Exclusive: International production veterans Shebnem Askin and Michael Rifkin have been appointed Co-Heads of Sony Pictures International Productions. Reporting to Sanford Panitch, President, Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, the pair takes over from Laine Kline who stepped down earlier this year.
Spip is the local-language production arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group and is active in more than 13 markets around the world including France, the UK, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, India, Korea, China, Taiwan, Germany and Japan and is a market share leader in Spain and Russia.
Local-language pictures are an important aspect of the business, key to individual market box office and with the ability to make all boats rise. Some of Sony’s recent notable co-production releases include 2019’s Padre No Hay Mas Que Uno which grossed $15.9M in Spain to become the highest grossing Spanish film that year. The sequel, Padre No Hay Mas Que Uno 2,...
Spip is the local-language production arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group and is active in more than 13 markets around the world including France, the UK, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, India, Korea, China, Taiwan, Germany and Japan and is a market share leader in Spain and Russia.
Local-language pictures are an important aspect of the business, key to individual market box office and with the ability to make all boats rise. Some of Sony’s recent notable co-production releases include 2019’s Padre No Hay Mas Que Uno which grossed $15.9M in Spain to become the highest grossing Spanish film that year. The sequel, Padre No Hay Mas Que Uno 2,...
- 7/14/2021
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
The director has finished filming his latest comedy, which is slated for release this year and which, much like his previous title, will surely prove to be a lifeline for Spanish cinema. As the film industry was bemoaning the havoc that the Covid-19 pandemic was wreaking on the box office, in summer 2020 Santiago Segura released Father There Is Only One 2, the sequel to 2019’s Father There Is Only One. The box-office result of this release was immense (it grossed more than €10 million), especially during the industry’s most disastrous period of the last few decades, and many media dubbed the Madrilenian director the “saviour of Spanish cinema” (see the news). Now, it seems that the indefatigable producer and actor has just wrapped shooting for his upcoming feature, ¡A todo tren! Destino Asturias, and...
Sony Pictures International Productions is launching Parasomnia Productions, a new label dedicated to genre movies in France. The label’s creation is in association with Marc Missonnier’s Moana Films.
The aim is to promote theatrical genre pics in France, including fantasy, horror, supernatural and mock documentaries, among others.
The titles will have a budget cap of 1 million euros ($1.2M) each. Parasomnia is also now launching a call to writers for original screenplays of feature projects written in French. Candidates can apply here with the closing date for submissions set on March 15, 2021.
Said veteran producer Missonnier and Stéphane Huard, President of Sony Pictures Entertainment France, “We believe in films with strong concepts, designed to be made in a limited budget. We also want to discover powerful and unique characters. Finally, we will give particular importance to first and second feature film projects, to encourage the emergence of new talents. ”
Added Laine Kline,...
The aim is to promote theatrical genre pics in France, including fantasy, horror, supernatural and mock documentaries, among others.
The titles will have a budget cap of 1 million euros ($1.2M) each. Parasomnia is also now launching a call to writers for original screenplays of feature projects written in French. Candidates can apply here with the closing date for submissions set on March 15, 2021.
Said veteran producer Missonnier and Stéphane Huard, President of Sony Pictures Entertainment France, “We believe in films with strong concepts, designed to be made in a limited budget. We also want to discover powerful and unique characters. Finally, we will give particular importance to first and second feature film projects, to encourage the emergence of new talents. ”
Added Laine Kline,...
- 2/9/2021
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Box office in Spain crashed 72% in 2020 to a total €169.7 million ($207 million), with Covid-19 wiping over half a billion dollars from box office sales this year, Comscore announced Tuesday.
By way of comparison, 2019 total box office in Spain stood at €605 million ($738 million). Spanish cinema admissions similarly plunged from 105 million tickets sold last year, a recent-year record, to 28.2 million in 2020.
In line with analysts’ expectations for not only Spain but much of Europe, admissions were the lowest since records began in 1965, and plunged despite cinema theaters remaining open in most of Spain since late June, save for Catalonia and Andalusia, in contrast to Europe’s other biggest markets.
Yet even in such dire circumstances, there were blue sky moments. The highest-grossing movie of the year opened in Spain, for example, after Covid-19 had hit Madrid harder than any other city in Europe.
Released July 29 by Sony in a high-stakes gamble as second-wave...
By way of comparison, 2019 total box office in Spain stood at €605 million ($738 million). Spanish cinema admissions similarly plunged from 105 million tickets sold last year, a recent-year record, to 28.2 million in 2020.
In line with analysts’ expectations for not only Spain but much of Europe, admissions were the lowest since records began in 1965, and plunged despite cinema theaters remaining open in most of Spain since late June, save for Catalonia and Andalusia, in contrast to Europe’s other biggest markets.
Yet even in such dire circumstances, there were blue sky moments. The highest-grossing movie of the year opened in Spain, for example, after Covid-19 had hit Madrid harder than any other city in Europe.
Released July 29 by Sony in a high-stakes gamble as second-wave...
- 12/29/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Latino AVOD phenomenon Vix, which controls the biggest multi-platform Latino digital media audience in the world, is extending its reach as it pushes to underscore its relevance, premiering three Covid-19 confinement-themed series, all produced entirely during Covid-19 lockdown.
Making its world premiere on Vix, “The New Normal” is an eight-part doc-series featuring self-interviews and real-life moments of Brazilians around the world. Locales include Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, New Zealand, England, Israel and China. The series is produced by Vix’s in-house creative team led by director of Ott content, Ines Salles.
Created and produced by Maria Albinana and Luke Eve, directed by Eve and inspired by real-life circumstance, 10-part “Cancelled” turns on a man who is forced to cancel his wedding in Spain – and plunge into lockdown with his fiancee and his mother.
Already announced, “La Treintena,” which bowed late last week on Vix, marks Vix’s first series from...
Making its world premiere on Vix, “The New Normal” is an eight-part doc-series featuring self-interviews and real-life moments of Brazilians around the world. Locales include Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, New Zealand, England, Israel and China. The series is produced by Vix’s in-house creative team led by director of Ott content, Ines Salles.
