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For Exhibitors December 16, 2019 Screendollars About Films, the Film Industry No. 96 Newsletter and Cinema Advertising

Today is the 80th anniversary of the 1939 Atlanta premiere of Gone With The Wind, the greatest film of Old Hollywood and one of the greatest films of all time. David O. Selznick produced the 3h 42m epic, a romance set in the historical backdrop of the American Civil War, adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. Vivien Leigh stars as Scarlett O’Hara and Clark Gable as Rhett Butler, seen embracing here ------> Gone with the Wind went on to win ten Academy Awards (out of thirteen nominations) including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. In addition to its critical acclaim, GWTW was also an astronomical success at the box office. When using figures adjusted for inflation, it grossed $3.4 Billion …Billion with a B…the highest all-time. Happy Anniversary and three cheers to a Hollywood success story. 1939 Atlanta Premiere Click to Play

Weekend Box Office Results (12/13-15) Courtesy of Paul Dergarabedian (Comscore) Weekend Change

Rank Title Week # Theaters Wknd $ 12/13 12/6 11/29 Total $ 1 Jumanji: The Next Level (Sony) 1 4,227 - $60.1M - - - $60.1M 2 Frozen II (Disney) 4 4,078 (-270) $19.2M -45% -59% -34% $366.5M 3 Knives Out (Lionsgate) 3 3,413 (-48) $9.3M -35% -47% - $78.9M 4 Richard Jewell (Warner Bros.) 1 2,502 - $5.0M - - - $5.0M 5 Black Christmas (Universal) 1 2,625 - $4.4M - - - $4.4M 6 Ford v. Ferrari (Fox) 5 2,895 (-851) $4.1M -38% -49% -16% $98.2M 7 Queen & Slim (Universal) 3 1,560 (-155) $3.6M -46% -44% - $33.2M 8 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Sony) 4 2,855 (-636) $3.4M -35% -56% -11% $49.3M 9 Dark Waters (Focus) 4 2,112 (+100) $2.0M -50% 544% 505% $8.9M 10 21 Bridges (STX) 4 1,533 (-932) $1.2M -59% -49% -40% $26.4M 11 Midway (Lionsgate) 6 1,419 (-681) $.9M -54% -51% -16% $55.2M 12 Playing with Fire (Paramount) 6 1,381 (-872) $.7M -67% -52% -7% $43.3M 13 Parasite (Neon) 10 306 (-27) $.6M -10% -31% -20% $20.4M 14 Uncut Gems (A24) 1 5 - $.5M - - - $.5M 15 Joker (Warner Bros.) 11 553 (-403) $.5M -54% -48% -29% $333.0M

Notable Industry News (12/9-15) Better Layout for Queue (JamesRobertWatson.com) For those who own or manage cinemas, the ticket line is an often overlooked but nonetheless crucial element in customer service. During busy periods, a poorly constructed line can cause delays that lead to frustrated customers, bypassing the concessions stand, arriving late in the auditorium and disturbing others on the way to available seats. In this article, Jim Watson, Professor of Design, provides an analysis of the science of the “Queue”, mostly a study of human behavior. It provides practical guidance to any exhibitor wanting to improve customer service and the lobby experience.

Good, Better and Best Designs for Queue Lines

Screendollars · [email protected] · (978) 494-4150 Thaddeus Bouchard, President · John Shaw, Communications · Tami Morris, Exhibitor Relations · Nicolas Bouchard, Film Distribution SAG Awards Movie Noms Analysis: Actors Drop A ‘Bombshell’ In Oscar Race, Which Is Now Officially Wide Open (Deadline) Last Wednesday on 12/11, the Screen Actor Guild announced its nominees for the 26th Annual SAG Awards, viewed as a strong indicator of the likely Oscar nominations which are announced one month later. The SAG Awards nominees included some surprises both in terms of who received nominations and who was left out. Among the surprises were the Fox News expose Bombshell being tapped in four categories and Taron Egerton receiving a Best Actor nom his portrayal of Elton John in the biopic Rocketman. The most surprising snub was passing over Adam Sandler’s performance in Uncut Gems, despite enormous critical praise and buzz among the general public. Click here to see the full list of SAG Awards nominees.

