After surging back from the pandemic with a 16% growth in 2023, France’s box office continued to grow in 2024 with €1.36 billion ($1.41 billion) grossed from 183.1 million admissions sold, a 0.5% year-on rise, according to Comscore and the National Film Board (CNC). While the increase may appear modest, it nevertheless solidifies France as […]
Celebrated actor Manisha Koirala (“Bombay,” “1942: A Love Story,” “Khamoshi”) and filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane (“Udaan,” “Trapped”) discussed the evolving landscape between theatrical and streaming platforms during a session at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, where Koirala also revealed plans to write a comedy book about 1990s and 2000s actresses adapting to […]
The Forge has acquired North American rights to Guan Hu’s Cannes award winner “Black Dog,” and worldwide distribution rights to Alison Tavel’s “Resynator,” which won best documentary feature at South by Southwest. The Forge also recently acquired North American rights for French horror-comedy “The Balconettes,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and plays the […]
Nicholas Gyeney’s supernatural thriller “The Activated Man” will have its world theatrical premiere on Friday, Dec. 13, at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. The film will also have a weeklong theatrical run in Los Angeles, Tempe, Huntingdon, and other U.S. cities. The cast features genre veterans Tony Todd (“Candyman”), Sean Young (“Blade Runner”), […]
The Dwayne Johnson-starring Christmas-themed comedy adventure film “Red One” is set for a theatrical release in mainland China. The film is directed by Jake Kasdan and sees Santa Claus (code name: Red One) kidnapped. To save Christmas, the North Pole’s head of security (Johnson) must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Chris […]
“Inside Out 2” cropped poster. Disney-Pixar Disney-Pixar’s animated blockbuster Inside Out 2 is officially done playing in theaters. How much money did it make during its historical run on the big screen? Inside Out 2of course, is the sequel to Disney-Pixar’s 2016 smash hit Inside Outwhich went on to win the Best Animated Feature Oscar […]
