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2020 has been a year of turmoil. As major European markets re-close Gower Street asks is 2021 ready to take the strain of recovery?
This year has seen a greater release calendar shuffle than normal. Markets around the world have suffered from continual re-adjustment of the Hollywood studio calendars.
This week Gower Street looks at where the box office made globally since the beginning of August has been coming from, both regionally and by key markets.
Gower Street's Senior Box Office Analyst Delphine Lievens featured in The Guardian on Friday (Oct. 23) in an article looking at Sacha Baron Cohen's BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM and its much talked about launch online via Amazon.
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Japan has become only the second global market to achieve a "full recovery" level on Gower Street's Blueprint To Recovery.
Both independent distributors and exhibitors in the UK have seen and grasped an opportunity as Hollywood studios continue release delays.
Markets across the Asia Pacific region are showing what is possible on the road to recovery.
Gower Street's Senior Box Office Analyst Delphine Lievens was one of seven experts invited to discuss the future of the theatrical industry in The Guardian on Thursday (Oct. 8).
Gower Street has once again seen a lot of media exposure throughout September.