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The film world lost one of its most versatile cinematographers this week, with the death of British veteran Oliver Wood at 80.  Wood’s reps at Murtha Skouras Agency told Deadline he died February 13 of cancer. Wood, who moved to New York when he was just 19, was best known for his work on Die Har…

Sony Pictures Entertainment has posted operating income of $381M (50.7BN yen) for the first quarter of this year, up 70% on the $232M posted in the same period last year on a currency basis. Revenues grew 41% to $2.58BN (341.4BN yen), compared with last year's $1.87BN. The numbers were significantly…

When Manchester's city council made a strategic decision back in 2013 to improve the infrastructure of its creative industries, it decided to put its money into bricks and mortar with the construction of the £35M ($42.7M) Space Studios Manchester. The purpose-built facility for high-end TV, film and commercial…

As the UK production boom shows no sign of letting up and capacity and crew shortages in and around London continue to trouble producers, Manchester is fast becoming an attractive destination for international film and television crews. The city is, as the crow flies, just 163 miles north of the English capital and…

UPDATE, writethru: It's no secret that Warner Bros' Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore had a less than magical opening domestically this weekend, coming after early overseas rollout began last frame. Still, at the international box office this weekend, the threequel was again the top movie and ranked No. 1 in…

TUESDAY UPDATE, writethru, with actuals: There were lots of moving parts at the international box office again this weekend as another major studio title kickstarted with early overseas rollout prior to its domestic debut. To wit: Warner Bros' Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore made its first apparition in 22…

New blood in the form of Sony's Jared Leto-fronted Morbius led the global box office this weekend with an $84M debut, while Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2 got off to a booming $25.5M start from its first 31 offshore markets. Warner Bros/DC also has something to crow about as The Batman topped $700M…

SUNDAY AM UPDATE: Sony’s Morbius is playing more like a horror movie: All the fans came out on Thursday night and Friday, with Saturday taking a 25% hit for a now $39.1M result. The pic’s worldwide start stands at $84M. This is a glass half-full scenario right now at the box office. Considering their hardships during…

Sony’s dive into the deeper waters of Marvel with vampire anti-hero Morbius looks to be shaping up to be a new franchise for the Culver City studio. Industry estimates are pegging around $17M today with a shot at an opening north of $40M for the $75M feature production. Swedish filmmaker Daniel Espinosa wowed Sony…

Sony's Morbius is ostensibly a Spider-Man spin-off, but in many ways the Marvel movie has more in common with DC's solemn The Batman. Michael Morbius is a moody, Byronic scientist living in New York, with rich sponsors to fund his research into the rare blood disorder he suffers from. The answer could possibly lurk in…

Sony is further exploiting its end of the Marvel franchise this weekend with the long-delayed Jared Leto dark hero title Morbius. Booked at 4,200 locations, the Marvel vampire protagonist feature is eyeing a studio expected opening of $33M, but could get as high as $40M-$50M. Reviews haven’t registered yet on Rotten…

Sony has become the latest studio to pause the release of its films in Russia — including the high-profile Marvel pic Morbius, starring Jared Leto — as the country continues its invasion of neighboring Ukraine. "Given the ongoing military action in Ukraine and the resulting uncertainty and humanitarian crisis…