Category: BOX Office
Bleecker Street acquires US rights to ‘Spinal Tap II’ and original 1984 cult classic | News
In a coup for Bleecker Street, the distributor has acquired US rights to Rob Reiner’s mockumentary sequel Spinal Tap II: The End Continues and th [...]
UK cinema chain Everyman’s 2024 revenue up 17.9%; two venues to open in 2025 | News
Everyman has reported a 17.9% raise in group revenue in 2024, while profits remain broadly flat, as the UK boutique cinema chain continues its st [...]
Cineworld founder Steve Wiener dies aged 73 | News
Steve Wiener, founder and former CEO of UK-Ireland cinema chain Cineworld, has died aged 73.
New York-born Wiener grew the company from its first [...]
Noel Clarke takes stand as Guardian libel trial gets underway | News
Noel Clarke was told the #MeToo movement “began to catch up” with him, as he took the stand for the first time in his libel trial against the Gua [...]
Women directors accounted for just 24.2% of French films in 2024 | News
Women directed just 24.2% of French films in 2024, down from 25% in 2023, according to the CNC’s Gender Equality report published this month.
The [...]
‘Mickey 17’ dethrones ‘Bridget Jones 4’ to top UK-Ireland box office | News
UK-Ireland top five Mar 7-9
Rank Film (origin)Distributor Mar 7-9 gross Total Week
1
Mickey 17 (US)
Warner Bros
£2.13m
£2.1m [...]
‘Mickey 17’ tops worldwide box office, hits $53m; ‘Anora’ gets Oscars boost | News
Worldwide box office: March 7-9
Rank
Film (distributor)
3-day (world)
Cume (world)
3-day (int’l)
Cume (int’l)
Territories
1.
M [...]
Chinese blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’ lands distribution across Europe, UK-Ireland | News
Chinese film Ne Zha 2, which has taken more than $2bn at the global box office and become the highest-grossing animated feature of all time, has [...]
‘Dog Man’ barks up £3.2m to top UK-Ireland box office; ‘Macbeth: David Tennant And Cush Jumbo’, ‘September 5’ in top five
Rank Film (origin) DistributorFeb 7-9 gross Total Week
1
Dog Man (US)
Universal
£3.2m
£3.2m
1
2
A Complete Unknown (U [...]
Gene Hackman may have died one week after his wife – New Mexico authorities | News
Gene Hackman may have died one week after his wife Betsy Arakawa and was in advanced stages of Alzheimer’s Disease, leading medical authorities i [...]