YouTube creator horror vanquishes worldwide box office as ‘Backrooms’ delivers $118m opening, ‘Obsession’ hits $148m total
‘Backrooms’ is A24’s biggest-ever opening in North America, UK/Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Middle East, Scandinavia, Taiwan, Israel and Turkey.
“The stars of the internet want to make movies” producers tell Hollywood conference
“Gen Z wants to get out to theatres.”
YouTube creators rule US box office: ‘Backrooms’ opens on A24-record $82m, ‘Obsession’ hits $100m
20-year-old Kane Parsons is youngest director of number one global release.
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Power Ballad’ battle it out
Also in cinemas: Leo Woodall thriller ‘Tuner’ and biographical drama ‘Moss & Freud’.
‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ tops UK-Ireland box office with second-lowest Star Wars opening
Box office takings took a hit over the Bank Holiday heatwave.
‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ tops global box office with $145m; ‘Passenger’ eclipsed by ‘Obsession’
Latest ‘Star Wars’ film makes middling debut.
‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ rules Memorial Day North American box office on $100m
’Obsession’ climbs remarkable 39% in second weekend for Focus Features.
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu’ flies into 691 cinemas
Also out: romcom ’Finding Emily’ and animation ‘Charlie And The Wonderdog’.
UK exhibitors welcome temporary cut in VAT rates on children’s cinema tickets
Questions remain about how the measure will work in practice, whether cinemas are obliged to pass on the VAT cut to customers.
‘Michael’ reclaims UK-Ireland box office crown from ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’
‘The Christophers’ scores biggest opening ever for Picturehouse Entertainment.
‘Michael’ shimmies back to top of worldwide box office; ‘Obsession’ scares up profitable $23m debut
Lionsgate’s ‘Michael’ hits $700m and knocks ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ down into second place.
Has the Dutch cinema sector discovered the secret of arthouse box-office success?
A popular membership programme and investment in arthouse cinemas are driving a boom.
UK-Ireland box office preview: Universal horror ‘Obsession’ stalks 487 cinemas
Several studios have re-releases and Picturehouse launches ‘The Christophers’.
‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ holds off ‘Michael’, ‘Sheep Detectives’ at UK-Ireland box office
Three new titles in top five, with all five breaking £1m mark.
‘Mortal Kombat II’, ‘The Sheep Detectives’ and ‘Billie Eilish’ add fresh life to global box office
Elsewhere, ’The Devil Wears Prada 2’ and ‘Michael’ hit $1bn combined.
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘The Sheep Detectives’ head into 654 cinemas
Also out in cinemas: ’Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour’ and ‘Mortal Kombat II’.
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’, ‘Michael’ and local titles power French box office in April
French box office hit 16 million admissions for the month, up by 35% from the same period last year.
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ struts to top of UK-Ireland box office with huge £9.3m
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ has 85% of the first film’s total already.
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ sashays to $234m global box office debut; ‘Michael’ soars past $400m
International markets have collectively far outpaced North America domestic for the opening of ’The Devil Wears Prada 2’.
‘Prada 2’ leads North American box office on $77m, ‘Michael’ eyes $200m, ‘Super Mario’ crosses $400m
Neon’s ’Hokum’ from Damian McCarthy opens in sixth place.
