Monday: Sinners Dominates; Cannes & Venice Updates; YouTube's Massive Valuation; Coppola Wins AFI Award; Classic Ghibli Re-Release
Sinners surpassed $100 million domestically in just nine days. If Alphabet spins off YouTube, the valuation would be enormous. Coppola wins AFI's Lifetime Achievement Award.
It's Monday, April 28th. Here's what you need to know.
Today's Headlines
Warner Brother's Sinners continued its stellar box office performance with just a 6.2% drop in its second weekend, surpassing $100 million domestically in nine days and poised to become one of the highest-grossing horror films ever, thanks to strong critical and audience acclaim. (Source: TheWrap)
According to MoffettNathanson analysts, YouTube would be valued between $475 billion and $550 billion as an independent entity. YouTube tops Disney, Fox and Netflix for time watched, according to Nielsen. (Source: CNBC)
At a star-studded celebration of Francis Ford Coppola’s fearless filmmaking career on the 50th anniversary of the AFI Life Achievement Award, Al Pacino captured Coppola’s long resistance to accolades by quoting him: “The things you do when you’re young that you get fired for, are the same things that years later, they give you lifetime achievement awards for.” (Source: Deadline)
Studio Ghibli's animated classic Grave of the Fireflies is set for an August re-release to select U.S. theaters. (Source: MovieWeb)
An all-star international jury led by Oscar winner Juliette Binoche—including actors Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong, and Alba Rohrwacher, directors Hong Sangsoo, Payal Kapadia, and Carlos Reygadas, writer Leïla Slimani, and documentarian Dieudo Hamadi—will select the 2025 Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or winner. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
Two-time Oscar winner Alexander Payne, whose acclaimed comedies like Election, The Descendants, and The Holdovers have earned 24 Oscar nominations, will preside over the main jury at the upcoming Venice Film Festival, returning for the first time since his 2017 opener Downsizing. (Source: Variety)
Box Office Rankings
Weekend, April 25-27th
1) Sinners - $45.0M
2) Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith - $25.2M
3) The Accountant 2 - $24.5M
4) A Minecraft Movie - $22.7M
5) Until Dawn - $8.0M
Source: Box Office Mojo
MNP Studio Index
Monday, April 28th (Market Close)
A mixed day for the MNP Studio Index. Amazon, Paramount and Disney closed down but Cineverse and LionsGate ended in the positive.
MNP Streaming Index
Monday, April 28th (Market Close)
Pure play streamers such as Roku and Netflix had a good day but tech/studio/streaming stocks such Amazon and Google closed down. Overall, the index closed up .36%.
MNP Theater Index
Monday, April 28th (Market Close)
Solid day for MNP Theater Index stocks. Only AMC closed in the red, down only .18%. Cinemark continued it's sold run, closing up 1.54% on the day.
Film Festivals/Conferences Today
Atlanta Film Festival, US - April 24-May 4
BCN Film Fest, Spain - April 24-May 2
Canneseries, France - April 24-29
Far East Film Festival, Italy - April 24-May 2
HotDocs, Canada - April 24-May 4
JFilm Festival, US - April 24-May 4
Milwaukee Film Festival, US - April 24-May 8
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, US - April 24-29
Upcoming Film Festivals/Conferences
IndieLisboa Film Festival, Portugal - May 1-11
UK Asian Film Festival, UK - May 1-11
Doc ‘n Roll Brooklyn, US - May 5-10
Screen Forever, Australia - May 6-8
Cine International Film Festival, UK - May 7-10
DocsBarcelona, Spain - May 8-18
HipHop CineFest, Italy - May 9-10
Cannes Film Festival, France - May 13-24
Watch This Tonight
The Godfather (1972), Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Now is the perfect time to revisit the gangster movie of all gangster movies.
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