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2021: The Year Hollywood Fought for Survival and Turned on Itself
Spider-Man crossed $1 billion, but original films were punished at the box office and found refuge on streaming.
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Warner Bros. Sacrifices Wonder Woman to Save HBO Max
With cinemas shut and HBO Max short of subscribers, Warner Bros. sends its biggest film straight to streaming and enrages its own filmmakers.
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Hollywood Wants a Bigger Slice of China. Beijing’s Gatekeepers Have Other Plans
As China’s film quota expires, Hollywood hopes for more release slots and a bigger cut of the box office.
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China’s Richest Man Ousts a Hollywood Mogul. Hollywood Shrugs
Wang Jianlin promised to leave Hollywood's managers in place. A year after paying $3.5 billion for Legendary, he has replaced its founder, Thomas Tull. Insiders explain who really won the deal.
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Billy Elliot dances its way to the top in the UK
For the first time ever, a live event has topped the charts in the form of Billy Elliot the Musical, which took £1,904,098 from more than 500 screens across the UK on…
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The Boxtrolls holds off Liam Neeson competition to the top spot
The Boxtrolls has continued its run at the top of the UK box office, just beating out strong competition from Liam Neeson’s latest release.
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The Boxtrolls stomps to the top spot in the UK
Stop-motion 3D animation The Boxtrolls has topped the UK box office with takings of £2,000,597 on its opening weekend, making it the only release to make seven figures.
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Sex Tape goes viral on the UK top spot
Swinging straight into the top spot is American comedy Sex Tape which took £1,431,058 on its opening weekend in the UK, comfortably stopping sci-fi thriller Lucy holding on to the top spot…
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Lucy continues to reign in the UK
Continuing to lead the UK charts is action sci-fi film Lucy, marking out Scarlett Johansson as a bankable lead, as the film took a respectable £1,972,039 on its second weekend.
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How painful was this summer for Hollywood?
With weak performances at the US box office over the course of the this summer, it’s not a surprise that the final box office total gross from May to August is only…