Danny Aiello, ‘Do the Right Thing’ and ‘Moonstruck’ Actor, Dies at 86 (Variety) Danny Aiello passed away on Friday 12/6 at the age of 86. Aiello was a prolific film actor, at the height of his career during the 1980’s and ‘90s. He earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1989), I which he played the patriarch of a family that owned a pizzeria in Brooklyn, caught up in the crossfires of toxic racial tensions. He is also remembered well for his performances in Moonstruck (1987), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) and Jacob’s Ladder (1990).

Peter Bart: Oscars Voters Binge, And Mail Carriers Groan, As Streamers Add Heft To Awards Load (Deadline) Peter Bart is a well-known commentator on the industry, a current Editor-at-Large for Deadline and an Academy voter for the past five decades. In his most recent column, Bart comments on the increased attention…nigh, targeting… that awards voters are experiencing at the hands of studios eager to promote their current crop of films. Over the past two years, campaigns out of Netflix have only increased the deluge. Bart concludes: “Invisibility has its virtues, but it’s a lot more fun being the center of the action.” For Your Consideration, a Netflix screener for Dolemite Is My Name starring Eddie Murphy

Hollywood Report by Martin Grove After the Golden Globes, SAG and film editors' (ACE) noms, Academy members now know what pictures they must make time to see. With limited holiday season time for screenings, screeners or streaming and a very short noms voting window (1/2-7), Oscar voters must make every minute count. The films they're most likely to see are the 14 that just got best picture nods in those 3 prime races. Must-see best picture frontrunners: (1) THE IRISHMAN: GG/Drama, SAG/Ensemble, ACE/Drama (2) JOJO RABBIT: GG/Musical or Comedy, SAG/E, ACE/Comedy (3) JOKER: GG/D, ACE/D (4) MARRIAGE STORY: GG/Drama, ACE/D (5) ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD: GG/MC, SAG/E, ACE/C (6) PARASITE: SAG/E, ACE/D

Screendollars · [email protected] · (978) 494-4150 Thaddeus Bouchard, President · John Shaw, Communications · Tami Morris, Exhibitor Relations · Nicolas Bouchard, Film Distribution Should-see best picture possibilities: (1) 1917: GG/D (2) BOMBSHELL: SAG/E (pictured – SAG lead female actor nominee Charlize Theron at L.A. screening) (3) DOLEMITE IS MY NAME: GG/MC, ACE/C (4) THE FAREWELL: ACE/C (5) FORD V FERRARI: ACE/D (6) KNIVES OUT: GG/C, ACE/C (7) ROCKETMAN: GG/C (8) THE TWO POPES: GG/D Last year's best picture winners: (1) OSCARS: GREEN BOOK (2) GG/D: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (3) GG/MC: GREEN BOOK (4) SAG/E: BLACK PANTHER (5) ACE/D: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (6) ACE/C: THE FAVOURITE

* * * Ticket sales hit a much higher LEVEL than expected as moviegoers welcomed JUMANJI. But thanks to 2 soft openings, 2019's still not looking good and last weekend was up only modestly from last year. Sony/Tolmach's PG-13 action comedy adventure JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL (pictured – Dwayne Johnson at London premiere) opened #1 to $60.1M – beating trackers' $40-50M and giving exhibitors some mid- December cheer after a gloomy post-Thanksgiving weekend. Cost: $125M. RT: 66%. Top First Choice: -25F. Intl: $152.5M/52 markets (China: $38.2M). Global: $212.6M. WB/Malpaso's controversial R drama RICHARD JEWELL, directed by (but not starring) Clint Eastwood, opened #4 to $5M. Trackers: $10-11M. Cost: $45M. RT: 73%. Top First Choice: +25M. Universal/Blumhouse's PG-13 BLACK CHRISTMAS horror remake (from 1974 & 2006) opened #5 to $4.4M. Trackers: $10-12M. Cost: $5M. RT: 44%. Top First Choice: -25F. Last weekend was up just 2% vs. last year with ticket sales of $119.7M, per Comscore, vs. 2018's $117.4M when SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER- VERSE opened #1 to $35.4M. 2019 ($10.5B), per Comscore, is down 5.4% from 2018 ($11.1B) vs. off 5.6% last week.

