All Paramount Pictures articles – Page 17
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NewsParamount promotes Megan Wahtera
The executive becomes head of the studio’s interactive marketing department and succeeds Amy Powell who was named head of Paramount Television last week.
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NewsParamount promotion for Powell
The head of digital entertainment and Insurge Pictures Amy Powell has added president of Paramount Television to her responsibilities.
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NewsParamount sets new Terminator for 2015
Rebooted film will be the first in a stand-alone trilogy and will be produced by Megan Ellison of Annapurna and David Ellison of Skydance.
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NewsSabrina Ironside joins Paramount
Ironside [pictured] to serve as senior vice president of brand management.
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NewsWWZ to open on IMAX in Australia, HK
IMAX, Paramount and financing partner Skydance Productions announced on Tuesday that the zombie thriller World War Z will be digitally re-mastered into IMAX and released on Jun 20 in Australia and Hong Kong.
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NewsHercules shoot gets underway
Shooting has commenced in Budapest, Hungary, on MGM and Paramount’s adventure starring Dwayne Johnson. Brett Ratner directs.
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NewsIron Man 3 targets $650m
Marvel Studios’ runaway success has raced to $563.4m outside North America through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International and is expected to hold on to its box office crown in the third session.
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NewsPain prevails in US on $20m
Paramount’s controversial Pain & Gain opened top of the North American charts on an estimated $20m and will need to make hay while the sun shines. Marvel Studios/Disney’s Iron Man 3 opens this week and will crush everything in sight.
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NewsG.I. Joe 2 storms China
The Asian market’s powerhouse status is nothing new, however its ability to shape the box office landscape continued to inspire awe as a $33m opening week single-handedly returned the international box office crown to Paramount’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
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NewsGI Joe rules int'l on $40.2m
G.I. Joe: Retaliation held on to its international berth thanks to an estimated $40.2m weekend through Paramount Pictures International that propelled the early running total to $145.2m after two sessions.
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NewsG.I. Joe targets $125m int'l BO
G.I. Joe: Retaliation rules the international roost and the action adventure looks a good bet to maintain winning ways heading into its second weekend.
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NewsG.I. Joe tops US on $41.2m
G.I. Joe: Retaliation from Paramount, MGM and David Ellison’s slate financier Skydance Productions arrived on an estimated $41.2m to set the second best three-day Easter opening after Clash Of The Titans posted $61.2m in 2010.
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NewsRetaliation tops int'l on $80m
UPDATED APR 1: Paramount, MGM and Skydance Productions’ G.I. Joe: Retaliation stormed to the top of the international class over the holiday weekend thanks to an estimated $80.3m debut that posted the best result of the year-to-date.
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NewsBritish contingent joins Hercules
Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell [pictured], Joseph Fiennes, Rebecca Ferguson, Aksel Hennie and John Hurt have joined the cast of Paramount and MGM’s Hercules.
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NewsWarners, Paramount unite with Nolan
The studios announced on Friday [8] they will jointly handle production and worldwide distribution on Christopher Nolan’s upcoming sci-fi Interstellar.
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NewsWolf Of Wall Street out Nov 15
Paramount Pictures announced that it will distribute Red Granite Pictures’ Wall Street saga in the US on Nov 15.
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NewsIrish actor Jack Reynor joins Transformers 4 cast
Michael Bay announced on his website on Tuesday [8] that he has cast Reynor in the upcoming Transformers 4.
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NewsPark Circus to handle theatrical release of Paramount classics
Park Circus has been appointed as repertory theatrical sales representative for Paramount’s library.
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NewsGuardians edges out Twilight to rule international on $26m
DreamWorks Animation’s Rise Of The Guardians dominated a tight international session as the family release reached an estimated $90.5m in its fourth weekend through Paramount Pictures International (PPI).