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Disney/Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has rocketed past the $300M mark globally through Monday. At the same time, it will propel The Walt Disney Company across $2B worldwide for 2023 to date with today’s numbers included. Weekend actuals on the James Gunn-directed threequel came in higher…

SUNDAY UPDATE: Disney/Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has rocketed to an estimated $282.1M global opening. This beats projections which were cautious given uncertainty in Asian markets, particularly China and Korea. Ultimately, they overperformed at $28.1M and $13.6M, respectively. The…

Global audiences have been gaga for Baba Yaga with Lionsgate/Thunder Road Films/87 Eleven's John Wick: Chapter 4 now having passed the $400M mark worldwide. The Keanu Reeves-starrer jumped out of the gate in late March, scoring a $137.5M global debut in a best-ever for the franchise. JW4 in mid-April…

UPDATE, writethru: Illumination/Nintendo/Universal's The Super Mario Bros Movie has got super game as it levels up to cross 1B$ at the global box office through Sunday. It now becomes the 10th animated film in history to cross $1B worldwide, and is the 10th biggest animated film of all time globally…

Illumination/Nintendo/Universal's The Super Mario Bros Movie has notched yet another milestone, crossing the $900M mark globally with Tuesday's grosses included.  Through 21 days in release, the worldwide cume is $901.2M with $444M from domestic and $457.2M at the international box office. As we…

An oft-heard lament on the part of international distribution is that Italy is impossible to program in the summer. In 2019, there was an effort on the part of the studios and the local industry to steer the season in a different direction resulting in record results, but the pandemic halted…

EXCLUSIVE: Jumping on growth opportunities in Southeast Asia, Imax has entered into new agreements with Galaxy Cinema in Vietnam as well as Major Cineplex in Thailand and Cambodia. In the former, Imax and Galaxy are partnering to bring the first-ever premium Imax with Laser systems to the market…

Revising its projection from December last year, Gower Street Analytics has increased its forecast for global box office across 2023. The London-based firm now expects worldwide receipts to hit $32B for the year (versus the earlier $29B projection). The update comes as the industry gathers in Las Vegas on…

Refresh for latest…: Illumination/Nintendo/Universal's The Super Mario Bros Movie continues its global domination, now with an estimated $871.8M through Sunday. Of that, $437.5M is from the international box office. The next worldwide benchmark of $900M will follow in the next days. It’s only a matter of…

MONDAY UPDATE, with Super Mario actuals: Illumination/Nintendo/Universal's The Super Mario Bros Movie has come in even higher with Sunday actuals now tallied, and has mushroomed to $693.1M global through the weekend. This means it will have over $700M in its worldwide pipeline when today's figures are…

Illumination/Nintendo/Universal's The Super Mario Bros Movie made history this past weekend, nabbing the biggest opening ever for an animated title worldwide. Now, after just nine days, it has a new milestone under its belt, topping $500M to become the No. 1 studio release of 2023…

Further to its April 3 announcement that it had reached a conditional agreement with lenders to emerge from Chapter 11, Regal owner Cineworld today submitted its reorganization plan to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.  In a filing to the London Stock Exchange where its…