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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Inside the Issue: Distribution
Your Key to Distribution Success: Get Keyed in to Key Art, and You’re On Your Way to an Instantly Iconic Movie
Think about some of the most famous posters ever produced: Jaws, Scarface, Taxi Driver, The Shining, Ghostbusters, E.T., The Godfather. What do they have in common? To...2Inside the Issue: Festivals
deadCenter Film Festival 2017: Oklahoma City Is the Biggest Star Of This Consistently Great Event
Film festivals are as good as their programmers and audiences, and the deadCenter film festival has an abundance of excellence in both. From the very first...Inside the Issue: Producing
What Investors Want to Hear: Here Are the Things You Need to Be Telling Potential Financiers In Your Pitch
There are as many different ways to get funding as there are movies made, but the one thing all of those stories have in common is...6