Broadway box office saw a Thanksgiving holiday boost of about 30%, with total receipts for the 33 productions rising to $32,543,570 for the week ending Nov. 28. Total attendance was up about 12% (to 238,354) over the previous week, indicating that much of the increased box office tally was due to higher holiday-week ticket prices. The average Broadway ticket price for the week was $137, about 16% costlier than the previous week’s $118 average. The 33-production roster saw the return of Slave Play in a limited engagement at the John Golden Theatre, with previews beginning Nov. 23 prior to a Dec. 2 official opening. Also of note last week, Chicago canceled its Saturday night performance due to cases of Covid among employees at the Ambassador Theatre (two nights of performances this week – last night and tonight – also have been canceled, with the musical set to resume performances Thursday, Dec. 2). Dana H., Is This A Room and Chicken & Biscuits played …
Sooryavanshi Box Office Report: Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif’s Film Is Inching Towards 200 Crore Mark
Despite limited screens owing to two other Bollywood films, Salman Khan-Aayush Sharma's Antim: The Final Truth and John Abraham's Satyameva Jayate 2 releasing in theatres, Rohit Shetty's cop film Sooryavanshi starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif is having a good run in cinema halls. As of now, the mass entertainer has minted Rs 189.74 crore in 25 days and is slowly heading towards the 200 crore club. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the box office figures and wrote, #Sooryavanshi continues to attract footfalls in #Maharashtra and #Gujarat on [fourth] Mon, despite limited screens/shows... [Week 4] Fri 71 lacs, Sat 1.43 cr, Sun 2.05 cr, Mon 62 lacs. Total: ₹ 189.74 cr. #India biz." Sooryavanshi: Rohit Shetty Says Some People From Industry Were Betting Against Film's Success Before Release Earlier while speaking with PTI, director Rohit Shetty had said that the success of his latest directorial is yet to sink in. The filmmaker was quoted as …
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Seeing Biggest Fandango Presales Since ‘Avengers: Endgame’
While some in the industry are still trying to blame a lackluster box office on the pandemic, think again: Sony ’s Spider-Man: No Way Home in its first day of pre-sales yesterday on Fandango saw its best day since 2019’s Avengers: Endgame . The presales for Spider-Man: No Way Home, which opens on Dec. 17, outstripped the first day advance ticket sales of Black Widow in two hours time, that Disney/Marvel movie previously owning the online ticket retailer’s best record of 2021. The first day presales for Spider-Man: No Way Home are higher than those for pre-pandemic titles such as Avengers: Infinity War , Spider-Man: Far From Home , Star Wars: The Last Jedi , Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker . In a Fandango survey of 2K moviegoers, Spider-Man: No Way Home was chosen as the winter’s most anticipated movie. Beamed Kentucky exhibitor Rick Roman this morning about his presales for Spider-Man: No Way Home, “I …
Toronto Film Festival Appoints Festival Veteran Cameron Bailey As CEO
Thirty-one year Toronto Film Festival veteran Cameron Bailey has been elevated to the role of CEO. Bailey recently led the festival as Co-Head and Artistic Director with Co-Head Joana Vicente. At the end of September, Vicente departed for the Sundance Institute, where she was named CEO. Planning on Toronto 2022 is already underway as the TIFF Bell Lightbox reopens its doors. The festival’s Board of Directors made the announcement about Bailey on Tuesday in the wake of Jeffrey Remedios, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Canada, being named as the festival’s new Chair of the Board , with Jennifer Tory completing her role in that position. Bailey started at TIFF in 1990 as a seasonal programmer amid a career as a film critic. He’s held several key roles at TIFF: as a programmer with Perspective Canada, founding the Planet Africa section, and working as the fest’s Artistic Director. Bailey has ensured during his leadership that the festival is an essential stop …
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Landmark Takes Over Former Arclight Cinemas Glen Town Center Location In Illinois
Landmark Theatres will be entering into a long-term lease one of the former Arclight Cinemas locations, that being the Glen Town Center in Gleview, IL. The chain, owned by the Oscar-nominated Cohen Media Group, has plans to reopen the cinema as a 10-screen venue this coming spring after a $2.5M remodel, supported by the city of Glenview. The theatre is located at 1850 Tower Drive in the upscale Glenview Town Center, the site of the former Glenview Naval Air Station, which features the original air traffic tower as its centerpiece. It was originally built in 2003. Arclight ran the movie theater from April 2015 until it closed in March 2020 due to Covid. Renovations will include a new expanded bar and concessions area and new luxury seating. Updates on the re-opening of the theater will be announced as they are confirmed. Landmark’s entry into Glenview is supported by the community’s recently completed economic development strategic plan process called Glenview …