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Bafta to shake up best film category for 2025 film awards 3i5m6v
Rule change could vastly reduce number of eligible titles – and impact streamer release strategy
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Baftas 2024: which titles are in the running for outstanding British film? 2y5a58
Screen also assesses the leading contenders in the outstanding British debut category.
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‘Wonka’ leads global box office with $93m weekend; Japan opening boosts ‘Wish’ 2c4s2i
’Wonka’ topped the box office in 60 of its 77 international markets
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Who are the early Oscar and Bafta frontrunners in the acting categories? 572p5p
The SAG-AFTRA strike prevented many actors from campaigning until a month ago - but the awards season is now more intense than ever.
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‘Wonka’ tops global box office with $43m ahead of US release; animation ‘Migration’ grosses $6.5m in first markets 2l2dz
Prequel story ‘Wonka’ leads the box office in 32 out of 37 first-wave territories.
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‘Animal’ tops global box office with $42m debut; Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ strong in US but weaker abroad 1j472h
‘Napoleon’ dropped to second in global chart; hits $137m after second session.
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‘Femme’ filmmakers on their debut feature: “We didn’t want to make a film that felt moralistic or simple” 665h3q
In queer neo-noir revenge thriller Femme, every character — whether subverting or conforming to gender — is engaging in a kind of drag, say filmmakers Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon Ping.
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‘Napoleon’ tops global box office with five-day $79m; Disney’s ‘Wish’ disappoints 6q6v73
The opening numbers for Napoleon have come in at the top end of expectations.
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‘Hunger Games’ prequel snacks on $98m global box office debut; ‘The Marvels’ drops to third 5p4u4h
The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes debuts on an estimated $44.0m in North America, $54.5m in 87 international markets.
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‘The Marvels’ disappoints with $110m worldwide box office debut – second lowest for MCU 5p5k3z
Brie Larson’s superhero sequel made $47m for North America, and $63.3m internationally.
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‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ plummets at US box office but holds better abroad; Taylor Swift bounces back w4s1j
In North America, total weekend box office is estimated at $56m – one of the lowest market totals so far this year.
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‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ scares up $130m debut; ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ holds better abroad 1q613z
Another video game adaptation broke records this year as ‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ gave Blumhouse its biggest global opening.
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An oral history of Film4: senior executives talk four decades of transforming British film 34r5k
Screen International will present Film4 with the outstanding contribution to UK film special recognition award at this year’s Big Screen Awards.
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‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ tops worldwide box office; ’Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ slips to second 2u346z
Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon opened on $44m worldwide.
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‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ tops worldwide box office with $123.5m 4q1s46
Taylor Swift’s concert film delivered a $92.8m opening in North America and $30.7m internationally
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‘The Exorcist: Believer’ scares up $44.2m debut at worldwide box office; ‘Paw Patrol 2’ ranks second s5o30
‘The Exorcist: Believer’ has debuted with an estimated $27.2m in North America and $17.9m from 52 international markets
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FeaturesLondon Film Festival head Kristy Matheson talks 2023 edition and the five-year plan 14j4s
Evolution, not revolution, is the watchword for the 2023 BFI London Film Festival, with the arrival of Kristy Matheson at the creative helm.
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‘Paw Patrol 2’ beats ‘The Creator’ and ‘Saw X’ at global box office, but Chinese titles dominate 294c3l
Paramount’s Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie is the top US studio film in the worldwide market with an estimated $46.1m opening
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‘The Nun II’ tops global box office again; ‘Expend4bles’ disappoints 14jw
Total for ’Expend4bles’ including the initial week of release in China is now $33.9m.
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‘The Nun II’ scares up big $85m global box office opening; ‘Jawan’ sets Bollywood records 254v4d
For ’The Nun II’, Mexico leads the international pack with a sensational estimated $8.9m, the biggest horror opening of the pandemic era.
