EYECARE: Coronavirus BRIEFING: Business Updates James Bond Returns and Theaters See Reason for Hope By Staff Friday, October 22, 2021 12:04 AM "Superhero, action and horror movies are performing well in theaters, particularly when they are offered exclusively and not simultaneously available to stream. But parts of the business remain down. Dramas, character-driven and art-house movies were under pressure before the pandemic, and the bar is going to be even higher now."David A. Gross, who runs Franchise Entertainment Research, a film consultancy, commenting to The New York Times for its recent report, “James Bond Returns and Theaters See Reason for Hope”