Created and produced by Maria Albinana and Luke Eve, directed by Eve and inspired by real-life circumstance, 10-part “Cancelled” turns on a man who is forced to cancel his wedding in Spain – and plunge into lockdown with his fiancee and his mother.
Already announced, “La Treintena,” which bowed late last week on Vix, marks Vix’s first series from...
- 11/2/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Speakers at Meta Cinema Forum included Ukca head Phil Clapp and Comscore’s Arturo Guillen.
Research presented yesterday (October 27) at the third edition of the Meta Cinema Forum in Dubai suggested that global cinema box office will remain behind 2019 levels in both 2021 and 2022, reach near parity in 2023, and move ahead in 2024.
Pablo Carrera, principal research analyst for cinema intelligence at London-headquartered Omdia, presented his company’s findings prepared exclusively for the Meta event, and to accompany a panel discussion “Effect of Covid-19 on the cinema industry, projections, plans and vision for recovery and beyond”.
While global box office in 2019 reached $42.5bn,...
Research presented yesterday (October 27) at the third edition of the Meta Cinema Forum in Dubai suggested that global cinema box office will remain behind 2019 levels in both 2021 and 2022, reach near parity in 2023, and move ahead in 2024.
Pablo Carrera, principal research analyst for cinema intelligence at London-headquartered Omdia, presented his company’s findings prepared exclusively for the Meta event, and to accompany a panel discussion “Effect of Covid-19 on the cinema industry, projections, plans and vision for recovery and beyond”.
While global box office in 2019 reached $42.5bn,...
- 10/28/2020
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures saw an 18% drop in second quarter profits to $299M from July-September versus the same period in 2019. However, the figures rep an increase on the first quarter’s $230M which ended June 30 this year. Revenues across the division were off by $615M compared to last year while theatrical sales dropped to $13M versus $715M in Q2 2019, clearly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
A key portion of the domestic market is still closed while there are lingering restrictions on cinemas and the threat of renewed lockdowns in Europe. In 2019, Sony’s Q2 earnings were largely attributable to the summer success of Marvel sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
In this year’s Q2, Sony had just The Broken Hearts Gallery and The Last Shift in domestic theaters. It did however have an overseas hit with Spanish title Padre No Hay Mas Que Uno 2...
A key portion of the domestic market is still closed while there are lingering restrictions on cinemas and the threat of renewed lockdowns in Europe. In 2019, Sony’s Q2 earnings were largely attributable to the summer success of Marvel sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
In this year’s Q2, Sony had just The Broken Hearts Gallery and The Last Shift in domestic theaters. It did however have an overseas hit with Spanish title Padre No Hay Mas Que Uno 2...
- 10/28/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
As Covid-19 cases spike, Europe is once again taking serious measures to curb the virus’ spread. After initially shuttering its movie theaters in late February and then reopening in June, Italy is now set to close cinemas once again from tomorrow. At the same time, Spain has approved a new national state of alarm and is introducing a nationwide curfew from 11Pm to 6Am, though regions have a margin of one hour on either side, El Pais reports.
The moves come after France widely extended a 9Pm to 6Am curfew to numerous areas across the country this past week.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte today announced that bars and restaurants must cease daily service as of 6Pm beginning Monday. Cinemas, live theaters, gaming halls and discos will be closed altogether. Italy was once the hardest hit European nation and in early March, became the first to impose strict confinement as...
The moves come after France widely extended a 9Pm to 6Am curfew to numerous areas across the country this past week.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte today announced that bars and restaurants must cease daily service as of 6Pm beginning Monday. Cinemas, live theaters, gaming halls and discos will be closed altogether. Italy was once the hardest hit European nation and in early March, became the first to impose strict confinement as...
- 10/25/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Intl. Productions Boards ‘The New Toy’ With Daniel Auteuil, Jamel Debbouze (Exclusive)
Sony Pictures Intl. Productions has boarded “The New Toy,” a French comedy that will be directed by James Huth and will be headlined by Cesar award-winner Daniel Auteuil and popular French comedian Jamel Debbouze.
“The New Toy” is inspired by Francis Veber’s 1976 cult classic “The Toy,” which was previously remade in the U.S. by Richard Donner in 1982 with Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason in the leading roles.
Huth penned the adapted screenplay with Sonja Shillito. In the original film, a poor journalist finds himself as a toy of a boss’s son. Making friends with the naughty child, he tries to save him from the cruel power of his father.
“’The Toy’ was Francis Veber’s first film and it left a mark on me when it was released in theaters in 1976,” said the well-established French producer Richard Grandpierre, who is producing “The New Toy.”
“I have seen it dozens of times.
“The New Toy” is inspired by Francis Veber’s 1976 cult classic “The Toy,” which was previously remade in the U.S. by Richard Donner in 1982 with Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason in the leading roles.
Huth penned the adapted screenplay with Sonja Shillito. In the original film, a poor journalist finds himself as a toy of a boss’s son. Making friends with the naughty child, he tries to save him from the cruel power of his father.
“’The Toy’ was Francis Veber’s first film and it left a mark on me when it was released in theaters in 1976,” said the well-established French producer Richard Grandpierre, who is producing “The New Toy.”
“I have seen it dozens of times.
- 10/22/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Underscoring a larger perceived global market potential for Spanish movies, Warner Bros. Pictures Intl. España is upping its bet on Spanish film production, in volume, budgets and talent.
Once largely acquiring, and then releasing in Spain, around six national films annually, the Hollywood studio now plans to invest in, or officially produce, eight-10 features a year, with Spanish star-studded casts and top directorial talent.
Disclosed to Variety as Warner Bros. Spain unveiled its 2020-21 slate at Spain’s San Sebastian Festival, the bigger push into Spanish production will also see the Hollywood studio continuing to partner on a joint development fund with Atresmedia Cine – a title-by-title non-exclusive alliance which is emerging as a key production axis on the Spanish movie scene.
