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Homegrown hits at the Nigerian box office include Brotherhood, A Tribe Called Judah and The Wedding Party.

The Rise of Local Cinema: How Nigerian Cinemas are Rebuilt on Indigenous Films

For over a decade, conversations about cinema revolved around Hollywood imports: tentpoles,  superheroes, franchise spectacles, and the billion-naira weekends they reliably drove.   The last five years have indeed redrawn the theatrical map. Local content, once considered supplementar…
Top Women In Global Distribution 2025 - Featured Image

CJ’s Top Women In Global Distribution – 2025

Celluloid Junkie’s 2025 Top Women in Global Distribution is proudly sponsored by AMC Theatres, Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition (DCDC) and Event Cinemas. Their support makes this list possible, and we encourage readers to visit their websites to learn more. Following the strong response to the…
“Kill Bill” characters The Bride, O-Ren Ishii and Bill sit vertically against a red and black background, with the film title in yellow on the left side

“Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair”: The Long Journey to the Big Screen

What fans of Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill: Vol I” (2003) and “Vol. II” (2004) know but many others may not, is that the two films weren’t supposed to be separate entities; the original vision for the blood-spattered revenge saga was intended to be a single release. And now, after a 20+ year wait a…
Luis Vargas - Comscore

Latin American Theatrical Market Defies Predictions, Emerging as Global Recovery Leader

When Luis Vargas took the stage at CineLATAM 2025 in Miami this past September, he didn’t begin with a data slide. Instead, the Vice President for Latin America at Comscore Movies opened with a story — or rather, with a movie title: “Ainda Estou Aqui,” (“I’m Still Here.”) The Oscar winning Brazilian…
A montage of blurred faces, each with a question mark over it, sit behind the number ’50’ in Celluloid Junkie’s signature colours, blue and red

Nominations Now Open: CJ’s Top Women in Global Film Distribution

Celluloid Junkie is proud to announce that nominations are now officially open for the fourth edition of our Top Women in Global Distribution list — celebrating 50 exceptional women shaping the future of film distribution worldwide. The 2025 list will be published on December 18th, following the suc…

From Grounded to Global: How PaperAirplane is Helping Movie Marketing Reach New Heights

Born in the depths of the pandemic, PaperAirplane Media rewired the connection between studios and cinemas. Now, as nearly every cinema operator in North America depends on its digital asset management solution, the PaperAirplane team is preparing for takeoff overseas. When Mike Polydoros decided to…
(From Left) Dylan Leiner of Sony Pictures Classics, Jakob Abrahamsson of NonStop Entertainment, Frank L. Stavik of Fidalgo, and Antonella Canturi of Rai Cinema's 01 Distribution and moderator Davide Abbatescianni during a Buyers In Focus session on 6 September 2025 at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival

Distribution Around the World: Buyers at TIFF Share Lessons for Theatrical’s Next Chapter

At the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival’s Buyers In Focus sessions, industry leaders from six territories revealed how they’re navigating streaming pressure, changing audiences, and TIFF’s rise as a market hub. This year’s Toronto International Film Festival (September 4–14) hosted sev…
Its Elemental Pixar Is Not Floundering

It’s Elemental: Pixar Is Not Floundering

In fact, Pixar remains one of the most successful studios in Hollywood. It’s official: Pixar’s “Elio” is a flop. The politely reviewed film cost more than US $200 million and grossed a dismal $152 million as of 27 August 2025. Pundits drew two lessons from this. (Yes, “drew;” I did that.) First, ori…
Animated Movies Are Still Box Office Gold

Looney Tunes: Animated Movies Are Still Box Office Gold

Why original animated films are no riskier—and just as rewarding—as live action flicks With the unfortunate collapse of Pixar’s “Elio” at the box office, the industry was quick to declare the death of the original animated feature. “Audiences aren’t interested,” goes the refrain. They’re expensive,…
Avatar: Fire and Ash

Disney to Tailor DCP Delivery for “Avatar: Fire and Ash” Based on Global Screen Survey

One of the highlights at the recently concluded CineEurope 2025 in Barcelona was the presentation of footage from “Avatar: Fire and Ash” shown by Disney in both CINITY and 3D. Indeed, as anticipation builds for the December release of James Cameron’s latest film, Disney is calling…
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