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Hmm, but now BOR is saying this'll be 2.9k+? Current theater bookings don't suggest that, but I'll take it if that's the case. Guess a whole lot of new bookings will show up on Tuesday.

This movie has been dumped, likely to a streamer. Universal's page for it no longer exists.

I would also expect Mummies to be a more limited release on Feb 24 from WB as well, if it comes out at all. It's rough out here.

To follow up on this, I'm hearing Magic Mike 3's release is also going to be similarly scaled down. Less promotion than originally anticipated for it, potentially less theaters too. Starting to believe those "WBD has no money" rumors are true. I should know for sure very soon, but I can say that I think (but again, not for sure yet) that it can be found out merely through elimination. There's only one PG-13 major studio release for the rest of January, so unless they're playing something that's already out at many locations (hence why I don't think it's Otto, which hit ~600+ locations this weekend), or if they're playing something that's not out until February (unlikely), then Missing is really the only option.

By the way, tickets for Fear go on sale tomorrow, it’s the new thriller from Deon Taylor that seems to be going at least semi-wide on the 27th.

For those wondering about tracking this title (assuming @3RIC since he asked about this one), House Party is potentially not going to open wide. Friend of mine did a scan and he’s only seeing about 500-800 or so theaters with it booked currently. There aren’t any chains still waiting to put up tickets, either. Plane is also looking more like 1.5-2k than 2.5/3/3.5k.

Hmm, House Party went on sale, but some chains still don’t have tickets up. AMC had them up briefly this morning before halting sales. Marcus, on the other hand, still has them for sale.

I believe the US embargo lifts on Wed.

As I mentioned before, Missing tickets did go on sale today. However, unless something changes closer to release, it is looking more like a ~1-1.5k screen count release rather than 2k+, 3k+, etc. Worth keeping in mind for anyone who decides to track it.

House Party Jan 4 Plane Jan 5

I'll ask around, will get back to you if I hear anything! I'm usually not a fan of AI-generated art, but a friend of mine threw my username into one of those programs and it spat out that image of a pepper melting on a blazing hot can of... Daprepp? Anyway, thought it was fun and it gave me a laugh. I'll probably switch back to Nick Castle eventually, though.

Missing on sale Dec 30

Did we ever figure out if IMAX Space Station 3D kept playing anywhere? Here I thought that was already the movie that never left, although I guess COVID closures made that sort of thing impossible!

Knock at the Cabin tix on sale Xmas Day, 12/25.

Even if Avatar 2 is more of a $134m opener than a $200m+ opener, it still doesn't make much sense to open directly against the third. I agree that this should move up a week as Jumanji-style counter-programming.

Wanted to run this by @Shawn as well, but I don't believe The Whale is going as wide as BOP has it, in case you use those projections for theater counts. A pal of mine did a check and only had it pegged at around 10 locations, unsure if that was just one national chain or if it was for the entire US. Dec 21 seems to be considered the wide date for it, a lot more locations have times then, and I believe A24 is even promoting that as when it's available nationally. If I'm correct, might want to adjust derby predictions accordingly.

Am told it’s Thurs, Dec 15 now. Apologies.

Man Called Otto tix should be on sale this Wed, Dec 14.

A new Demon Slayer movie is Crunchyroll's March 3 nationwide release: Edits three episodes together into a feature film.

IMAX has already announced the Feb 10 re-release of Titanic will be getting their screens: So James Cameron will lose the IMAX screens to... himself.

Hearing Babylon tix on sale Tues, Dec 6.

Top Gun: Maverick is returning to theaters starting this weekend. As posted in the TG:M thread: Listing is already up on Regal's website

Returns to theaters this Friday:

I agree with this. Think I made this argument on a different board back when theater chains were introducing variable pricing back in March (although it was already in place prior). It doesn't make much sense to me for a ticket to the second Friday of Cyrano to cost the same as a ticket to opening night of The Batman, especially when the former was already playing to empty theaters. Might as well lower the price and see if you can get a handful of potential concession-buyers in the door rather than one (or none). Of course, as you mentioned, theaters get a bigger share of the ticket money on the following weekends, so they'll probably want as much as they can get.

There was enough interest in its numbers that all the trades (and apparently The-Numbers and BOM) reported what was told by "industry sources". Netflix still has never released official box office numbers.