After zeroing out for six months, the worldwide box office is roaring back to life, led by China and films like “The Eight Hundred” and “Tenet.” We’re joined by Robert Mitchell of Gower Street Analytics who helped develop a staged approach of measuring how the box office in various markets is rebounding and what to expect in the months and years to come.
Meanwhile Hollywood talent agents continue to migrate toward management firms, as the major agencies continue to furlough or layoff staff. Will some creatives choose not to have an agent at all moving forward?
Of course we also cover some of the week’s top entertainment headlines including how Nielsen has begun measuring streaming viewership by the billions of minutes, Tyler Perry goes on a production spree and a whole new way to (sort of) watch Netflix shows.

China Box Office: ‘The Eight Hundred’ Marches Towards $300M
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-the-eight-hundred-tops-tenet-marches-towards-300m
Warner Bros. Tenet Resuscitates Exhibition With $20M+ Over Labor Day Weekend, $150M WW To Date
https://deadline.com/2020/09/tenet-opening-weekend-box-office-1234571662/
‘Tenet’ Makes Solid Start in China Cinemas, Scores $8.6 Million
https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/tenet-makes-solid-start-in-china-cinemas-1234759639/
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Locks Down China Release Date
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-mulan-locks-down-china-release-date
‘Mulan’ Will Be Available to All Disney Plus Subscribers in December for No Extra Cost
https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/mulan-disney-plus-all-subscribers-no-extra-charge-1234757666/
‘The Batman’ Production Remains Paused as Cast, Crew Quarantine
https://variety.com/2020/film/global/the-batman-resumes-filming-without-robert-pattinson-1234759647/
UTA Becomes First Agency To Reinstate Full Pay For Workers, As It Downsizes And Lets 50 Employees Go
https://deadline.com/2020/09/uta-first-agency-reinstate-full-pay-also-downsizes-layoff-50-employees-1234569245/
Longtime CAA Agent Carin Sage Joining 3 Arts
https://deadline.com/2020/09/carin-sage-moving-to-3-arts-entertainment-from-caa-1203028562/
Netflix’s ‘Umbrella Academy’ Leads Nielsen’s First Streaming Top 10
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflixs-umbrella-academy-leads-nielsens-first-streaming-top-10
‘Game of Thrones’ Creators Tackle ‘The Three-Body Problem’ for Netflix