Screendollars · [email protected] · (978) 494-4150 Thaddeus Bouchard, President · John Shaw, Communications · Tami Morris, Exhibitor Relations · Nicolas Bouchard, Film Distribution Late-January Drop Off Still Expected to Outperform 2019 by Significant Margin Courtesy of Gower Street Analytics The rolling 8-week forecast is a chart from Gower Street Analytics using its proprietary FORECAST LIVE system. This domestic-focused version shows predicted total market grosses by week for the next eight weeks, as well as actuals for the past two weeks.

With Gower Street’s 12-month forecast chart running last week, this week’s 8-week graph sees two new weeks added: weeks commencing January 24 and 31. With total market estimates of $183 million and $125.5 million, respectively, both weeks mark a notable drop from the preceding weeks, although this is to be expected. The week commencing January 31 (equivalent to those commencing February 1 and February 2 in 2019 and 2018) in particular, commonly sees a significant week-on-week drop. Good news comes in the form that both weeks are forecast to far outperform the equivalent weeks in 2019 which delivered $137.7 million and $101.9 million, respectively (In 2019 the February 1-7 week was the poorest weekly performer of the year). That suggests the newly forecast 2020 weeks should see year-on-year improvements of between 20-30%. This is in line with Gower Street’s forecast for January, seen on last week’s 12-month forecast, with is predicted to outperform January 2019 by slightly more than 30%. Looking back on our previous forecast, actuals for the week commencing November 29 came in roughly 8% below our forecast despite top new opener KNIVES OUT coming in on par (2% ahead) of our estimate. This was primarily due to a larger than anticipated week-on-week drop for FROZEN II that saw it come in 15% behind our forecast for week 2. In contrast actuals for the week commencing December 6 came in almost exactly as forecast with a less than 1% differential (+0.9%) Although forecast numbers for the Christmas week have dropped slightly (1.9%) since the previous 8-week forecast, the week is still anticipated to deliver the biggest Domestic box office result of all-time with STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER leading the charge. If you have comments about Gower Street’s charts, please contact: [email protected].

12/20-26 - Hanukkah 12/22-30, Christmas 12/25, Kwanzaa 12/26 (2018 Wk 51 Box Office: $177,797,211)

