It has been revealed that US movie theaters might consider reopening for free once the current shutdown ends. Due to the current global circumstances, theaters and cinemas around the world have been forced to shut down, in an effort to protect the health of citizens. This, of course, has a massive impact on the movie […]
Pandemic Box Office Fallout
Tom Jolliffe looks at the potential box office fallout in the wake of the coronavirus… You may have noticed in the news that a virus has swept the globe. Depending on what resources you choose to source your information, it’s either the oncoming biblical plague which will lead to our apocalypse, or it’s just a […]
Crazy Rich Asians has impressive second weekend box-office drop of just 6%
With a phenomenal film and some great word-of-mouth, Crazy Rich Asians did something unheard of this weekend! The film, directed by Jon M. Chu, dropped only 6% at the box office; drawing in a second-weekend haul of $25M. This achievement brings the worldwide total up to an estimated $83M. It seems the characters in the film aren’t […]
The 2017 box office has hit a three-year low
2017 is set to hit a three-year low at the North American box office. The North American box office numbers are set to fall by 2.5% in 2017, following last year’s record setting haul of 11.38 billion. This is despite the late box office blast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which is pulling in […]
Welcome to the Era of Disney Dominance – Civil War outgrosses BvS | Flickering Myth Podcast Mini
Subscribe on iTunes. Support Flickering Myth, buy a t-shirt. Email in your podcast questions: oli@flickeringmyth.com In just under four weeks, Captain America: Civil War has outgrossed Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice at the international box office – despite being in cinemas for half the time. Oli and Luke discuss what this means for Marvel […]