RE: Promising signs9 Jun 2021 19:38
MoneyP1t, I'll be surprised if the month of June doesn't get close to £550 - £600 Million and maybe surprise beyond that.
Why?
* Because over the last few weeks there have been a whole host of new territories come onstream again with cinemas reopening. I have on here charted the Cineworld RoW reopenings in Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Israel, Slovakia and tomorrow the Czech Republic goes online again as well for ourselves with 18 multiplexes. Ireland is also just going live again.
https://www.cinemacity.cz/#/buy-tickets-by-cinema?in-cinema=1052&at=2021-06-10&view-mode=list
*Because you have a plethora of films out there at the moment that are still in the earlier half of their theatrical windows. Just look at whats on.
* They are being joined by others that are just being released. Bon Jovi (Limited Release), The Father, Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, Nobody, In the Heights.
* Peter Rabbit 2 releases in the US this weekend on 11th June after a good first- 2 week run in the UK. (Again think children, matinees, siblings and parents in tow)
https://deadline.com/2021/05/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-theatrical-release-may-1234705819/
* Fast and Furious 9 - UK release - 24th June, USA release 25th June.
July I happen to think will be even better still and why?
*Because F9 will only be into week 2 as above.
* It's reach extends to further territories still as it is set to reopen in France. But prior to this it is also set to reopen in North America, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and Spain.
It is also getting a beach screening at the Cannes Film Festival which will certainly do it no harm re French Box Office.
https://variety.com/2021/film/global/f9-fast-furious-cannes-film-festival-1234989907/
This one mentions the other territories.
https://deadline.com/2021/06/f9-cannes-film-festival-french-premiere-screening-1234770585/
* Building into Marvel's Black Widow on the 9th July
In a nutshell.
Much bigger films imminent and more and more territories reopening into them.