CinemaCon 2026 Takeaways: David Ellison Quashed a Rebellion, Tom Rothman Ticked Off Theater Owners and Steven Spielberg Issued an Urgent Warning
By Brent Lang
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After six brutal years of struggling to stay afloat, movie theater owners and operators arrived in Las Vegas for CinemaCon finally liking their odds of survival. It helped that the box office, which has been stuck in a rut since COVID, was up more than 23%, thanks to recent blockbusters like “Project Hail Mary” and “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.”
Despite the high spirits, the annual exhibition industry conference also exposed anxieties that many in Hollywood are feeling. David Ellison, the Silicon Valley scion who would like to be a mogul right now, please, dominated conversations, with cinema executives openly worrying that his deal to merge Warner Bros. and Paramount would give him too much power. There were also fierce debates about everything from the glut of preshow commercials to an overreliance on franchise fare. Here are five takeaways from a CinemaCon that didn’t lack drama.
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