All posts tagged "Box-office"
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The End of Box Office Tyranny: Disappointing Opening Numbers No Longer Spell Doom for Long-Range Success
onhanks to the impact of rising international box office numbers, the importance of opening weekend in the U.S. as a predictor of... -
Scaring Up Funds: How to Acquire Investors When Your Movie’s in Horror, the Most Profitable Genre of Them All
We’ve all heard the stories. Paranormal Activity, a film with a budget slightly less than a used Honda, made $193 million worldwide... -
It’s Official: A Best Picture Oscar Nomination Boosts Box Office
It has been a long-held Hollywood given that a Best Picture Oscar nomination—and especially a Best Picture win—can do wonders for the... -
Think Like a Man Bests The Hunger Games
Sayonara, The Hunger Games! After a month of ruling the roost, new release Think Like a Man grabbed the box office behemoth’s... -
Yet Again, The Hunger Games Pummels the Competition
The Hunger Games (weekend gross $33.5 million, total gross $302.8 million) once again showed up-and-comers who’s boss, out-earning both new release American... -
The Hunger Games Remains Victorious
Well, they were worthy contenders, but The Hunger Games managed to defeat Wrath of the Titans and Mirror Mirror both, holding onto... -
The Hunger Games Rakes in the Dough at the Box Office
Everyone knew that The Hunger Games would triumph at the box office last weekend- not least because no other new wide releases... -
Box Office Goes to 21 Jump Street
After the excitement of John Carter‘s epic box office flop, things got more or less back to normal over the weekend, with... -
John Carter Gets Beaten by The Lorax
Disney’s John Carter failed to live up to expectations over its opening weekend. It earned only $30.6 million (its budget, at an estimated... -
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Wins Big at the Box Office
Wow. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax sure let everyone know who’s boss. The animated family film surpassed all expectations to earn $70.7 million...
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Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8