandemic, and we took swift and immediate action to make sure we secured that financial positioning to endure throughout the pandemic.&#8221;

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Hollywood Celebrities Plead With Movie Fans: Please Go Back To Theaters

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Stocks for movie theaters saw a surge this week after Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) said that certain chains in New York City can reopen if they follow Covid-19 safety restrictions.
As reported by <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/new-york-city-movie-theaters-to-reopen-at-25-percent-capacity">The Hollywood Reporter</a> on Monday, movie theaters in New York City will be permitted to open on March 5. The city is the United States&#8217; second-largest moviegoing market behind Los Angeles and is reportedly an essential part to studios recuperating from the financial hit of the pandemic.
Cuomo announced the decision during a press event on Monday after reportedly receiving criticism for not allowing movie theaters to reopen while bars and gyms were given the green light as pandemic numbers started to go down.
AMC CEO Adam Aron said in a <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210222005894/en/AMC-Theatres-Statement-on-the-Reopening-of-Movie-Theatres-in-New-York-City">statement</a> that all 13 of its New York City locations will be opening on March 5, including AMC Empire 25, the largest cinema in the country.
&#8220;Governor Cuomo&#8217;s announcement that movie theaters can reopen in New York City in the first week of March is another important step towards restoring the health of the movie theatre industry and of our company,&#8221; Aron said in a <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210222005894/en/AMC-Theatres-Statement-on-the-Reopening-of-Movie-Theatres-in-New-York-City">statement</a>.
Aron reassured moviegoers that its locations will be opening &#8220;with the highest devotion to the health and safety of our guests and associates through our AMC Safe &amp; Clean policies and protocols, which were developed in consultation with Clorox and with current and former faculty at the prestigious Harvard University School of Public Health.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210222005894/en/AMC-Theatres-Statement-on-the-Reopening-of-Movie-Theatres-in-New-York-City">AMC Safe &amp; Clean program</a> includes reducing the maximum tickets available, seat blocking in reserved seating, improved cleaning procedures and nightly disinfecting using HEPA vacuums and upgraded air filtration. Guests will also be required to wear a mask.
The first big Hollywood film to benefit from New York&#8217;s announcement will be Disney&#8217;s Raya and the Last Dragon, which is set to be released in theaters and Disney+ on March 5. Warner Bros.&#8217; family film Tom &amp; Jerry, which opens February 26, will also reportedly be a beneficiary of the reopening.
AMC and other theaters have been allowed to open in other areas of the country, but large cities did not allow them to operate. Some movie theaters just outside of New York City were reportedly allowed to reopen last fall, but some had to close their doors again because of a rise in case numbers. New York City specifically kept its theaters shut down for almost a year and any plans for them to reopen in Los Angeles are unclear. According to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/new-york-city-movie-theaters-to-reopen-at-25-percent-capacity">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, &#8220;The larger Los Angeles market provided nearly 9 percent of all box office revenue in 2019, while the New York DMA turned in 7.4 percent.&#8221;
Roughly 38% of the theaters in North America are currently operating. Movie studios reportedly changed their strategy over the past year and streamed new releases to audiences at home rather than showing them to larger groups in movie theaters.
AMC Entertainment Holdings shares increased 14.9% in late Monday afternoon trading and climbed another 9.6% in after-hours trading. IMAX shares also went up 5.6% on Monday to a new 52-week high and rose another 0.9% after the close. Cinemark Holdings shares went up 6% during the day and 2.5% after the close.
AMC is still down 12% over a year compared to a 16% one-year gain for the S&amp;P 500. IMAX is up 21% over the last year, while Cinemark is down 20%, as reported by <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/amc-stock-jumps-after-new-york-city-says-movie-theaters-can-reopen-with-restrictions-51614033406">Barron&#8217;s</a>.

