All articles by Charles Gant
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NewsYouTube 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.
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News‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ tops global box office with $145m; ‘Passenger’ eclipsed by ‘Obsession’
Latest ‘Star Wars’ film makes middling debut.
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Features“We’re seeing a genuine shift in audience behaviour”: Leading execs discuss state of UK cinema sector
UK Cinema Association executive roundtable discusses rising box office, streamer titles, ticket pricing and slate consistency.
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News‘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.
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NewsUK and Ireland box office forecast to rise 10% in 2026
Comscore delivers update at UK Cinema Association conference.
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News‘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.
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News‘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’.
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FeaturesOutrageous outfits and gritty social assets: Inside the innovative UK campaigns for ‘Pillion’ and ‘Wasteman’
Picturehouse Entertainment and Lionsgate UK took contrasting approaches.
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News‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ nears $750m at worldwide box office; ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ unwraps $34.4m debut
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ is officially the biggest film of 2026 so far.
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FeaturesFrom attention warfare to understanding Gen Z: Industry experts discuss the future of cinema
Jackie Brenneman, Adam Cunningham, Elisha Karmitz and Patrick von Sychowski discuss the state of the sector ahead of CinemaCon.
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News‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ blasts past $600m worldwide at global box office
Universal romantic comedy ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ started with a mild $8.8m.
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News‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ blasts to $373m worldwide; ‘The Drama’ makes promising $28m start
Illumination/Nintendo’s ‘Super Mario’ sequel has delivered the strongest debut of 2026.
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News‘Project Hail Mary’ holds well, tops $300m at global box office; ‘Scream 7’ passes $200m
‘Project Hail Mary’ is the highest-grossing US studio film of the year to date.
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News‘Project Hail Mary’ blasts off with $141m at worldwide box office
The sci-fi epic was only the third non-sequel/non-franchise film to open above $50m in international markets since Covid.
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FeaturesEight talking points from the Oscars: Classy, competitive (until it wasn’t) and Sean Penn
Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy were thanked multiple times across the night, while David Zaslav wasn’t mentioned once
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News‘Hoppers’ jumps to $165m total at global box office; ‘Reminders Of Him’ lands with $28m
Elsewhere, ‘Scream 7’ set a franchise record for Paramount.
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News‘Hoppers’ bounces to $88m debut at global box office; ‘The Bride!’ stumbles with $14m
Disney’s Pixar has returned to winning ways for original animation.
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News‘Scream 7’ tops worldwide box office with $97m franchise-best debut; ‘Wuthering Heights’ nears $200m
Meanwhile, Chinese films continue hold on top 10 chart led by car racing comedy ‘Pegasus 3’.
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FeaturesMeet the awards campaigner who achieved a clean sweep of documentary nominees at this year’s Bafta Film Awards
UK agency Christelle & Co successfully campaigned for all five Bafta-nominated documentaries
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News‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘GOAT’ and ‘Crime 101’ storm top three of global box office chart
Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ took the top spot with $82m debut.