Gower Street has seen a lot of media exposure throughout August. CEO Dimitrios Mitsinikos, Director of Theatrical Insights Rob Mitchell, and Chief Analyst, Theatrical Insights Thomas Beranek have been interviewed for articles in Argentina’s TN (Todo Noticias), Reuters in Germany, Washington D.C.’s The Well News, the UK’s Telegraph newspaper, and international trade publications Deadline Hollywood and Screendaily.
Coverage of the news China had become the first global market to achieve all 5 stages of our Blueprint To Recovery appeared in international trade publication Variety. This was then picked up by other publications in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.
Other coverage, largely focused on the global cinemas recovery and global box office tracking estimates we produce in our Road To Recovery reports, has featured far and wide, including in newspapers such as The Observer and Financial Times (UK), and Le Figaro (France), as well as publications in Spain, Brazil, and Argentina; and on US news network CNBC.
We also saw a fantastic endorsement of our predictive market service FORECAST from María Luisa Gutiérrez, producer of Spanish blockbuster FATHER THERE IS ONLY ONE 2. Gutiérrez told Deadline: “Comscore and Gower Street were able to make box-office predictions in the midst of great uncertainty. Now that the decision has passed and the film has 11 days of box office, I can say that they nailed the prediction.”
Here we collect all the articles together: interviews, profiles, and mentions.
August 31
“Filmpremiere im Wohnzimmer – Streaming statt Kino?” (literal: “Film premiere in the living room – Streaming instead of cinema?” by Nadine Schimroszik*
Published in: Reuters (Germany)
Coverage: Interview with Chief Analyst, Theatrical Insights, Thomas Beranek.
Additionally picked-up by: Finanzen, MSN, Onvista (Germany); Cash (Switzerland)
August 30
“Box Office Success and the New Normal: Looking Beyond the Numbers” by Claire Beswick*
Published in: Celluloid Junkie
Coverage: Interview with Director of Theatrical Insights, Rob Mitchell, about measuring box office success in a post-COVID world; discussion of Gower Street’s Blueprint To Recovery guidelines and CEO Dimitrios Mitsinikos’ end-of-year global box office predictions.
“China’s ‘The Eight Hundred’ Has Bigger Weekend Box Office Than ‘Tenet’” by Patrick Frater
Published in: Variety
Coverage: Discusses Gower Street’s Blueprint To Recovery and refers back to our announcement of China becoming the first market to hit Stage 5.
August 28
“China Is World’s First Market to Achieve Full Box Office Recovery, Says Analytics Firm” by Rebecca Davis*
Published in: Variety
Coverage: Discusses China becoming first global market to achieve all 5 Stages of Gower Street’s Blueprint To Recovery, as announced in our own article “On Top Of The World! China is First Country To Hit All 5 Stages Of Blueprint To Recovery“, published August 27.
Additionally picked up by: Yahoo News!; JoBlo.com; Cine Asie, Marseille News (France); China Film Insider, DVBCN (China); Global Economic (Korea); LiveMint, NewsBytes (India); Zing News (Vietnam); Exhibidor (Brazil)
August 26
“Cinemas hope Tenet gets film fans back to the big screen” by Charles Gant
Published in: The Telegraph (UK)
Coverage: Discusses Gower Street’s latest end of year box office projections for UK/Ireland and top 10 titles for 2020; interview with Director of Theatrical Insights, Rob Mitchell, about 2021 expectations.
“‘We’ll Do Anything to See ‘Tenet”: Meet the Fans Taking Flights for Christopher Nolan’s Latest” by Manori Ravindran
Published in: Variety
Coverage: Discusses Gower Street’s global cinema recovery data.
Additionally picked up by: Unboxholics (Greece); Nerd Movie Productions (Italy); CFC News (China).
“Report: Movies Earn Billions after Day 17” by Nick Dager
Published in: Digital Cinema Report
Coverage: Re-publication of Gower Street’s theatrical windows analysis into the Domestic market – “Shattered Windows: 24% of Domestic Box Office At Risk From 17 Day Window“.
August 25
“Proibida nos cinemas da China e liberada na Europa, pipoca tem destino incerto no Brasil” (literal: “Forbidden in Chinese cinemas and released in Europe, popcorn has uncertain future in Brazil”) by Pedro Willmersdorf
Published in: Diario De Cuiaba (Brazil)
Coverage: Discusses Gower Street’s global cinema recovery data.
August 23
“Americans go back to the movies despite continuing pandemic” by Anna Nicolaou
Published in: Financial Times
Coverage: Discusses of Gower Street’s global box office tracking data.
