Fifty Shades of Grey News Stories Exhibition Features Going Viral: What Distinguishes a Good Social Media Campaign from a Great One? • May 23rd In recent years social media has played an increasingly important role in the marketing of films. Facebook opened its doors in 2004, Twitter followed in 2006, and both quickly began to make an impact on how films were marketed and... News & Analysis Universal Studios Hits Record $5 Billion Worldwide Boxoffice Staff • Jul 17th Universal Studio’s 2015 box office records continue to fall as the studio reached $5 billion worldwide faster than any other studio in history. It seems like every other month this year has brought another Universal release that has resonated with... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Moves Into First Place on Thursday with $0.84M; ‘CHAPPiE’ Falls to Second with $0.81M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 13th Fox Searchlight’s The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was up one spot from Wednesday to move into first place on Thursday with $0.843 million. The ensemble comedy sequel was still down a sizable 9 percent from Wednesday, as it took... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads Monday with a Modest $1.1M; ‘Focus’ Takes Second with $0.86M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Third Best with $0.84M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 10th Sony’s CHAPPiE grossed $1.099 million on Monday to lead the daily box office for a fourth consecutive day. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film continues to perform below its already modest pre-release expectations. CHAPPiE was down 69 percent from... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads with an Underwhelming $13.3M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Solid with $8.5M; ‘Unfinished Business’ Bombs with $4.8M; ‘American Sniper’ Becomes the Highest Grossing Release of 2014 Boxoffice Staff • Mar 9th Sony’s CHAPPiE led the box office this weekend with $13.35 million. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film debuted below its already modest pre-release expectations. The film’s performance also represented the smallest first place take since Ouija led last year’s... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Focus’ Leads With $1.3 Million on Wednesday; ‘Kingsman’ Still Strong In Second Place; ‘Fifty Shades’ Crosses $150M Mark; ‘Lazarus Effect’ Boxoffice Staff • Mar 5th Warner Bros. reports that Focus once again claimed first place on Wednesday with $1.29 million, bringing its six-day domestic total to $23.35 million. The Will Smith/Margot Robbie con artist pic is running about 4.5 percent behind the pace of 2011’s... News & Analysis ‘Fifty Shades’, ‘SpongeBob’, ‘Kingsman’, & ‘American Sniper’ Lead Third Best February On Record; 2015 YTD Box Office Remains at 5-Year High Boxoffice Staff • Mar 3rd February’s domestic box office closed out over $763.5 million, marking a 9 percent improvement over the same month last year. It also represents the third best February on record behind 2012 ($818.3 million) and 2009 ($770.2 million). To no surprise,... News & Analysis ‘Fifty Shades’, ‘SpongeBob’, ‘Kingsman’, & ‘American Sniper’ Lead Third Best February On Record; 2015 YTD Box Office Remains at 5-Year High • Mar 3rd February’s domestic box office closed out over $763.5 million, marking a 9 percent improvement over the same month last year. It also represents the third best February on record behind 2012 ($818.3 million) and 2009 ($770.2 million). To no surprise,... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Focus’ Leads Lackluster Weekend with $18.7M; ‘The Lazarus Effect’ Debuts in Fifth with $10.2M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 2nd As was widely expected, Warner’s Focus debuted in first place this weekend with $18.69 million. However, the romantic heist film starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie did perform a bit below pre-release expectations. Focus opened a lackluster 32 percent below... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Seizes $136.8M in Two Weeks; ‘Kingsman’ Claims $73.9M Boxoffice Staff • Feb 27th Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey took in $1.79 million on Thursday to continue to lead the daily box office. The successful erotic romantic drama was up 1 percent over Wednesday’s performance and down a sizable 58 percent from last Thursday.... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Cracks $135M Mark on Wednesday; ‘Kingsman’ Still Strong’; ‘American Sniper’ Moves Back Into Third Place on February 26, 2015 Boxoffice Staff • Feb 26th Universal reports that Fifty Shades of Grey took in $1.77 million on Wednesday, representing a 58 percent drop from the same day last week. To date, the adaptation has earned $135.05 million domestically (9 percent ahead of the pace of... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Remains #1 on Tuesday with $2.27M; ‘Kingsman’ Passes the $70M Mark After $1.89M Second Place Take Boxoffice Staff • Feb 25th Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey grossed $2.27 million on Tuesday to continue to lead the daily box office. The successful erotic romantic drama increased 23 percent over Monday, but was still down 59 percent from last Tuesday. While it continues... Load more stories
Exhibition Features Going Viral: What Distinguishes a Good Social Media Campaign from a Great One? • May 23rd In recent years social media has played an increasingly important role in the marketing of films. Facebook opened its doors in 2004, Twitter followed in 2006, and both quickly began to make an impact on how films were marketed and...
