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The Box Office Bounce is Heading Up

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  The box office and its recovery have been a major worry for most entertainment players since the COVID closures contributed to an industry-wide shakeup. Despite some ups and downs, however, the trend has been up, and it should be a good year for theatrical, as Brandon Blake, USA-based entertainment lawyer Los Angeles at Blake & Wang P.A.                                                                     Brandon Blake Strong Stable Slate   Notably, this will be the very first year after the closures where we have the thing most essential to box office success: a reliable and stable slate with real weight behind it. The early 2020s, obviously, had COVID-linked disruptions to filming, and the box office moved right on to the dual strikes of 2023, further impacting the flow of films. With a full sl...

Avatar Continues its Box Office Streak

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  With two new releases performing as anticipated, and Avatar still powering up numbers, it’s another good January weekend for the box office. Here’s a look at the last weekend’s box office, from Brandon Blake, USA based entertainment attorney Los Angeles with Blake & Wang P.A.                                                                           Brandon Bake Winning Streak   Avatar: Fire and Ash may bring no surprises with its success, but there’s certainly plenty of victory in its current numbers. Ending the January box office in No. 1 for the fourth weekend in a row, it managed to bring in $21.3M over 3,700 screens. That brings its total cume to date to $342.6M in the US. It’s a little behind the first 2 films, but given the film made it to the coveted $1B mark in just thr...

Your Oscar Race Round-Up: What’s Looking the Hottest?

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  Award season is progressing full speed ahead, with the buildup to this year’s Oscar ceremony. While it’s always possible for a new upset to derail the awards train, Blake & Wang P.A. review entertainment lawyer Los Angeles in USA, Brandon Blake, looks at the films that have had success so far, and how we might see the converted golden statues awarded this March.                                                                        Brandon Blake   The Last Stretch for Contenders   With the formal awards show set for 16 March this year, we’ve seen a few unexpected contenders issue their own challenge to what looked like a very solid Best Picture lineup late last year.   One to watch: Blue Moon . From the Sony stable, this film has picked up a lot of positive word of mouth,...