All articles by Charles Gant – Page 5
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FeaturesSeven talking points from CineEurope 2024
Q2’s box-office wobble, the return of animation, and potential closures in the UK were on the agenda.
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NewsExhibitors and distributors share hopes and fears at CineEurope
Execs including Vue CEO Tim Richards and Sony’s Steven O’Dell were talking at CineEurope.
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News‘Bad Boys 4’ revs up with $107.4m global box office debut
‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ has brought some welcome fresh energy to a flat 2024 summer blockbuster season.
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News‘Garfield’ leads global box office with $41m session, knocks ‘Furiosa’ off top spot
The fifth week of global release for ’The Garfield Movie’ sees the film top the global box office for the first time.
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News‘Furiosa’ tops global box office chart with soft $59m
Nearly a whole month into the so-called summer blockbuster movie season, and the global box office has yet to truly ignite.
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News‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ swings to $129m debut at global box office
‘The Fall Guy’ cracks $100m and ‘IF’ begins with $3.6m in first two markets.
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FeaturesThe lowdown on all the Cannes 2024 titles
Screen profiles all the films in the Cannes Film Festival’s Official Selection and parallel sections.
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News‘The Fall Guy’ launches with soft $54m session at global box office; ‘The Garfield Movie’ paws $22m
The first weekend of May saw the start of summer movie season.
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News‘Challengers’ serves up $24m at global box office; Korea’s ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ tops chart
Challengers delivered the biggest opening of Luca Guadagnino’s career in North America.
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News‘Abigail’ is top new title at global box office; ‘Back To Black’ cracks top 10
Universal horror ‘Abigail’ had a $15.2m opening.
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News‘Civil War’ launches with $30m at global box office; ‘Godzilla X Kong’ tops chart again
The latest ‘Godzilla’ film is now at $437m globally.
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News‘Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire’ rules global box office with $91m second session
The ‘Godzilla’ total was more than double second-placed film ’Kung Fu Panda 4’.
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FeaturesOriginal-IP titles are bringing optimism to UK & Ireland cinema operators
“One of the key takeouts from 2023 was the infectious power of originality for audiences.”
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News‘Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire’ rampages to $195.1m global box office debut
The enduring box office power of Godzilla was demonstrated once again, with the latest instalment opening above industry expectations.
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News‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ debuts with $62m at global box office; ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ takes top spot
Meanwhile Black Bear’s ‘Immaculate’ launches with $8m and ‘Now Or Never!’ sets Covid-era record in Hungary.
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News‘Dune: Part Two’ closes in on $500m at global box office; ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ receives Mexico boost
‘Dune: Part Two’ breezes past the first film’s total, while ‘One Life’ breaks into the top 10.
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FeaturesOscars 2024 talking points: Bafta crossover, international presence and studios back on top
This year’s US Academy Awards matched the outcome of last month’s Baftas in 18 feature categories.
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News‘Dune: Part Two’ hits $369.6m at global box office after 10 days; ‘Kung Fu Panda’ kicks off with $81.7m
‘Dune: Part Two’ dropped just 44% in North America, 36% internationally.
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News‘Dune: Part Two’ towers over global box office with 63% share of top 10 chart
Warner Bros’ ‘Dune’ sequel debuted with $182.5m worldwide, the highest opening since Barbie.
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News‘Bob Marley: One Love’, ‘Demon Slayer’ sequel neck and neck at global box office
Films released in China for the New Year holiday continue to dominate this chart, led by Zhang Yimou’s legal drama ’Article 20’.