VuWall, which specializes in video wall control systems and unified visualization solutions, has appointed David Bromberg, CTS as regional sales manager of Western USA. He will focus on building and nurturing VuWall’s channel of integration partners and resellers in the western U.S. Bromberg’s appointment follows the announcement in September of the Montreal-headquartered company’s investment in the U.S. region and the appointment of Dan Gundry as VP and managing director of VuWall USA. Bromberg previously held positions as director of global markets, national solutions manager, and regional sales manager with manufacturers including Kramer, Barco, and Legrand. In his new role, Bromberg will bring his experience and understanding of the system integration, distribution, and end-user needs to align the value of VuWall’s entire ecosystem of software, hardware, and partnerships….
“Mickey 17” Tops Weekend Box Office, But Profitability Is A Long Way Off
"Parasite" filmmaker Bong Joon Ho's original science fiction film "Mickey 17" opened in first place on the North American box office charts. According to studio estimates Sunday, the Robert Pattinson-led film earned $19.1 million in its first weekend in theaters, which was enough to dethrone "Captain America: Brave New World" after a three-week reign.
Overseas, "Mickey 17" has already made $34.2 million, bringing its worldwide total to $53.3 million. But profitability for the film is a long way off: It cost a reported $118 million to produce, which does not account for millions spent on marketing and promotion.
A week following the Oscars, where "Anora" filmmaker Sean Baker made an impassioned speech about the importance of the theatrical experience – for filmmakers to keep making movies for the big screens, for distributors to focus on theatrical releases and for audiences to keep going – "Mickey 17" is perhaps the perfect representation of this moment in the business, or at least an interesting case study. It's an original film from an Oscar-winning director led by a big star that was afforded a blockbuster budget and given a robust theatrical release by Warner Bros., one of the few major studios remaining. But despite all of that, and reviews that were mostly positive (79% on RottenTomatoes), audiences did not treat it as an event movie, and it may ultimately struggle to break even.
Originally set for release in March 2024, Bong Joon Ho's follow-up to the Oscar-winning "Parasite" faced several delays, which he has attributed to extenuating circumstances around the Hollywood strikes. Based on the novel "Mickey7" by Edward Ashton, Pattinson plays an expendable employee who dies on missions and is re-printed time and time again. Steven... Read More