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Luxury Movie Theater Chain iPic Files for Bankruptcy
iPic Theaters never fully recovered after emerging from bankruptcy in 2019. It pointed to drops in theater attendance and a not-so-viable arrangement with studios on box office splits.
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China Box Office: ‘Pegasus 3’ Climbs to $530 Million But Holiday Market Lags Far Behind 2025
Car-racing hit 'Pegasus 3' continues its dominant run with a $49.5 million weekend, while 'Blades of the Guardians' overtakes Zhang Yimou's 'Scare Out' for second place — but overall 2026 ticket revenue remains down nearly 56 percent year on year.
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Box Office: ‘Scream 7’ Scares Up Record $64M U.S. Opening, $97M Globally for a Victorious Paramount
The Spyglass pic's franchise-best launch gives David Ellison's Paramount-Skydance additional reason to celebrate after prevailing in its bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery when Netflix bowed out.
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As Movie Theater Chains Struggle, Imax Box Office Surges In Fourth Quarter
Amid an industry attendance slump, the film technologies company saw overall Q4 revenues soar 35 percent to $125.2 million on an 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' lift.
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‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea’ Lands Early Summer 2026 Release
The Crunchyroll/Sony movie is based on the popular anime series.
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Box Office: ‘Zootopia 2’ Shatters Another Record, Zooms Past ‘Minecraft’ to Top 2025 Domestic Chart
The Disney mega-blockbuster was already the top-grossing Hollywood pic of 2025 at both the worldwide and international box office — not to mention becoming the No. 1 animated studio pic of all time.
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Box Office Preview: ‘Scream 7’ Set to Deliver Year’s Top Opening With $40 Million-Plus
Many pundits believe the slasher pic will make franchise history in besting the $44.4 million domestic launch of the last installment. Globally, the movie is eyeing a $60 million start.
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China Box Office: Lunar New Year Sales Fall 38 Percent From 2025 as ‘Pegasus 3’ Leads Soft Holiday
Car-racing sequel 'Pegasus 3' earned $369.3 million over its first six days, while Zhang Yimou's 'Scare Out' opened to $110.7 million — huge totals in most markets, but modest for Chinese New Year.
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Imax Posts $28 Million Chinese New Year Box Office, Down From Last Year’s High
The film tech company reached a record of $53 million in ticket receipts over China’s Lunar New Year in 2025 with ‘Ne Zha 2’ on its screens locally.
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AMC Theatres Grapples With Nearly 10 Percent Attendance Drop In Latest Quarter
The mega-exhibitor saw its net loss edge lower to $127.4 million as it looks to better Hollywood box office in 2026.
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Box Office: ‘GOAT’ Struts to No. 1 Stateside With $17M, ‘Wuthering Heights’ Earns $14M for Sexy Global Haul of $152M
Elsewhere, Baz Luhrmann's new Elvis Presley concert wows as faith-based sequel 'I Can Only Imagine 2' is graced with an A+ CinemaScore. Glen Powell's 'How to Make a Killing,' however, needs to find a new career and 'Psycho Killer' gets murdered.
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Cinemark Earnings: The Final Quarter of 2025 Was No Final Quarter of 2024
But as a whole, it was the highest-revenue year since the pandemic for the cinema giant.
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