On its third week of release The Grand Budapest Hotel finally checked in to the top spot with another amazing hold, falling just 3% to £1.4m. With a cume of £6.3m, it’s closing in on Fantastic Mr. Fox’s final total of £9.2m, which would make it Wes Anderson’s highest grossing film ever. Even if it doesn’t make it that high, it’s still a remarkable performance when you consider that Anderson’s last three live-action films have grossed £2.1m (Moonrise Kingdom), £1.5m (The Darjeeling Limited) and £1.6m (The Life Aquatic).
[caption id="attachment_8354" align="aligncenter" width="550"] The Grand Budapest Hotel[/caption] Read more
A list of all changes to the UK cinema release schedule, as of the week commencing 24/03, follows below:
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DCM Tuesdays is excited to announce an exclusive screening of the most epic action movie of all time, The Raid 2, for Advertising Week Europe 2014, in association with Empire.
Garnering rave reviews at film festivals across the world, this incredible sequel reunites the awesome firepower of the first instalment, the stunningly talented Welsh Director Gareth Evans and his astonishing Kung Fu leading man, Iko Uwais. Both will be on hand to show you some moves and introduce this unmissable event movie on Tuesday night. Read more
The Bradford International Film Festival (BIFF) has taken place at the UK's National Media Museum since 1995 and over the decades has grown into one of the country's most respected and eclectic celebrations of cinema. During this time, the BIFF has welcomed many illustrious names from the world of filmmaking, including Lords Attenborough and Puttnam, John Hurt, Jean Simmons, Malcolm McDowell and Ken Loach. The festival organisers have recently announced exciting additions to this year’s line-up, including Calvary, Looking for Light: Jane Bown and Believe. The festival will run from 27 March until 6 April 2014.
Calvary is the follow-up film to John Michael McDonagh's hugely succesful debut The Guard, Calvary features all of the dark humour of its predecessor and another captivating performance by Brendan Gleeson at its heart. Read more
This week, DCM Close Up speaks to Jas Kapur, Cinema/Operations & Technical Manager at The Light House in Wolverhampton. Jas tells DCM Close Up how he got his start in the industry and his plans to launch his problem-solving alter ego, ‘Jaz Kapone’.
How did you end up working in cinema and what do you love about it? Read more
Joe Evea, Commercial Director at Digital Cinema Media, looks at the relationship between Mobile and the big screen with 12Ahead, focusing on the mobile shift and how to engage cinemagoers via second screen.
I spent last Thursday engaged in a very interesting and, I must confess slightly drunken, conversation with a friend who studied anthropology at university. She spent most of the evening convincing me that the mobile phone has the capacity to fundamentally change human behaviour. Much like the invention of television, radio or even the motor car, mobile has engendered a dramatic shift in the way we interact both with each other and with the world around us. Such a shift, she contented, has changed our perception of what is and isn’t possible, transforming our expectations regarding our relationship with and access to information. Read more
A list of all changes to the UK cinema release schedule, as of the week commencing 17/03, follows below:
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Steve Davis, Head of Exhibition at DCM, continues his trip around the UK, this week stopping in Torquay for the second in the series of recent CEA meetings.
This week I write from the CEA Devon, Cornwall and West of England branch meeting in Torquay. The closed session is currently taking place, and my ears are burning a little… Read more
The 2014 Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema, which came to a close on Sunday 16th March, was the most successful yet, organisers have revealed. The five day Festival, which takes place at Scotland’s oldest purpose-built cinema, the Bo’ness Hippodrome, saw over 2,500 attendees at screenings, workshops and community events, including a record breaking 1,751 tickets sold for the 14 ticketed events, eight of which were completely sold out. The Festival offered a packed programme of big screen classics and forgotten gems, with live soundtracks from some of the world’s leading accompanists, including Neil Brand, Stephen Horne and The Dodge Brothers.
[caption id="attachment_8471" align="aligncenter" width="550"] The Dodge Brothers performing at A Beggars Life[/caption] Read more
The DCM team was out at Walker Media for the #WalkerCinema day, educating the agency on everything to know about cinema in 2014 and beyond. Sessions included ‘An introduction to cinema’, 'Research and insight', ‘The effectiveness of cinema’, ‘Mobile, innovation & sponsorship’ and the day was capped off with a film quiz, hosted by DCM’s Head of Film, Tom Linay.
Zoe Ibrahim, Account Manager, Digital Cinema Media, kicked off the #WalkerCinema day, with a session introducing 'Walkerites' to two specific cinemagoing audiences; Families and 15-34 Men. Read more
The UK public clearly felt the need for Need For Speed this weekend, as it accelerated to the top of the box office. The video game adaptation grossed £2m, including £470k from Wednesday and Thursday previews, and although it was never going to achieve Fast & Furious business, that’s a solid start. It’s also a promising start to Aaron Paul’s (Breaking Bad) career as a big screen leading man and we’ll see him again next weekend in A Long Way Down. With both a 2D and 3D release, 49.3% of Need For Speed’s total was from 3D presentations.
Second spot was taken by The Grand Budapest Hotel, which fell just 9% once previews are removed to £1.3m. Wes Anderson’s previous highest grossing live-action film was The Royal Tenenbaums, with £3.3m in 2002 and The Grand Budapest Hotel has already raced past that and currently sits on £4.1m, with the promise of much more to come. Read more
Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has partnered with D&AD to create and curate a bespoke ‘Inspired by Film’ programme. Launching at Advertising Week Europe, ‘Inspired by Film’ will kick off with a joint workshop on Thursday 3 April which will celebrate the close links between film and advertising.
The Advertising Week Europe workshop panel will discuss the influence of film on advertising and the continued importance of the cinema experience for brands and filmmakers alike. Read more
