Singapore Entertainment Biz Gets Ready for Comeback

“Over the Moon,” the first animated film backed by a major Hollywood studio to feature an entirely Asian cast.The film stars newcomer Cathy Ang as our plucky heroine, backed by such voice actors as “Hamilton” star Phillipa Soo, comedians Ken Jeong and Margaret Cho, “Star Trek” star John Cho, Broadway veterans Ruthie Ann Miles and Kimiko Glenn, and “Killing Eve” star Sandra Oh.It opens and closes in modern day China, but the bulk of the film is set in Lunaria, an imaginary kingdom on the dark

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe wide-ranging cluster of events operating under the Singapore Media Festival banner will this year shift largely online. The move is a response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the limited opportunities for travel in the Asia region.The Singapore International Film Festival, running the full length of the SMF (Nov.

 Kelly Ripa  and  Mark Consuelos’ teenage daughter, Lola, has become a young woman right before our very eyes. Luckily for fans, the couple likes to share their special family moments with the world, including a photo the star posted to Instagram showing her daughter looking absolutely stunning in her prom dress.

media reports). Artisan Gateway did not immediately respond to a request for comment.This time last year, the North American box office had brought in just about $9 billion of what would wind up being an $11.4 billion 2019, with China reaching $9.2 billion.

China is officially home to the world's biggest movie box office. Movie ticket sales in China for 2020 climbed to $1.988 billion on Sunday, surpassing North America's total of $1.937 billion, according to data from Artisan Gateway.

Naman Ramachandran Hotstar, the Disney-owned streaming service focused on live cricket and entertainment, will launch on Singapore’s StarHub Plus service on Nov. 1.Customers in Singapore will have two methods of accessing the streamer.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina’s year-to-date box office came within a whisker of $2 billion on Sunday, with the latest weekend adding $46.4 million to the running total.

If you watch Andrea McLean on Loose Women then you might think she keeps up to date with weekly blow-dry appointments and beauty treatments. But the star has set out to prove she’s not quite as glam behind-the-scenes, and in fact, it’s been a while since she’s managed to make it into a hair salon.

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Rebecca Davis editorUniversal Music Group on Tuesday appointed Simon Jerome Nasser as managing director for Universal Music Singapore and its Southeast Asia head of live, a newly created role.

Singapore has picked Anthony Chen's slowburn romantic drama Wet Season as its entry for the best international feature film category at the 2021 Oscars. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019 and later screened at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Festival, where its star, Yeo Yann Yann, won the best actress award.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSingapore has selected cross-generational relationship drama “Wet Season” as its national representative in the Academy Awards best international feature film category.

Rebecca Davis editorChina’s patriotic “My People, My Homeland” has grossed $325 million as of Monday evening local time, earning more money in less than two weeks than the $323 million that Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” has grossed globally in over a month, according to data from Maoyan and Box Office Mojo.This weekend, the total China box office hit $68 million, once again far surpassing sales in North America, where cinemas earned less than $9.5 million.

China's box office resurgence continued apace over the weekend as local anthology film My People, My Homeland brought in a healthy $38.2 million. China's weeklong National Day holiday period came to a close on Friday, which meant that Saturday was an official workday for most companies and state employees.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: China’s National Day holiday officially ended last Thursday, with takings for the October 1-8 period at an estimated RMB 3.95B ($589M) as the market continues to close the 2020 gap with domestic. This weekend saw continued play for the key titles, led by patriotic pic My People My Homeland which added another $42M (-65% for the FSS) to bring the local cume to about $321M.

Marie Claire's Power On virtual summit, Pappas joined Marie Claire editor-in-chief Sally Holmes for a live discussion via video chat. The annual conference, which went virtual this year, featured appearances from a range of powerful women, including actresses like Taraji P.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorThursday marked the end of the Chinese National Day holiday with the world’s second largest box office market significantly tightening the gap between its turnstiles and those of North America. Takings for the period are estimated at RMB 3.95B ($589M).

Rebecca Davis editorThe China box office bounced back this weekend to its pre-pandemic levels, figures from its National Day holiday weekend show — proving that the right mix of competitive new local titles can entice viewers in, what this year is very much on track to be, the world’s largest movie market.The news comes as other major markets flounder, with Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld Group announcing the temporary suspension of its U.S. and U.K.

As North America's box office crumples, China's theatrical film business is back in an enormous way. A collection of high-profile local films released in China over the past week to coincide with the country's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday period, which lasts eight days.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet dipped a slight 29% at the international box office this weekend to add $11.5M from 57 markets. Offshore, the Warner Bros release has now grossed $262M.