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Box office authority Gower Street Analytics has revised their 2026 annual global ticket sales forecast to $35.7 billion, up 2.9% from their previous estimate which they reported at April’s CinemaCon. Their forecast is based on Rentrak actuals and Gower estimates. If the global B.O. hits $35.7B, that will rep a 6.3% uptick from last year’s […]

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a deficit of $5.36 billion for the first five months of its 2026-27 fiscal year.