It's the summer of sequels at the box office, with Disney's (DIS) Inside Out 2 crossing the $500 million mark domestically and Despicable Me 4 opening strong...
opening strong with $27 million. Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian joins Asking for a Trend to break down some of the key themes hitting movie theaters this summer.
Compare and contrast that with the opening weekend of the summer in 23 with Guardians of the Galaxy volume three opening to 100 and 18 million dollars. I'm just curious when you, when you do though, look at the overall box office, the industry, Paul, how does it stack up?Yeah, that's a that's a different story and it, it really is the impact of, of course, the pandemic impacted everything in terms of box office, but we're, we're definitely recovering.
Again, it's a relative bargain but apropos to what you asked, I think there is more selectivity on the part of consumers who have so much choice.I love streaming as well, but you're not gonna sit out going to the movie theater for a movie like Dune two inside out two.It takes a lot more to get people off their couch and out to the movie theater.
The Vatican on Friday informed a Donald Trump-supporting archbishop that he is being excommunicated for refusing to recognize Pope Francis' authority after years of outspoken public attacks.Carlo Maria Vigano, an ultra-conservative who served as the Vatican’s diplomat to Washington, D.C. between 2011 and 2016, was formally accused last month of schism, which is one of the most serious offenses in canon law.
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