News & Analysis Universal Studios Hits Record $5 Billion Worldwide Boxoffice Staff • Jul 17th Universal Studio’s 2015 box office records continue to fall as the studio reached $5 billion worldwide faster than any other studio in history. It seems like every other month this year has brought another Universal release that has resonated with...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Moves Into First Place on Thursday with $0.84M; ‘CHAPPiE’ Falls to Second with $0.81M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 13th Fox Searchlight’s The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was up one spot from Wednesday to move into first place on Thursday with $0.843 million. The ensemble comedy sequel was still down a sizable 9 percent from Wednesday, as it took...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads Monday with a Modest $1.1M; ‘Focus’ Takes Second with $0.86M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Third Best with $0.84M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 10th Sony’s CHAPPiE grossed $1.099 million on Monday to lead the daily box office for a fourth consecutive day. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film continues to perform below its already modest pre-release expectations. CHAPPiE was down 69 percent from...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘CHAPPiE’ Leads with an Underwhelming $13.3M; ‘Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Solid with $8.5M; ‘Unfinished Business’ Bombs with $4.8M; ‘American Sniper’ Becomes the Highest Grossing Release of 2014 Boxoffice Staff • Mar 9th Sony’s CHAPPiE led the box office this weekend with $13.35 million. However, the Neill Blomkamp directed sci-fi film debuted below its already modest pre-release expectations. The film’s performance also represented the smallest first place take since Ouija led last year’s...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Focus’ Leads With $1.3 Million on Wednesday; ‘Kingsman’ Still Strong In Second Place; ‘Fifty Shades’ Crosses $150M Mark; ‘Lazarus Effect’ Boxoffice Staff • Mar 5th Warner Bros. reports that Focus once again claimed first place on Wednesday with $1.29 million, bringing its six-day domestic total to $23.35 million. The Will Smith/Margot Robbie con artist pic is running about 4.5 percent behind the pace of 2011’s...
News & Analysis ‘Fifty Shades’, ‘SpongeBob’, ‘Kingsman’, & ‘American Sniper’ Lead Third Best February On Record; 2015 YTD Box Office Remains at 5-Year High Boxoffice Staff • Mar 3rd February’s domestic box office closed out over $763.5 million, marking a 9 percent improvement over the same month last year. It also represents the third best February on record behind 2012 ($818.3 million) and 2009 ($770.2 million). To no surprise,...
News & Analysis ‘Fifty Shades’, ‘SpongeBob’, ‘Kingsman’, & ‘American Sniper’ Lead Third Best February On Record; 2015 YTD Box Office Remains at 5-Year High • Mar 3rd February’s domestic box office closed out over $763.5 million, marking a 9 percent improvement over the same month last year. It also represents the third best February on record behind 2012 ($818.3 million) and 2009 ($770.2 million). To no surprise,...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Focus’ Leads Lackluster Weekend with $18.7M; ‘The Lazarus Effect’ Debuts in Fifth with $10.2M Boxoffice Staff • Mar 2nd As was widely expected, Warner’s Focus debuted in first place this weekend with $18.69 million. However, the romantic heist film starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie did perform a bit below pre-release expectations. Focus opened a lackluster 32 percent below...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Seizes $136.8M in Two Weeks; ‘Kingsman’ Claims $73.9M Boxoffice Staff • Feb 27th Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey took in $1.79 million on Thursday to continue to lead the daily box office. The successful erotic romantic drama was up 1 percent over Wednesday’s performance and down a sizable 58 percent from last Thursday....
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Cracks $135M Mark on Wednesday; ‘Kingsman’ Still Strong’; ‘American Sniper’ Moves Back Into Third Place on February 26, 2015 Boxoffice Staff • Feb 26th Universal reports that Fifty Shades of Grey took in $1.77 million on Wednesday, representing a 58 percent drop from the same day last week. To date, the adaptation has earned $135.05 million domestically (9 percent ahead of the pace of...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Remains #1 on Tuesday with $2.27M; ‘Kingsman’ Passes the $70M Mark After $1.89M Second Place Take Boxoffice Staff • Feb 25th Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey grossed $2.27 million on Tuesday to continue to lead the daily box office. The successful erotic romantic drama increased 23 percent over Monday, but was still down 59 percent from last Tuesday. While it continues...