Theater Owners Chief on the Box Office Recovery, the (Waning) Relevance of the Oscars and a Jam-Packed Summer Slate
National Association of Theatre Owners president John Fithian will host exhibitors and Hollywood studios at CinemaCon 2022, where a parade of movies — including an early screening of 'Top Gun: Maverick' — will be on full view.
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This year's CinemaCon comes at a critical juncture for the beleaguered box office. All five major Hollywood studios will show up in Las Vegas, beginning April 25, to lay their cards on the table and tout their 2022 slates to theater owners still trying to emerge from the pandemic while battling changing consumer habits.
Expect teasers and footage for Avatar 2 (yes, it's really happening), Jurassic World Dominion, Black Adam, The Flash and much more. Family highlights will include Toy Story spinoff Lightyear and Minions: The Rise of Gru. Other 2022 titles sure to be mentioned are the next installments in the Doctor Strange, Black Panther andThor franchises, while Paramount is treating exhibitors to a full screening of Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick."
