News Stories Interviews Rhapsody in Blue: Director Angel Manuel Soto Finally Gets His Shot at the Big Screen with Warner Bros.’ Superhero Caper BLUE BEETLE Daniel Loria • Aug 17th Everything was going right for Angel Manuel Soto after the premiere of his last film, Charm City Kings, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The movie received raucous approval from audiences and picked up a Special Jury Prize in Park... News & Analysis Weekend Box Office: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY Draws Disappointing $60M Domestic Debut Daniel Loria • Jul 2nd Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Disney $60M Domestic Opening Weekend | $130M Global Opening Weekend Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny failed to whip up much excitement over its opening weekend at the domestic box office. The... CineEurope CineEurope International Distributor of the Year: Tonis Kiis, Senior Vice President, International Distribution, Warner Bros. Daniel Loria • Jun 19th Tonis Kiis, the senior vice president of international distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures, will be honored as this year’s International Distributor of the Year at CineEurope. Based in Los Angeles, Kiis is responsible for a wide range of theatrical film... Exhibition Features Beasts of the Big Screen: Steven Caple Jr. Brings a New Vision to a Beloved Franchise with TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS Daniel Loria • Jun 7th Steven Caple Jr. had his contemporary film scene breakout moment following the Sundance premiere of his directorial feature-film debut, the 2016 skateboarding drama The Land. The film introduced audiences to an exciting new voice in American cinema, and its positive... From the Magazine SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Co-Director Kemp Powers on Miles Morales’ Inter-dimensional Journey Daniel Loria • May 31st Nobody knew what to expect from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in the months leading up to its December 2018 release. An animated reimagining of the Spider-Man comic books, based on a spin-off series of comics that originated with the 2011... Exhibition Features Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt on the Distributor’s Upcoming Slate and Their Incursion into Specialty Distribution Daniel Loria • May 30th Coming off a highly successful 2022, in which Fathom Events saw gross box office revenues of over $68 million, the distributor has big plans for its 2023 slate—including an incursion into specialty distribution. Fathom Events launched its move to specialty... Exhibition Features The Boxoffice & CJ Interview: AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron Daniel Loria • May 4th AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron Sits Down with Boxoffice Pro’s Daniel Loria and Celluloid Junkie’s J. Sperling Reich for an Exclusive Interview Covering the Circuit’s Latest Ambitions and Initiatives Few of the C-suite executives running movie theaters these days have... Exhibition Features Heart of a Champion: Interview with BIG GEORGE FOREMAN Director George Tillman Jr. Daniel Loria • May 3rd How did you get involved in this project and what did George Foreman mean to you personally growing up? My knowledge of George was through boxing, right off the bat, because my father was a huge fan. Then, obviously, the... CinemaCon CinemaCon 2023: Lionsgate to Bring 14 Titles to Theaters This Year, Reveals First Look at HUNGER GAMES Prequel Daniel Loria • Apr 28th Lionsgate is planning a major return to movie theaters in 2023 with a slate of 14 theatrical titles that Adam Fogelson, the Vice Chair of the Motion Picture Group, believes caters to a segment of “important and frequently underserved customers.”... CinemaCon CinemaCon 2023: Paramount Promotes Variable Pricing, Robust Theatrical Slate in Star-Studded Presentation Daniel Loria • Apr 28th Paramount’s presentation at CinemaCon 2023 opened with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-inspired dance sequence on stage at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace. From the depths of the neon-green New York City set on that stage, Chris Aronson, Paramount’s President of... CinemaCon CinemaCon 2023: Universal and Focus Features Bring a Diverse Slate to Theaters Across a Range of Genres Daniel Loria • Apr 27th Universal and Focus Features opened their CinemaCon 2023 presentation by showing off their deep ties with Hollywood’s creative community, prefacing studio Chairman Donna Langley’s introductory remarks with a video featuring its stable of filmmakers share personal messages in support of... CinemaCon CinemaCon 2023: Disney Comes Out in Full Force with Theatrical Releases Across Each of its Motion Picture Divisions, Reveals New Footage for INDIANA JONES, GUARDIANS, and LITTLE MERMAID Daniel Loria • Apr 27th Disney entered its CinemaCon 2023 presentation in high spirits, riding the wave of momentum of having released the #3 of all-time at the global box office in Avatar: The Way of Water. The Avatar sequel’s $2.3 billion global haul has... MagazineAugust 2023 Rhapsody in Blue: Director Angel Manuel Soto Finally Gets His Shot at the Big Screen with Warner Bros.’ Superhero Caper BLUE BEETLE August 2023 Load more stories
Interviews Rhapsody in Blue: Director Angel Manuel Soto Finally Gets His Shot at the Big Screen with Warner Bros.’ Superhero Caper BLUE BEETLE Daniel Loria • Aug 17th Everything was going right for Angel Manuel Soto after the premiere of his last film, Charm City Kings, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The movie received raucous approval from audiences and picked up a Special Jury Prize in Park...
