All Paramount Pictures articles – Page 18
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NewsWWZ to open on IMAX in Australia, HK
IMAX, Paramount and financing partner Skydance Productions announced on Tuesday that the zombie thriller World War Z will be digitally re-mastered into IMAX and released on Jun 20 in Australia and Hong Kong.
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NewsHercules shoot gets underway
Shooting has commenced in Budapest, Hungary, on MGM and Paramount’s adventure starring Dwayne Johnson. Brett Ratner directs.
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NewsIron Man 3 targets $650m
Marvel Studios’ runaway success has raced to $563.4m outside North America through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International and is expected to hold on to its box office crown in the third session.
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NewsPain prevails in US on $20m
Paramount’s controversial Pain & Gain opened top of the North American charts on an estimated $20m and will need to make hay while the sun shines. Marvel Studios/Disney’s Iron Man 3 opens this week and will crush everything in sight.
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NewsG.I. Joe 2 storms China
The Asian market’s powerhouse status is nothing new, however its ability to shape the box office landscape continued to inspire awe as a $33m opening week single-handedly returned the international box office crown to Paramount’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
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NewsGI Joe rules int'l on $40.2m
G.I. Joe: Retaliation held on to its international berth thanks to an estimated $40.2m weekend through Paramount Pictures International that propelled the early running total to $145.2m after two sessions.
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NewsG.I. Joe targets $125m int'l BO
G.I. Joe: Retaliation rules the international roost and the action adventure looks a good bet to maintain winning ways heading into its second weekend.
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NewsG.I. Joe tops US on $41.2m
G.I. Joe: Retaliation from Paramount, MGM and David Ellison’s slate financier Skydance Productions arrived on an estimated $41.2m to set the second best three-day Easter opening after Clash Of The Titans posted $61.2m in 2010.
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NewsRetaliation tops int'l on $80m
UPDATED APR 1: Paramount, MGM and Skydance Productions’ G.I. Joe: Retaliation stormed to the top of the international class over the holiday weekend thanks to an estimated $80.3m debut that posted the best result of the year-to-date.
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NewsBritish contingent joins Hercules
Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell [pictured], Joseph Fiennes, Rebecca Ferguson, Aksel Hennie and John Hurt have joined the cast of Paramount and MGM’s Hercules.
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NewsWarners, Paramount unite with Nolan
The studios announced on Friday [8] they will jointly handle production and worldwide distribution on Christopher Nolan’s upcoming sci-fi Interstellar.
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NewsWolf Of Wall Street out Nov 15
Paramount Pictures announced that it will distribute Red Granite Pictures’ Wall Street saga in the US on Nov 15.
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NewsIrish actor Jack Reynor joins Transformers 4 cast
Michael Bay announced on his website on Tuesday [8] that he has cast Reynor in the upcoming Transformers 4.
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NewsPark Circus to handle theatrical release of Paramount classics
Park Circus has been appointed as repertory theatrical sales representative for Paramount’s library.
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NewsGuardians edges out Twilight to rule international on $26m
DreamWorks Animation’s Rise Of The Guardians dominated a tight international session as the family release reached an estimated $90.5m in its fourth weekend through Paramount Pictures International (PPI).
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NewsParamount Pictures, MGM team up on Hercules
Brett Ratner will direct Dwayne Johnson in the adaptation of the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars.
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NewsMadagascar 3 swings into top spot at the UK box office
Paramount’s animation scores $9.6m (£6.0m) opening, including previews, to topple Taken 2; distributor records a one-two as Paranormal Activity 4 scares up $4.1m (£2.5m).
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NewsParanormal 4 rules US box office with $30.2m debut
Horror returned to the top of the North American charts over the weekend as the prevailing genre franchise stormed to the top through Paramount. Overall box office for the top 12 releases climbed approximately 12% against the same period last year when Paranormal Activity 3 opened top on $52.6m.
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NewsParanormal 4 edges out Taken 2 to rule international arena
UPDATED: Paramount Pictures International (PPI) reported on Sunday (21) that Paranormal Activity 4 launched day-and-date with the number one North American weekend on a confirmed $26.2m, narrowly beating EuropaCorp’s thriller on $25.4m through Fox International. Meanwhile The Impossible has become the biggest release of the year-do-date in Spain on $25.5m ...