At San Sebastian, Warner Bros. España updated Spanish media on five Spanish titles on its 2020-21 release slate, all produced by Atresmedia Cine, in association with Buendía Estudios. It...
Once largely acquiring, and then releasing in Spain, around six national films annually, the Hollywood studio now plans to invest in, or officially produce, eight-10 features a year, with Spanish star-studded casts and top directorial talent.
Disclosed to Variety as Warner Bros. Spain unveiled its 2020-21 slate at Spain’s San Sebastian Festival, the bigger push into Spanish production will also see the Hollywood studio continuing to partner on a joint development fund with Atresmedia Cine – a title-by-title non-exclusive alliance which is emerging as a key production axis on the Spanish movie scene.
At San Sebastian, Warner Bros. España updated Spanish media on five Spanish titles on its 2020-21 release slate, all produced by Atresmedia Cine, in association with Buendía Estudios. It...
- 9/24/2020
- by John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki star.
August 31 Update: After nearly six months without a wide new Hollywood release due the the pandemic, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet launched on more than 20,000 screens in 41 territories including Canada, grossing a confirmed $53.6m over the weekend.
Warner Bros Pictures International
Updated: Playing in cinemas with capacity restrictions, Tenet led the way in the UK on $7m (£5.3m) from 3,116 screens for 74% market share.
Next was France on $6.8m (€5.7m) from 1,070 for 68% share, followed by South Korea on $5.1m (Won 6bn) on 2,228 for close to 80% share, and Germany on $4.5m (€3.8m) from 1,955 for nearly 60% market share.
August 31 Update: After nearly six months without a wide new Hollywood release due the the pandemic, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet launched on more than 20,000 screens in 41 territories including Canada, grossing a confirmed $53.6m over the weekend.
Warner Bros Pictures International
Updated: Playing in cinemas with capacity restrictions, Tenet led the way in the UK on $7m (£5.3m) from 3,116 screens for 74% market share.
Next was France on $6.8m (€5.7m) from 1,070 for 68% share, followed by South Korea on $5.1m (Won 6bn) on 2,228 for close to 80% share, and Germany on $4.5m (€3.8m) from 1,955 for nearly 60% market share.
- 8/31/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki star.
After nearly six months without a wide new Hollywood release due the the pandemic, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet launched on more than 20,000 screens in 41 territories including Canada, grossing an estimated $53m-plus over the weekend.
Warner Bros Pictures International
Playing in cinemas with capacity restrictions, Tenet led the way in the UK on $7.1m (£5.4m) from 3,114 screens for 74% market share.
Next was France on $6.7m (€5.7m) from 1,070 for 68% share, followed by South Korea on $5.1m (Won 6bn) on 2,228 for close to 80% share, and Germany on $4.2m (€3.6m) from 1,955 for nearly 60% market share.
Nolan...
After nearly six months without a wide new Hollywood release due the the pandemic, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet launched on more than 20,000 screens in 41 territories including Canada, grossing an estimated $53m-plus over the weekend.
Warner Bros Pictures International
Playing in cinemas with capacity restrictions, Tenet led the way in the UK on $7.1m (£5.4m) from 3,114 screens for 74% market share.
Next was France on $6.7m (€5.7m) from 1,070 for 68% share, followed by South Korea on $5.1m (Won 6bn) on 2,228 for close to 80% share, and Germany on $4.2m (€3.6m) from 1,955 for nearly 60% market share.
Nolan...
- 8/30/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
China was the big breakout this past weekend, leading the international box office for the fourth frame in a row and powered by the reissue of Warner Bros’ Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone in a 4K 3D restoration that conjured $13.6M on 16,000 screens over the three-day frame. With Monday and Tuesday’s Middle Kingdom grosses, the film (also known as Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone) crossed $1B worldwide.
Look for China to dominate again this coming weekend with war pic The Eight Hundred. Already, the controversial film from director Guan Hu had strong previews on Friday ($2.1M) and positively rocked turnstiles with further sneaks on Monday and Tuesday. The 1937-set story of Chinese soldiers defending a warehouse against the invading Japanese army during the Battle of Shanghai set new single-day records in the reopening process on Monday and Tuesday, each near $7.6M and cumed $16.8M through last night.
Look for China to dominate again this coming weekend with war pic The Eight Hundred. Already, the controversial film from director Guan Hu had strong previews on Friday ($2.1M) and positively rocked turnstiles with further sneaks on Monday and Tuesday. The 1937-set story of Chinese soldiers defending a warehouse against the invading Japanese army during the Battle of Shanghai set new single-day records in the reopening process on Monday and Tuesday, each near $7.6M and cumed $16.8M through last night.
- 8/19/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Sunday Update: Blessedly, another busy weekend at the international box office as new titles and eventized reissues hit overseas markets that have resumed operations. The biggest numbers are from China, where Warner Bros’ 4K 3D restoration of Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone drew muggles to the tune of an estimated $13.6M on 16,000 screens over the three-day frame (including $2.1M from 594 IMAX screens). The 19-year-old movie set a new single-day gross record in the post-covid era on Saturday and is now just a little over $2M from becoming only the second movie in the franchise to hit $1B worldwide.
China’s overall three-day weekend was a 65% increase on the last session with about $26.7M. It also helped that capacity restrictions were eased to 50% and that Friday included strong previews of controversial local war pic The Eight Hundred which continues sneaks during the next week before officially launching on August 21.
Sony...
China’s overall three-day weekend was a 65% increase on the last session with about $26.7M. It also helped that capacity restrictions were eased to 50% and that Friday included strong previews of controversial local war pic The Eight Hundred which continues sneaks during the next week before officially launching on August 21.
Sony...
- 8/16/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
There was further good news from the international box office this weekend, even as it continues to be clear that markets need fresh titles to keep the reopening momentum going — be they local, from Hollywood or even reissues of older event pictures.
We remain in uncharted waters around the globe. But progress in the post-covid process and increased grosses — meaning more people are feeling confident to go out to the cinema in places where it has been deemed safe to do so, even amid restrictions — is encouraging. Offshore box office is vitally important as it makes up at least 70% of global.
