Showbiz Sandbox 535: Theatrical Release Windows Get A Little Clearer
March 30, 2021
With North American movie theaters starting to reopen with limited capacity and European cinemas set to follow in the months ahead what new theatrical releases will be available to them, and for how long, is becoming more apparent. Studios are not only deciding when they are going to release their blockbusters, but more importantly whether they will launch them simultaneously on streaming platforms. In the process they are reaching agreements with cinema operators over the future of theatrical release windows.
Meanwhile, what counts as this year’s awards season continues to chug along with the Producers Guild handing out their awards. Though many of the same movies keep taking home the big prizes with each new ceremony, it’s always important to remember that this doesn’t mean they are guaranteed Oscar trophies.
Of course we also cover some of the week’s top entertainment headlines including the list of this year’s new entries to the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress, Warner Bros. Music heads to China and who is guest hosting the television game show Jeopardy in the absence of the late Alex Trebek.
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‘Nobody’ Takes No. 1 With $6.7M; Los Angeles Market Leads B.O. Again With $1.1M
https://deadline.com/2021/03/nobody-weekend-box-office-opening-bob-odenkirk-1234723375/
‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Has Monster $123M Overseas Debut, Sets Record Start For Hollywood During Pandemic
https://deadline.com/2021/03/godzilla-vs-kong-opening-weekend-china-international-box-office-1234722557/
CBS Critiques Itself Over “Legitimizing” Woody Allen Interview
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cbs-critiques-itself-over-legitimizing-woody-allen-interview
Sharon Osbourne Is Out at ‘The Talk’
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sharon-osbourne-is-out-at-the-talk
‘Ginny & Georgia’ Opens at No. 1 on Nielsen Streaming Charts
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ginny-georgia-opens-no-1-nielsen-streaming-charts
Warner Music Teams Up with Tencent to Crack China
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/warner-music-teams-up-with-tencent-to-crack-china/ar-BB1eR5KN
Janet Jackson and Kermit the Frog Added to National Recording Registry
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/arts/music/national-recording-registry-janet-jackson.html
Country Star Morgan Wallen Has Had the No. 1 Album for 10 Weeks — and the Industry Is Happy He’s Nowhere in Sight
https://variety.com/2021/music/news/morgan-wallen-when-comeback-number-one-album-streak-country-radio-1234936739/
Justin Bieber Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100 With ‘Peaches,’ Becomes 1st Solo Male to Open Atop Hot 100 & Billboard 200 in Same Week
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9547815/justin-bieber-peaches-number-one-debut-hot-100
The Best and Worst ‘Jeopardy’ Guest Hosts
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/03/24/jeopardy-guest-hosts-best-jennings-and-worst-oz/6979413002/
Songwriter Group Tells Artists to Stop Claiming Credit on Songs They Didn’t Write
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2021/03/29/the-pact-songwriting-demands/
Netflix & Amazon Should Be Legally Compelled To Share Viewing Data With UK Broadcasters
https://deadline.com/2021/03/netflix-amazon-data-uk-broadcasters-digital-culture-media-and-sport-committee-1234721049/
‘Black Widow,’ ‘Cruella’ to Debut on Disney Plus and in Theaters as Disney Shifts Dates for Seven Films
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/disney-postpones-black-widow-shang-chi-1234935874/
Regal Cinemas To Reopen In April; Parent Cineworld & Warner Bros Reach Multi-Year Deal To Show WB Films In U.S. & UK
https://deadline.com/2021/03/cineworld-regal-warner-bros-deal-theatrical-windows-us-cinemas-reopening-1234719255/
Marvel Couldn’t Wait Any Longer to Kick Off Its Next Phase of Movies and Shows
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/25/22348084/marvel-black-widow-streaming-disney-plus-theaters-strategy-wandavision
Bertrand Tavernier, 79, French Director With Wide Appeal, Dies
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bertrand-tavernier-dead-passionate-french-filmmaker-champion-cinema-was-79-1248263
Jessica Walter Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Arrested Development’, ‘Archer’ Actress Was 80
https://deadline.com/2021/03/jessica-walter-dead-actress-arrested-development-1234721873/
Malcolm Cecil, Synthesizer Pioneer and Stevie Wonder Collaborator, dies at 84
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-03-29/malcolm-cecil-dead-obituary
Don Heffington, Lone Justice Member and L.A.’s Premier Roots-Rock Drummer, Dies at 70
https://variety.com/2021/music/news/don-heffington-dead-drummer-roots-rock-1234937646/
George Segal, ‘Goldbergs’ Star and Oscar Nominee, Dies at 87
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/george-segal-dead-goldbergs-whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-1234936852/
Beverly Cleary, Beloved Children’s Book Author, Dies at 104
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/books/beverly-cleary-dead.html
Larry McMurtry, Oscar Winner for ‘Brokeback Mountain’ and Author of ‘Lonesome Dove,’ Dies at 84
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/larry-mcmurtry-dead-brokeback-mountain-writer-1234938867/
Larry McMurtry Was One Lucky Bastard
https://bookandfilmglobe.com/film/larry-mcmurtry-was-one-lucky-bastard/
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