How Box Office Reporting Actually Works From Sunday Estimates to Monday Actuals
Every weekend gross you read on Sunday morning is an estimate that the studios themselves produce, and the system behind it is stranger than it looks.
Film News
Dated film news filed as it breaks: release-date moves, casting, directors attaching, financing closes, trailers, ratings and confirmed running times.
From PVOD to Disc: How the Post-Theatrical Money Trail Actually Pays Studios
The theatrical window that once lasted 90 days now routinely ends within six weeks, and everything a film earns afterward flows through a completely different set of pipes.
Cinema-Chain Consolidation: Who Actually Owns the Theater You Sit In
Three circuits control most North American screens, the biggest of them survived bankruptcy threats through stock sales, and more consolidation is the base case.
Film Merchandise Licensing Revenue Explained: The Stream Fans Never See
Film merchandise licensing is a global business worth more than $350 billion a year, and entertainment properties drive the largest slice of it.
Opening Weekend Numbers Explained: What Counts and What Quietly Doesn't
The three-day figure everyone quotes is stitched together from previews, wide versus limited rollouts and studio-chosen definitions that most readers never see.