Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie is in hot pursuit of an Oscar nomination, but in the meantime the documentary about the beloved Hollywood star has picked up major awards at the Emmys.
20.12.2023 - 20:25 / variety.com
Michael O'Leary President & CEO, NATO As the holidays arrive and another year draws to a close, I have been reflecting on my first eight months of representing the exhibition industry. 2023 has been quite a year for theater owners and employees, and fans who love motion pictures on the big screen. From the highs of the global cultural phenomenon that was “Barbenheimer,” to the lows of a protracted labor impasse, this year has seen a little bit of everything.
Yet, on the eve of a theatrical year with challenges ahead, I am more optimistic than ever about the future of exhibition and filmed entertainment. Let’s look at the numbers. The easiest metric is domestic box office, and 2023 will be up nearly 20% over last year, signaling a continued strong recovery.
While there will be some short-term impacts in the next few months, resulting from delays in production, there is no doubt that the overall box office trajectory will continue to trend upward in the years to come. Why? Because the commitment to theatrical from our distribution partners is stronger than ever. We see it in headlines on a regular basis: Disney is bringing Pixar movies to theaters that were originally released on Disney+, Apple continues to pursue theatrical partnerships for their biggest movies, Amazon MGM recently won a bidding war with the help of a theatrical guarantee, and all major distributors continue to plant a flag on future release dates as far out as 2026.
In 2023 we saw concert films, specialty programming and foreign films give the box office a boost, and that trend will also continue. But my belief in the theatrical success story goes beyond the numbers. In 2023, movie theaters did what they have always done: create lasting memories.
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie is in hot pursuit of an Oscar nomination, but in the meantime the documentary about the beloved Hollywood star has picked up major awards at the Emmys.
Manchester United duo Hannibal Mejbri and Amad could still represent their countries at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) because of a loophole in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) regulations.
bought his childhood movie theater last year, is struggling to keep it in business. So he’s hosting a memorabilia sale there to raise funds to keep it afloat.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph is one of the biggest breakout stars of the year and she’s getting a lot of awards love right now!
A 49-year-old man has been arrested after shots were fired at three locations in Liverpool, North West England, including a cinema.
Editor’s note: Underplayed in the media intrigue over the prospect of Warner Bros swallowing Shari Redstone’s empire that includes Paramount and CBS is the gloomy reality that another storied Hollywood studio could go the way of Fox. That went from a vibrant multi-faceted creative content-generating enterprise to a headstone, when Rupert Murdoch decided to cash out for Disney stock. David Zaslav spent 2023 kicking employees and finished films to the curb to pay down debt just to get this far; chances are more blood will spill down Melrose if Redstone sells some or all the pieces of Paramount to be mashed into an existing studio. When Bill Mechanic was perched atop Paramount, Disney and Fox, he built Disney’s home video from a $30 million to $3 billion business, and found ways to take risks and squeeze max returns from blockbusters from Braveheart to Titanic, Independence Day and many others. Who better to remind Hollywood that once a major studio dies, it never comes back, and that there might be better ways to squeeze better performance out of an established creative business with global pipelines?
Ernst Goldschmidt, the sales agent who co-founded Orion Pictures and oversaw distribution of some of the previous century’s biggest movies, has died aged 92.
UPDATED with full trailer: Jack Harlow is becoming a virtual reality. The rapper and White Men Can’t Jump actor will take canter stage for Jack Harlow No Place Like Home: A VR Concert, a concert and documentary special coming to at Meta Horizon Worlds’ Music Valley next month.
B. Riley analyst Eric Wold, who has stayed generally bullish on the movie theater business despite its recent trials, is now warning investors that the arrival of a “down box office year” has made him “increasingly cautious.”
After splitting up with James Haskell after five years of marriage, Chloe Madeley is embracing a new chapter in her life. But as she continues to co-parent their one-year-old daughter Bodhi and live under the same roof as her ex, Chloe tells OK! there's still a lot to work out.The 36-year-old personal trainer said the decision to call time on their relationship came after a "really hard summer" when they "were going through it and trying to figure it out". Once the decision was made, she said, they were both certain it was the in the best interests of them both - and Bodhi - and "everyone is very adult about it".
Ken Fritz, was a personal manager of Tom and Dick Smothers for the better part of 60 years. In 1964 and recently out of college, Fritz started out as a sort of advance man for their tours before becoming their full-time road manager. Later, he co-managed them with Ken Kragen and eventually assumed solo management for all aspects of their careers. He was also an executive producer on many of their projects, including the groundbreaking The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. His other clients have included Neil Diamond, Peter, Paul and Mary and George Benson. Here, Fritz reflects on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as well as Tom Smothers as a comedian, businessman and friend.
Former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan has earned the widespread support of her fans on social media after she shared a glimpse of her natural make-up free skin in a new Instagram snap. The 33 year old mum shared a string of snaps from the festive period as she gave a sneaky peek into her Christmas celebrations without her young family this year.
Peter Billingsley is sharing his thoughts on the long-standing debate over the movie Die Hard!
The holidays are here, which means various Christmas movies featuring Santa Claus will be playing around the clock!
musician Taylor Goldsmith.“So we did that throughout my childhood, which feels silly, but we loved it. Pancakes and waffles and eggs and bacon and toast and all of that, we’re gonna do.”She hopes to introduce another tradition this year at their new Los Angeles home.
Priscilla director Sofia Coppola says that, despite her plaudits and hit rate at the box office, she continues to fight for “a tiny fraction” of the money her male counterparts have to work with.
EXCLUSIVE: Coming off five successful seasons on FX’s Mayans M.C., Clayton Cardenas has set up his next project.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “Kingdom of the Blind,” “Little Trouble Girls” and “Wind, Talk To Me” were among the projects which won prizes at the milestone 15th edition of Les Arcs Film Festival‘s Industry Village. The event, held in a popular French Alps resort, was attended by more than 700 professionals, including top sales agents, distributors and festival programmers, on top of high profile talent, such as two-time Palme d’Or winning Ruben Ostlund (“Triangle of Sadness”) who was the festival’s guest of honor.
A two-time winner at Cannes, the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for “Like Father, Like Son,” and winning the coveted Palme d’Or prize at the 2018 festival for “Shoplifters,” Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda is one of the most beloved and acclaimed international filmmakers we have. He’s been working extremely fast of late, a film a year since 2016, only interrupted in 2020 by the global pandemic.
The Grinch” is a long-time favorite and no matter how many times people have watched it, there’s a fact that many have missed.And let me tell you this: once you see it, you’ll feel like a ning nong because you’ll realize how obvious it is. As snowflakes drop in the opening credits of the 2000 Ron Howard flick, the narrator delivers his opening line: “Inside a snowflake, like the one on your sleeve. There happens a story you must see to believe.”That’s it.