{
  "id": 91436,
  "title": "‘Movies Aren’t Dead After All’: Sony Pictures Boss Tom Rothman on Historic ‘Spider-Man’ Box Office and Losing Tarantino’s Cliff Booth Sequel to Netflix",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/movies-arent-dead-after-all-sony-pictures-boss-tom-rothman-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T16:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sony-tom-rothman-spider-man-brand-new-day-box-office-record-1236826285/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "“So I guess movies aren’t dead after all?” That’s the understated reaction from Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures, after “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” obliterated box office expectations. The comic book adventure, starring Tom Holland as Marvel’s web-slinging hero, ignited to $360 million domestically and a mind-blowing $932 million globally, the biggest domestic and second-largest […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Ravi Ahuja Celebrates ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s “Historic Achievement” & “Bold Creative Choices”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/sony-pictures-entertainment-ceo-ravi-ahuja-celebrates-spider-man",
        "published": "2026-08-03T16:25:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}