Europe’s movie production levels bounced back to pre-pandemic levels in 2021. The continent’s box office, however, lagged way behind, gross revenues coming in at less than half those before Covid-19, according to the 2022 edition of Focus – World Film Market Trends.
A reference for much of the film industry in Europe, the annual report is prepared for Cannes Marché du Film by the European Audiovisual Observatory. The full report will be made available on May 17 at the beginning of this year’s Cannes Festival.
First details released from the report focus on a disconnect whose repercussions will play over Europe this year. Europe’s production halt in March 2020 was dramatic, but “comparatively brief,” the Focus report argues. Measuring productions in terms of films starting principal photography, receiving public funding or being certified, 2021 production activity often exceeded its pre-pandemic levels, the report announces.
One question is whether such levels will prove...
A reference for much of the film industry in Europe, the annual report is prepared for Cannes Marché du Film by the European Audiovisual Observatory. The full report will be made available on May 17 at the beginning of this year’s Cannes Festival.
First details released from the report focus on a disconnect whose repercussions will play over Europe this year. Europe’s production halt in March 2020 was dramatic, but “comparatively brief,” the Focus report argues. Measuring productions in terms of films starting principal photography, receiving public funding or being certified, 2021 production activity often exceeded its pre-pandemic levels, the report announces.
One question is whether such levels will prove...
- 5/12/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
A Florida man has won back his world record after watching Spider-Man: No Way Home 292 times. Ramiro Alanis broke the record for “most cinema productions attended of the same film” in 2019, after having watched Avengers: Endgame 191 times. But in 2021, Arnaud Klein beat him out by watching Kaamelott: First Installment 204 times, […]
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- 5/3/2022
- by Hannah Kim
- Uinterview
Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa, is heading to a different (and much blockier environment) for the live-action Minecraft movie.
“The Aquaman actor is in final negotiations to star in a live-action adaptation of the hugely popular and successful world-building game by Mojang Studios and Jared Hess, the director of Napoleon Dynamite, is currently attached to direct. The Ankler first broke the news which was then confirmed by multiple trades.”
Read more at Gizmodo
He wasn’t seen in the trailer, but here’s all we know about Christian Bale’s villain Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder.
“Thor 4‘s trailer introduced us to all of the characters outlined above. It establishes these characters’ returns and debuts, as well as teases Thor’s journey of self-discovery as he considers quitting the superhero business. We even got more of Star Lord’s (Chris Pratt) and Thor’s hilarious chemistry. However,...
“The Aquaman actor is in final negotiations to star in a live-action adaptation of the hugely popular and successful world-building game by Mojang Studios and Jared Hess, the director of Napoleon Dynamite, is currently attached to direct. The Ankler first broke the news which was then confirmed by multiple trades.”
Read more at Gizmodo
He wasn’t seen in the trailer, but here’s all we know about Christian Bale’s villain Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder.
“Thor 4‘s trailer introduced us to all of the characters outlined above. It establishes these characters’ returns and debuts, as well as teases Thor’s journey of self-discovery as he considers quitting the superhero business. We even got more of Star Lord’s (Chris Pratt) and Thor’s hilarious chemistry. However,...
- 4/19/2022
- by Lee Parham
- Den of Geek
One Spider-Man superfan entered the multiverse close to 300 times to set a new world record.
Ramiro Alanis revealed that he spent four months watching “Spider-Man: No Way Home” 292 times in theaters to top the previously held Guinness World Record for most in-theater viewings of one film. Alanis kicked off the mission December 16, the opening night for the blockbuster Marvel installment. Per official rules, Alanis was unable to take bathroom breaks during screenings or “participate in any other activity” until the credits finished rolling. Theaters had to issue a written statement that Alanis obeyed the official standards.
Alanis reportedly would watch up to five screenings per day, and spent an estimated 3,400 on tickets to “No Way Home.” The MCU expert also previously set the same record in 2019 by watching “Avengers: Endgame” 191 times, but in 2021, Arnaud Klein viewed the French fantasy series “Kaamelott: The First Chapter” 204 times, besting Alanis.
Now, Alanis made...
Ramiro Alanis revealed that he spent four months watching “Spider-Man: No Way Home” 292 times in theaters to top the previously held Guinness World Record for most in-theater viewings of one film. Alanis kicked off the mission December 16, the opening night for the blockbuster Marvel installment. Per official rules, Alanis was unable to take bathroom breaks during screenings or “participate in any other activity” until the credits finished rolling. Theaters had to issue a written statement that Alanis obeyed the official standards.
