Category: BOX Office
International Union of Cinemas reports slight drop in European box office in 2024; success for local films such as ‘The Count of Monte-Cristo’
European cinema box office and admissions fell slightly in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to figures released today by European tr [...]
Fan Bingbing and Gabriel Byrne to star in Wayne Wang’s ‘Diary Of A Mad Old Man’ for Bankside (exclusive) | News
Bankside Films has boarded Wayne Wang’s Diary Of A Mad Old Man and is launching the film at the EFM this week.
Gabriel Byrne and Fan Bingbing ar [...]
Studiocanal execs Alex Hamilton, Katheryn Needham move to novel roles | News
Studiocanal has appointed Alex Hamilton as chief international officer and Katheryn Needham as CEO of Studiocanal UK in a reshuffle of its senior [...]
Tanja Meissner predicts “significant business” at EFM as last-minute projects come to market | News
Berlinale Pro director Tanja Meissner says she is hopeful for “significant business” being done at the European Film Market, which kicks off tomo [...]
Half of UK independent cinemas still operating at a loss, says the ICO (exclusive) | News
Around half of independent cinemas in the UK are projected to make a loss for the financial year 2024-25, according to a survey from the Independ [...]
Focus Features acquires Wes Anderson’s Cannes-tipped ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ | News
Focus Features has secured worldwide rights to Wes Anderson’s upcoming spy comedy thriller The Phoenician Scheme and has scheduled a May 30 restr [...]
Universal Pictures International hires Kezia Williams as MD for UK and Ireland
Former Entertainment One head Kezia Williams is joining Universal Pictures International (UPI) as managing director for the UK and Ireland.
Willi [...]
Federation Studios appoints Côme Chazal as group executive director for UK strategy (exclusive) | News
Paris-based European production and sales powerhouse Federation Studios has named Côme Chazal as group executive director of UK strategy as it fu [...]
‘Hitman 2’ holds Korea box office lead as ‘Nocturnal’ opens in third | News
Action-comedy Hitman 2 dominated the Korean box office for a second consecutive weekend, claiming 28% of admissions.
The film earned $1.3m from F [...]
CAA Media Finance, Jean-Felix Dealberto team for global sales on Argentine thriller ‘After This Death’ (exclusive)
CAA Media Finance will handle North American sales and Paris-based Jean-Félix Dealberto the rest of the world on Argentinian filmmaker Lucio Cast [...]