2018 openings: Aquaman $67.9M FSS, $335.0M Total; Bumblebee $21.7M FSS, $127.2M Total; Second Act $6.5M FSS, $39.3M Total; Welcome to Marwen $2.4M FSS, $10.8M Total. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Disney) The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga. Action, Scope (2.39 : 1), adventure. EARLY SHOW 6PM 12/19. NOTE: "STAR WARS: THE RISE OF Dolby Atmos, Wide (4200) SKYWALKER contains several sequences with imagery and sustained flashing PG13 142 2D/3D, IMAX, $200M+ FSS lights that may affect those who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or Screen X, DBox, $750M-$800M Total have other photosensitivities." Comp Film: The Lion King (2019) $191.8M MX4D FSS, $543.6M Total, Joker $96.2M FSS, $332.4M currently, Avengers: Endgame $357M FSS, $858M Total. Cats (Universal) A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. Wide (3500) Dolby Digital, Musical, family, fantasy. EARLY SHOW 7PM 12/19. Comp Film: Phantom of PG 101 $15M-$20M FSS Scope (2.39 : 1) the Opera (2004) $51M ($69M in 2019), Dreamgirls (2007) $378K FSS, $50M-$60M Total $103.3M Total. Bombshell (Lionsgate) A group of women decide to take on Fox News head Expansion Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network. R 107 Scope (2.39 : 1) $6M-$8M+ FSS Biography, drama. Could be sleeper hit if young female audience grows. $25M-$30M+ Total Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Neon) On an isolated island in Brittany at the end Dolby 5.1, Flat of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding R 119 Expansion (1.85 : 1) portrait of a young woman. Drama, history. The Song of Names (Sony Classics) Tim Roth and Clive Owen star in an emotional detective story spread over two continents and a half century. PG13 113 Scope (2.39 : 1) 12/25 NY/LA Beneath the film's stunning and pulsing musical revelations burn the horror of a war and the lost souls extinguished from history. Drama. 12/27-1/2 - Hanukkah 12/22-30, New Year's Day 1/1 (2018 Wk 52 Box Office: $187,898,558) 2018 openings: Holmes & Watson $30.6M FSS, $40.5M Total. Spies in Disguise (Fox Animation/Disney) When the world's best spy is Scope (2.39 : 1), Wide 12/25 turned into a pigeon, he must rely on his nerdy tech officer to save the PG 102 2D/3D, Atmos, $25M+ (5 day) world. Action comedy. Blue Sky Studios. Inspired by animated short: Pigeon: D-Box $80M-$100M Total Impossible. Little Women (Sony) Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of Wide 12/25 the Civil War. Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott PG 135 Flat (1.85 : 1) $15M-$20M (5 Day) (1832–1888) Drama, romance. Comp Film: Lady Bird, $49M. $50M Total Uncut Gems (A24) A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score, makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. He must perform a precarious high-wire Expansion 12/25 act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in D-Cinema, Scope $5M-$6M (3 day) R 135 his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win. Comedy, crime, drama. EARLY (2.39: 1) $7M-$9M (5 day) SHOW 12/23, 4PM. Comp Films: Midsommar ($27.4M), Moonlight ($28.7M), $12M Total Ex Machina ($27.5M) grosses adjusted for inflation. Awards for Adam Sandler's performance could increase forecast gross. 1917 (Universal) Two British privates during WWI are given the mission to deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men and one Dolby Atmos, of the soldier's brothers from walking into a deadly trap. Drama, war. R 115 Limited on 12/25 Scope (2.39 : 1) Universally praised as one of the best films of 2019. Award worthy audience film from director Sam Mendes. Just Mercy (Warner Bros.) Shadows world-renowned civil rights defense Flat (1.85 : 1), Limited 12/25 attorney Bryan Stevenson as he recounts his experiences and details the PG13 137 Dolby Vision, Expansion 1/10 case of a condemned death row prisoner whom he fought to free. Drama. Atmos Clemency (Neon Rated) Bernadine is a stoic prison warden, but two back-to- R 113 Flat (1.85 : 1) Limited back executions put a strain on her marriage, career and convictions. Drama.

Screendollars · [email protected] · (978) 494-4150 Thaddeus Bouchard, President · John Shaw, Communications · Tami Morris, Exhibitor Relations · Nicolas Bouchard, Film Distribution Ip Man 4: The Finale (Well Go USA) The Kung Fu master travels to the U.S. where his student has upset the local martial arts community by opening a NR 105 Scope (2.39 : 1) Limited 12/25 Wing Chun school. Action, drama. Cantonese. 1/3-9 - NFL Playoffs Begin 1/4, Golden Globe Awards 1/5, Consumer Electronics Show 1/7-10 (Las Vegas, NV) (2019 Wk 1 Box Office: $189,312,139, -14%; 1/5/18, $220,796,347) 2019 openings: Escape Room $18.2M FSS, $57.0M Total. The Grudge (Sony) A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those Wide (2500) who enter it with a violent death. Horror, mystery. Sam Raimi-Producer. R 94A NA $15M-$20M FSS Comp films: Escape Room, 1/4/19 ($18M FSS, $57M Total); Insidious: The $50M-$60M+ Total Last Key, 1/5/18 ($30M FSS, $67M Total). Young female appeal. Clemency (Neon Rated) Bernadine is a stoic prison warden, but two back-to- R 112 Flat (1.85 : 1) Limited back executions put a strain on her marriage, career and convictions. Drama. City of Joel (Independent) A land dispute between an ultra-orthodox Hassidic sect and their secular neighbors erupts into a turf war in the town NR 90 Flat (1.85 : 1) Limited of Monroe. Documentary. 1/10-16 - NFL Playoffs, NRF Big Show 1/12-14 (New York, NY) (2019 Wk 2 Box Office: $177,504,014, -23.7%; 1/12/18, $232,762,089)

