Actor Tom Hanks was the most searched person on Google last year, not because of his film activities but because he was the first Hollywood star to contract Covid-19.
Tom Cruise (second from right) is painstakingly working on the `Mission: Impossible` project during the pandemic.
According to results published by Variety in mid-December, the cinema industry is estimated to lose about 32 billion USD this year.
Desperate to save the film industry, Tom Cruise – producer and main star of Mission: Impossible – found every way to make the project work.
Tom Cruise yelled at the staff
Tom Cruise got angry when his staff did not comply with quarantine regulations on set.
Medical experts appear on many major film sets, asking actors to sign a commitment not to go anywhere else.
In the second half of the year, the cinema industry `asked for help` because there were no attractive movies.
When theaters froze, online movie streaming services flourished.
Tom Hanks’s Greyhound release was pushed back many times, and finally the online broadcast rights were sold to Apple TV for $70 million.
Trailer `Wonder Woman 1984`
`Wonder Woman 1984` is a rare project released in theaters at the end of the year.
However, cinema owners believe that the direction contributes to killing the film industry which is on the brink.
Not only cinema, the performance industry is also heavily affected.
Recording studios in the US and Europe are closed.
According to Rolling Stones, earlier this year, experts predicted the music performance industry would earn $12 billion, however, this number became far away when major music festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza were canceled.
Live Nation – North America’s largest event organizer – lost more than 20,000 shows this year.
Korean girl group stirs up an American music festival
Blackpink performed at Coachella 2019. This year’s event was canceled.
As the pandemic in the US and Europe shows no signs of slowing down, many people in the performance industry have to find a new direction.
In a survey conducted by Rolling Stone, Paul and Courtney Klimson – owners of Theory One Productions – sent emails to 400 friends and colleagues to ask about the negative aspects of their lives during the pandemic.
On December 22, Billboard reported that in the US, Congress increased the performance industry relief package from 10 billion USD to 15 billion USD, including support for event organizers, unemployment benefits…
More than 300,000 people watched ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ online
Sierra Boggess (as Christine) and Ramin Karimloo (as Phantom) sang `The Phantom of the Opera` at the 2012 Brit Awards. The performance was shown online in April. Video: Youtube.
In addition to music, a number of other performing arts such as theater, circus, ballet… are also on the brink.
However, just like cinema, music and performers are creating many ways to bring art to audiences.
Cirque du Soleil act
Some excerpts from Cirque du Soleil shows.
In China, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) reported changes in listener behavior during the pandemic.