Sky has signed up to a year-long partnership for the Family Gold Spot across cinemas nationwide. Sky will be running a 60” advert across the year, with their first advert focusing on their broadband offering.
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The Revenant had a terrific second weekend, falling just 24% (once previews are removed) to £3.9m, for a new total of £12m. It might not end up the big winner at the BAFTAs and Oscars next month, but it’s the clear winner commercially of the 2016 awards season. The Wolf Of Wall Street fell 22% on its second weekend and was on £10.9m, so The Revenant is on track to beat that film’s final total of £22.7m.
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The Glasgow Film Festival has announced a stellar programme of film and events taking place from 18 - 28 February. There will be 308 events and 174 films shown across the period.
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Digital Cinema Media’s (DCM) Research and Insight Manager, Michael Tull, looks at the power of storytelling and why cinema is the perfect place for brands looking to bring their narrative to life, in front of an audience who are waiting to be captivated by great storytelling.
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The Weekend Round-Up
The big Oscar front-runner, The Revenant, finally ended Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ four week run at the top of the UK box office, as it opened with an fantastic £5.2m, which included £146k from previews. That’s a terrific result, beating the £4.7m that Leonardo DiCaprio’s last film, The Wolf Of Wall Street, opened with in January 2014. That film topped out at £22.7m, which will be the target for The Revenant. Read more
The Big Short comes to cinemas on Friday 22 January. Ahead of its release, MyMovies caught up with Steve Carell and Adam McKay for an exclusive interview about what fans can expect from the film.
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Digital Cinema Media’s (DCM) Fantasy Film League Oscars Edition is back for another year, testing the knowledge and prowess of film buffs across media land!
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Nominations for the 88th Annual Academy Awards were announced today (14 January 2016), with Alejandro González Iñárritu’s epic western, The Revenant, leading the way with 12 nominations, including for best picture and director. George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road, another best picture nominee, tallied 10 nominations. The Martian racked up seven nominations, including for best actor (Matt Damon) and best picture.
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In a blog post written for The Huffington Post, DCM's Head of Film, Tom Linay, looks at how 2016 is set to be another giant year for cinema.
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Celebrating this week’s release of Creed (15 January) and Sylvester Stallone’s Best Supporting Actor win at the 2016 Golden Globes, Warner Bros. has been promoting its new Rocky sequel with a live orchestra stunt at London's Chancery Lane Underground station.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now the highest grossing film in UK history. On Friday, it surpassed Skyfall and after adding £6m across the weekend, it now sits on, a quite frankly ridiculous, £108.4m. It’s still holding up well from week to week and £120m is quite possible.
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A street party outside one of London's most famous cinemas, Brixton Ritzy, took place on Monday evening (11 January) to celebrate the life of David Bowie, who died last weekend at the age of 69, after an 18 month battle with cancer. Bowie, who was born in Brixton was a legendary musician and performer and also starred in a number of iconic films, including Labyrinth and The Man Who Fell To Earth.
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