"F9" debuted with $70 million domestically over the weekend, a pandemic-best opening. But it will likely be available to rent on premium video-on-demand services in about a month. It's a clear sign ...

It may not sound like a big deal, but it is, because it finally demonstrates depth and breadth at the box office and a rebuild of the business. While that’s good news, the big screen business isn’t ...

The Vin Diesel action franchise dominates homes after five weeks in theaters; the more acclaimed "In the Heights" and "Zola" fare less well. Universal typically allows three weeks before opening the ...

Just as “F9” couldn’t come soon enough, the same applies for next weekend’s “Black Widow.” Universal leads by default with its unheard-of release of three wide titles over two weeks, but total box ...

Movie theaters were hoping that Universal’s “F9” would give the box office a jolt, and that’s just what has happened. The latest film in the two-decade-long blockbuster franchise earned $30 million on ...

UPDATE: Universal’s F9 is gearing up to hit the $500M mark globally, a milestone it will cross on Monday as it becomes the first Hollywood movie to do so during the pandemic era, and the first since ...

Although the box office has yet to fully recover from the pandemic, at least one studio has good reason to celebrate. Universal Pictures currently has the top three films at the domestic box office ...

After breaking the traditional 90-day theatrical window in 2020 at the onset of the pandemic, Universal powered a series of high-profile sequels to box office success in 2021 that benefited from its ...

This is the June 29, 2021, edition of The Wide Shot, a weekly newsletter about everything happening in the business of entertainment. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. It didn’t take long for Vin ...

“F9” has the box office in overdrive. The ninth installment in Universal‘s action-packed “Fast and Furious” franchise has surpassed $500 million in global ticket sales, solidifying its place as ...

Moments before Universal‘s CinemaCon presentation Wednesday afternoon, the studio has popped the champagne over Justin Lin’s F9, which is crossing the $700 million mark at the global box office.