Fabio Costa, formerly a creative director at Ogilvy Paris, has come aboard The Martin Agency in Richmond as sr. VP/creative director. At his new roost, he will focus primarily on digital creative work.
As creative director for Ogilvy, Paris, Costa was responsible for the Louis Vuitton and Perrier work. Before Ogilvy, he was a creative director at Cutwater in San Francisco where he worked on brands including Ubisoft, Ray Ban, Disney and Motorola.
Costa began his career in Brazil, where he worked for Young & Rubicam, Talent, and Almap BBDO. While at Almap BBDO, he helped the agency create its interactive department. Under his direction, the agency earned numerous awards including an Interactive Grand Prix at the London International Awards and a Gold Cyber Lion at Cannes.
Clients at The Martin Agency include BFGoodrich, Discover Financial, Expedia, GEICO, Hanes, Manpower, Morgan Stanley, PING, Pizza Hut, Sun Life Financial, Tylenol, the American Cancer Society, USTA, Walmart and ESPN3.co
“Mufasa: The Lion King” and “Sonic 3” Rule Box Office For 1st Weekend Of 2025
The Walt Disney Co.'s "Mufasa: The Lion King" claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025.
The photorealistic "Lion King" prequel earned $23.8 million in its third weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Paramount's "Sonic the Hedgehog 3," which has dominated the past two weekends, wasn't far behind.
"Sonic 3" stayed close with a 3-day estimate of $21.2 million, bringing its total domestic earnings to $187.5 million and helping the overall franchise cross $1 billion worldwide. "Mufasa's" running total is slightly less, with $169.2 million.
In third place, Focus Features' "Nosferatu" remake defied the fate of so many of its genre predecessors and fell only 39% in its second weekend. Horror films typically fall sharply after the first weekend and anything less than a 50% decline is notable. "Nosferatu," which added 140 screens, claimed $13.2 million in ticket sales, bringing its running total to $69.4 million since its Christmas debut. The film, directed by Robert Eggers, already surpassed its reported production budget of $50 million, though that figure does not account for marketing and promotion expenses).
No new wide releases opened this weekend, leaving the box office top 10 once again to holdovers from previous weeks. Several have been in theaters since Thanksgiving. One of those, "Moana 2," claimed the No. 4 spot for Disney in its sixth weekend in theaters. The animated sequel earned another $12.4 million, bumping its global total to $960.5 million.
The Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown," dipped only slightly in its second weekend, bringing in $8.1 million. With $41.7 million total, it's Searchlight's highest grossing film since Disney acquired the company in... Read More