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Universal and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer debuted in more than 500 locations in Korea on Tuesday, capitalizing on the Liberation Day national holiday. The epic bowed to $4.3M, capturing 44% market share for the day in a highly competitive environment. That marks the best Nolan opening day in the market, biggest Hollywood opening of the year there (No. 2 launch
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Sam Asghari has wasted no time after TMZ broke the story he and Britney separated … he has filed for divorce from his wife of 14 months, Britney Spears. Sam cited the usual “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for ending the marriage. He is asking for spousal support and attorneys fees … but on the
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Police in South Korea today said that 69 officials from theater chains including CGV, Lotte and Megabox, and from 24 film distributors, have been referred without detention to the prosecutor on charges of obstruction of business, local media reports. This follows an investigation that began in June into suspicious box office numbers. Police claim the
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EXCLUSIVE: With the new animated version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Paramount has vibrantly revived the near 40-year-old Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird-conceived comic IP for another generation: As the pic barrels toward $100M at the global box office, Deadline hears from sources that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand is heading toward $1 billion+
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Elin-Margareta Nordin, Swedish Actress, Filmmaker, Podcaster, performer and artist “Elin-Margareta Nordin was born on October 22, 1986, in Eskilstuna, Södermands län, Sweden. She started to act in Theater, Commercials, and TV still in her teens. After a year studying at Santa Monica College, Los Angeles, Elin-Margareta returned back home to Sweden and continued to act,
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Zachary Wigon, the director known for the captivating film “The Heart Machine” in 2014, offers another enthralling tale of conflicted desires in “Sanctuary.” This two-character drama unfolds almost entirely within the confines of a single hotel suite, showcasing the remarkable chemistry between Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott. The film transcends the need for explicit sexual
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Led by Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer and Anil Sharma’s Gadar 2, box office in India reached record-breaking numbers this weekend. According to the Producers Guild of India and Multiplex Association of India, the August 11-13 frame was the busiest single weekend since the beginning of the pandemic. What’s more, across three days, ticket sales hit more than
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Releases keep coming but talent is not comfortable promoting films, even indies, even if productions have waivers or don’t need them. Where that’s leading isn’t clear. “Who’s going to take the plunge first? We’ll see. The festivals will be the big test,” said one independent distribution exec. From a moderate release like Jules, in nearly
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CEO Adam Aron has expounded on Twitter and most recently on AMC Entertainment’s latest earnings call about the risk of a cash crunch and even bankruptcy if it wasn’t able to secure financing in a still uncertain box office climate. Today he can breathe easier as a Delaware Chancery Court Judge approved a revised shareholder
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FRIDAY AM UPDATE: The only new wide release this weekend is Amblin’s period Dracula horror pic The Last Voyage of the Demeter being distributed by Universal. It made $750K last night in previews from showtimes that began at 5PM in 2,350 theaters in what is expected to be an underwhelming 3-day single digit million result
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Shudder has released the trailer for it’s new horror flick called Elevator Game. The film, by director Rebekah McKendry, stars Megan Best, Adam Hurtig, and Gino Anina. Elevator Game is about socially awkward teenager named Ryan, who joins a group of high school graduates that run an online web series debunking urban legends. Ryan’s sister vanished months ago, and
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Giant theater chain AMC Entertainment has promoted Ellen Copaken to SVP Marketing, effective immediately. She was also appointed to sit on the company’s management executive committee. Copaken joined AMC in February of as VP, Growth Strategy, and led the exhibitor’s AMC Perfectly Popcorn launch in more than 2,600 Walmart stores (and Walmart.com) ), delivering “sales
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