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If you've enjoyed a return to big-ticket moviegoing after a long pandemic break, it's time to get used to a slowdown again. After a late spring/summer that's delivered a few nine-digit blockbusters - notably Top Gun: Maverick ( PARA ) ( PARAA ), Doctor Strange in t...

Cineplex has been embroiled in extensive legal battles after Cineworld pulled out of its deal to buy the chain when the pandemic hit. Optimism is returning to Theatre stocks as box office figures show demand is recovering, underpinned by a strong film slate. Cineplex trades at a m...

Sony's ( NYSE: SONY ) Bullet Train kept to a predictable timetable, leading the weekend's domestic box office with a $30.1M opening that was largely in line with some modest expectations. But that suggests a long road to profitability for the $90M production. The fil...

Blockbuster movie season plants its last flag of 2022 this weekend, with one big star-driven film opening left before the back-to-school season ushers in a quieter set of releases. That film is Sony's ( NYSE: SONY ) Bullet Train, starring Brad Pitt along with a game ...

DC League of Super-Pets ( NASDAQ: WBD ) was best in show at the box office over the weekend, though with a total that shows that calmer weeks are ahead in theaters as the nation prepares to go back to school. The animated Warner Bros. entry drew $23M to log the best ...

The summer movie schedule is getting quieter heading into its last month, but there are still a few decent-sized releases taking their shot - and the focus of a usually superhero-heavy film calendar this weekend is on the heroes' pets. Animated feature DC League of Super-Pets ...

Cinema chain Cineworld saw significant improvement in revenues last year, though it has a long way to go to get back to pre-pandemic levels. The balance sheet goes from bad to worse. I fear it could end up wiping out ordinary shareholders and see the shares as uninvestable. ...

Everyman Media Group, a UK-based cinema chain, trades at a similar valuation to its UK and US counterparts despite historically delivering better growth and having far better growth prospects. The company trades at 1.35x EV/sales, ~5.5x EV/OCF and ~8x EV/EBITDA while peers trade on 2....

Nope ( NASDAQ: CMCSA ) led the domestic box office over the weekend, striking a blow for original films and building some power for its brand-name director Jordan Peele. The mysterious horror/sci-fi mashup opened to $44M, which fell short of the surprising $71M drawn...

Those moviegoers who have sequel-and-franchise fatigue from current films have something new to look forward to this weekend at the box office. Nope ( NASDAQ: CMCSA ), the third major film from director Jordan Peele, is likely to become the top-drawing original film ...