Though comps are difficult to digest at this point, worldwide box office through August 8 had hit $6.55B, off 74% from an average of last three years, according to Gower Street Analytics. The international box office portion (including China) is an estimated $4.7B so far in 2020, down $13.5B versus last year.
Still, signs of life are coming from many corners. And it’s not only China that should be a focus since studios continue to see just a 25% return of Middle Kingdom grosses; though confidence from the world’s second biggest market doesn’t come without its benefits. Industry execs largely agree that in the wake of — and in some cases still in the midst of — this pandemic, it’s time to look for the positive. “Given the amount of theaters open” and as people are still wary, “having some revenue for the first time in five months in this marketplace is great,” comments a source.
Look at Korea, which has been a prime example in delivering new homegrown movies, this past weekend outdoing itself with Deliver Us From Evil which logged the biggest opening since January at $12.6M for the Thursday-Sunday frame, and $14.9 when factoring in the Wednesday. This is in the wake of such recent local successes as #Alive, Peninsula and Steel Rain 2: Summit. Korea was still about 50% down on last year in the comparable frame, but is also, as are other markets, operating under restricted capacity. Regardless, a $15M 5-day start for a film there is very healthy.
China itself has responded to new titles over the past few weeks, while it hasn’t cottoned to everything that’s being rolled out. Still, these are early days and some films will have been subject to piracy, or haven’t hit the main demographic that’s on the front lines of returning to cinemas. Ornery intermissions are also a culprit in some cases (and screenings are regulated). This is expected to change with the arrival of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet in early September. The weekend winner in China, Sam Mendes’ 1917, is a movie that is made for the big screen and had a solid $5.27M start, in part aided by its local distributor Alibaba Pictures which has a stake in Amblin.
And France has embraced new local titles and this weekend’s STX entry Greenland starring Gerard Butler which was a clear No. 1 (via Metropolitan Filmexport) and bested some of Butler’s other recent outings.
Russell Crowe-starrer Unhinged was tops again in six markets this weekend including Russia which had just last frame begun to resume operations in any significant way. But Germany, which hasn’t had a major new title since Unhinged opened there four frames ago, dropped by 27% across the Top 10 this weekend.
Spain got a shot in the arm, despite rising coronavirus cases in Catalonia, with Sony Pictures International Productions’ Padre No Hay Mas Que Uno 2 last weekend. The market then dipped 19% this session with no major new title.
Italy for its part was showing growth, but has been essentially flat over the past few frames. Why? No new titles. Now, Italy is particular in that it doesn’t typically program the summer, but that changed in 2019 via a concerted effort by the studios which led to positive results. Hopefully the experiment picks up again in summer 2021. In the meantime, the market will receive Disney/Pixar’s Onward for the first time on August 21 (as will Japan and China).
Looking more closely at the top markets this past weekend, China came in at about $17.3M, a slight drop from the earlier three-day session that included a great first Sunday for Warner Bros’ reissue of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar.
There are about 8,000 cinemas open in China where Universal’s Dolittle also this weekend became the highest-grossing movie of 2020 with $16.2M since bowing on July 24. Even if this session was off 95% versus last year, the signs continue to be positive. Moviegoers are eager for new product and more’s the better if it’s a title that demands the big screen experience like 1917, or the upcoming re-release of Nolan’s Inception followed by Tenet upon which so much hope is pinned. Warner Bros also this coming session has Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone for the first time in 3D and pre-sales are looking magical. There are rumblings in the Middle Kingdom that capacity limits could be relaxed from 30% to 50%. China, as with some other offshore markets, will also get Mulan theatrically, though a date has yet to be finalized.
Korea’s weekend was up more than 76% to $16M for the Thursday-Sunday portion across the Top 10. This does not include the opening Wednesday on new local hit Deliver Us From Evil which again demonstrated that Korea is eager to go back to the movies, and particularly for fresh fare.
France grew to 525K admissions in the frame, up 20% with the strong performance of STX’s Gerard Butler-starrer Greenland which released to $1.09M from 485 locations. Other new titles in the market included local Snd comedy Les Blagues De Toto and Franco/Belgian animated pic Bigfoot Family landing at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. Roughly 90% of cinemas are operating.
Also as we’ve noted, Sony International Pictures Productions’ local sequel Padre No Hay Mas Que Uno 2 dropped just 27% to cume $5.5M so far (see here for Anthony’s deep dive on how the key date was identified). Overall, Spain was off by about 19% across the Top 10 which also includes the 2nd and 4th weekends, respectively, of Universal/Blumhouse’s The Hunt ($481K cume) and WB’s Scoob! ($1.6M cume).
Unhinged has now cumed $5.41M with less than 50 of the offshore footprint in action. It was No. 1 in six markets this session, led by Australia with another $502K from 198 screens, off by just 12% from opening. The local cume is $1.24M. Overall in Australia, the Top 10 was good for $1.1M, even with last frame. About 200 locations are open.
In total, Solstice Studios’ Unhinged added $1.42M across the weekend in 22 markets. Both Russia and Austria were new No. 1 hubs. In the former, Unhinged bowed to $124K at 348 cinemas. That’s the best pos-covid weekend result so far in the market which is only just resuming operations with about 23% of locations open (the overall Top 10 was up 40% on last weekend).
In other holds outside Oz, the UK kept Unhinged at No. 1 again, adding about $150K from 275 screens, down 36%. The cume is $575K. The UK has just about 40% of its movie theaters operating, with the Top 10 off 17% from last session. France, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Korea, Middle East and Japan are still to open Unhinged.
Elsewhere, the Netherlands saw a 60% hike, led by the debut of Universal’s Trolls World Tour. At 129 locations, the sequel drew $300K, and was the top family choice in a market that is currently crowded with options. Local comedy drama Alles Is… (Life As It Should Be) came in 2nd in its bow, with $140K from 118. Unhinged dipped to 3rd place, off 28% from opening and cuming $597K through Sunday.
