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Careening off the international tightrope of ‘Mulan’
2/10 $30. This ugly, fascy movie costs $30. China has been on track for several decades to become the dominant economy in the world. This has affected the film industry like any other, as China’s burgeoning theatrical distribution system has … Continue reading
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Tagged #black panther, #china, #china all the time, #Disney, #donald trump, #i love china, #star wars, Bob Iger, Great Wall of China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong action cinema, Hong Kong protests, Liu Yifei, Mulan, The Great Wall, The Wall, Uyghur genocide
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Why ‘Tenet’ is coming out now
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic closed theaters around the globe in the winter, Warner Bros. has held firm that Tenet would hit the big screen, the clarion call that would summon audiences back to the movies in droves. Over a … Continue reading
‘Angel’ falls forward onto weekend crown, Disney looms over Sony
Lionsgate’s Angel has Fallen rose high above industry expectations with an opening of $21.4 million, nearly matching its 2016 predecessor London has Fallen. It’s the series’ worst opening, but the first entry to spend time at no. 1. Other new … Continue reading
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Tagged #china, #Disney, #lionsgate, #martin scorsese, #sony, #the lion king, Angel has Fallen, D23, Good Boys, Harvey Weinstein, Hobbs & Shaw, Hong Kong protests, Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Feige, Marvel, MoviePass, Mulan, No Time to Die, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Overcomer, Ready or Not, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Far From Home, The Hunt, The Irishman, Us, Weathering With You
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‘Good Boys’ wins weekend, ‘Mulan’ facing calls for boycott
Universal’s Good Boys outperformed expectations, coming away with the weekend crown with $21.4 million. Of the four other new releases, only The Angry Birds Movie 2 with $10.4 million for a no. 4 place finish drew more than $10 million. … Continue reading
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New releases baffle analysts, ‘Business Insider’ tells all on Moviepass
As expected, Hobbs & Shaw spent the second of what could be many weekends atop the box office with $25.3 million, but the bevy of new wide releases surprised analysts last weekend. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark led … Continue reading
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