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