US EditionAMC Touts ‘Stranger Things’ Success As Netflix’s Bid To Own Warner Bros Worries Theater Owners
- On New Year's Eve, the Stranger Things finale began theatrical play at 5PM EST and generated between $25 million to $28 million in concession revenue that movie theaters kept.
- Theaters and Netflix used concession vouchers because cast contractual residuals barred ticket sales, so exhibitors required mandatory food-and-beverage vouchers and the Duffer Brothers announced 1.1 million vouchers were sold earlier this week.
- Across more than 620 locations, AMC Theatres played the finale at 231 theaters, charging $20 vouchers like Cinemark Theatres while Regal Cinemas charged $11; one chain reported over 753,000 viewers and more than $15 million in two days.
- The run gave theaters a holiday boost amid a weak year, delivering a timely lift for exhibitors as 2025 U.S. and Canada box-office revenue was expected to reach $8.87 billion.
- Netflix has advocated a 17-day window while exhibitors such as AMC press for around 45 days, and Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said `we are 100% committed to releasing Warner Bros. films in theaters with industry-standard windows.
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Millie Bobby Brown Tearfully Reads ‘Stranger Things’ Finale Fan Mail: 'I Will Never Forget'
As “Stranger Things” came to an end this week with the release of it series finale after five seasons, star Millie Bobby Brown took to social media to tearfully read a letter of thanks for a devoted fan. “Hi, Millie, ‘Stranger Things’ has been the one thing that followed me all the way through from primary school to high school, and now graduation,” Brown said as she read the fan letter, posted to Netflix’s official social accounts. “I think tha…
Los Angeles Times
arcamax.com'Stranger Things' finale turns box office downside up pulling in an estimated $25 million
Netflix's supernatural hit "Stranger Things" debuted simultaneously on the streamer and in theaters on New Year's Day, giving the box office a much needed lift.
The series, which was consolidated as a cultural phenomenon since its premiere, came to an end after five seasons with a final chapter of two hours.
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