A van is parked next to the gas station pumps at a combo fuel stop/convenience store late at night. Two guys are seated in the front of the van. One asks the other, “How’s the mascot?”
The response: “Sleeping like a baby.”
Well, not so fast.
Suddenly we see emerge from the backseat an ornery steer with two long, large, pointed horns.
The bum steer is growling, bellowing and kicking, causing the van to rock back and forth–and the two guys to abandon the vehicle.
The steer continues to knock the van about, the force breaking the front driver’s side window. The van then rolls off, powered by an incensed mascot.
A supered message simply reads, “Nothing good happens after midnight.”
This is followed by the super, “Except Denny’s”
Brendan Gibbons of bicoastal/international Station Film directed this :15 for Publicis, Dallas.
Caroline Gibney and Michael DiGirolamo exec produced for Station with Mark Fetterman serving as producer. The DP was Shawn Kim.
The Publicis ensemble consisted of executive creative director Shon Rathbone, creative director/writer Steve Grimes, creative director/art director Peter Voehringer.
Editor was Keith James of Red Car, Dallas.
“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