Cinema
Movies, film, and the business of cinema
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Holding the Throne: The Films That Stayed a Box-Office Geuse Two Weeks Running (2006–2026)
In 20 years, only nine films held box-office Phenomenon status two straight weeks — and two were pandemic flukes. Avatar: The Way of Water is the only one to manage three. Fifteen years produced none.
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The IMAX Passport: 55 of the Last 58 Box-Office Geuses Opened on the Giant Screen (2006–2026)
51 of the last 53 box-office Phenomenons opened in IMAX — 96%. The only two that didn’t, Unhinged and Tom & Jerry, topped empty pandemic weeks. A 20-year USA Times study of the giant screen.
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The Star Movies of Indian Cinema, 2025: Dhamaka, Toofan, Tsunami
The Indian companion to the USA Times Event-Movie Index: 52 weeks of 2025, tracked against Sacnilk India-net data, sorted into Dhamaka, Toofan, and Tsunami weeks. Dhurandhar’s December run is the year’s defining Tsunami.
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Do Star Movies Play in IMAX? A Live Count of the Last 20 Years
● COMPLETE · 2006–2025 · Updated Aug 30, 2026 · All 437 of 437 star movies classified The USA Times standard A star movie takes ≥26.18% of a single week’s U.S. box office. Tiers: Mini-geuse 26.18–38.2%, Betelgeuse 38.2–61.8%, Geuse 61.8%+. Not every big movie gets the giant screen. Some open in IMAX day-and-date; some are…
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The Star Movies of 2026, So Far (Updated Weekly)
A live ledger of every 2026 star movie — each film that owned a week of the U.S. box office on the USA Times Star Index, led by Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s 80.5% week. Updated weekly.
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The Star Movies of the Last 20 Years: The Complete USA Times Index
The master ledger of every film since 2020 that owned a week of the U.S. box office – now including the asterisk year, 2020 – graded into golden-ratio tiers and checked for profitability.
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The Star Movies of 2025: Every Film That Took Over a Week at the Box Office
The films that met the USA Times event-movie standard in 2025 — from A Minecraft Movie’s record $163M debut to Zootopia 2 and Avatar: Fire and Ash — with a sourced table and chart.
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The Star Movies of 2024: Every Film That Took Over a Week at the Box Office
The films that met the USA Times event-movie standard in 2024 — from Deadpool & Wolverine’s $211M debut to Moana 2 — with a sourced table and chart of the year’s biggest openings.
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What Is a Star Movie? The USA Times Definition
USA Times sets a precise, public bar for the films that briefly become the event: a movie qualifies if, in any single week, it takes ≥26.18% of the U.S. box office or ≥6.18% of the global box office. A golden-ratio standard — for the world to use.
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IMAX Aspect Ratios, Explained: 1.43:1 vs 1.90:1 — and How to Tell What You’re Really Getting
Not all “IMAX” is the same shape. The tall 1.43:1 is true IMAX; the wider 1.90:1 is digital IMAX — and the tall frame shows up to 40% more picture. Here’s the difference, where to find the real thing, and the answer to “what aspect ratio is AMC Empire 25’s IMAX?”