Showbiz Sandbox 583: The Long and Winding Road to Box Office Recovery
May 10, 2022
With each new superhero blockbuster that hits multiplexes it is clear that big well-done movies can score big at the box office. However it is a huge mistake to treat every new release as the barometer of whether cinema is back. Especially when smaller films like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and family movies like “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” are proving just as successful in getting post-pandemic audiences back into theaters.
Meanwhile, record labels and streaming services have been fighting with music publishers over mechanical royalties for years now.
However, in a tentative deal on actual music sales, the mechanical royalty will rise more than 30% from 9.1 cents per track to 12 cents. Moving forward, the royalty will be pegged to inflation.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including this year’s Tony Nominations, Dave Chappelle gets attacked on stage during a performance and a new class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.
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New Doctor Who Revealed: ‘Sex Education’ Star Ncuti Gatwa Confirmed By BBC
https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/new-doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-1235261370/
‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ Opens $450M Global Portal, $265M From Overseas
https://deadline.com/2022/05/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-opening-international-box-office-1235016822/
Box Office: ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Debuts to Heroic $185 Million
https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/doctor-strange-2-box-office-opening-weekend-disney-marvel-cinematic-universe-1235261390/
One Blockbuster Does Not a Box Office Recovery Make
https://celluloidjunkie.com/newsletter/one-blockbuster-does-not-a-box-office-recovery-make/
Italy to Mandate Longer Theatrical Window
https://celluloidjunkie.com/digest/italy-to-mandate-longer-theatrical-window/
Fired By Netflix, Frank Langella Refutes Allegations Of “Unacceptable Behavior”
https://deadline.com/2022/05/frank-langella-refutes-allegations-of-unacceptable-behavior-fired-by-netflix-1235017544/
Should Fred Savage, Bill Murray, and Frank Langella Be Cancelled for “Inappropriate Behavior”?
https://kareem.substack.com/p/should-fred-savage-bill-murray-and
Paramount+ Sets U.K., Korea, Europe, India Launch Dates
https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/paramount-sets-u-k-korea-europe-india-launch-dates-1235256960/
2022 Tony Award Nominations
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2022-Tony-Awards-Nominations-Updating-Live-20220509
Broadway Box Office Up Slightly To $31M As Large Spring Roster Leaves Some Seats Empty
https://deadline.com/2022/05/broadway-box-office-may-8-2022-funny-girl-music-man-1235020257/
BAFTA TV Awards: Jodie Comer, Sean Bean Among Winners as ‘It’s a Sin’ Misses Out
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bafta-tv-awards-2022-winners-1235142712/
Protests Break Out In London Over ‘Cinderella’ Closure Following Andrew Lloyd Webber Decision To Move Show To Broadway
https://deadline.com/2022/05/andrew-lloyd-webber-cinderella-protests-broadway-1235015140/
Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie lead 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-05-04/dolly-parton-eminem-lionel-richie-lead-new-class-of-rock-hall-inductees
Record Labels and Publishers Ink Major Settlement for Us Mechanical Royalties on Physical Sales
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/record-labels-and-publishers-ink-major-settlement-moving-from-9-1-cents-to-12-cents-per-track-for-us-mechanical-royalties-on-physical-sales1/
Ron Galella, Celebrity-Hounding Photographer, Dies at 91
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/02/business/media/ron-galella-dead.html
Mickey Gilley Dies: Proprietor Of World’s Biggest Honky Tonk
https://deadline.com/2022/05/mickey-gilley-dead-country-music-star-ran-gilleys-honky-tonk-obituary-1235018639/
David Birney, Actor on ‘Bridget Loves Bernie’ and ‘St. Elsewhere,’ Dies at 83
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/david-birney-dead-actor-bridget-loves-bernie-83-1235139638/
George Pérez, Celebrated Comic Book Artist Who Redefined Wonder Woman, Has Died
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/08/1097503350/george-perez-comics-dc-marvel-died
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