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AMC Stock Climbs After NYC Says Movie Theaters Can Reopen

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Amidst the Trump administration’s recommendation that Americans avoid gatherings with more than 10 people, the drive-in movie theater industry is reportedly experiencing some growth in business. 
According to <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-03-18/drive-in-movie-theaters-coronavirus">The Los Angeles Times</a>, drive-in owners across several states have reported increases in business, even while accounting for coronavirus mitigation strategies, such as limiting access to food stands or other areas where people may congregate. 
“It has been a welcome relief for families and adults looking for a little getaway from the house,” a drive-in owner in Southern California told the news agency. “We’ve been trying to let people know that we have a safe environment and [offer] a little escape.”
According to the <a href="https://www.natoonline.org/data/us-movie-screens/">National Association of Theater Owners</a>, there were 559 drive-in movie screens across the country during 2019, up from 534 screens the previous year. 
By contrast, there are 40,613 movie screens at traditional theaters – approximately 89% of which are temporarily shutting down amid the coronavirus pandemic, reports <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/business/media/movie-theaters-bailout-coronavirus.html">The New York Times</a>. 
While some drive-in theaters have temporarily closed as a precaution, the new agency reports that other owners believe the unique business model, which doesn’t require movie-goers to ever leave the car, may be well-suited to meet the public’s entertainment needs. 
“The city is allowing fast-food drive-thru businesses to stay open,” another owner told the news agency. “I am making the case [to the city] that we are similar to them.”
According to <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/17/trump-spoke-with-restaurant-company-ceos-about-coronavirus-response.html">CNBC</a>, President Trump held a virtual meeting with fast-food chain executives Tuesday evening, during which the president reportedly obtained commitments from 13 organizations they would remain open for drive-thru, pick-up and deliver orders. 
“They have been fantastic,” Trump said in response to the meeting, reports the news agency. “They’re keeping it open, smaller staffs. Very capable people, very capable companies.”
While the drive-in movie industry may be experiencing a boom in business, at least temporarily, the movie theater industry as a whole has been taking an economic hit from closing locations across the country. 
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/invoking-airline-bailout-movie-theaters-submit-plea-to-trump-administration">The Daily Wire</a> reported Tuesday, the National Association of Theater Owners has requested a bailout from the Trump administration, citing movie theater owners’ inability to keep theaters solvent while the industry rolls to a halt. 
“The Trump administration is considering loan guarantees and other benefits for the airline industry, which is composed of huge corporations and salaried workers,” said John Fithian, chief executive of the organization, reports the Times. “We would ask that they also consider the movie theater industry, an important part of the cultural fabric for our country, and our 150,000 employees who are hourly workers.”
According to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-expected-to-pass-bill-offering-free-virus-testing-paid-leave-11584537988">The Wall Street Journal</a>, the Trump administration has requested a $50 billion bailout for the airline industry. The money would be supplied as a loan, and industry executives would have their pay limited until the loans were paid off. 
The Trump administration has not yet responded to the movie theater owners’ call for a bailout, and it is currently unclear whether the administration will be receptive to the organization’s plea.

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The National Association of Theater Owners, a trade organization that represents 33,000 movie screens across the United States, has asked the Trump administration for a financial bailout, arguing that the movie theater industry is “uniquely vulnerable” to the coronavirus crisis.
According to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/business/media/movie-theaters-bailout-coronavirus.html">The New York Times</a>, the group has requested an unspecified amount, and invoked the Trump administration’s movement toward a bailout for the airline industry as reason to consider their own request.
“The Trump administration is considering loan guarantees and other benefits for the airline industry, which is composed of huge corporations and salaried workers,” said John Fithian, chief executive of the organization, reports the news agency. “We would ask that they also consider the movie theater industry, an important part of the cultural fabric for our country, and our 150,000 employees who are hourly workers.”
The organization has asked for tax breaks so that theaters may continue to pay their employees while theaters remain closed, reports the news agency.
A press release shows that the organization has also requested loan guarantees, help with unspecified ongoing costs, and additional tax measures that will help the industry in reopening after the crisis is over.
In a statement on Tuesday, the organization displayed an optimistic tone about the future of the movie theater industry, despite ongoing closures that have come from increased coronavirus precautions.
“No one can precisely predict when public life will return to normal, but it will return. The social nature of human beings – the thing that exposes us to contagion, and that makes it so difficult to change behavior in response to pandemic threats – is also the thing that gives us confidence in the future,” reads the statement.
“People will return to movie theaters because that is who people are. When they return they will rediscover a cutting edge, immersive entertainment experience that they have been forcefully reminded they cannot replicate at home. In the uncertain, difficult economy ahead, movie theaters will fill the role they always have in boom times and in recessions – the most popular, affordable entertainment available outside the home,” said the statement. 
According to <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/01/movie-ticket-sales-2019-decline-domestic-box-office-1202834469/">Deadline</a>, domestic movie ticket sales were at record-lows in 2019, and theaters have experienced levels of attendance unseen since 1995. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2019-12-22/box-office-down-this-year-rise-of-skywalker-theaters">The Los Angeles Times</a> reports that Disney movies accounted for 32% of all domestic and Canadian movie ticket sales in the same year.
According to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbcuniversal-breaks-theatrical-window-will-make-movies-available-demand-immediately-1284844">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, movie studios have started delaying the release of larger motion pictures in response to the crisis, but NBCUniversal has decided to break with custom and release the movie “Trolls World Tour” for home-viewing at the time it would typically be reserved for theaters.
The decision to delay the release of all but one movie “suggests that studios are still reluctant to make their biggest tentpoles in the home available immediately,” reports the news agency. 
In the past, the movie theater industry has threatened to not show any movie that doesn&#8217;t follow a typical home-viewing release schedule, which serves to encourage consumers to attend movies theaters, reports the news agency.

