Once again, the awards contenders ruled the box office this past weekend, with The Wolf of Wall Street and 12 Years a Slave comfortably taking the top two spots against competition from a seasoned action hero.
Martin Scorsese’s epic comedy fell just 22% to £3.6m and after 10 days in cinemas, has grossed £10.9m. Remarkably, that already makes it Martin Scorsese’s second most successful film ever, having overtaken Shutter Island (£10.8m), and by this time next week it will be his most successful film ever, with The Departed’s £12.9m firmly in its sights. Read more
Lucy Shaw, Research and Insight Executive, Digital Cinema Media, submits her final roundup report from the Sundance Film Festival 2014 and shares her thoughts on her time in Park City, Utah.
If the sign of a good Sundance is falling asleep before your plane even leaves the runway, I can safely hold my hands up and say I had the best time ever. Twelve films, countless Diet Cokes and a sighting of Elijah Wood later, here is my final round up from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Read more
A list of all changes to the UK cinema release schedule, as of the week commencing 27/01, follows below:
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HMV has launched its first theatrical advertising campaign in five years.
The nationwide campaign, planned by independent media agency the7stars, will coincide with the film awards season and a six-week 'HMV presents awards season' event in stores. The 30-second ad, which began running in cinemas from 31 January, showcases some of the most memorable award-winners including Schindler’s List, Titanic and last year’s Best Picture Oscar-winner Argo. Read more
Eric Lomax’s life is the subject of best selling novel, The Railway Man, which has recently been made into a movie, starring Colin Firth and Jeremy Irvine. The movie premiered at The Toronto International Film Festival, back in September 2013, but the first chance to see it in the UK was a special preview run from 3 January 2014 at The Maltings Theatre and Cinema in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Eric Lomax’s home town.
What made this preview run even more special was the fact that stars Colin Firth and Jeremy Irvine, along with scriptwriters Frank Cottrell Boyce, Andy Paterson, and producer Bill Curbishley attended the first screening and stayed for a Q&A session with the audience after. Unusually, both actors were able to meet the man they were to portray in the film, which tells of his harrowing ordeal at the hands of the Japanese during the Second World War. Read more
Volkswagen UK has partnered with Digital Cinema Media (DCM) to target audiences in UK cinemas using a new geo-location targeting tool, developed by DCM.
Over 80 per cent of DCM’s cinema estate is located within one mile of retail areas. The ability to target locally gives brands the advantage of running national campaigns, with a local spin, allowing them to talk directly to audiences in the environment in which they are most comfortable - where they live. The new DCM tool allows for up to 300 different end frames, each featuring bespoke messaging, in a single creative execution. Read more
The Wolf of Wall Street dominated the box office over the weekend, taking in a huge £4.7m, the third highest opening weekend for an 18-certificate film ever, behind Hannibal in 2001 (£6.4m) and Bruno in 2009 (£5m). Leading man, Leonardo DiCaprio, won the Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy gong at the Golden Globes last week, and is now a hot tip to finally win a coveted Best Actor Oscar at the upcoming Academy awards in March. Continued awards recognition over the coming weeks will only boost the box office for The Wolf of Wall Street.
Another awards contender, 12 Years A Slave put in a strong showing, taking a further £3m in its second week, bringing its cume to £7.1m. Steve McQueen’s drama won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Drama last week and received a chunky nine Oscar nominations on Thursday, behind only American Hustle and Gravity, which both received 10. Speaking of American Hustle, David O. Russell’s crime caper continued to perform strongly, easing just 20% to £1.5m, bringing its cume to £9.4m. Read more
Lucy Shaw, Research and Insight Executive, Digital Cinema Media, continues her report from the Sundance Film Festival 2014 and shares her thoughts on the first week in Park City, Utah.
Before each screening at the festival, there is a short film highlighting some of the most famous films that have screened here in the past thirty years. Did you know that Shallow Grave, The Full Monty and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels premièred here in Park City? Which films from this year might make that coveted list? Here is my "best of the fest” so far. Read more
A list of all changes to the UK cinema release schedule, as of the week commencing 20/01, follows below:
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Zoe Jones, Marketing Director, Digital Cinema Media (DCM), has participated in the latest edition of the D&AD New Blood Podcast, explaining why DCM chose three different Idents for in-cinema use and how to really nail the New Blood DCM Brief: Show the emotion of film.
From Pencils, to placements, to seeing your work on supermarket shelves, winning a D&AD New Blood Award puts you on the path to the brightest of creative futures. Whether you’re a copywriter or photographer, a digital specialist, product designer or something in-between – there’s a category for everyone. Read more
Last week, Hollywood and the world of film held their collective breath as The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, better known as simply, The Academy, announced the nominees for 86th Academy Awards, affectionately referred to as The Oscars.
On the same day, Digital Cinema Media (DCM), launched its Fantasy Film League (FFL), pitting agency against agency, testing their film nous and garnering opinions on how the awards will play out in March, all for the chance to win a fabulous red carpet style prize. You can submit your Oscar picks here for a chance to win. Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, better known as simply, The Academy, announced the nominees for 86th Academy Awards, affectionately referred to as The Oscars. The ceremony will take place on 2 March at The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Leading talent and content from the movie industry has been recognised in this year’s nominations list. Gravity and American Hustle lead the nominations with 10 apiece. These movies will be going head to head in categories including Best Director and Best Picture. Read more
