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Paramount Pictures is upping the theatrics.
Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution for the studio, demonstrated as much Thursday, kicking off Paramount’s studio presentation at CinemaCon by rising through the stage with a sewer grate in hand.
Aronson, donning an orange eye mask a la Michelangelo from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and carrying a pizza box, told an audience at Caesar’s Palace in Vegas that studios and exhibitors must focus “on the long-term health of our business” somewhat than short-term gains.
“We have got plenty of work to do to get us to where we must be,” he said. “We will not create any friction that stops audiences from coming to see our movies in your theaters. Let’s take heed to the buyer and provides them the experience that they need and the one which they deserve.”
Aronson poked fun at AMC’s in-theater marketing featuring Nicole Kidman, in addition to the theater owner’s dynamic pricing model, which it launched in February, calling on the industry to explore recent ticket pricing options as theater admissions decline and ticket prices proceed to inflate.
“Let’s work together to get it right,” Aronson said. “Pave the best way for more moviegoers to come back to see our movies. And, after all, we wish to maintain up our end of the cut price, which suggests delivering you unparalleled big screen entertainment.”
Paramount is slated to report its quarterly earnings next week.
Here’s the studio’s upcoming film slate:
- “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” — June 8, 2023
- “Mission: Inconceivable — Dead Reckoning: Part One” — July 12, 2023
- “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” — Aug. 4, 2023
- “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie” — Sept. 29, 2023
- “Killers of the Flower Moon” — Oct. 6, 2023
- “Bob Marley: One Love” — Jan. 12, 2024
- “A Quiet Place: Day One” — March 8, 2024
- “If” — May 24, 2024
- “Transformers One” — July 19, 2024
- Untitled “Smurf” animated film — Feb. 14, 2025
- “The SpongeBob Movie: Seek for SquarePants” — May 23, 2025
- Untitled “Avatar: The Last Airbender” — Oct. 10, 2025
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