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  1. Feb 3, 2023 · It was a bounce-back year for theatres, but the returns still aren’t at pre-pandemic levels. Lisha Hassanali was one of many movie-goers who made their return in 2022 for some big...

    • 'There's Still A Bit of Catching Up to Do'
    • Top Gun Made A Splash in The Summer
    • Glass Onion A Runaway Hit

    How would Olivier Gauthier-Mercier, vice-president of distribution at Canadian film distributor Sphere Films, rate this year's box office returns? Simply put, "there's still a bit of catching up to do," he told CBC News. "If we were to give it a rating, I'd say it's a 7 out of 10, meaning that we're about 70 per cent of the way of where we were at ...

    The beginning of the year usually saw one film dominate an entire month at the box office — not necessarily a good thing, Dergarabedian said. Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Batman and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessdrove the majority of domestic box office sales during or after their release months. Finally, at the end of May, the arrival...

    Theatres lost a chunk of their moviegoing audience after the pandemic began in early 2020, with some (particularly those over 60 years old) migrating to streaming services. But a curious thing happened this year: Rian Johnson's Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, a sequel to the 2019 whodunit Knives Out, had a limited play in theatres ahead of its D...

  2. Oct 10, 2023 · Canadian theatres bounced back in 2022, but haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels: StatCan. A new report finds movie theatres reached near pre-pandemic revenue levels but have struggled to...

  3. Oct 3, 2023 · Motion picture theatres see a return to profit in 2022. Operating revenue for the motion picture theatres industry totalled $1.5 billion in 2022, up 171.4% from the first year of the COVID-1 9 pandemic in 2020. Every province experienced significant growth in 2022 as the industry had more stability during the year.

  4. Jan 22, 2024 · For-profit companies bounce back. After declining in 2020, businesses in the for-profit performing arts showed increases in 2022 across operating revenues (+$832.3 million); operating expenses (+$678.2 million); and salaries, wages, commissions and benefits (+$164.7 million).

  5. Jan 12, 2022 · For 2022, the studio is returning to a staggered release, but the window is still far shorter than in the past, as big titles like The Batman will hit HBO Max just 45 days after theaters. There’s no doubt that digital’s increasing presence has made it hard on movie theater operators.

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  7. Dec 23, 2021 · But heading into 2022, some major studios have announced plans for exclusive, but shortened, windows for their theatrical releases, including Warner Bros., giving theaters a degree of...