August 21
“How are UK advance ticket sales of ‘Tenet’ actually performing?” by Charles Gant*
Published in: Screendaily
Coverage: Interview with Director of Theatrical Insights, Rob Mitchell, about TENET’s UK potential and the changing market, including Forecast projections of UK top 10 titles for 2020 as featured in Comscore’s final “Coronavirus and the UK & Ireland Cinema Industry” webinar (Aug. 20).
“La nueva normalidad arruina el negocio del entretenimiento” (literal: “The new normal ruins the entertainment business”) (no byline)
Published in: Noticias (Argentina)
Coverage: Discusses Gower Street’s global cinema recovery and global box office tracking data, as picked up from Variety (Aug. 6) article.
August 20
“Moviegoers Want to Return to Theaters, But Can the Business Survive?” by Brandon Katz
Published in: The Observer (UK)
Coverage: Discusses Gower Street’s global cinema recovery data.
August 12
“Australian Audiences Among First to See Previews of ‘Tenet’” by Patrick Frater
Published in: Variety
Coverage: Discusses Gower Street’s Growth Tracker data for Australian cinemas open by market share from Road To Recovery reports.
Additionally picked up by: News Lagoon (Australia)
“Worldwide Box Office Slowly Sputters To Life As Cinemas Reopen” by Karen Krizanovich
Published in: Celluloid Junkie
Coverage: Discusses Gower Street’s global box office tracker estimating 2020 as running 74% behind three-year average.
“‘Padre no hay más que uno 2’ sostiene la taquilla en España” (no byline)
Published in: Cine & Tele (Spain)
Coverage: Discusses how producers behind Spanish hit FATHER THERE IS ONLY ONE 2 “relied” on predictive analysis from Gower Street FORECAST service and reference to Portugal achieving Stage 2 of Gower Street’s Blueprint To Recovery.
August 11
“‘International Box Office: Fresh Offerings Build Momentum To Signal Brighter Future Ahead” by Nancy Tartaglione
Published in: Deadline Hollywood
Coverage: Discusses Gower Street’s Global Box Office estimates for 2020 and comparison to three-year average from Road To Recovery reports.
“Are Green Shoots for Cinema in Sight?” by Tim Dams
Published in: IBC365
Coverage: Discusses Gower Street’s global cinema recovery and global box office tracking data and directly quotes Road To Recovery reports.
“Les cinémas du monde entier retrouvent la lumière (du projecteur)” by Léna Lutaud
Published in: Le Figaro (France)
Coverage: Discusses Gower Street’s global cinema recovery data.
August 10
“‘Padre No Hay Más Que Uno 2’: How Gower Street & Comscore Predicted Spain’s B.O. Hit & The Lesson For PVOD-Obsessed Studios During Pandemic” by Anthony D’Alessandro*
Published in: Deadline Hollywood
Coverage: Endorsement of Gower Street’s predictive market service FORECAST from the Spanish producers of smash-hit FATHER THERE IS ONLY ONE 2 in article showcasing the behind-the-scenes factors in the decision to release the film in late July. Interview with Gower Street CEO Dimitrios Mitsinikos.
“Nearly Half the World’s Cinemas Are Back in Operation, New Data Finds” by Sara Wilkerson*
Published in: The Well News (Washington D.C.)
Coverage: Pick-up from Variety (Aug. 6) article with new interview with Director of Theatrical Insights Rob Mitchell.
August 8
“‘We’d All Be Sitting In Our Favorite Theaters’: Dire Outlook for Cinemas As Coronavirus Resurges in U.S.” by Sarah Whitten*
Published in: CNBC
Coverage: Discusses Gower Street’s global cinema recovery data.
August 6
“Nearly Half the World’s Cinemas Are Back in Operation, New Data Finds” by Patrick Frater*
Published in: Variety
Coverage: Article focused on Gower Street Road To Recovery reports and global cinema recovery data.
Additionally picked up by: SyFy Wire “Wire Buzz” (Aug. 6).
August 4
“‘Unhinged’ Drives To No.1 in Several Offshore Debuts; Markets Hunger for Fresh Far While China Embraces ‘Interstellar’ Reissue – International Box Office” by Nancy Tartaglione
Published in: Deadline Hollywood
Coverage: Discusses how Gower Street’s “proprietary analytics” identified an “optimum date” for Spanish hit FATHER THERE IS ONLY ONE 2.
August 1
“How the Algorithm That Decides the Release Date of the Highest Grossing Films Works” by Uriel Bederman*
Published in: TN (Todo Noticias) (Argentina)
Coverage: Company profile and interview with CEO Dimitrios Mitsinikos.
*Article previously featured as stand-alone Media piece on https://gower.st/articles