Reliable numbers are not yet available for Japan, however, local titles are leading play with the latest Doreamon taking over No. 1, followed by recent hit Beginning Today It Is My Turn in 2nd after four frames for a $30M cume. Almost all of the market’s cinemas are operating.
Germany has around 60% of its theaters running, and is in need of major new titles after Unhinged came on the scene four weekends ago. The local total on Unhinged is now $877K. It landed in 4th place behind a André Rieu’s 2020 Live From Maastricht concert film ($107K/230 locations), The Secret: Dare To Dream ($88K/300) and German family adenture Max Und Die Wilde 7 ($89K – including previews). Overall, the Top 10 was down 27% this session.
A slight 9% uptick across the Top 10 in New Zealand was driven by local comedy This Town from director/writer and star David White. The new entry grossed $142K at a little over 100 locations. It pushed Unhinged to the No. 2 slot on 77 screens where it now sits with a cume of $193K. Train To Busan sequel Peninsula was in previews this session and opens wider next weekend.
We remain in uncharted waters around the globe. But progress in the post-covid process and increased grosses — meaning more people are feeling confident to go out to the cinema in places where it has been deemed safe to do so, even amid restrictions — is encouraging. Offshore box office is vitally important as it makes up at least 70% of global.
Though comps are difficult to digest at this point, worldwide box office through August 8 had hit $6.55B, off 74% from an average of last three years, according to Gower Street Analytics. The international box office portion (including China) is an estimated $4.7B so far in 2020, down $13.5B versus last year.
Still, signs of life are coming from many corners. And it’s not only China that should be a focus since studios continue to see just a 25% return of Middle Kingdom grosses; though confidence from the world’s second biggest market doesn’t come without its benefits. Industry execs largely agree that in the wake of — and in some cases still in the midst of — this pandemic, it’s time to look for the positive. “Given the amount of theaters open” and as people are still wary, “having some revenue for the first time in five months in this marketplace is great,” comments a source.
Look at Korea, which has been a prime example in delivering new homegrown movies, this past weekend outdoing itself with Deliver Us From Evil which logged the biggest opening since January at $12.6M for the Thursday-Sunday frame, and $14.9 when factoring in the Wednesday. This is in the wake of such recent local successes as #Alive, Peninsula and Steel Rain 2: Summit. Korea was still about 50% down on last year in the comparable frame, but is also, as are other markets, operating under restricted capacity. Regardless, a $15M 5-day start for a film there is very healthy.
China itself has responded to new titles over the past few weeks, while it hasn’t cottoned to everything that’s being rolled out. Still, these are early days and some films will have been subject to piracy, or haven’t hit the main demographic that’s on the front lines of returning to cinemas. Ornery intermissions are also a culprit in some cases (and screenings are regulated). This is expected to change with the arrival of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet in early September. The weekend winner in China, Sam Mendes’ 1917, is a movie that is made for the big screen and had a solid $5.27M start, in part aided by its local distributor Alibaba Pictures which has a stake in Amblin.
And France has embraced new local titles and this weekend’s STX entry Greenland starring Gerard Butler which was a clear No. 1 (via Metropolitan Filmexport) and bested some of Butler’s other recent outings.
Russell Crowe-starrer Unhinged was tops again in six markets this weekend including Russia which had just last frame begun to resume operations in any significant way. But Germany, which hasn’t had a major new title since Unhinged opened there four frames ago, dropped by 27% across the Top 10 this weekend.
Spain got a shot in the arm, despite rising coronavirus cases in Catalonia, with Sony Pictures International Productions’ Padre No Hay Mas Que Uno 2 last weekend. The market then dipped 19% this session with no major new title.
Italy for its part was showing growth, but has been essentially flat over the past few frames. Why? No new titles. Now, Italy is particular in that it doesn’t typically program the summer, but that changed in 2019 via a concerted effort by the studios which led to positive results. Hopefully the experiment picks up again in summer 2021. In the meantime, the market will receive Disney/Pixar’s Onward for the first time on August 21 (as will Japan and China).
Looking more closely at the top markets this past weekend, China came in at about $17.3M, a slight drop from the earlier three-day session that included a great first Sunday for Warner Bros’ reissue of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar.
There are about 8,000 cinemas open in China where Universal’s Dolittle also this weekend became the highest-grossing movie of 2020 with $16.2M since bowing on July 24. Even if this session was off 95% versus last year, the signs continue to be positive. Moviegoers are eager for new product and more’s the better if it’s a title that demands the big screen experience like 1917, or the upcoming re-release of Nolan’s Inception followed by Tenet upon which so much hope is pinned. Warner Bros also this coming session has Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone for the first time in 3D and pre-sales are looking magical. There are rumblings in the Middle Kingdom that capacity limits could be relaxed from 30% to 50%. China, as with some other offshore markets, will also get Mulan theatrically, though a date has yet to be finalized.
Korea’s weekend was up more than 76% to $16M for the Thursday-Sunday portion across the Top 10. This does not include the opening Wednesday on new local hit Deliver Us From Evil which again demonstrated that Korea is eager to go back to the movies, and particularly for fresh fare.
France grew to 525K admissions in the frame, up 20% with the strong performance of STX’s Gerard Butler-starrer Greenland which released to $1.09M from 485 locations. Other new titles in the market included local Snd comedy Les Blagues De Toto and Franco/Belgian animated pic Bigfoot Family landing at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. Roughly 90% of cinemas are operating.
Also as we’ve noted, Sony International Pictures Productions’ local sequel Padre No Hay Mas Que Uno 2 dropped just 27% to cume $5.5M so far (see here for Anthony’s deep dive on how the key date was identified). Overall, Spain was off by about 19% across the Top 10 which also includes the 2nd and 4th weekends, respectively, of Universal/Blumhouse’s The Hunt ($481K cume) and WB’s Scoob! ($1.6M cume).
Unhinged has now cumed $5.41M with less than 50 of the offshore footprint in action. It was No. 1 in six markets this session, led by Australia with another $502K from 198 screens, off by just 12% from opening. The local cume is $1.24M. Overall in Australia, the Top 10 was good for $1.1M, even with last frame. About 200 locations are open.