2019 openings: A Dog's Way Home $11.2M FSS, $42.0M Total; The Upside $20.4M FSS, $108.3M Total; Replicas $2.4M FSS, $4M Total. 1917 (Universal) Two young British privates during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men and one of the soldier's brothers, from walking straight Dolby Atmos, Wide Expansion into a deadly trap. Drama, war. Universally praised as one of the best films of R 115 IMAX Scope $25M+ FSS 2019. Award worthy audience film from director Sam Mendes (Skyfall, (2.39 : 1) $100M+ Total American Beauty, Spectre). Comp film: Saving Private Ryan ($416.4M), Dunkirk ($193M) adjusted for inflation. Like a Boss (Paramount) Two friends with very different ideals decide to Wide (2500) start a beauty company together. One is more practical, the other wants to R 83 Scope (2.39 : 1) $5M-$10M FSS earn her fortune and live a lavish lifestyle. Comedy. EARLY SHOW 7PM 1/9. $30M-$40M Total Underwater (Fox) A crew of aquatic researchers work to get to safety after Wide (2500) an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory, but they have Atmos, PG13 95 $6M-$8M FSS more than the ocean seabed to fear. Action, drama, horror. EARLY SHOW Scope (2.39 : 1) $20M-$25M Total 7PM 1/9. Just Mercy (Warner Bros.) World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Flat (1.85 : 1), Wide Bryan Stevenson recounts his experiences and details the case of a PG13 137 Dolby Vision, Expansion condemned death row prisoner whom he fought to free. Courtroom Drama. Atmos Clemency (Neon Rated) Bernadine is a stoic prison warden, but two back-to- R 112 Flat (1.85 : 1) Expansion back executions put a strain on her marriage, career and convictions. Drama. The Informer (Aviron) An ex-convict working undercover intentionally gets himself incarcerated again in order to infiltrate the mob at a maximum- R 113 Scope (2.35 : 1) Limited security prison. Based on Swedish crime drama, Three Seconds. Les Misérables (Amazon Studios) Members of a Parisian anti-crime squad R 104 Scope (2.35 : 1) Limited are overwhelmed by simmering neighborhood tension and violence. Drama. 1/17-23 - NFL Playoffs, Art House Convergence 1/19-23 (Midway, UT), MLK Day 1/20, World Economic Forum 1/21-24 (Davos,

Switzerland), Sundance Film Festival 1/23-2/2 (Park City, UT) (2019 Wk 3 Box Office: $163,696,235) 2019 openings: Dragon Ball Super: Broly $9.8M FSS, $30.7M Total; Glass $40.5M FSS, $111M Total

Wide (3000) Dolittle (Universal) A physician discovers that he can talk to animals. Family IMAX, Flat PG NA $35M-$40M FSS adventure. IMAX SELECT LOCATIONS. (1.85 : 1) $110M-$120M Total Bad Boys for Life (Sony) Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Wide (3000) Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They reunite when an Albanian mercenary whose NA 113 Scope (2.39 : 1) $25M FSS brother they killed promises them an important bonus. Action, comedy. $60M-$70M Total

Screendollars · [email protected] · (978) 494-4150 Thaddeus Bouchard, President · John Shaw, Communications · Tami Morris, Exhibitor Relations · Nicolas Bouchard, Film Distribution VHYes (Oscilloscope) This bizarre retro comedy, shot entirely on VHS and Beta, follows 12-year-old Ralph as he accidentally records home videos and NR 72 Flat (1.85 : 1) Limited his favorite late-night shows over his parents' wedding tape. Comedy. The Wave (Epic Pictures) A man on the verge of a promotion takes a mysterious hallucinogenic drug that begins to tear down his reality and R 87 Scope (2.39 : 1) Limited expose his life for what it really is. Sci-fi. 1/24-30 - World Economic Forum 1/21-24 (Davos, Switzerland), Sundance Film Festival 1/23-2/2 (Park City, UT), Grammys 1/26 (2019 Wk 4 Box Office: $103,796,619) 2019 openings: The Kid Who Would Be King (Fox) $7.1M FSS, $16.8M Total; Serenity (Aviron) $10M FSS, $25.5M Total. The Turning (Universal) A young governess is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after the deaths of PG13 NA NA Wide their parents. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw". Drama, horror, mystery. The Last Full Measure (Roadside Attractions) Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. ("Pits") is awarded the nation's R 110 Scope (2.39: 1) Wide highest military honor, for his actions on the battlefield. Drama, war. The Gentlemen (STX) A British drug lord tries to sell off his highly profitable R 113 NA Wide empire to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires. Action, crime. Run (Lionsgate) A home schooled teenager begins to suspect her mother is NA NA NA Wide keeping a dark secret from her. Thriller. Elsewhere (Freestyle) A man who’s still mourning the death of his wife and is hopelessly attached to the seaside cottage they built together. When his in-laws evict him, he vows to get it back at any price and, posing as a NA NA Flat (1.85 : 1) Limited handyman, meets a new tenant, Parker Posey. Comedy. First international released movie for Costa Rican director Herman Hernandez.

