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    Street Talk for November 18, 2016

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    Sarofsky's Cory Davis (l) and Dan Tiffany
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    Boston-based production and post house ELEMENT has added Kim Lowe to its directorial roster. Her credits span such clients as Roominate, MegaBloks, b. toys, Cuties, Summer Infant, Hood, Chevy, Stop & Shop, Blue Cross Blue Shield, One World Play, Fidelity, Mullen, Arnold and VIA, Lowe has also captured both video and stills for non-profits CitySprouts, Cradles to Crayons and Free the Children….

    Chicago-based design-driven production company Sarofsky is adding creative VFX and finishing artist Cory Davis and designer Dan Tiffany to its staff. One of Chicago’s most sought-after freelance VFX artists for many years, Davis has been an integral contributor to some of Sarofsky’s most notable projects. Davis’ endeavors include title sequences for the Marvel blockbusters Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War and Doctor Strange, main titles for TNT’s Animal Kingdom, and Super Bowl ads, Tiffany has been freelancing for Sarofsky and other top creative industry firms in Chicago since 2015. A BFA graduate of The Illinois Institute of Art, Dan began his career as an intern for specialized creative agency Leviathan before landing a staff position with Daily Planet in 2011. Since going freelance, Tiffany has worked on high-profile commercial, broadcast and theatrical projects for Comcast, Leo Burnett and mcgarrybowen, to name but a few–and he was an integral part of Sarofsky’s design team behind the main titles for both Captain America: Civil War and Doctor Strange….

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    “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” Tops Weekend Box Office

    Sunday, December 22, 2024

    In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures' "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" sped past the Walt Disney Co.'s "Mufasa: The Lion King" to take the top spot at the box office ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor in theaters.

    "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" debuted with $62 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. With strong reviews (86% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and a high score from audiences (an "A" on CinemaScore), "Sonic 3" is well positioned to be the top choice in cinemas during the busiest moviegoing period of the year.

    It was telling of some wider trends that "Sonic 3" — made for $122 million — bested one of Disney's top properties. Videogame adaptations, once among the most derided movie genres, have emerged as one of the most dependable box office forces in recent years. The two previous "Sonic" movies together grossed more $700 million worldwide and the third installment appears likely to do better than both of them. A fourth "Sonic" movie is already in development.

    "Mufasa," however, was humbled in its opening weekend, with its $35 million in domestic ticket sales coming in notably shy of expectations . The photorealistic "Lion King" prequel even opened wider than "Sonic 3," launching on 4,100 theaters and gobbling up most IMAX screens, compared with 3,761 locations for "Sonic 3."

    Though "Mufasa's" reviews were poor (56% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences gave it an "A-" CinemaScore.

    "Sonic 3" nearly doubled the haul for "Mufasa," which cost more than $200 million to make. Disney could look to $87.2 million in international sales to help make up the difference. The third "Sonic" will rollout in most overseas markets in the coming weeks.

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