Family films are playing an increasingly vital role in Hollywood’s box office success, according to a report from Ampere Analysis. In 2024, 33 per cent of US studio films that grossed over $100 million were family-oriented titles—up from just 20 per cent in 2022. With their significant spend on streaming, pay-TV, cinema visits, and other […]
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has published its Annual Report for 2024, marking a 112-year-record for cinema film submissions. The report reveals significant achievements in advancing audience protection and delivering trusted age ratings across cinema, packaged media and VoD and streaming services, as well as pioneering developments in the use of AI for […]
The Walt Disney Studios’ Lilo & Stitch movie has officially crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office ($416.2 million domestic, $584.8 million international), becoming the first Motion Picture Association (MPA) title of 2025 to reach the milestone. With this achievement, Disney has released four billion-dollar films in the past 13 months alone […]
Following its history-making sold-out performance and global livestream, Back To The Beginning: Ozzy’s Final Bow will make its theatrical debut in early 2026. The feature-length concert film, currently in production from Mercury Studios, will be a celebration of one of rock’s most enduring legacies, the film will aim to capture the raw power and emotional […]
Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, has acquired the rights to the touching and otherworldly film Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved, based on the beloved manga by Coolkyousinnjya from Studio Kyoto Animation. Picking up right where Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Season 2 left off, the new film finds Dragon […]
National CineMedia, the largest cinema advertising platform in the US, and cross-platform TV ad measurement company iSpot, have announced the companies are deepening their partnership – with independent, in-cinema measurement of advertisements that appear in the trailers before movies begin. The deal marks NCM’s first integration of advertising information with a third-party measurement provider and […]
Samba TV, a specialist in AI-driven media intelligence, and Amazon Ads have unveiled a study that shows how outcome-based advertising across digital solutions directly lifts movie ticket purchases. In collaboration with Fandango, this new analysis of 10 major theatrical campaigns showcased the power of Amazon Ads solutions, quantifying how these campaigns drove awareness of new […]
Crunchyroll has announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival that it has acquired theatrical rights for JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – The Movie. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will release the film in select cinemas this summer, in original Japanese and English dubbed versions. The compilation film returns to the “Hidden […]
Disney’s Lilo & Stitch and Capital, the UK music station, have joined forces to bring some mischief and chaos to listeners in a fun-filled campaign to celebrate the in cinemas release of the live-action Lilo & Stitch movie. This week, Stitch – one of the only Disney characters who breaks the fourth wall – is taking […]
To mark the upcoming release of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, franchise star Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance atop the BFI IMAX launching a dramatic series of projections lighting up London’s skyline. The stunt paid tribute to the franchise’s long-standing connection to the capital, which has featured prominently in several of the eight […]