Studio Release Changes Title Runs New Former Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (Trafalgar) A cop of provinces moves Paris to join the Anti- Event Crime Brigade of Montfermeil, discovering an underworld where the tensions between the 12/6/19 12/8/19 Cinema different groups mark the rhythm. Crime, drama, thriller. Seberg (Amazon Studios) Inspired by real events in the life of French New Wave icon Jean Seberg. In the late 1960s, Hoover's FBI targeted her because of her political and romantic NY/LA 2/21/20 12/13/19 involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal. Biography Drama. I Still Believe (Lionsgate) The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his Moderate to 3/13/20 3/20/20 journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope. Drama, music, romance. Wide Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always (Focus Features) A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania Limited 3/13/20 NEW travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy. British drama. Let Him Go (Focus Features) A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, Wide 8/21/20 NEW set out to find their only grandson. Kevin Costner, Diane Lane. Crime, drama, thriller. Untitled Fred Hampton Project (Warner Bros) Drama about the assassinated Black Panther Wide 8/21/20 NEW activist Fred Hampton. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (Warner Bros) Plot unknown. Third installment of the Wide 9/11/20 NEW Conjuring franchise. Horror. Untitled WB Event Film Wide 10/16/20 NEW Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros.) Plot unknown. Feature film based on the popular video game. Wide 1/15/21 3/5/21 Action, adventure. Untitled New Line Film (Warner Bros.) Wide 1/29/21 NEW Untitled WB Event Film Wide 3/5/21 NEW Untitled WB Matrix Film The plot is currently unknown. Action, sci-fi. Wide 5/21/21 NEW Untitled WB Event Film Wide 6/4/21 NEW Untitled Sesame Street Film (Warner Bros.) Plot undisclosed. Family. Wide 1/14/22 6/4/21 Shazam II (Warner Bros.) Sequel to the 2019 film 'Shazam!'. Plot details are not yet known. Wide 4/1/22 NEW Superhero action adventure.

Screendollars · [email protected] · (978) 494-4150 Thaddeus Bouchard, President · John Shaw, Communications · Tami Morris, Exhibitor Relations · Nicolas Bouchard, Film Distribution The Flash (Warner Bros.) The plot is unknown. Feature film based on the comic book Wide 7/1/22 NEW superhero, The Flash. Action, adventure, sci-fi. Akira (Warner Bros.) In development. Action, drama, mystery. NA Unset 5/21/21 Untitled WB Event Film NA Unset 4/3/20 Untitled WB Event Film NA Unset 8/7/20 Untitled WB Event Film NA Unset 1/14/22 Untitled WB Event Film NA Unset 2/12/21 Recent Industry Screenings Screening Release Date Little Women (Sony/Columbia) Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Drama. Remake of Little Women (1994, 1949, 1933). Director Greta Gerwig (Accomplished actor, Director (Lady Bird) Based on the beloved Louisa May Alcott novel the film has already earned universal 12/10/19 12/25/19 critical acclaim and is award worthy in several categories. Excellent performances, beautiful cinematography and a wonderful story will appeal most to females and upscale audiences. My Spy (STX Films) A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family. Action, comedy. The long-delayed family comedy 12/11/19 1/10/20 features a very good Chloe Coleman performance and Dave Bautista hamming it up. Language is a bit much for a family film. Overall, this moderately commercial film plays two weeks overall everywhere. Underwater (Fox/Disney) A crew of aquatic researchers work to get to safety after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory. But the crew has more than the ocean seabed to fear. 12/11/19 1/10/20 Action, drama, horror. Claustrophobic and tense, good effects work and monsters/explosions make up a likely moderately commercial action film. MPAA Ratings Pervasive strong language, violence, some sexual content and Uncut Gems (A24) Comedy, crime, drama, mystery 12/13/19 R brief drug use. Seberg (Amazon Studios) Biography, drama, thriller 12/13/19 R Language, sexual content/nudity and some drug use. Language including some sexual references and brief bloody Richard Jewell (Warner Bros.) Drama 12/13/19 R images. Downhill (Fox Searchlight) Drama 2/14/20 R Language and some sexual material. Escape from Pretoria (Momentum Pictures) Thriller 3/6/20 PG13 Violence, language and disturbing images The Last Thing He Wanted (Netflix) Crime, drama, mystery R Language, some violence, disturbing images, brief nudity. 1/1/20 Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band R Some language and drug references. (Magnolia Pictures) Documentary 11/6/19 Thematic and suggestive elements, smoking and brief The Truth (IFC Films) Drama 3/20/20 PG language. Notable New Trailers (Click Poster to Play) Title: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Sony) Release Date: 7/10/20 Director: Jason Reitman Starring: Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd Synopsis: When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. Action, comedy, drama, horror, sci-fi. The newest Ghostbusters, based on the 1980s hit comedy. Interesting original story of the next Ghostbusters adventure. Ghostbusters (2016): $46M FSS, $129M Total.

