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‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Set Post-Pandemic Box Office High

“Barbie” arrived as a full-blown cultural event, with thousands of moviegoers draping themselves in pink for screenings, doll memes flooding social media and marketers scrambling (sometimes awkwardly) to glom onto […]




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Hollywood Strikes: Labor Day Looms as Crisis Point

In May, when 11,500 movie and television writers went on strike, Hollywood companies like Netflix, NBCUniversal and Disney reacted with what amounted to a shrug. The walkout wasn’t great, but […]




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In Hollywood, the Strikes Are Just Part of the Problem

Existential hand-wringing has always been part of Hollywood’s personality. But the crisis in which the entertainment capital now finds itself is different.Instead of one unwelcome disruption to face — the […]




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The Man Reimagining Disney Classics for Today’s World

For more than a decade, Sean Bailey has run Disney’s animated film “reimagining” factory with quiet efficiency and superhero-sized results. His live-action “Aladdin” collected $1.1 billion at the box office, […]




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‘Movie Theaters Are the Marketplace of Free Ideas’

What is a misconception people have about the movie theater business that you’ve tried to correct but didn’t succeed?Ticket prices. Even through all the innovations and improvements in the technology, […]




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Hollywood Writers Go on Strike, Halting TV and Film Production

Hollywood’s 15 years of labor peace was shattered Tuesday, as movie and television writers went on strike, bringing many productions to a halt and dealing a blow to an industry that […]




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‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Brings Family Box Office Roaring Back

Movie theaters have struggled to recover from the pandemic, in part, because the once-reliable family audience has wandered. Last year, family-oriented films — largely animation — represented 17 percent of […]




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A24 Achieves Art-House Supremacy With Triumphant Oscar Night

Now, as the acclaim sets in, will the company, which is better capitalized than it has ever been, be able to maintain its taste level and its financial discipline? There […]




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Movie Tickets Veer Away From One-Price-Fits-All

Anyone buying a ticket for a concert, baseball game, Broadway play or flight has experienced it: Seats are now priced with dizzying complexity, with costs in some instances changing minute […]




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Tips on Buying Tickets the Next Time Your Favorite Singer Is in Town

Here’s my takeaway: If you want tickets to a big, highly promoted arena show, whether it’s Bruce or Beyoncé, set a budget and register for the sale. If there are […]