IS HOLLYWOOD SPENDING ITSELF INTO DISASTER?

Hollywood is preparing to release some 22 big-budget movies this summer versus 15 a year ago and 12-15 during the previous three summers, the Wall Street Journal observed today (Friday), noting that the release schedule poses considerable risks, especially given the fact that during seven weekends two big-budget films will be opening against each other. […]

STUDIOS PLANNING TO TAKE BIGGER SHARE OF BOX OFFICE REVENUE

Movie theater owners who may have been hoping to negotiate a larger share of the box-office split with studios in return for allowing premium video-on-demand are likely to see their hopes dashed this summer when the studios begin demanding a larger share themselves, according to BTIG Research analyst Richard Greenfield. In a note to clients […]

MEMENTO TO BE REMEMBERED — FOR A NIGHT

Ten years after it was originally released and long before its director would distinguish himself with artistically immersed blockbusters like The Dark Night and Inception, Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending drama Memento is scheduled to hit the screen again for one night only on February 17. According to Newmarket Films, the feature will be accompanied by a […]