Spot Runner, which got its start producing low cost TV ads for local advertisers and now creates online video ads, too, boosted its ability to shoot the ads by acquiring GlobeShooter/Los Angeles, a network of 1,200 independent filmmakers, videographers, producers and production companies.
Spot Runner announced the acquisition yesterday and said it would help the company shoot advertising around the country. “We have a strong creative in-house team, but the ability to act regionally or locally has been hampered by our limited staff,” said Spot Runner co-founder David Waxman. “The acquisition enables us to get high quality production, so we can create new ads across the nation.”
The company specializes in ads for local businesses that are shot on the premises. Some advertisers provide local footage that is included in the ads, but having the GlobeShooter producers will enable Spot Runner to shoot original footage. “We’ll be able to add local footage and imagery and get the local flavor,” Waxman said.
The acquisition helps Spot Runner shoot local advertising and expand the kind of advertising it offers. “We started selling TV, but now we offer other media and we’re expanding to the Internet and online video,” Waxman said.
Members of the GlobeShooter network will benefit from the acquisition by being able to build their portfolios with Spot Runner clients and work with Spot Runner’s in-house creative team.
GlobeShooter is being renamed the Spot Runner Production Network.
“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