All articles by Charles Gant – Page 16
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FeaturesThe lowdown on all the Cannes 2022 titles
Screen’s guide to the Cannes Official Selection and parallel sections.
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News‘Doctor Strange 2’ tops global box office with $450m, delivers biggest opening of 2022
After just one weekend of play, ’Multiverse Of Madness’ is a long way towards matching the total global gross of 2016’s ’Doctor Strange’.
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NewsGlobal box office: ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ posts $9.5m in early markets; ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’, ‘Sonic 2’ pass $300m
’Downton’ sequel opens in sixth place, delivering an estimated $9.3m from its first 33 territories.
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FeaturesWhy the UK's boutique cinema sector continues to grow despite pandemic challenges
The changing nature of development in the UK is creating new opportunities — and attractive deals — for the nation’s boutique and indie chains.
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NewsFamily audience vital as ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’, ‘Sonic 2’, ‘The Bad Guys’ lead global box office (update)
’The Secrets Of Dumbledore’ suffered a 67% drop from the previous weekend in North America, but a gentler 44% in international holdover markets.
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FeaturesUK cinemas cheered by strong start to 2022 but still facing theatrical window challenge
Charles Gant assesses the UK exhibition sector.
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FeaturesSmaller films play vital role in tempting audiences back to cinemas, new research finds
Audiences attracted to the cinema in the past by films featuring Black protagonists have been ill‑served by films released in the post-pandemic era.
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: UNIC's Laura Houlgatte Abbott on falling for Disney’s cartoon fox and the wit of Kristin Scott Thomas
Brussels-based International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), looks after the interests of cinemas throughout Europe.
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NewsGower Street Analytics downgrades 2022 global box office forecast from initial predictions
Analytics firm readjusts its forecast based on factors including Ukraine and changes to the release calendar
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News‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ tops global box office in second session; India’s ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ opens on $71m (update)
While numbers seem “amply robust”, third film in ’Fantastic Beasts’ series looks set for franchise low.
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News‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2’ tops global box office with $108m; ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ posts $58m in first markets (update)
Paramount’s ’Sonic 2’ setting fast pace at North America and international box office.
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News‘Morbius’ tops global box office on $84m; ‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2’ scurries to $25.5m (update)
‘Morbius’ looks to be on profitable path for stakeholders Sony and Marvel.
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FeaturesSeven talking points from Oscars 2022
Apple bites into the Oscars; a big year for Sundance; and the slap heard around the world.
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News‘The Lost City’ delivers $35m opening at global box office; ‘Moonfall’ gets China boost
Paramount’s ’The Lost City’ delivered a chart-topping estimated $31.0m in North America, plus $3.7m in 16 early international markets.
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NewsGlobal box office: ‘The Batman’ falters in China; ‘The Bad Guys’, ‘Ambulance’ hit early markets (update)
’The Batman’ opens on $11.7m in China where around 43% of cinemas are closed due to new Covid wave.
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NewsRebel, ratings and no-shows: seven talking points from the Baftas
The major prizes were spread out and the return to a live event was welcome – but how well did it pay off?
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News‘The Batman’ hits $463m at global box office; BTS concert breaks event cinema records (update)
Warner Bros’ The Batman delivers strong second session in North America, international territories.
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News‘The Batman’ swoops in with $258.2m global debut, scores 76% of worldwide top 10 box office (update)
‘The Batman’ was the top title in 74 of its 75 markets.
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FeaturesStephen Graham on the “instant excitement” of filming single-take drama ‘Boiling Point’
After a glittering career on big and small screens, Stephen Graham has scored his first Bafta film nomination for the high-pressure kitchen drama.
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FeaturesHow the ‘Boiling Point’ team landed Stephen Graham and shot the film in one continuous take
“If Stephen [Graham] had said, ‘I’ll take the week off,’ we would not be here today,” says producer Bart Ruspoli.