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Box Office: ‘Happy Death Day’ Poised to Exceed Initial Estimates With $23...
“Happy Death Day,” which picked up $1 million on Thursday night, is projected to earn another $9 million Friday, $8 million Saturday, and $4.8 million Sunday, estimates show. That puts the horror...
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Box Office: ‘Happy Death Day’ Slays With $26 Million Opening
“Happy Death Day” is poised to dominate the box office its opening weekend, with a projected $26 million at 3,149 locations, significantly ahead of its initial $15-20 million predictions. The Blumhouse...
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Box Office: ‘Happy Death Day’ Crushes ‘Blade Runner 2049’ With $26.5 Million
“Happy Death Day” has cause for celebration. The latest from Blumhouse and Universal is leading the box office this weekend with $26.5 million from 3,149 locations. That puts it far ahead of “Blade...
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‘Blade Runner 2049’ Leads Worldwide Box Office With $44.4 Million
“Blade Runner 2049” is the leader of the worldwide box office this weekend, despite finishing in a distant second domestically to “Happy Death Day.” The sequel is tracking to earn $29.3 million...
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‘Blade Runner’ Breakout Sylvia Hoeks Joins ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’...
After breaking out in “Blade Runner 2049,” Sylvia Hoeks is looking to move on to another franchise revamp. The Dutch actress is in talks to join Claire Foy in Sony’s “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,” the...
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‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ Tops International Box Office With China Debut
Spy spoof “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” has led the international box office with $48.7 million this weekend — most of that coming from an impressive $40.3 million launch in China. Fox’s sequel to...
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China Box Office: ‘Geostorm’ Blows to $33 Million Win as ‘Blade Runner’ Flops
“Geostorm” stormed the China box office with a strong $33 million in its opening weekend. That put it comfortably ahead of “Blade Runner 2049,” which struggled into third place. Hollywood’s two sci-fi...
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Hungary’s Tax Incentives, Skilled Workers and Low Costs Lure World Filmmakers
In September, leading figures of Hungary’s movie biz gathered to celebrate the centenary of Mafilm Studios, the state-owned production company just a short distance from Budapest. The mood was upbeat...
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Cinematographers Embrace Large Formats and Rich Images
Handicappers eyeing the upcoming Oscar race in the cinematography category are unusually confident, predicting that 2018 will be the year Roger Deakins finally brings home a statuette after 13 previous...
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Oscars: 20 Films Advance in Visual Effects Race
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected 20 films to move forward in the visual effects category for the 90th Academy Awards. AMPAS made the announcement on Monday. The list is...
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Sci-Fi Score Awards Contenders Recruit Veteran Composers for Vastly Different...
You could say 2017’s standout sci-fi and fantasy scores cover space, shape and size as these four veteran composers tackle each film’s themes from vastly different conceptual origins. “Blade Runner...
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Ridley Scott Says He’s ‘Too Dangerous’ to Direct a ‘Star Wars’ Movie
“All the Money in the World” director Ridley Scott got candid about his thoughts on “Blade Runner 2049” and “Star Wars” in a recent Vulture interview. When asked if he was ever offered to helm a movie...
View Article‘Blade Runner 2049,’‘Game of Thrones’ Lead Visual Effects Society Nominations
“Blade Runner 2049” and “War for the Planet of the Apes” led the nominations for the Visual Effects Society on Tuesday with seven apiece. “Despicable Me 3” topped animated contenders, while “Game of...
View ArticleGenre Movies Get Their Moment in the Oscar Spotlight
This year’s Oscar nominations ended up being a boon to genre movies, which seem to always struggle with Academy voters. Not least of them is Guillermo del Toro’s field-leading fairytale “The Shape of...
View ArticleSuite on the Set: Film Editors Increasingly Work Alongside Directors During...
When most people picture a film editor at work, they see someone in a dark, quiet room — illuminated only by multiple monitors — meticulously cutting together scenes that arrive from sets all over the...
View Article‘Shape of Water,’‘Blade Runner,’‘Black Mirror’ Win Art Directors Guild Awards
“The Shape of Water,” “Blade Runner 2049” and “Logan” walked away with top film honors at the 2018 Art Directors Guild Awards Saturday night. On the television side, “Game of Thrones,” “The Handmaid’s...
View Article‘Blade Runner 2049’ Weathers Challenge from ‘Geostorm’ on Disc Sales Charts
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s “Blade Runner 2049” remained the week’s top-selling DVD and Blu-ray Disc for the second week, according to NPD VideoScan research for the week ended Jan. 27. The...
View ArticleRoger Deakins’ Record Shot at Oscar Glory
With his Oscar nomination for Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049,” cinematographer Roger Deakins moved past legendary lenser George J. Folsey (“Executive Suite,” “Meet Me in St. Louis”) as the...
View ArticleCinematographers Heed John Huston’s Advice to ‘Shoot With Your Gut’
The 23 directors of photography recognized by the American Society of Cinematographers with ASC Award nominations represent a sprawling range of sensibilities and approaches to the job of visual...
View ArticleBAFTA Awards Rubber Stamps Some Oscar Frontrunners, Upsets Others
Years ago, the British Academy’s BAFTA Awards made for an interesting foil to the stateside Oscars, but the ceremony has evolved into more of a bellwether event. For a time, the London pageant was held...
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