Tag: Sonic the Hedgehog
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Jim Carrey Gives New Car to ‘Sonic 2’ Crew Member
Some people express their gratitude with a thank you note. Others, like Jim Carrey, do so by gifting a new car.Carrey is in Vancouver, Canada to shoot “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and wanted to show his appreciation for the crew’s hard work by holding a raffle, for which the grand prize was a Chevy Blazer…
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2020 North American box office down 80% year-on-year
Full report to follow once final studio market share numbers are published.In a year blighted by the pandemic, total North American box office in 2020 reached $2.278bn and dropped 80.01% against the $11.399bn level attained in 2019.Sony’s Bad Boys For Life leads the January 1-December 31 2020 chart on $206.4m after opening in cinemas on…
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14 Predictions for Box Office 2021, Including Fewer Theaters, Smaller Grosses, and More VOD
It would be foolish to expect the new year to bring return to box-office normalcy; much more likely that circumstances will continue evolving toward a new normal. Before we examine what that might include, let’s get the essential stats out of the way: Total 2020 domestic theatrical grosses ended up a bit over $2 billion.…
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France, Europe’s Largest Cinema Market, Drops 70% in 2020
Cinema admissions in France, Europe’s biggest movie market, plunged 70% in 2020, compared with 2019, decimated by Covid-19, which saw French cinemas shutter for 176 days this year, France’s National Film Board (Cnc) announced on Wednesday.Total ticket sales came in at 65.1 million, according to the Cnc, 65.2 million according to Comscore, which valued that…
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New, Completely Reimagined ‘Pink Panther’ Film Coming From The Director Of ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’
While 2020 has been a shitshow for most of the film industry thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been two surprise success stories— “Bad Boys for Life” and “Sonic the Hedgehog.” One of those films is a sequel two decades in the making that was far from a guaranteed hit and is still the…
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‘Sonic’ Producer Neal Moritz Extends First Look Deal With Paramount
Paramount Pictures has extended its first-look film deal with “Sonic the Hedgehog” producer Neal Moritz and his Original Film production company, the studio announced on Wednesday.The deal is a two-year extension that will continue the studio’s relationship through the end of 2023. Moritz first formed the film deal with Paramount in 2019 after leaving a…
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China’s Box Office Down From Last Week With ‘1917’ in the Lead
Sam Mendes’ World War I saga “1917” took the top spot at China’s box office this weekend with a $5.3 million debut, according to data from industry tracker Maoyan, as overall nationwide ticket sales dipped down from the week before.Meanwhile, the China premiere of the 20th Century Fox’s racing drama “Ford V. Ferrari” flopped and…
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Damien Chazelle Releases Short Film Shot in iPhone in Vertical Display
Here’s something different: Damien Chazelle, the acclaimed director behind “Whiplash” and “La La Land,” has released a short film shot entirely in vertical display on an iPhone.Titled “The Stunt Double,” the short film stars Tom McComas as the eponymous stunt double — McComas is a professional stunt performer whose credits range from “The Dark Knight”…
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China Box Office: Local Titles Beat ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Debut as Business Stays Sluggish
Local content is proving more of a draw than Hollywood films as China’s cinemas get back on their feet. Chinese drama “Enigma of Arrival” quashed “Dolittle” and “Jojo Rabbit” to take the top spot in theaters’ second weekend back in business, while a local animation bested the whimpering China debut of Paramount’s “
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The future of film: can cinema survive Covid-19?
Film fans flocked online during lockdown. As restrictions ease, what’s happening to revive cinema-going and restart shoots? Our critic heads to the cinema to find outIt’s Saturday lunchtime and I am watching Sonic the Hedgehog in a cinema. It’s fair to say that it wouldn’t have been my first choice of film to break my…