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As Sanctuary, Zachary Wigon's twisted tale of a dominatrix and her wealthy client, opens in NY and LA, David Lancaster of producer Rumble Films recalls a speedy 18-day shoot on a custom-made set in Brownsville, Brooklyn in late summer of 2021. It was Covid, so not the easiest time for indie…

Imax is ramping up its operations in France, as well as expanding its long-standing relationship with Kinepolis in Europe and North America. In France, Imax will aim to nearly triple the number of its systems from the 22 currently in operation to more than 60. One of those will be in partnership with…

While it might seem that Fast X has run out of gas in the States, it’s totally turbo-boosted overseas as the 10th installment in the Universal franchise is eyeing a an offshore start of $235M and $60M+ domestic. That would get Fast X to $295M worldwide, making it the third-best global start for a Fast & Fu…

In a rare weekend with fewer new studio wide releases, IFC Films had a one-two punch at the box office with Matt Johnson's film BlackBerry grossing $473k nationwide in 450 theaters, for a U.S. per theater average of $1.05k and cracking the top ten on Friday. It will gross an estimated $740k in North…

A beloved ballplayer and an iconic consumer device join a Hollywood satire by Charlie Day, an Emanuele Crialese film with Penelope Cruz and debuts from Sundance and Venice in a potentially strong specialty weekend that will test the appetite for indie film with no new franchise wide releases. Sony…

Fox Corp. said it swung to a $50 million loss last quarter from a $290 million profit the year before mostly due to mainly to expenses relating to ligitation with Dominion Voting Services. The company reached a legal settlement with Dominion in April for nearly $800 illion. In the company’s…

Indian films are a box office mainstay and one, Jodi, from Rhythm Boyz Entertainment, hit big this weekend Stateside, grossing $734,000 on just 125 screens. In April, the film set a record as the most viewed Punjabi trailer in 24 hours (over 12 million views on YouTube). "This has been happening…

AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron said the giant movie theater chain will start making its own candy line that will be cheaper for patrons, and for the company, given price hike by sweets manufacturers post-Covid. "We noticed, as a result of the pandemic and supply chain shortages, that candy…

Giant theater chain AMC Entertainment saw sales blow past Wall Street forecasts for the March quarter, rising 20% to $954 million. Losses narrowed by $102 million to $235 million, for an adjusted EPS of 17 cents a share, a also ahead of expectations. Shares popped higher this morning on the…

UPDATED, EXCLUSIVE: We heard whispers about this at CinemaCon last week and sources have solidified for us: Hollywood’s famed and historic Cinerama Dome’s reopening is looking more and more like 2024. Essentially, there’s still more work to be done on the Sunset Blvd venue.  The delay will come as a great…

EXCLUSIVE: Disney’s live-action take of two-time Oscar-nominated animated feature The Little Mermaid officially landed on tracking today for what looks to be a $110M 4-day opening over Memorial Day weekend. That will land the movie among the top eight openings for the holiday frame, with last year…

Filmmaker James Gunn’s Marvel Studios swan song, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, is blasting off this weekend, the de facto start of the summer box office, with an eye at $250M worldwide. Of that, $110M is coming from domestic and $140M from overseas. Related Story James Gunn On The Poss…