‘A Quiet Place’ Sequel Reboots Summer Moviegoing

After an impressive debut last year, director John Krasinski’s horror-thriller “A Quiet Place” has proved so popular that it’s already been remade into a sequel. Krasinski, who also stars in the film, is currently in the middle of finishing “A Quiet Place 2”, which is set for a 2019 release. Now that Paramount is planning to make a third and fourth installment, the studio is even releasing a poster for the film that looks like it’s straight out of a “A Quiet Place” sequel.

Five years after the release of “A Quiet Place,” Paramount plans to reboot the movie in a sequel that will see similar success. “A Quiet Place” is a horror film that takes place in the near future, when aliens plagued the Earth, killing everyone who can hear anything but silence. One family has made it their mission to protect their children from the terrors of the world, which are the reason why they live in complete silence. As one of the most critically acclaimed films of the last five years, the movie has been a hit with audiences, grossing more than $340 million at the box office and winning over 100 awards. The original has already been remade by Drew Goddard, the writer behind “The

Has the start of the summer movie season been better this year than last? More than a hundred times better. Led by the long-delayed horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II, the film has earned at least $97 million at the North American box office, according to media measurement company Comscore. According to the studio’s preliminary estimates, A Quiet Place Part II earned $57 million in the US and Canada over Memorial Day weekend. Last year over this weekend, which usually marks the beginning of a busy summer of Hollywood blockbusters, box office receipts fell to $843,000, according to Comscore. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, most cinemas were closed and people ran home to watch series and movies on their TVs and devices. Although the weekend total represents a significant increase, domestic ticket sales for all films during the Memorial Day holiday typically exceed $200 million. Yet despite its best box office results in years, A Quiet Place Part II achieved what avid moviegoers and Hollywood actors alike had hoped for: He showed that the film industry, which has survived threats such as the rise of television and then home video, remains a viable industry despite the increasing use of streaming services by consumers. Distributed to ViacomCBS Inc. Paramount Pictures’ A Quiet Place Part II is a sequel to the 2018 original film, in which the members of a small family navigate a post-apocalyptic world where survivors seek refuge from deadly monsters with keen hearing. Actors Emily Blunt. и John Krasinski. they both resume their roles. Krasinski, who surprised fans at an initial screening to spark interest in the film, is also the writer, director and producer of the film. The film received high marks from critics and viewers, an A- on CinemaScore and a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. Paramount’s film had competition. Walt Disney Co. Cruell’s latest film was also released in theaters and brought in $26.5 million over the long weekend. Unlike Pacific Place, Part II. Disney DIS -0.22%. The origin story of 101 Dalmatians with the star. Emma Stone и Emma Thompson you can also watch at home via a streaming service Disney DIS -0.22%. +. Watching the movie at home will cost Disney+ subscribers $29.99, in addition to the normal monthly subscription fee of $7.99. word-image-18695

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Photo: Disney+/Everett Collection Several other titles have been published in recent weeks, including Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. The film Spiral, from the Saw franchise, gave Hollywood its biggest weekend in more than a year, even though most cinemas still adhere to capacity restrictions and require moviegoers to wear masks. Let’s go for the weekend, Chris Aronson, president of national sales for Paramount, said he and his team would be satisfied if ticket sales for A Quiet Place Part II exceeded $40 million.

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Do you feel good about watching movies again? If so, what are you planning to observe? Join the discussion below. Mr. Aronson said he was surprised by the success of the film, given that there was a lot of competition. It’s phenomenal. This is really an amazing result, he said. The box office weekend – as nearly 30 percent of North American cinemas have yet to open, according to Comscore – is expected to give a boost to cinema owners and moviegoers who oppose the simultaneous release of films online and in multiplexes. Throughout most of the pandemic, Hollywood studios experimented with different strategies for releasing films, including rejecting cinemas entirely and hybrid distribution strategies in which films were released simultaneously online and in theaters or after abbreviated screenings in multiplexes. Each of these measures represents a significant change from the old system in which theatrical release was prioritized and cinema owners enjoyed approximately 2 ½ months of exclusivity. At least two upcoming high-profile releases will take a different path than Quiet Place Part II and Cruella. The musical In the Heights will be released in theaters Nov. 11. June and will be distributed simultaneously by the company AT&T Inc. Warner Bros. and online on HBO Max at no additional cost. In addition, the latest installment in the Fast & Furious series, F9, has been distributed by Comcast Corp. Universal Pictures – will be released on the 25th. June in theaters for about a month and will then be available online on premium video-on-demand platforms. Sir, I want to thank you for your support. Aronson, who suspects that the multitude of different distribution strategies could lead to consumer confusion, believes that Paramount’s strategy to make high profile films such as A Quiet Place, Part II and the upcoming Top Gun and Mission: The Impossible sequels are exclusive to theaters for 45 days, which is enough to support the theater chain. We analyzed a lot of numbers and came to the conclusion that in five years [of movie releases], 98% of the box office is done in 45 days, he said. Copyright ©2020 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

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