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Amid growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, and in recognition of the local mandates that have recently been put into effect pertaining to large gatherings, several movie theaters in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York have made the decision to go dark.
“Cinemas shutting down in Pennsylvania&#8217;s Montgomery County and Bergen County in New Jersey include 10 AMC locations and a handful of Regal sites,” according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/us-movie-theaters-close-parts-pennsylvania-new-jersey-coronavirus-outbreak-1284714">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
These closures were easy to confirm via the AMC app. When selecting theaters, places like AMC Garden State and AMC Newport Centre display a message that reads: “We have temporarily closed this theater in accordance with the directive from local authorities. Please check back for updates.”
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Alamo Drafthouse locations in New York City have also been closed. A <a href="https://drafthouse.com/news/our-brooklyn-and-yonkers-locations-are-closed">message</a> on their website reads: “Until further notice, we are deeply sad to say that Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn and Yonkers are closed.”
The notification adds that tickets will be refunded, and billing for season pass memberships will be suspended.
THR <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/us-movie-theaters-close-parts-pennsylvania-new-jersey-coronavirus-outbreak-1284714">adds</a> that “other movie theaters closed in New York include &#8230; BAM, Film Society at Lincoln Center, Nitehawk Cinema, IFC Center, Metrograph and Film Forum.”
While some theaters are closing, others are taking exceptional cautionary measures, such as cutting seating capacity <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amc-cut-seating-capacity-by-all-us-theaters-1284554">by half</a> in order to distance customers from each other, and even <a href="https://www.ksl.com/article/46730270/movie-theaters-adding-efforts-to-help-mitigate-covid-19-outbreak">sanitizing seats</a> after each showing.
In the wake of the coronavirus, the movie industry has been smacked. Over the last two weeks, five major films have been pulled from their upcoming opening weekends, including Disney’s “Mulan,” Universal’s “Fast 9,” Paramount’s “A Quiet Place Part II,” and Universal’s “No Time to Die.”
The box office has also suffered a massive blow. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/ticket-sales-dive-box-office-lowest-turnout-20-69607041">ABC News</a> reports that “ticket sales plunged to their lowest levels in at least 20 years at North American movie theaters as the coronavirus pandemic led to one of Hollywood&#8217;s worst weekends at the box office.”
This weekend, currently released films raked in a combined $56 million at the domestic box office, according to studio estimates, the lowest since <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/ticket-sales-dive-box-office-lowest-turnout-20-69607041">September 2000</a>. With no new tentpole films in sight, and the potential for more theater closings, the box office for the next several weeks will likely look even worse.
The next major film still holding onto its scheduled release date is Marvel’s “Black Widow,” which is set to debut on May 1.
The coronavirus, which originated in China’s Hubei province, has infected more than 158,000 people worldwide, resulting in more than 6,000 deaths, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/coronavirus-map-confirmed-cases-2020-n1120686">NBC News</a>, which cites data from its own reports, “World Health Organization, state government leaders, and health officials.”
In the United States, there have been 3,510 confirmed cases, and 67 deaths.
On Friday, President Trump declared a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trump-unleashes-full-power-of-u-s-government-to-fight-coronavirus">national emergency</a> to help combat the virus, and during a Saturday press conference, the president and vice president noted the possibility of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/president-trump-considering-domestic-travel-restrictions-amid-coronavirus-concerns">restricted domestic travel</a> when asked by a reporter.
Multiple events have been cancelled or postponed, destinations shuttered, and even <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/following-louisiana-georgia-postpones-democratic-primary-amid-coronavirus-concerns">primary elections rescheduled</a> in an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
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