In total, Solstice Studios’ Unhinged added $1.42M across the weekend in 22 markets. Both Russia and Austria were new No. 1 hubs. In the former, Unhinged bowed to $124K at 348 cinemas. That’s the best pos-covid weekend result so far in the market which is only just resuming operations with about 23% of locations open (the overall Top 10 was up 40% on last weekend).
In other holds outside Oz, the UK kept Unhinged at No. 1 again, adding about $150K from 275 screens, down 36%. The cume is $575K. The UK has just about 40% of its movie theaters operating, with the Top 10 off 17% from last session. France, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Korea, Middle East and Japan are still to open Unhinged.
Elsewhere, the Netherlands saw a 60% hike, led by the debut of Universal’s Trolls World Tour. At 129 locations, the sequel drew $300K, and was the top family choice in a market that is currently crowded with options. Local comedy drama Alles Is… (Life As It Should Be) came in 2nd in its bow, with $140K from 118. Unhinged dipped to 3rd place, off 28% from opening and cuming $597K through Sunday.
Reliable numbers are not yet available for Japan, however, local titles are leading play with the latest Doreamon taking over No. 1, followed by recent hit Beginning Today It Is My Turn in 2nd after four frames for a $30M cume. Almost all of the market’s cinemas are operating.
Germany has around 60% of its theaters running, and is in need of major new titles after Unhinged came on the scene four weekends ago. The local total on Unhinged is now $877K. It landed in 4th place behind a André Rieu’s 2020 Live From Maastricht concert film ($107K/230 locations), The Secret: Dare To Dream ($88K/300) and German family adenture Max Und Die Wilde 7 ($89K – including previews). Overall, the Top 10 was down 27% this session.
A slight 9% uptick across the Top 10 in New Zealand was driven by local comedy This Town from director/writer and star David White. The new entry grossed $142K at a little over 100 locations. It pushed Unhinged to the No. 2 slot on 77 screens where it now sits with a cume of $193K. Train To Busan sequel Peninsula was in previews this session and opens wider next weekend.
- 8/11/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Unhinged’ topped the box office in six countries, including new markets Russia and Austria.
South Korean box office rose 68% at the weekend, thanks to the arrival of strong local title Deliver Us From Evil, directed by Hong Won-Chan (2015’s Office).
Cj Entertainment’s action thriller grossed a handy $10.6m for the August 7-9 period, and $15m since its August 5 opening date. Admissions were 1.39m for the weekend period, and just over 2.03m since Wednesday – 78% of the total market. The film reunites Hwang Jung-min and Lee Jung-jae who appeared together in 2013’s New World.
Deliver Us From Evil’s numbers are...
South Korean box office rose 68% at the weekend, thanks to the arrival of strong local title Deliver Us From Evil, directed by Hong Won-Chan (2015’s Office).
Cj Entertainment’s action thriller grossed a handy $10.6m for the August 7-9 period, and $15m since its August 5 opening date. Admissions were 1.39m for the weekend period, and just over 2.03m since Wednesday – 78% of the total market. The film reunites Hwang Jung-min and Lee Jung-jae who appeared together in 2013’s New World.
Deliver Us From Evil’s numbers are...
- 8/11/2020
- by 1100901¦Charles Gant¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
As the major studios become overly cautious, throw up their hands, and move their titles to either PVOD (Lionsgate’s Antebellum) or their own streaming platforms (Disney’s Mulan), they should take a breath and look at Spain as a sign of what’s possible in the revival of the box office during the pandemic.
We’re specifically talking about the recent success of Sony Pictures International Productions and Bowfinger’s Padre No Hay Más Que Uno 2 (aka Father There is Only One 2), a family comedy sequel from Santiago Segura that’s pacing to overtake its original 2019 installment which ended its run at $15.9M.
Studio executives continue to worry whether moviegoers will return to cinemas immediately (and you can see their emotions played out in their release date changes); this despite the fact that sharp analytical studies state otherwise. Disney is clearly betting with Mulan that stateside families...
We’re specifically talking about the recent success of Sony Pictures International Productions and Bowfinger’s Padre No Hay Más Que Uno 2 (aka Father There is Only One 2), a family comedy sequel from Santiago Segura that’s pacing to overtake its original 2019 installment which ended its run at $15.9M.
Studio executives continue to worry whether moviegoers will return to cinemas immediately (and you can see their emotions played out in their release date changes); this despite the fact that sharp analytical studies state otherwise. Disney is clearly betting with Mulan that stateside families...
- 8/10/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Sunday Update: The international box office continued to show increasing signs of life this weekend, with fresh titles notably in such markets as China, Korea and France. Some of what’s working are films that demand the big screen experience, even if they are arriving late (or are making a re-appearance in certain areas), as well as fresh homegrown titles. Though still not thriving, per se, the reopening process is demonstrating there is hunger for the theatrical experience overseas.
Korea for its part is keeping the momentum going, bowing crime drama Deliver Us From Evil to a fantastic $14.9M 5-day start, per Kobiz. It positively dominated the market which is robust in the wake of such new local titles as Peninsula and Steel Rain 2: Summit, reinforcing the strength of the Korean industry. Peninsula now has a $27M cume at home after four frames. The Train To Busan sequel opened...
Korea for its part is keeping the momentum going, bowing crime drama Deliver Us From Evil to a fantastic $14.9M 5-day start, per Kobiz. It positively dominated the market which is robust in the wake of such new local titles as Peninsula and Steel Rain 2: Summit, reinforcing the strength of the Korean industry. Peninsula now has a $27M cume at home after four frames. The Train To Busan sequel opened...
- 8/9/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
While resurgent waves of Covid-19 have caused new lockdowns and stay-at-home restrictions in places including California, Hong Kong and Australia’s Victoria State, nearly half of the world’s cinemas are now back in operation, according to data from the U.K.’s Gower Street Analytics.
