The unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the global box office over the past few months has raised much concern and speculation for the future of our industry. The immediate question…
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Updated: It is now just over two months since most movie theaters across the US closed down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It is likely to be as long…
Start spreading the news… New York, the US state hardest hit by the coronavirus, has allowed drive-in theaters to re-open from this past weekend. It is one of several states…
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Last week we introduced a new visualization showing the effect of COVID-19 on the Domestic release calendar. When viewing the big picture of the Domestic visualization it is natural to…
The central mantra of 1989 American movie classic FIELD OF DREAMS is often misquoted as “If you build it, they will come”. It was in fact “he” not “they” but,…
At Gower Street, we've been working hard over the last few weeks to find the best ways to show the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on release calendars around the…
Domestic box office loss is approximately $1.16 billion year-on-year through April 23, a 38.9% drop. Within that the US has shed $1.04 billion and Canada $103.6 million. But knowing what…
Gower Street has launched a new version of its Road To Recovery report, focused exclusively on the domestic market. Having already introduced a market-by-market international report, the new Road To…
Last week, even before President Trump laid out a set of guidelines for how states might be able to re-open domestic movie theaters, Cinemark suggested a goal to start having…