November 5th, 2020
The country might be distracted by a drawn-out election right now, but the movie business soldiers on this month, even though recovery from the pandemic looks as far away as ever. While theatrical grosses remain tiny, Universal is currently planning to try its luck with three new wide releases, two from the studio itself and one from its specialty division Focus Features.
At least, that’s their current plan. Two of the films seem certain to roll out, but their Thanksgiving release of The Croods: A New Age has to come with an asterisk attached. Perhaps this release will be an olive branch to theater operators after the studio caused controversy in March by pulling Trolls World Tour from theaters and sending it direct to PVOD. Universal is maybe taking this opportunity to look they’re supporting the theatrical business, and their case is made more convincing by the fact that every other major studio is sitting out November. Even looking beyond the end of the month, 20th Century Studios is the only other distributor that looks like it’ll have a wide release between now and Christmas, with Free Guy on December 11 and Death on the Nile on December 18. (Universal has another film, All My Life slated for December 4.)
If Universal sticks to its plans, and a couple of other expected changes (Coming 2 America going direct to Amazon Prime, and Wonder Woman 1984 getting pushed back again) happen, it’ll be the only studio offering real support to the theatrical business between now and the end of the year. Maybe everyone will let bygones be bygones, and we can at least point to that as a ray of hope for the industry going in Holiday Season.
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All Acting Credits
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Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 27,801-27,900) |
27,805 |
$58,568,815 |
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 26,001-26,100) |
26,002 |
$58,568,815 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 29,501-29,600) |
29,564 |
$58,568,815 |
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) |
14,136 |
$156,197,423 |
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) |
12,584 |
$156,197,423 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 15,201-15,300) |
15,255 |
$156,197,423 |
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 17,801-17,900) |
17,898 |
$214,766,238 |
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,301-16,400) |
16,317 |
$214,766,238 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,301-19,400) |
19,317 |
$214,766,238 |
All Technical Credits
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Director Credits
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Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists