All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 634
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NewsWarners hits $3bn int'l in 2014
Powered by the might of Interstellar and the ongoing heroics of the Hobbit finale, Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) achieved a company record $3.17bn in 2014 to become the first studio to cross the $3bn threshold twice.
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NewsGodard scoops NSFC best film
The National Society Of Film Critics has voted Jean-Luc Godard’s Goodbye To Language best picture of the year 2014.
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NewsParamount hits $2.82bn in 2014
EXCLUSIVE: The global haul incorporates $1.764bn from Paramount Pictures International in 2014 as the overall result climbed 34.6% on 2013.
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NewsSBIFF Montecito Award to Jennifer Aniston
Top brass at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival will present the Montecito Award to Jennifer Aniston on January 30.
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NewsAmerican Sniper scores Italian record
Clint Eastwood recorded the biggest opening day of his career in Italy as the war film launched through Warner Bros Pictures International on $1.6m (€1.34m) from 425 screens.
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NewsUS imposes North Korea sanctions
UPDATED JANUARY 4: President Barack Obama, already a significant player in the Sony hack debacle, has imposed economic sanctions on North Korea in light of the cyber attacks on Sony Pictures in a move that drew a stern denunciation from Pyongyang.
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NewsSix dramas in race for Eddie
For the second time in the history of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) a tie has resulted in an additional nominee in a category, resulting in six nominations for dramatic feature in the 65th Annual ACE Eddie Awards.
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NewsLionsgate grosses $1.73bn in 2014
Lionsgate releases delivered more than $1.726bn worldwide in 2014, fuelled by a $1.032bn international tally that included $363m from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1.
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NewsSony expands The Interview
Buoyed by the opening weekend release in 331 independent theatres and in particular the $15m online launch, the studio is expanding the US release of its controversial comedy.
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NewsKristin Scott Thomas on New Years Honours list
The British establishment has unveiled its annual year-end honours, lavishing recognition on a host of talent from the entertainment firmament.
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NewsDisney grosses $4.45bn in 2014
UPDATED JANUARY 2: Global ticket sales for The Walt Disney Studios films generated $4.448bn in 2014, of which $2.83bn came from international and the $1.61bn balance from North America.
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NewsHobbit finale crosses $400m int'l
UPDATED DECEMBER 29: New Line-MGM’s The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies will see out 2014 as the dominant film as the worldwide tally climbed to $573.6m.
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NewsThe Interview takes $15m online
UPDATED DECEMBER 29: New Line-MGM’s The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies stayed top in its second session over the December holiday weekend to reach $168m through Warner Bros, while Sony Picture’s The Interview grossed $2.8m from 331 sites in a day-and-date digital launch that drew 2million rentals and ...
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NewsSony pushes The Interview online
In a development that looks set to exacerbate simmering unrest between Sony Pictures and the major exhibitors, the studio has moved ahead with an online platform release for the controversial comedy.
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NewsThe Interview in limited US debut
UPDATED DECEMBER 24: Approximately 300 independent theatres across the US will screen the controversial comedy on December 25 after Sony Pictures initially pulled the release in response to last week’s refusal by the five major exhibitors to screen it.
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NewsJim Gianopulos to receive CinemaCon Pioneer honour
The chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox will be named 2015 Pioneer Of The Year at the Las Vegas convention on April 22.
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NewsSundance Selects takes Wild Canaries
The distributor has picked up North American rights from Cinetic Media to Lawrence Michael Levine’s screwball murder mystery.
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NewsKieran Breen named BAFTA LA chair
The recently promoted president of international theatrical marketing at 20th Century Fox will assume the role of chairman of the board of directors.
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NewsDemetri Makoulis rises at Film Movement
The executive joined in January 2014 and has been promoted to director of sales as longtime vice-president Meghan Wurtz departs to pursue other opportunities.
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NewsLaika, Focus plot Kubo
The studios have announced their fourth collaboration Kubo And The Two Strings, featuring the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara and Ralph Fiennes.