Brooklyn venue raises bar for indies
Last year at Sundance, "Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same" garnered raves from many critics, but after more than 50 festival appearances and a "Best Film Not Paying at a Theater Near You"…
Gregg Goldstein
Oscar noms challenge small distribs
While year-end film awards are an honor and a valuable marketing tool, for independent distributors they are also a challenge. In addition to selling their film to a target audience, indie distribs…
New distrib Film Arcade hits Sundance
The newest distrib on the block at this year's Sundance is the Film Arcade, launched just before the fest by Ambush Entertainment producers Miranda Bailey and Matthew Leutwyler ("Super"), as well as…
For agents, holiday break's too long
Many talent agents who haven't been consumed with Sundance business are emerging from a year-end break that unofficially began late in November, seems to linger a bit longer after New Year's, and has…
Freshman 'dance
New distributors joining the fest fray aim to exploit different platforms for their big buys
How to brand a fest
Even as it grows, Redford's kid keeps an eye on promoting indies
Kickstarter stretches Sundancers' budgets
While traditional investors may have gotten skittish, film fans are stepping up to help fund the indies they most want to see.
Time for fest to face acad shift?
It's not easy for any American film festival scheduled in January, with Sundance gobbling up the majority of submissions and ever-multiplying awards shows competing for attention.
More pics make qualifying runs
A record number of high-profile films are taking advantage of an Academy rule that allows pics to compete for this year's Oscars before their "real" opening next year -- well after the holiday box…
Distribs, theaters take on new media
Can kung-fu fighting monks, cave screenings and feral, caged Santa Clauses save the movie biz?
VScore
Domestic Film DAILY
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
1Daily: $8.0M Cumulative: $91.7M Paramount Pictures 1st in th week -
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Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3
2Daily: $3.2M Cumulative: $340.9M Disney 2nd in th week -
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The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
3Daily: $2.7M Cumulative: $93.4M Warner Brothers 3rd in th week
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