All articles by Charles Gant – Page 2
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‘The Beekeeper’ rises to top spot at global box office in weak session; ‘Anyone But You’ hits $100m
’The Beekeeper’ has topped the latest worldwide chart thanks to an extraordinary lack of competition.
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Six talking points from the Bafta nominations: strong jury impact, acting curveballs
Screen analyses the 2024 Bafta Film Awards nominations.
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‘Mean Girls’ edges out ‘The Beekeeper’ to top global box office; ‘Wonka’ hits $500m sweet spot
‘Mean Girls’ topped the charts with $34.5m while ‘The Beekeeper’ made $33.9m
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Screen’s guide to the 2024 Oscar and Bafta documentary contenders
The US Academy and Bafta have whittled down the vast field of documentary contenders respectively to 15 and 10 films.
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‘Wonka’ back on top at global box office after strong hold; ‘Night Swim’ splashes into sixth place
Warner Bros’ ’Wonka’ is now less than $10m behind the lifetime global total of Tim Burton’s ’Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’.
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‘Wonka’, ‘Aquaman 2’ lead western markets in final 2023 session; ‘Shining For One Thing’ grabs global top spot
‘Wonka’ powers ahead to $379m total whilst ‘Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom’ swims to $251m.
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Andrew Haigh explored the relationship between “queerness and family” in ‘All Of Us Strangers’
Andrew Haigh tells Screen about his most personal film to date.
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Screen’s guide to the 2024 international feature Oscar shortlist
The 2024 shortlist includes France’s The Taste Of Things, Japan’s Perfect Days and Ukraine’s 20 Days In Mariupol.
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Bafta to shake up best film category for 2025 film awards
Rule change could vastly reduce number of eligible titles – and impact streamer release strategy
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Baftas 2024: which titles are in the running for outstanding British film?
Screen also assesses the leading contenders in the outstanding British debut category.
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‘Wonka’ leads global box office with $93m weekend; Japan opening boosts ‘Wish’
’Wonka’ topped the box office in 60 of its 77 international markets
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Who are the early Oscar and Bafta frontrunners in the acting categories?
The SAG-AFTRA strike prevented many actors from campaigning until a month ago - but the awards season is now more intense than ever.
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‘Wonka’ tops global box office with $43m ahead of US release; animation ‘Migration’ grosses $6.5m in first markets
Prequel story ‘Wonka’ leads the box office in 32 out of 37 first-wave territories.
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‘Animal’ tops global box office with $42m debut; Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ strong in US but weaker abroad
‘Napoleon’ dropped to second in global chart; hits $137m after second session.
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‘Femme’ filmmakers on their debut feature: “We didn’t want to make a film that felt moralistic or simple”
In queer neo-noir revenge thriller Femme, every character — whether subverting or conforming to gender — is engaging in a kind of drag, say filmmakers Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon Ping.
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‘Napoleon’ tops global box office with five-day $79m; Disney’s ‘Wish’ disappoints
The opening numbers for Napoleon have come in at the top end of expectations.
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‘Hunger Games’ prequel snacks on $98m global box office debut; ‘The Marvels’ drops to third
The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes debuts on an estimated $44.0m in North America, $54.5m in 87 international markets.
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‘The Marvels’ disappoints with $110m worldwide box office debut – second lowest for MCU
Brie Larson’s superhero sequel made $47m for North America, and $63.3m internationally.
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‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ plummets at US box office but holds better abroad; Taylor Swift bounces back
In North America, total weekend box office is estimated at $56m – one of the lowest market totals so far this year.
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‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ scares up $130m debut; ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ holds better abroad
Another video game adaptation broke records this year as ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ gave Blumhouse its biggest global opening.