That’s how a wide range of cinema finds success with the audiences it deserves. Most movies, however, aren’t “Top Gun: Maverick.” The true saviors of the theatrical industry in the wake of pandemic disruption reflect the ongoing fragmentation of the business and the need for innovation. Steven Spielberg Wrote Mo Amer a Letter Raving About ‘Mo’ Cruise’s insistence on a traditional theatrical window for “Maverick,” which could have slid onto Paramount+ a few weeks after its opening if the actor-producer hadn’t insisted otherwise, forced the industry to acknowledge that a big franchise product doesn’t have to be smushed into a small screen so fast. If your entire definition of the theatrical industry comes down to box-office juggernauts, then sure, Spielberg has a point: “Top Gun: Maverick” made close to $2 billion after two years of doom-and-gloom prognostication that exhibition was on a downward slope. As this weekly column looks at sustainability for the film community, Spielberg’s remarks demanded a closer look. ![]() That exchange went viral this past week in a clip of the two men at the annual Oscar nominee luncheon, and it stood out as a rare peek at the self-congratulatory echo chamber where the industry lives at its highest levels. You couldn’t ask for a more literal demonstration of that narrow-minded tendency than Steven Spielberg crediting Tom Cruise for “saving Hollywood’s ass” and possibly “the entire theatrical industry” as well. ![]() Hollywood loves to pat itself on the back, touting successes in the moment at the expense of seeing the bigger picture.
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