News & Analysis Weekend Box Office: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY Draws Disappointing $60M Domestic Debut Daniel Loria • Jul 2nd Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Disney $60M Domestic Opening Weekend | $130M Global Opening Weekend Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny failed to whip up much excitement over its opening weekend at the domestic box office. The...
CineEurope CineEurope International Distributor of the Year: Tonis Kiis, Senior Vice President, International Distribution, Warner Bros. Daniel Loria • Jun 19th Tonis Kiis, the senior vice president of international distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures, will be honored as this year’s International Distributor of the Year at CineEurope. Based in Los Angeles, Kiis is responsible for a wide range of theatrical film...
Exhibition Features Beasts of the Big Screen: Steven Caple Jr. Brings a New Vision to a Beloved Franchise with TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS Daniel Loria • Jun 7th Steven Caple Jr. had his contemporary film scene breakout moment following the Sundance premiere of his directorial feature-film debut, the 2016 skateboarding drama The Land. The film introduced audiences to an exciting new voice in American cinema, and its positive...
From the Magazine SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Co-Director Kemp Powers on Miles Morales’ Inter-dimensional Journey Daniel Loria • May 31st Nobody knew what to expect from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in the months leading up to its December 2018 release. An animated reimagining of the Spider-Man comic books, based on a spin-off series of comics that originated with the 2011...
Exhibition Features Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt on the Distributor’s Upcoming Slate and Their Incursion into Specialty Distribution Daniel Loria • May 30th Coming off a highly successful 2022, in which Fathom Events saw gross box office revenues of over $68 million, the distributor has big plans for its 2023 slate—including an incursion into specialty distribution. Fathom Events launched its move to specialty...
Exhibition Features The Boxoffice & CJ Interview: AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron Daniel Loria • May 4th AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron Sits Down with Boxoffice Pro’s Daniel Loria and Celluloid Junkie’s J. Sperling Reich for an Exclusive Interview Covering the Circuit’s Latest Ambitions and Initiatives Few of the C-suite executives running movie theaters these days have...
Exhibition Features Heart of a Champion: Interview with BIG GEORGE FOREMAN Director George Tillman Jr. Daniel Loria • May 3rd How did you get involved in this project and what did George Foreman mean to you personally growing up? My knowledge of George was through boxing, right off the bat, because my father was a huge fan. Then, obviously, the...
CinemaCon CinemaCon 2023: Lionsgate to Bring 14 Titles to Theaters This Year, Reveals First Look at HUNGER GAMES Prequel Daniel Loria • Apr 28th Lionsgate is planning a major return to movie theaters in 2023 with a slate of 14 theatrical titles that Adam Fogelson, the Vice Chair of the Motion Picture Group, believes caters to a segment of “important and frequently underserved customers.”...
CinemaCon CinemaCon 2023: Paramount Promotes Variable Pricing, Robust Theatrical Slate in Star-Studded Presentation Daniel Loria • Apr 28th Paramount’s presentation at CinemaCon 2023 opened with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-inspired dance sequence on stage at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace. From the depths of the neon-green New York City set on that stage, Chris Aronson, Paramount’s President of...
CinemaCon CinemaCon 2023: Universal and Focus Features Bring a Diverse Slate to Theaters Across a Range of Genres Daniel Loria • Apr 27th Universal and Focus Features opened their CinemaCon 2023 presentation by showing off their deep ties with Hollywood’s creative community, prefacing studio Chairman Donna Langley’s introductory remarks with a video featuring its stable of filmmakers share personal messages in support of...
CinemaCon CinemaCon 2023: Disney Comes Out in Full Force with Theatrical Releases Across Each of its Motion Picture Divisions, Reveals New Footage for INDIANA JONES, GUARDIANS, and LITTLE MERMAID Daniel Loria • Apr 27th Disney entered its CinemaCon 2023 presentation in high spirits, riding the wave of momentum of having released the #3 of all-time at the global box office in Avatar: The Way of Water. The Avatar sequel’s $2.3 billion global haul has...
Rhapsody in Blue: Director Angel Manuel Soto Finally Gets His Shot at the Big Screen with Warner Bros.’ Superhero Caper BLUE BEETLE August 2023