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MOVIES FIND A WAY POST-STRIKE

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THE $4 BILLION GOAL POST

A Hollywood summer lasts 123 days from the first Friday in May through Labor Day Monday in September. Pre-pandemic, $4 billion was a normal summer intake and theaters could count on anywhere between 37 and 42 films to open on over 2,000 screens. The outlier was 2017, which had only 35 movies on over 2,000 screens and topped out at $3.8 billion. It makes last summer香蕉视频直播檚 $4 billion haul with 32 wide releases (45% of the $9 billion domestic haul) even more impressive.

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REVVING UP FOR ORIGINALS

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FARE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

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THE ALLURE OF HORROR

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THE STARS ARE STREAMING

Much to the chagrin of theater owners, big summer movies have also existed off the big screen for years now. And the streamers have movie stars and spectacle with the festival favorite 香蕉视频直播淗it Man,香蕉视频直播� the Anne Hathaway romance 香蕉视频直播淭he Idea of You,香蕉视频直播� Jerry Seinfeld香蕉视频直播檚 starry pop-tart movie 香蕉视频直播淯nfrosted香蕉视频直播� and a Mark Wahlberg/Halle Berry action comedy 香蕉视频直播淭he Union.香蕉视频直播�

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BUT ALSO, NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING

Remember, anything can happen with summer movies.

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