All articles by Charles Gant
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News‘A Minecraft Movie’ rises to $553m at global box office; ‘The Amateur’ debuts with $31m
Warner Bros’ Minecraft film is now the highest-grossing US studio title of 2025 at the worldwide box office.
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News‘A Minecraft Movie’ scores $313.7m global debut
’A Minecraft Movie’ has delivered the biggest North American opening of the year so far.
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News‘Snow White’ holds global top spot in weak session; Jason Statham muscles into second place
Despite negligible fresh competition in cinemas for the family audience, Disney’s Snow White has taken a significant tumble at the box office.
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FeaturesWhat next for Ireland’s Omniplex Cinemas after move into UK market?
Screen talks to director Paul John Anderson about the company’s ambitions.
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FeaturesUK exhibitors look ahead to 2026: “The end of this horror show”
Screen talks to key players in the UK exhibition space about a sector in flux.
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NewsDisney’s ‘Snow White’ tops global box office with sleepy $87m; ‘The Alto Knights’ misfires with $5m
‘Snow White’ opened significantly below Disney’s last live-action remake ‘The Little Mermaid’.
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NewsSix talking points from the UK exhibition sector’s annual conference
The return of young audiences, community power, release date frustrations and AI’s impact were all major topics.
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News‘Ne Zha 2’ back on top of worldwide box office; ‘Black Bag’, ‘Novocaine’ make soft impact
Universal’s spy thriller ‘Black Bag’ opened third with just shy of $12m.
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News‘Mickey 17’ tops worldwide box office, hits $53m; ‘Anora’ gets Oscars boost
Bong Joon Ho’s ’Mickey 17’ has delivered the biggest opening for the Korean filmmaker in the EMEA region.
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NewsEight talking points from the Oscars 2025
A ceremony largely free of politics; while independent titles ‘Flow’ and ‘No Other Land’ find space.
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News‘Ne Zha 2’ nears $2bn at global box office; ‘Mickey 17’ is top new title
The Chinese animated title has become the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time.
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News‘Bridget Jones 4’ hits $73m at global box office as ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ pushes towards $300m
Chinese animation ’Ne Zha 2’ tops the charts for a third weekend.
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FeaturesStudiocanal’s UK boss Alex Hamilton talks new international role, Paddington, Bafta and box-office bonanza
Hamilton has been promoted to chief international officer at the company.
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News‘Ne Zha 2’ first film to crack $1bn in single market; ‘Dog Man’ remains top US studio title at global box office
’Ne Zha 2’ has taken the record from ’Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, which grossed $937m in North America.
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News‘Bridget Jones 4’ advance tickets selling faster than ‘Barbie’, report UK cinemas
The film starring Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Leo Woodall opens on February 13.
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News‘Dog Man’ is top US studio title as China new year releases dominate global box office
Warner Bros horror ‘Companion’ launched with a middling $15m.
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FeaturesUK film awards campaigners talk Bafta nominations, jury changes and new family award
“If I were a betting man, I would bet on Conclave,” suggests one. “It’s an easy-to-like film, and I don’t mean that as a diss.”
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Features11 hot topics from the Bafta nominations: voters embrace genre films, Cannes premieres, Gen Z stars
It is also a mixed year for UK talent and women are missing in many key categories.
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FeaturesWhich foreign-language films will be nominated at the Bafta Film Awards?
Second-round voting at the Bafta Film Awards closes on Friday.
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FeaturesWhich British titles will juries nominate at this year’s Bafta Film Awards?
Juries now take over to determine nominations for outstanding British film, documentary and casting.