Alanis reportedly would watch up to five screenings per day, and spent an estimated 3,400 on tickets to “No Way Home.” The MCU expert also previously set the same record in 2019 by watching “Avengers: Endgame” 191 times, but in 2021, Arnaud Klein viewed the French fantasy series “Kaamelott: The First Chapter” 204 times, besting Alanis.
Now, Alanis made...
- 4/18/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
You might be a Marvel fan, but are you enough of a fan to watch “Spider-Man: No Way Home” nearly 300 times? That’s what MCU diehard Ramiro Alanis did to set a Guinness world record for the most in-theater viewings of the same film.
Alanis had previously set the record in 2019 by watching “Avengers: Endgame” in theaters 191 times, but had his record broken last year by Arnaud Klein, a superfan of the French fantasy series “Kaamelott” who watched the show’s film adaptation “Kaamelott: The First Chapter” 204 times.
To take back the record, Alanis bought multiple tickets to screenings of “No Way Home” starting on opening night on Dec. 16. To count each viewing towards the record total, Alanis couldn’t participate in any other activity during the screening or even leave for a bathroom break until the credits finished rolling and had to provide a ticket stub and written statement...
Alanis had previously set the record in 2019 by watching “Avengers: Endgame” in theaters 191 times, but had his record broken last year by Arnaud Klein, a superfan of the French fantasy series “Kaamelott” who watched the show’s film adaptation “Kaamelott: The First Chapter” 204 times.
To take back the record, Alanis bought multiple tickets to screenings of “No Way Home” starting on opening night on Dec. 16. To count each viewing towards the record total, Alanis couldn’t participate in any other activity during the screening or even leave for a bathroom break until the credits finished rolling and had to provide a ticket stub and written statement...
- 4/17/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
The French box office, hampered by an increasingly rigorous series of Covid health protocols, took a plunge in recent months, resulting in week-to-week falls of up to 41%. But for all their caveats, industry analysts talk about the current landscape in tones of cautious optimism.
In France, a growing number of commercial spaces are prohibited from those without proof of double anti-covid vaccinations.
“The sanitary passport had a pronounced effect in depressing the market,” says Comscore France’s Eric Marti. “There was a lot of uncertainty this summer, and we saw that once there’s a hint of confusion, the impact is immediate.” But at the same time, those same local audiences disproved the most pessimistic prognoses that came from during the lockdowns. “Viewers have displayed a real willingness” to return to the theaters, Marti says. “Remarkably, the market was able to absorb the [escalating restrictions], and, despite them, to pick back up.
In France, a growing number of commercial spaces are prohibited from those without proof of double anti-covid vaccinations.
“The sanitary passport had a pronounced effect in depressing the market,” says Comscore France’s Eric Marti. “There was a lot of uncertainty this summer, and we saw that once there’s a hint of confusion, the impact is immediate.” But at the same time, those same local audiences disproved the most pessimistic prognoses that came from during the lockdowns. “Viewers have displayed a real willingness” to return to the theaters, Marti says. “Remarkably, the market was able to absorb the [escalating restrictions], and, despite them, to pick back up.
- 9/3/2021
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
French movie theaters, which reopened their doors mid-May after a six-month shutdown, have seen admissions fall by 41% over the last week (Aug. 11-18), according to the national exhibitors guild (Fncf).
Most exhibitors and distributors are blaming the steep decline in moviegoing on a Covid health pass that came into effect on Aug. 9 and requires every patron to show proof of a Covid-19 vaccination or a negative Pcr test in order to access cinemas and other cultural venues, as well as restaurants, bars and other public venues.
Admissions were down 34% the week of Aug. 4 and fell by 41% the following week, explained Stephane Landfried of the Fncf.
“That’s significant because we can see the impact of the health pass law which came into effect, and every single cinema, from multiplexes to arthouse theaters, now have to apply it, whereas previously only the big chains such as Gaumont-Pathe, Ugc and Cgr were obligated to enforce it,...
Most exhibitors and distributors are blaming the steep decline in moviegoing on a Covid health pass that came into effect on Aug. 9 and requires every patron to show proof of a Covid-19 vaccination or a negative Pcr test in order to access cinemas and other cultural venues, as well as restaurants, bars and other public venues.
Admissions were down 34% the week of Aug. 4 and fell by 41% the following week, explained Stephane Landfried of the Fncf.
“That’s significant because we can see the impact of the health pass law which came into effect, and every single cinema, from multiplexes to arthouse theaters, now have to apply it, whereas previously only the big chains such as Gaumont-Pathe, Ugc and Cgr were obligated to enforce it,...
- 8/18/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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