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US Movie Box Offices See Worst Weekend In 20 Years
Coronavirus // March 16, 2020

Movie ticket sales saw their lowest numbers in two decades this past weekend in the U.S., with the coronavirus fears keeping many filmgoers in the confines of their own homes instead. Theater ticket sales fell 44 percent from just a week prior, with $55.3 million...

Netflix Reboots Iconic NYC Movie Theater For Screenings, Events
Subscription Commerce // November 26, 2019

Entertainment streaming giant Netflix has taken over the lease of the iconic New York City movie theater, The Paris, and plans to use it for movie screenings, events and releases, the company said Monday (Nov. 25). The theater closed in August. “After 71 years, the...

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Report: Amazon Pledges $1B Annual Spend to Bring Prime Originals to Theaters

November 23, 2022
Amazon is expanding its latest streaming content to a more traditional setting by planning to invest $1 billion each year toward running its new Prime Video original releases in movie theaters. The news broke in a Wednesday (Nov. 23) Bloomberg report stating that the company is hoping to release between 12 and 15 films annually […]

US Movie Box Offices See Worst Weekend In 20 Years

March 16, 2020
Movie ticket sales saw their lowest numbers in two decades this past weekend in the U.S., with the coronavirus fears keeping many filmgoers in the confines of their own homes...

Netflix Reboots Iconic NYC Movie Theater For Screenings, Events

November 26, 2019
Entertainment streaming giant Netflix has taken over the lease of the iconic New York City movie theater, The Paris, and plans to use it for movie screenings, events and releases,...