That should come as some relief to exhibitors and distributors who, in addition to coronavirus, have been rocked by other recent industry developments. Last week, AMC Theatres and Universal Pictures ended their long-running hostilities by agreeing significantly shortened exclusive theatrical windows, while this week, Disney further disappointed many exhibitors by announcing “Mulan” will go straight to streaming in markets where its Disney Plus service is operational.
Gower Street data shows that cinemas representing 48% of the global box office were open over the past weekend. That figure is up from 41% a week earlier, and a significant leap from 28% on July 18, before Chinese cinemas returned to activity.
That should come as some relief to exhibitors and distributors who, in addition to coronavirus, have been rocked by other recent industry developments. Last week, AMC Theatres and Universal Pictures ended their long-running hostilities by agreeing significantly shortened exclusive theatrical windows, while this week, Disney further disappointed many exhibitors by announcing “Mulan” will go straight to streaming in markets where its Disney Plus service is operational.
Gower Street data shows that cinemas representing 48% of the global box office were open over the past weekend. That figure is up from 41% a week earlier, and a significant leap from 28% on July 18, before Chinese cinemas returned to activity.
- 8/6/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Takings rose 30% on previous weekend as more than a third of all cinemas are now open.
The UK and Ireland box office grew 30% from July 31 to August 2, compared to the previous weekend, as the reopening of cinemas continues to gather momentum.
Box office takings across the three-day weekend were £838,084, up from the previous weekend’s £644,338, according to Comscore. This was from 326 sites (including 44 in the Republic of Ireland and four drive-ins) up from 194 sites.
A large proportion of this leap is due to the July 31 reopening of more than 80 Cineworld sites in England and a further 24 cinemas operated by its boutique arm Picturehouse.
The UK and Ireland box office grew 30% from July 31 to August 2, compared to the previous weekend, as the reopening of cinemas continues to gather momentum.
Box office takings across the three-day weekend were £838,084, up from the previous weekend’s £644,338, according to Comscore. This was from 326 sites (including 44 in the Republic of Ireland and four drive-ins) up from 194 sites.
A large proportion of this leap is due to the July 31 reopening of more than 80 Cineworld sites in England and a further 24 cinemas operated by its boutique arm Picturehouse.
- 8/5/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
CEO Bob Chapek says release pattern for delayed blockbuster is a “one-off.”
Adding another question mark to the future prospects of the global exhibition business, Disney has said it will launch the much delayed Mulan on September 4 as a premium VoD offering as well as in cinemas in “certain markets” around the world.
The potential blockbuster, originally set for worldwide theatrical release in March, will be offered to subscribers to the new Disney+ streaming platform in the US, Canada, New Zealand and “a number of countries” in Western Europe in September, for a price of $29.99.
Disney said Mulan will open...
Adding another question mark to the future prospects of the global exhibition business, Disney has said it will launch the much delayed Mulan on September 4 as a premium VoD offering as well as in cinemas in “certain markets” around the world.
The potential blockbuster, originally set for worldwide theatrical release in March, will be offered to subscribers to the new Disney+ streaming platform in the US, Canada, New Zealand and “a number of countries” in Western Europe in September, for a price of $29.99.
Disney said Mulan will open...
- 8/4/2020
- by 31¦John Hazelton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
While Universal’s Dolittle and Warner Bros’ reissue of Interstellar were the big kahunas in China this weekend, Russell Crowe-starrer Unhinged hit the road in 19 new markets over the session. Among them, the UK, Australia, Netherlands and New Zealand where the Solstice Studios pic was No. 1. They joined Germany which kicked off two frames ago. In total, Unhinged took the No. 1 position in 11 markets this weekend which overall was worth $2.17M in 20 for a $2.9M international box office cume to date.
As one international exec recently told me, “We are definitely in need of new and attractive content.” That’s been the refrain across the past several weeks as cinemas in Asia and Europe have reopened, and it’s been borne out by the performances of fresh fare. While numbers may seem meager, they are significantly affected by capacity and screening limits. There is certainly hope on the horizon...
As one international exec recently told me, “We are definitely in need of new and attractive content.” That’s been the refrain across the past several weeks as cinemas in Asia and Europe have reopened, and it’s been borne out by the performances of fresh fare. While numbers may seem meager, they are significantly affected by capacity and screening limits. There is certainly hope on the horizon...
- 8/4/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedy sequel sees Spanish audiences defy Covid with biggest opening of 2020.
Russell Crowe road-rage thriller Unhinged released in 19 international markets last Friday, proving a notable draw in Australia, where the film opened with AUD798,000 from 214 cinemas in four days for distributor Studiocanal, achieving 39% market share.
That’s a big step up from the previous weekend’s top title in the territory, which was The King Of Staten Island with $207,000. Currently, 73% of Australia’s cinemas are open, but with reduced capacities and showtimes.
Unhinged was number one in 11 international markets: Australia, UK, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Ukraine, West Indies,...
Russell Crowe road-rage thriller Unhinged released in 19 international markets last Friday, proving a notable draw in Australia, where the film opened with AUD798,000 from 214 cinemas in four days for distributor Studiocanal, achieving 39% market share.
That’s a big step up from the previous weekend’s top title in the territory, which was The King Of Staten Island with $207,000. Currently, 73% of Australia’s cinemas are open, but with reduced capacities and showtimes.
Unhinged was number one in 11 international markets: Australia, UK, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Ukraine, West Indies,...
- 8/4/2020
- by 1100901¦Charles Gant¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Santiago Segura’s “Father There Is Only One 2” has punched €2.14 million ($2.5 million) across its first five days in Spain over July 29-Aug. 2, according to Comscore, maintaining its bid to become Europe’s first Covid-19 era blockbuster.
With some cinema theater takings still to come in, the box office trawl is at least 21% up on opening figures for the family comedy franchise’s first installment, which went on to become Spain’s biggest movie release of 2019, earning a final €14.2 million ($16.1 million) from an Aug. 1 bow.
