ROLANDO RODRIGUEZ MARCUS THEATERS MOVIE

Dramas that typically draw older crowds have not performed like they used to, he said. The newer releases are action films that cater to younger audiences, which is helping the industry's revival, Goldstein said. 'Our hope continues to be that we see this thing being behind us, and number two, we continue to encourage not just our associates, but everyone to please get vaccinated,' he said.

Momentum will hopefully continue into 2022 with action releases such as 'The Batman' and 'Morbius,' Rodriguez said.Р”Р„ potential disrupter of the industry's momentum, however, is the role COVID plays in the psyche of consumers, Rodriguez said. A total of 240 million tickets were sold, an 81% drop. and Canadian box office market in 2020 was $2.2 billion, an 80% drop compared with 2019, according to the Motion Picture Association.

ROLANDO RODRIGUEZ MARCUS THEATERS MOVIE

Through Tuesday, gross domestic box office sales this year rose more than 67% to $3.37 billion, according to the website Box Office Mojo, which is operated by Internet Movie Database, or IMDb, a subsidiary of Amazon. That reflects an overall revival in the U.S. 30, Marcus Theatres generated $79 million in revenue, up from $7.3 million in the year-ago period. The last three months have played out much better than any month during the pandemic thanks to movies like 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,' 'Dune' and 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage,' said Marcus Theatres CEO Rolando Rodriguez.Р”В®lsa Meier, 12, her sister, Rosie, 17, and mother, Kelly, watched РІР‚СљVenom: Let There Be CarnageРІР‚Сњ in Woodbury.Р”Р‡or the company's third quarter ending Sept. 'They are looking for entertainment options and going to the movies is still the cheapest thing you can do outside of your house.' 'I think people are itching to get out of their house,' he said. Goldstein also is optimistic about the lineup of theater releases over the next few months. 'But where we're at right now is very workable.' 'It's going to take a while to get back to 100 percent,' said Goldstein of the chain, which is based in Michigan but run out of Minneapolis. Sales are still down 20% compared with the same period in 2019. theaters, including nine in Minnesota, mostly under the Emagine brand, said managing partner Jon Goldstein. Northwoods Entertainment has seen box office sales up as much as 80% over the past three months at its 15 U.S. The Christmas at the Riverview event, with classic holiday films like 'It's a Wonderful Life,' 'White Christmas' and 'Elf,' is back this year from Dec. Beyond new releases, it is counting on its traditional special events to help it stay open. The historic one-screen Riverview Theater in Minneapolis, built in 1948, has survived. Since the pandemic began, the Uptown Theatre, the Edina Cinema and Mann's Hopkins Cinema 6 all have closed. For its fiscal 2019, the company's top 15 performing films accounted for 48% of its total admission revenue, according to its 2020 annual report.Р”В«ut in 2020, when studios delayed or postponed box office releases and theaters were ordered to close for weeks or operate at low capacities to slow the spread of COVID-19, Marcus' fiscal year revenue dived to $132.6 million, down $557 million from the previous year. The company's theater division is the fourth largest in the country, with more than 1,000 screens in 17 states.Р”В«lockbusters have historically accounted for a significant portion of the company's total admission revenues. Marcus Theatres, a subsidiary of Milwaukee-based Marcus Corp., has 10 cinemas in Minnesota, including theaters in Rochester, Rosemount, Oakdale, Elk River and Hastings. Under normal circumstances, this would have been a 'slam, bang holiday season' Block said.

It's an unfortunate situation for theaters.

The holiday lineup includes 'Spider-Man: No Way Home,' 'The Matrix Resurrections' and 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife,' along with animated films 'Sing 2' and 'Encanto' and Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' - all of which should drive people to theaters.Р”В«ut Block said resurfaced COVID-19 fears could put theaters 'back to square one' just when they were starting to recover and during one of their most profitable times of the year. 'This has probably been the strongest fall that we could have asked for and winter is looking really, really strong,' said Nathan Block, who owns the Woodbury 10 Theatre and 15-screen St. However, they also are worried higher COVID-19 rates and hospitalizations will stop the momentum built this fall for people to get out to see a show. The holiday lineup at movie theaters is one of the best in years - and local movie theater owners hope it gives them a needed boost in revenue.

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