Santiago Segura’s “Father There Is Only One 2” has punched €2.14 million ($2.5 million) across its first five days in Spain over July 29-Aug. 2, according to Comscore, maintaining its bid to become Europe’s first Covid-19 era blockbuster.
With some cinema theater takings still to come in, the box office trawl is at least 21% up on opening figures for the family comedy franchise’s first installment, which went on to become Spain’s biggest movie release of 2019, earning a final €14.2 million ($16.1 million) from an Aug. 1 bow.
This year’s opening box office has been made on one more day at the box office, with the sequel bowing on a Wednesday, and the first installment on a Thursday. But “Father 2” grossed $2.5 million from 23% fewer screens in Spain, according to Comscore — some movie theaters remain closed because of Covid-19 — and largely over a weekend that caught many Spaniards going on or returning from vacation.
With some cinema theater takings still to come in, the box office trawl is at least 21% up on opening figures for the family comedy franchise’s first installment, which went on to become Spain’s biggest movie release of 2019, earning a final €14.2 million ($16.1 million) from an Aug. 1 bow.
This year’s opening box office has been made on one more day at the box office, with the sequel bowing on a Wednesday, and the first installment on a Thursday. But “Father 2” grossed $2.5 million from 23% fewer screens in Spain, according to Comscore — some movie theaters remain closed because of Covid-19 — and largely over a weekend that caught many Spaniards going on or returning from vacation.
- 8/3/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Doctor Who season 11 came to a close tonight and, well, the big finale didn’t exactly go down a treat with fans. Sure, many people enjoyed it, but a lot of others were left underwhelmed by what the production team served up as the grand conclusion to Jodie Whittaker’s debut run as the Thirteenth Doctor.
Titled “The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos,” the episode saw the return of a familiar foe. No, not the Daleks or the Master but… Tim Shaw. Remember the guy with the teeth in his face from the season premiere? Yeah, him. Fans had been theorizing that he’d make a comeback to get his revenge on the Doctor for weeks now, and when it finally happened in the episode, the reaction from viewers was mostly a shrug.
Oh No, Tim Shaw! #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/6mraalfV7W
— A Charlie Ashby Christmas (good grief) (@CMWAshby...
Titled “The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos,” the episode saw the return of a familiar foe. No, not the Daleks or the Master but… Tim Shaw. Remember the guy with the teeth in his face from the season premiere? Yeah, him. Fans had been theorizing that he’d make a comeback to get his revenge on the Doctor for weeks now, and when it finally happened in the episode, the reaction from viewers was mostly a shrug.
Oh No, Tim Shaw! #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/6mraalfV7W
— A Charlie Ashby Christmas (good grief) (@CMWAshby...
- 12/10/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Ray Winstone’s career includes hit films “Sexy Beast” and “The Departed,” but making his first-ever doc series has proved as challenging as any movie part. “It’s probably the most difficult work I’ve done to be honest with you,” Winstone told Variety. “You are baring all in a way. The camera is on you more or less 24/7.”
The show is “Ray Winstone’s World: Sicily,” a travel series following the London-born actor on a journey around the popular Mediterranean destination.
“I was coming to Sicily for many years and I fell in love with the place,” he said. “And then Bruno [Zoccola], a mate of mine who is a butcher and owns a chain of restaurants, and [sports broadcaster] Matt Lorenzo, a friend, got together and they wanted to do something. It kind of fell into place, thanks in a lot of ways to Matt who put it all together.”
Winstone,...
The show is “Ray Winstone’s World: Sicily,” a travel series following the London-born actor on a journey around the popular Mediterranean destination.
“I was coming to Sicily for many years and I fell in love with the place,” he said. “And then Bruno [Zoccola], a mate of mine who is a butcher and owns a chain of restaurants, and [sports broadcaster] Matt Lorenzo, a friend, got together and they wanted to do something. It kind of fell into place, thanks in a lot of ways to Matt who put it all together.”
Winstone,...
- 5/18/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been a couple months since the last edition of What’s Up Doc? placed Michael Moore’s surprise world premiere of Where To Invade Next at the top of this list and in the meantime much shuffling has taken place and much time has been spent on various new endeavors (namely my Buffalo-based film series, Cultivate Cinema Circle). Finally taking its rightful place at the top, D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hagedus’ Unlocking the Cage is in the midst of being scored by composer James Lavino, according to Lavino’s own personal site. Though the project has been taking shape at its own leisurely pace, I’d expect to see the film making its festival debut in early 2016.
Right behind, the American direct cinema masters is a Texan soon to make his non-fiction debut with Voyage of Time. Just two weeks ago indieWIRE reported that Ennio Morricone, who scored...
Right behind, the American direct cinema masters is a Texan soon to make his non-fiction debut with Voyage of Time. Just two weeks ago indieWIRE reported that Ennio Morricone, who scored...
- 11/5/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
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