All Posts Tagged With: "ShoWest"
Study examines profanity in PG-rated pics
A new study by The Nielsen Co. has discovered that PG-rated movies with the least profanity usually make the most money domestically, records Yahoo!/Associated Press. Interestingly, sexuality or violence in those films had less to do with box office success than language. “The reality is that profanity, within PG, is the big demarcation between box office winner and box office loser,” research and marketing director Dan O’Toole said at ShoWest.
Second Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor poster
Coming Soon has an exclusive photo of the second poster for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. The image was taken yesterday, at the ShoWest convention in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the teaser poster for the third Mummy installment may still be viewed here.
ShoWest 2008 poster gallery
IESB.net showcases an excellent amount of images from this year’s ShoWest. The photos reveal early poster artwork for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Iron Man, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, Wanted and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
Meet Dave, Speed Racer, Ice Age ShoWest displays
At ShoWest 2008, sneak peeks at the posters for numerous projects, including Meet Dave, Speed Racer and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, were unveiled. Coming Soon has photos of the displays.
ShoWest attendees maintain bright outlook
Things look hopeful for this year’s ShoWest, which began yesterday and will run through Thursday at Bally’s and Paris hotels, Las Vegas. As The Hollywood Reporter notices, optimism is in the air at the event. One provider of such energy is Rory Bruer, president of Sony Pictures Releasing, who commented “The state of the business is really healthy. Last year you had an up year, and this year so far is an up year. It’s all headed in the right direction. What is really good about our business is, in both the distribution world and the exhibition world, everybody is continuing to up their game.”
