Distribution Archives - Page 14 of 31 - Celluloid Junkie

NEWS

Hollywood Foreign Press Association wing CSUN

Hollywood Foreign Press Association Wing Opens at CSUN

On Friday 15 September, California State University Northridge (CSUN) named a building in their Media, Arts and Communication Complex: Manzanita Hall – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Wing. This was done in honor of the HFPA which has donated funds to CSUN for equipment and students for the past…

“It” Blitzes Competition With $60 Million Second Stanza While JLaw’s “mother!” Flunks Out. Now Can “It” Threepeat? This Weekend at the Boxoffice.

To quote the great Peter Noone, second verse same as the first. WB/NL’s “It” easily romped to the top of the boxoffice again this weekend, scoring a massive USD $60 million in ticket sales in North America alone, propelling it to $218 million overall here in the States, which by the way makes it the…

Celluloid Junkie 10 Year Anniversary

Ten Years of Celluloid Junkie

It was ten years ago today that we published the first post on the newly launched CelluloidJunkie.com. Almost 1,500 posts later, with countless interviews, profiles, trade shows, not to mention a lot of popcorn and Coke under our belts, we are happy to report that cinema is far from dead and that we…

American Assasin Mother! Brad's Status posters

Alive! “It” is ALIVE!!! Creepy Clown Obliterates Boxoffice Records Galore as Moviegoers Prove It’s The Quality, Stupid! This Week at the Boxoffice.

Just when we needed it most, “It” gelled up the cardiac defibrillator paddles, yelled “clear!”, and proceeded to provide a desperately needed 300 joule jolt to the domestic boxoffice system with a monumental USD $117 million opening here in North America. The list of records that the film adaptation…

"You think you’ve seen scary clowns?" (photo: WB)

Moviegoers Turn the Page on Frightful Summer 2017 as a Killer Clown Arrives to Kickstart Fall in Style. How High Can “It” Go? This Week at the Boxoffice.

Back in November 1980, boxer Roberto Duran famously uttered the phrase, “no mas, no mas!”, thereby ending his historic bout with the great Sugar Ray Leonard. Moviegoers have one thing to say to you, Manos de Pietra. We feel your pain. Labor Day here in the U.S. brought Bummer Summer 2017 mercifully…

Damola Layonu, Filmhouse Cinemas, Nigeria

CJ Interview: Damola Layonu – Filmhouse Cinemas, Nigeria

Nigeria is the world’s second largest market in terms of films produced and it is now also Africa’s fastest growing cinema market, with multiplexes, IMAX screens and VIP cinemas catering to the prosperous Nigerian middle class. Having first met and been impressed by him at CineEurope, Ce…

“It” Countdown Officially Begins After Latest Weekend Box Office Debacle. Hang in There Everyone, T Minus 11 Days and Counting. This Week at the Box Office.

Oh sure, the Mayweather/McGregor fight took a bite out of the boxoffice this weekend and Hurricane Harvey did a number on theatres in Texas but let’s be clear, the main culprit in yet another calamitous weekend at your local multiplex was a collection of new titles that would normally be found on sc…

“Hitman’s Bodyguard” Topples Unlucky Soderbergh on Yet Another Listless Weekend at the Movies. This Week at the Boxoffice.

Death, where is thy sting? Another weekend, another new low and yet another 30% tumble at the boxoffice. As painful as it is to analyze, here we go. Well so much for noble experiments. Much was made over the past few months about the revolutionary marketing and distribution blueprint from the mind o…

Logan Lucky Hitman's Bodyguard posters

“Annabelle” is Tres Belle But Moviegoers Develop Allergies to “Nut Job 2”. Now Can “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” Save Us From a Disastrous August? This Week at the Boxoffice.

Well now that’s more like it. The heck with Tom Cruise, exploding Transformers and half naked Baywatch women, when all else fails turn to a possessed doll to salvage a summer weekend. WB’s “Annabelle: Creation” performed a neat little trick this weekend in that a prequel almost matched its orginal…

1939 Hollywood top movies collage (image: Celluloid Junkie)

CJ Opinion: How 1939 Can Once Again Save Hollywood

This past weekend was yet another dismal failure at the North American boxoffice with revenues off a staggering 45% versus the same week last year. The remainder of August also looks bleak and may not improve until the fall when the plethora of titles vying for Academy votes descend upon multiplexes…