box office

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The box office will be open during the festival at Gate 29.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Glitch released the last two episodes of the series in cinemas around the world and, according to entertainment news website Deadline, it made $6.8m at the US box office on its opening day.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Sixteen minutes into “Obsession” — the massively popular, shoestring-budget horror film breaking box office records and bucking expectations left and right — writer-director Curry Barker gives it all away.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

This was an era of moviegoing when premieres were essential to a movie’s box office success, drawing substantial marketing opportunities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The woman at the box office sells you a ticket, rips it in half, and hands you the stub.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris