Summary: After more than a year in which most blockbuster releases headed to streaming services, movie theater operators gathered in Las Vegas last week for CinemaCon, their annual convention. <a href="https://twitter.com/RFaughnder" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ryan Faughnder</a> of the Los Angeles Times moderated a panel discussion at the event featuring the heads of major movie chains, distribution executives and director Patty Jenkins. He tells us what he learned at this year’s show.<br> One consistent headline to come out of CinemaCon was the call from both exhibitors and distributors for an exclusive theatrical release window. When it comes to China however, Hollywood studios are relieved to get any type of release these days, even if they only have a week to prepare for it.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how Apple is buying into classical music, women top the music charts for the first time in ten years and why China is canceling celebrities.<br> <br> <br> ‘Candyman’: Nia DaCosta Becomes First Black Female Filmmaker To Open Pic To No. 1 At Domestic B.O.<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/08/candyman-nia-dacosta-box-office-record-first-black-female-filmmaker-1234824013/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://deadline.com/2021/08/candyman-nia-dacosta-box-office-record-first-black-female-filmmaker-1234824013/</a><br> ‘Free Guy’ Flies To $100M+ Overseas With China Assist, Global Now $180M<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/08/free-guy-china-global-international-box-office-1234823823/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://deadline.com/2021/08/free-guy-china-global-international-box-office-1234823823/</a><br> China Box Office: ‘Free Guy’ Grabs $23 Million Weekend Win<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/china-box-office-free-guy-1235051656/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/china-box-office-free-guy-1235051656/</a><br> Theaters’ Plea to Hollywood: ‘Show Movies in Movie Theaters First’<br> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-08-24/cinemacon-state-of-the-industry-pandemic-movies-theaters-windows" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-08-24/cinemacon-state-of-the-industry-pandemic-movies-theaters-windows</a><br> Theater Owners Gathered in Las Vegas Amid Hollywood Changes. Here’s What We Saw<br> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-08-27/will-fall-movies-deliver-five-takeaways-as-movie-theaters-hope-for-a-comeback" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-08-27/will-fall-movies-deliver-five-takeaways-as-movie-theaters-hope-for-a-comeback</a><br> Ron Jeremy Indicted On 33 Sexual Assault Charges By Los Angeles DA & Grand Jury<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/08/porn-ron-jeremy-rape-indictment-la-district-attorney-george-gascon-harvey-weinstein-1234822009/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://deadline.com/2021/08/porn-ron-jeremy-rape-indictment-la-district-attorney-george-gascon-harvey-weinstein-1234822009/</a><br> Kris Wu Formally Arrested for Rape Charges and His Shows Deleted Online<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2021/film/news/kris-wu-arrested-rape-1235042453/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://variety.com/2021/film/news/kris-wu-arrested-rape-1235042453/</a><br> Celebrities Disappear From Internet as China Moves Against Fan Culture<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2021/digital/asia/china-celebrities-disappear-internet-fan-culture-crackdown-1235050381/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://variety.com/2021/digital/asia/china-celebrities-disappear-internet-fan-culture-crackdown-1235050381/</a><br> Black Theatre United, Theater Industry Leaders Outline Widespread,