This year’s opening box office has been made on one more day at the box office, with the sequel bowing on a Wednesday, and the first installment on a Thursday. But “Father 2” grossed $2.5 million from 23% fewer screens in Spain, according to Comscore — some movie theaters remain closed because of Covid-19 — and largely over a weekend that caught many Spaniards going on or returning from vacation.
With some cinema theater takings still to come in, the box office trawl is at least 21% up on opening figures for the family comedy franchise’s first installment, which went on to become Spain’s biggest movie release of 2019, earning a final €14.2 million ($16.1 million) from an Aug. 1 bow.
This year’s opening box office has been made on one more day at the box office, with the sequel bowing on a Wednesday, and the first installment on a Thursday. But “Father 2” grossed $2.5 million from 23% fewer screens in Spain, according to Comscore — some movie theaters remain closed because of Covid-19 — and largely over a weekend that caught many Spaniards going on or returning from vacation.
- 8/3/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Sunday Update: As expected, Warner Bros’ re-release of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar had a blast in China on Sunday, grossing $2.85M. That gives the 2014 saga bragging rights to the Middle Kingdom’s biggest single day and highest ‘opening’ day gross since cinemas in low-risk areas resumed operations on July 20. At about $7.6M, Sunday was also the highest grossing day overall in the market post-covid closures and contributed to a three-day weekend that was worth $17.6M across all titles.
Interstellar’s original run in China grossed $122M, and the reception on the re-release is a good sign for Nolan’s Tenet which starts rolling out internationally on August 26. A China date has yet to be confirmed, though the timing could line up.
Like Tenet, Interstellar was shot with IMAX cameras and this weekend’s China tally includes $660K from the large format. The film played on 461 IMAX screens which also accounted...
Interstellar’s original run in China grossed $122M, and the reception on the re-release is a good sign for Nolan’s Tenet which starts rolling out internationally on August 26. A China date has yet to be confirmed, though the timing could line up.
Like Tenet, Interstellar was shot with IMAX cameras and this weekend’s China tally includes $660K from the large format. The film played on 461 IMAX screens which also accounted...
- 8/2/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Santiago Segura’s Father There Is Only One sequel is a major new opener in Spain.
South Korea, opening Wednesday July 29
In South Korea, where theatrical releases open on Wednesdays and Thursdays, the new films in cinemas this weekend with top ticket reservation rates, according to the Korean Film Council (Kofic), are led by Lotte Cultureworks’ Jung Woo-sung-starrer Steel Rain 2: Summit - director Yang Woo-suk’s sequel to his North-South Korea political action thriller.
The film opened Wednesday, July 29 and as of Thursday has clocked up $1.2m atop the box office chart.
Further new titles include Chinese shark...
South Korea, opening Wednesday July 29
In South Korea, where theatrical releases open on Wednesdays and Thursdays, the new films in cinemas this weekend with top ticket reservation rates, according to the Korean Film Council (Kofic), are led by Lotte Cultureworks’ Jung Woo-sung-starrer Steel Rain 2: Summit - director Yang Woo-suk’s sequel to his North-South Korea political action thriller.
The film opened Wednesday, July 29 and as of Thursday has clocked up $1.2m atop the box office chart.
Further new titles include Chinese shark...
- 7/31/2020
- by 134¦Jean Noh¦516¦¬1101324¦Elisabet Cabeza¦37¦¬1101325¦Gabriele Niola¦35¦¬158¦Martin Blaney¦40¦¬1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing International, Santiago Segura’s family comedy “Father There is Only One 2” punched a sensational first-day debut on July 29, garnering €465,014 in Spain.
That’s 60% up from the original installment’s first day total of €272,686, which went on to earn €14.2 million ($16.1 million) in Spain, becoming the highest-grossing domestic movie of last year.
“Spaniards have spent months in confinement, seeing tons of films, and now need to get out and watch movies with other people. It’s a question of mental health,” said Bowfinger International’s María Luis Gutiérrez, producer of “Father There Is Only One 2.” Segura and Gutiérrez used a study by Dimitrios Mitsinikos at Gower Street Analytics to convince themselves that the sequel had box office potential, she said.
Originally scheduled to open in Spanish theaters on Aug. 7, Sony Pictures Releasing International made waves last week announcing that the company was moving the release...
That’s 60% up from the original installment’s first day total of €272,686, which went on to earn €14.2 million ($16.1 million) in Spain, becoming the highest-grossing domestic movie of last year.
“Spaniards have spent months in confinement, seeing tons of films, and now need to get out and watch movies with other people. It’s a question of mental health,” said Bowfinger International’s María Luis Gutiérrez, producer of “Father There Is Only One 2.” Segura and Gutiérrez used a study by Dimitrios Mitsinikos at Gower Street Analytics to convince themselves that the sequel had box office potential, she said.
Originally scheduled to open in Spanish theaters on Aug. 7, Sony Pictures Releasing International made waves last week announcing that the company was moving the release...
- 7/30/2020
- by Jamie Lang and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros. is reaching out to international exhibitors about a possible late August launch for Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet.” If it takes place, it would mean that the twisty spy thriller, which was expected to be among the highest-grossing summer releases, will have some sort of popcorn season debut.
Exhibitors in the U.K., France and Spain have been told by the studio to plan for an Aug. 26-28 launch. The dates are not confirmed, though sources indicate that talks are positive. It’s understood the studio is also aiming to release the film early in Asia, with exhibitors in the region expecting to receive a new date in the next few days. It’s worth noting, however, that given the fast-changing nature of the global health crisis, these plans could change if the situation worsens and more hotspots emerge.
One exhibitor contacted by the studio, who asked to remain anonymous,...
Exhibitors in the U.K., France and Spain have been told by the studio to plan for an Aug. 26-28 launch. The dates are not confirmed, though sources indicate that talks are positive. It’s understood the studio is also aiming to release the film early in Asia, with exhibitors in the region expecting to receive a new date in the next few days. It’s worth noting, however, that given the fast-changing nature of the global health crisis, these plans could change if the situation worsens and more hotspots emerge.
One exhibitor contacted by the studio, who asked to remain anonymous,...
- 7/24/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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