In today’s film news roundup, “Deadpool 2” hits a box office milestone, SingularDTV buys a sci-fi thriller, and Jared Mass is re-hired by Reel FX.
Box Office
Fox’s “Deadpool 2” has topped $500 million at the worldwide box office in less than two weeks.
“Deadpool 2” has taken in $218.5 million domestically and another $287 million in international markets, led by $28 million in the U.K. and $27 million in South Korea.
The original “Deadpool” stunned the industry two years ago with a $132.4 million debut weekend, which holds the record for an R-rated title, and went on to finish with $330 million domestically and $420 million internationally. Fox decided in January to open the Ryan Reynolds sequel two weeks earlier to get it into theaters a week ahead of “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”
Acquisitions
Blockchain entertainment studio SingularDTV has acquired worldwide rights to the sci-fi thriller “Perfect,” starring Garrett Wareing, Courtney Eaton, and Abbie Cornish.
Box Office
Fox’s “Deadpool 2” has topped $500 million at the worldwide box office in less than two weeks.
“Deadpool 2” has taken in $218.5 million domestically and another $287 million in international markets, led by $28 million in the U.K. and $27 million in South Korea.
The original “Deadpool” stunned the industry two years ago with a $132.4 million debut weekend, which holds the record for an R-rated title, and went on to finish with $330 million domestically and $420 million internationally. Fox decided in January to open the Ryan Reynolds sequel two weeks earlier to get it into theaters a week ahead of “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”
Acquisitions
Blockchain entertainment studio SingularDTV has acquired worldwide rights to the sci-fi thriller “Perfect,” starring Garrett Wareing, Courtney Eaton, and Abbie Cornish.
- 5/30/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Thriller to get theatrical release followed by global event-driven screenings.
Blockchain company SingularDTV is acquiring content for its global platform and has picked up worldwide rights to SXSW sci-fi thriller Perfect starring Abbie Cornish.
Eddie Alcazar’s feature directorial debut will open theatrically in the Us later this year followed by worldwide event-driven screenings. It will screen on SingularDTV’s digital platform in early 2019.
Steven Soderbergh served as executive producer on the story of a young man with a violent past who enters a genetic engineering clinic where patients transform themselves. Garrett Wareing and Courtney Eaton round out the key cast.
Blockchain company SingularDTV is acquiring content for its global platform and has picked up worldwide rights to SXSW sci-fi thriller Perfect starring Abbie Cornish.
Eddie Alcazar’s feature directorial debut will open theatrically in the Us later this year followed by worldwide event-driven screenings. It will screen on SingularDTV’s digital platform in early 2019.
Steven Soderbergh served as executive producer on the story of a young man with a violent past who enters a genetic engineering clinic where patients transform themselves. Garrett Wareing and Courtney Eaton round out the key cast.
- 5/29/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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