New York-headquartered CatatoniaGiraldi–a multinational production house formed in 2006 by director Bob Giraldi and Catatonia Films, Mexico City, for Hispanic and mainstream English-language spots–has brought directors Josh Marston and Sebastian Alfie on board. Marston's credits include Maria Full of Grace, a feature which won the Audience Award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, and episodes of primetime TV series Six Feet Under for HBO and the upcoming Swingtown, which is slated to debut on CBS. Alfie is a spotmaking veteran whose credits include campaigns for Mercedes-Benz, Movistar and PlayStation in Spain, shoots for Coca-Cola and Sprite in Argentina and recent stateside assignments for Crispin Porter+Bogusky, Miami and Boulder, Colo., and Grupo Gallegos in Long Beach, Calif….The directorial duo Peter Martin–Peter Livolsi and Martin Dix–has joined bicoastal Sleeper USA for U.S. representation. Livolsi is a graduate of the American Film Institute's directing program and Dix is a writer/creative director who has worked at agencies in the U.S. as well as in his native Australia. The Peter Martin directing team, formerly repped by harvest, Santa Monica, was among the helmers selected for SHOOT's 2006 New Directors Showcase….Meanwhile, another alumnus from that same year's SHOOT New Directors Showcase, Scott Corbett, has joined the roster of Identity, the New York shop headed by owner/exec producer Joe Masi. Corbett's past affiliations include Boy Genius and the now defunct commercial division of A Band Apart. He first established himself in the industry as an ad agency copywriter working on both coasts and then made a successful transition to the director's chair….
“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