Last month I highlighted the seven big titles that are set to fill cinemas for the remainder of the year. They were huge films, each of which is likely to be thrust into the public consciousness via the sizeable marketing budgets of the respective distributors. As an alternative, here are seven titles that aren't quite of the same scale but are set to be as notable in their own right.
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September is a great month for the discerning cinemagoer. Blockbuster season is over and the more thoughtful, some would say, intelligent fare begins to grab its share of the limelight. Literary adaptations rub shoulders with festival award winners and even an idiosyncratic family film pops up. Below are just a few highlights in an exciting month.
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A man was recently sentenced to 33 months imprisonment for recording a blockbuster film in a cinema, uploading it to the internet, and producing and selling copies to the public.
On the 17th May 2013 Philip Danks went to the Showcase cinema in Walsall and used a camcorder to record 'Fast and Furious 6', the first day it was released anywhere in the world. Danks uploaded this copy of the film onto the internet on the 18th May and the film was subsequently downloaded more than 700,000 times causing millions of pounds of loss to Universal Pictures and the audio-visual industry in the UK. Furthermore, Danks used Facebook to offer copies of the film for sale for £1.50 each, which he advertised alongside other well-known films such as Iron Man 3. Read more
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DCM cordially invites you to the 2014 John Merryweather Memorial Stakes at Uttoxeter Racecourse on Wednesday 10th September. Read more
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Honda’s recent move to develop its own YouTube channel reflects a growing trend amongst brands to develop their own content, and was borne out of a desire to move beyond traditional advertising. While the decision to develop rich, bespoke content should be roundly applauded, perhaps there are additional formats to showcase such content and maximise Honda’s efforts.
According to the FAME (Film Audience Measurement Evaluation) study, which delves into the demographic make-up of UK cinemagoers, young professionals are the core target audience for car brands. Tellingly, when these findings are coupled with research from the freshly published 2014 BFI Yearly Statistical Yearbook – which disclosed that the sought-after target market of younger audiences are the most avid cinemagoers, making up 47% of admissions in 2013 – it makes a compelling argument for cinema advertising. Read more
Lucy topped the box office this weekend, opening with £3m from Friday to Sunday. Including bank holiday Monday it’s up to £4.1m, which is a terrific start for an original sci-fi title. Compared to other recent original sci-fi films the Friday to Sunday total is higher than Edge of Tomorrow (£1.9m), Elysium and After Earth (both £2.2m). It also continues lead actor, Scarlett Johansson’s amazing year, having starred in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Under The Skin, Her and Chef.
The Inbetweeners 2 dropped to second but still had a decent weekend, adding £2.4m from Friday to Sunday and a chunky £844k on Monday for a huge cume of £28.5m. It’s now the third biggest film of the year and has the pace to overtake Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and The Lego Movie, who currently sit in the top two spots. Guardians of the Galaxy had another strong weekend in third, adding £1.9m including Monday for a cume of £22.5m. It’s now Marvel’s third highest grossing release of all time, behind Avengers Assemble and Iron Man 3, and is the eighth biggest film of the year to date. Read more
The 2nd of September is a special date for the Plaza Community Cinema in Liverpool, not just because it marks the 75th anniversary of the cinema but because the only reason the site still stands today is because of the efforts of local volunteers.
The cinema is steeped in history and even opened and closed on its very first night, due to the outbreak of WW2. Read more
Heineken has partnered with Digital Cinema Media and Starcom MediaVest Group to offer exclusive preview screenings of upcoming movies at Picturehouse cinemas with the ‘Heineken Star Screenings’ initiative.
The cinema partnership, part of Heineken’s ‘Open Your City’ campaign, is offering film fans the chance to win tickets to exclusive preview film screenings before official release dates. Read more
The Inbetweeners 2 comfortably held on to the top spot this weekend, falling 46% once previews are removed, to £4.3m and a terrific total of £22.3m. In its second weekend in 2011, the first Inbetweeners film managed £5.7m and was up to £25.9m, so the second film is falling away a bit sharper but it should comfortably cross the £30m mark. The biggest film of the year so far is still The Lego Movie, released all the way back in February, with £34.3m, so that’s the target for The Inbetweeners 2.
Guardians of the Galaxy held on to second spot with a decent hold, falling just 37% to £2.1m and a cume of £18.8m. By the end of this week it will have overtaken Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s final total of £19.4m, which seemed an unlikely occurrence at the start of the year. Read more
Blockbuster movies are set to bring a touch of Hollywood glamour to a field on the outskirts of the Capital after it was earmarked as Scotland’s answer to Tinseltown.
A world-class film studio costing £40 million at Straiton could see the likes of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie produce new projects in Midlothian. Read more
Volunteers held a community clean-up to spruce up the Redcar Regent Cinema in a community clean-up on Sunday. The clean-up saw more than 20 members of the community roll up their sleeves and get stuck into sprucing up the unique interior of the cinema, on Newcomen Terrace on Redcar’s seafront.
The event was organised by the Regent Heritage Trust – the group that came together as a result of the Save the Regent Cinema campaign, which hosted a public meeting back in May. Read more
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