Skip to content
Celluloid Junkie

Celluloid Junkie

  • News
  • WIre
  • Newsletters
  •  
     
    Forgot Password
    signup
  • Production
    • Locations
    • Animation
    • Casting
    • Cinematography
    • Finance
    • Organizations
    • People
    • Post Production
    • Production Companies
    • Production Equipment
    • Visual Effects
  • Distribution
    • Acquisitions
    • Analysis & Opinion
    • Box Office
    • Content Service Providers
    • Distributors
    • Headlines
    • Piracy
    • Market Research
    • Marketing & Promotions
    • Organizations
    • People
    • Features
    • Movies
    • Technology
    • Trailers
  • Exhibition
    • Ticketing
    • Accessibility
    • Advertising & Marketing
    • Analysis & Opinion
    • Acquisitions
    • Box Office
    • Cinemas
    • Cinema Equipment
    • Cinema Service Providers
    • Concessions & Dining
    • Drive-in Cinema
    • Exhibitors
    • Features
    • Financial
    • Headlines
    • Investment & investor relations
    • Leisure
    • Sustainability
    • Seating
    • Event Cinema
    • Immersive Cinema
    • Market Research
    • Marketing & Promotions
    • Organizations
    • People
    • Premium Large Format
    • Technology
  • Events
    • Venice Film Festival
    • Cinema Audio Society Awards
    • Berlinale
    • Cannes Film Festival
    • ExpoCine
    • Toronto International Film Festival
    • Big Cine Expo
    • Sundance Film Festival
    • AFI Fest
    • SBIFF
    • Locarno Film Festival
    • Fundraisers
    • Screenings
    • Cinema Week
    • Hollywood Professional Association
    • CJCinemaSummit
    • Award Ceremonies
    • CineAsia
    • CineEurope
    • CinemaCon
    • Conferences & Trade Shows
    • ECM Conference
    • Film Festivals
    • IBC
    • ShowEast
    • Headlines
  • Culture
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy - Theatrical Release Strategy

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Theatrical Release Strategy

The fourth and latest installment in the Bridget Jones Universe (BJU) has surpassed a global box office gross of USD $110 million in just over three weeks across 78 countries, save for the United States, where the film is skipping movie theatres in lieu of a direct-to-streaming release. With a repor…
Blitz - Apple

Apple Breaks French Theatrical Release Windows with “Blitz”

Invoking a rarely used loophole, and a first for a major streaming service, Apple utilized an “exceptional visa” to release Steve McQueen’s World War II drama “Blitz” in French cinemas for a limited two-day run on November 9-10. The maneuver bypassed France’s stri…
2024 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners

“Anora” Wins Palme d’Or at 2024 Cannes Film Festival

With only his second film in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Sean Baker won the Palme d’Or for “Anora” as the 77th annual event concluded on 25 May. The comedic-drama about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch was one of the highlights at this year’…
2024 Cannes Film Festival - Kevin Costner & Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola and Kevin Costner Pay Their Own Way to Cannes

Two of the most high profile selections at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival come from filmmakers with a lengthy and acclaimed history in Hollywood. Even so, neither Francis Ford Coppola or Kevin Costner could rely upon Hollywood and its usual cast of executives and financiers to help them make the film…
Fights Break Out In Theatres During Creed 3 Screenings

“Creed III”: Screenings Take ‘Immersive’ to a Whole New Level

There’s no enemy like the past, says the tagline of “Creed lll”, the ninth film in the “Rocky” franchise. Nevertheless, it seems like some spectators managed to find contemporary enemies during the opening weekend in France and Germany. Thinking outside the boxing ring, several cin…

Viral TikTok Trend Leads to Disruptions of “Minions” Screenings

The record-breaking run of “Minions: the Rise of Gru” over the July 4th weekend has been marred by a viral TikTok trend that has led to the disruption of some cinema screenings. The #GentleMinions trend has seen youths turning up in screenings wearing suits and filming themselves clappin…

The Return of the Premium Moviegoing Experience: CJCinemaSummit Spotlights “Tenet” and IMAX

After more than five months of empty auditoriums and soundless popcorn machines, many movie theaters around the world have reopened their doors again in anticipation of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet”. Despite a less-than-optimal global climate and several deferrals of the movie’s original release plan,…

“Tenet” Opening Box Office Numbers Heralds Strong Start of Cinema Revival

Forty-one territories later, Warner Bros’ long-awaited and much anticipated “Tenet” did more than predicted. Outside of America’s domestic market, Christopher Nolan’s big screen metaphysical action film grossed $53m during a five day opening weekend. Screens opening on August 26th lead t…

Box Office Success and the New Normal: Looking Beyond the Numbers

Last Wednesday I attended a 1:00 pm showing of “Tenet” on its opening day in one of London’s biggest multiplexes. I think it was a “sell out” – it certainly looked pretty full – but I genuinely have no idea. For those of us who have made decisions based on box office figures and analysis…

We Are Parable: Experience Over Everything

Their first-ever event at East London’s Stratford Picturehouse completely sold out in 2013. In 2017, directing legend Spike Lee collaborated on a central London event with them. In early 2020, they were recipients of a Lodestar award from Film London. And even now, half way through one of the most c…
1 2 3

Celluloid Junkie is the leading online resource dedicated to the global film and cinema business. Join a growing community of film and cinema industry professionals from around the world who rely on CJ to provide the latest news, insights, analysis, interviews, and research on the motion picture industry.

  • News
  • Wire
  • Newsletters
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • RSS
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • News
  • Wire
  • Newsletters
COPYRIGHT 2007 - 2025 CELLULOID JUNKIE