Box Office looking up!

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According to CNBC.com, ticket sales have been accelerating, inspiring some studios to move up the release dates of blockbuster films to earlier in the year.

Questions:

  1. How does the current box office sales compare with the period before COVID closed down the economy?
  2. What percentage of North American theaters are now open?
  3. What is the next big blockbuster to hit theaters?
  4. What does the near future look like for the theater and movie industries?

Source:

Whitten, S. (2021) As the domestic box office inches toward recovery, studios move up major titles. CNBC.com, March 8 (Retrievable online at https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/08/as-the-box-office-inches-towards-recovery-studios-move-up-major-titles.html)