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China’s Lunar New Year box office hits 6-year low as releases fall flat
CultureSCMP1d ago

China’s Lunar New Year box office hits 6-year low as releases fall flat

China’s Lunar New Year box office slid to its weakest level since 2020, weighed down by the absence of major breakout films, despite the country leading global single-market takings so far this year. Cinemas generated 5.75 billion yuan (US$831 million) over the nine-day holiday that ended on Monday, according to box-office tracker Dengta Data – a drop of nearly 40 per cent from last year’s record 9.51 billion yuan haul. The result marked the lowest Lunar New Year takings since 2020, when...

Top 10 largest cinemas in Nigeria by ticket revenue
Culturevanguard-ng23h ago

Top 10 largest cinemas in Nigeria by ticket revenue

With total profits exceeding ₦30 billion over the past three years, Nigeria's film industry has had robust development in box office sales, bolstered by growing audiences and a mix of Nollywood and Hollywood films boosting ticket sales. The post Top 10 largest cinemas in Nigeria by ticket revenue appeared first on Vanguard News.

Psycho Killer review – delayed satanic serial slasher is devilishly dull
CultureThe Guardian4d ago

Psycho Killer review – delayed satanic serial slasher is devilishly dull

The writer of Seven commits the sin of boring us with this bland horror which should have stayed in development hell where it belongs When a script has passed through multiple hands over an almost 20-year period, one assumes it must have something magnetic enough to keep it within the Hollywood ecosystem and out of the trash. Of course, it’s also assumed that there’s probably something a little cursed about it too but when it finally does get made, the curiosity factor is sky high. Psycho Killer, written in the mid-2000s by Seven’s Andrew Kevin Walker, has had its share of almosts over the years. In 2009, Fred Durst was set to direct. In 2010, Eli Roth was set to produce. In 2011, production was set to begin. In 2015, it was supposed to get German funding. But each iteration found a snag, and it took until 2023 for the film to finally get made. Three years later, it’s now finally getting released by 20th, AKA Disney, with long-time producer Gavin Polone making his directorial debut, an answer to the question of “Why this?’ quietly arriving in 1,000-plus cinemas. Continue reading...

‘Kokuho,’ Japan’s Highest-Grossing Live-Action Film, Sets U.K., Ireland Release
Culturevariety8d ago

‘Kokuho,’ Japan’s Highest-Grossing Live-Action Film, Sets U.K., Ireland Release

Vue Lumière will release “Kokuho,” the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film of all time in Japan, in U.K. and Ireland cinemas. Directed by Lee Sang-il from a screenplay by Okudera Satoko, the kabuki theater drama has generated $125 million in Japan since its release. The film received a best make-up and hairstyling nomination at the 98th […]