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B. Yet despite this all- time high, distributors and exhibitors want change. After Sean Parker and Prem Akkaraju’s day- and- date Screening Room concept created ire among exhibitors and some filmmakers back in March, studios are now opening up to the idea of a premium VOD window. Some majors — particularly those owned by cable companies, such as Warner Bros and Universal — believe there’s still money to be recouped on a film title.

Their reasoning stems from the fact that the top 2. B. O. Now, more than ever, mid- level movies are burning faster in the theatrical marketplace, and a premium VOD window would keep such titles alive before hitting a standard VOD/DVD cycle.

That means more money, and potentially lower marketing costs. With such big titles as Star Wars: Episode VIII, Justice League, and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. Deadline they don’t expect significant movement in regard to premium VOD in the new year. Memoir Of A Murderer (2017) Movie Dvd Quality.

However, a less contentious attitude with exhibitors at this year’s Cinema. Con should emerge. Related. What’s at Stake in Warner Bros. While they can be counted on to show up during the opening weekend of a Star Wars or comic- book movies — i. Deadpool (4. 7%), Suicide Squad (4. Rogue One (4. 5%) opening- night crowds were comprised of 1. When coupled with film- review aggregator site ratings (like Rotten Tomatoes), they can impact a pic’s financial fate.

Overall, outside of tentpoles, they’re a difficult demo to pull into the theater, and away from You. Tube and Netflix.

Per the MPAA’s most recent annual report, 1. M to 5. 7. M in 2. M to 7. 4. M over the same frame.“You have to get the movie in a place where it’s so strong and there’s so much heat behind it, that it’s going to overwhelm any negative reviews,” says Paramount’s worldwide marketing and distribution chief Megan Colligan in regards to a film’s campaign harnessing social and yielding B. O. In addition, lobbies are getting a makeover, liquor licenses are being added, and the multiplex is becoming a hip place to hang out. The result is higher ticket prices and concession revenue, as well as weekday capacity rates increasing from 2. Dunkirk (2017) Movie Dvd Watch.

In addition, a multiplex’s landlord can assist in shouldering the $1. K- $2. 50. K auditorium renovation costs. In its recent shareholder call, AMC stated it invested $8. M in reseating that produced cash- on- cash returns north of 2. By the end of 2. 01. AMC recliner screens will increase from 1,5.

Cinemark’s 1,0. 00 luxury recliner auditoriums rep 2. Regal attributes an extra $2. M in B. O. All box office figures courtesy of Com. Score: Source: Com.

Score. Disney. Walt Disney Studios, the envy of every major, owns industry domestic and global box office records of $3. B (+3. 2%) and $7. B, respectively. Of the 2.

M this year (a total of $6. B) Disney owned 4. It’s an understatement to say Disney gets by with its powerful brands of Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation, but as one rival studio executive observes, “They’re attentive to them, and they know how to prime an audience” across their TV, radio, music and park outlets. This is evident in their latest Beauty And The Beast trailer drop which came close to a 2. M views (only to be beat by Uni’s Fate Of The Furious’ 1. M). Rather than drop Rogue One trailers last December before Force Awakens’ mass audiences, Disney delayed them until March, so as not to confuse moviegoers on the pic’s timeline. In the end, Rogue One became the second highest grossing film of the year at $4.

M in 1. 6 days, giving Disney the top three titles of 2. Finding Dory atop and Captain America: Civil War in third (see numbers below). Disney knows what it takes to survive in this fierce marketplace, and ensures they’re stoking the masses and critics alike.

If there’s any lessons for Disney to learn, it’s that a title alone doesn’t create a stampede, i. Alice Through the Looking Glass which grossed 7. Memorial Day disaster after last year’s Tomorrowland and 2. Prince Of Persia.

With Johnny Depp’s star on the decline, Disney marketing will need to work OT to ensure that Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales isn’t a stiff. Disney also missed the mark with adult fare like The Finest Hours ($2. M) and The Light Between Oceans ($1.

M), but in their current tentpole sphere, it’s no longer their priority. WBWith $1. 9. B, up 1. Warner Bros is relishing its second- biggest domestic annual haul. The studio prides itself on the success of a full- bodied slate of uber- tentpoles (DC universe), mid- level pics (Sully at $1. M) and thrifty payoffs such as New Line’s Conjuring 2 ($1. M) and MGM co- productions like Me Before You ($2.

M budget, $2. 07. M global). Worldwide with $7. M- plus, J. K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them is a great start for a franchise, though domestic did alright with $2. M. Many in the industry raise an eyebrow in regards to how WB spares no production and marketing expense, but the studio claims it’s their second- most profitable.

Another feather for WB: It opened movies successfully at offbeat times of the year and broke records (as did Disney with Jungle Book), i. Next year, if WB can get both critics and the masses to embrace its future DC universe unanimously, then it could realize $1. B hits like Marvel.

Century Fox. 20th Century Fox at $1. B is +3% (if you count Fox Searchlight then it’s $1.

B). The big takeaway for the studio is Deadpool, with rivalsin awe of how Fox pushed the bar with a subversive superhero movie and campaign, opening to summertime figures of $1. M in the dead of winter, and making it the second highest- grossing R- rated movie at $3. M after Passion Of The Christ ($3.

M). Rival studio marketing chiefs extol Deadpool. Another R- rated win for Fox was turning the Leonardo Di. Caprio violent period film The Revenant into both an award- winning and B. O. Comedies were a struggle for Fox, as the genre has been for many this year, with Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates ($4. M) and Keeping Up With The Joneses ($1. M) tanking. Better luck next year with more fanboy offerings such as A Cure For Wellness, the R- rated Logan, Alien: Covenant, War For The Planet Of The Apes and Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

Universal. With $1. B, Universal is - 4. B. However, last year marked an ideal release calendar led by such hits as Jurassic World and Furious 7 which may not be realized for some time.

Uni emphasized during Cinema. Con that its Illumination label was a huge component of the studio, and that shows with Sing and The Secret Life Of Pets repping 3. That share will swell in years to come, especially with Uni’s purchase of Dream. Works Animation potentially rivaling Disney’s annual B. O. From a profit standpoint, the studio gives props to Blumhouse, whose The Purge: Election Year wound up being the highest- grossing installment in their horror series ($7.

M domestic, $1. 18. M global). Pics to look forward to in 2. Fifty Shades Darker, The Fate Of The Furious, Tom Cruise’s The Mummy, Despicable Me 3 and Pitch Perfect 3.

Its highlights include a trio of cash cows spurred by digital marketing spend — Sausage Party ($9. M), Don’t Breathe ($8. M), and The Shallows ($5. M). Their PG- rated female Ghostbusters reboot led by an R- rated team of Paul Feig and Melissa Mc.

Carthy was a bust at a cost of $1. M before P& A; it grossed $1. M stateside, $2. 29. M global. A sequel is TBD. The Jennifer Lawrence- Chris Pratt sci- fi love story Passengers was supposed to work, but will be lucky if it breaks even off its $1. M- $1. 20. M production cost. Sony shared that burden with Village Roadshow, LStar and Wanda .

What’s next? A better break next year in four- quads The Dark Tower, a Dwayne Johnson- starring  Jumanji reboot, Spider- Man: Homecoming. Strengthening the studio were such mid- level titles as Arrival (at $9. M through Jan. 2) and last year’s carryover Daddy’s Home ($8.