Screendollars · [email protected] · (978) 494-4150 Thaddeus Bouchard, President · John Shaw, Communications · Tami Morris, Exhibitor Relations · Nicolas Bouchard, Film Distribution Title: Like a Boss (Paramount) Red band trailer Release Date: 1/10/20 Director: Miguel Arteta Starring: Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne and Salma Hayek Synopsis: Best friends Mia and Mel are living their best lives running their own cosmetics company they’ve built from the ground up. Unfortunately, they’re in over their heads financially, and the prospect of a big buyout offer from a notorious titan of the cosmetics industry Claire Luna proves too tempting to pass up, putting Mel and Mia’s lifelong friendship in jeopardy. The beauty business is about to get ugly. This R rated female comedy has its moments especially with the name cast. Early projections look to be $40M+. Title: The Witcher (Netflix) 8-minute trailer Release Date: 12/20/19 Director: Alik Sakharov Starring: Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Joey Batey Synopsis: Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Action, adventure, drama. (TV Series). An 8-minute trailer is unusual, but necessary to tell the story. A witcher (also wiccan or hexer or vedymin or witchman; in the Elder Speech: vatt'ghern) is someone who has undergone extensive training, ruthless mental and physical conditioning, and mysterious rituals (which take place at "witcher schools" such as Kaer Morhen) in preparation for becoming an itinerant monster slayer.

Title: The Grudge (Sony/Screen Gems) Red band trailer Release Date: 1/3/20 Director: Nicolas Pesce Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver Synopsis: A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. Horror, mystery. Producer Sam Raimi is a big part of this wild horror film with a great poster and trailer. As the only wide release on 1/3 and home to horror film successes in past years, expect a good $50M-$60M business.

Title: Antlers (Fox Searchlight) Final trailer Release Date: 4/17/20 Director: Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Out Of The Furnace, Hostiles), Black Mass) Starring: Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons and Jeremy T. Thomas Synopsis: A small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, become entwined with a young student harboring a dangerous secret with frightening consequences. Horror, mystery. This highly anticipated film looks to be a solid draw for the horror crowd.

Title: Promising Young Woman (Focus Features) Release Date: 4/17/20 Director: Emerald Fennell (successful writer, actor) Starring: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Laverne Cox Synopsis: A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against men who cross her path. Crime, drama, thriller. Carey Mulligan stars in this interesting, entertaining crime thriller. A highly viewed trailer indicative of profitable April business. This is a film to watch for wide release.

Title: Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount) New trailer available Monday, 12/16 Release Date: 6/26/20 Director: Joseph Kosinski Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Tom Cruise, Monica Barbaro, Jon Hamm Synopsis: Pete "Maverick" Mitchell mentors a new generation of U.S. Navy fighter pilots. Action, drama. (Image shown is the new poster only. Trailer not linked).

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