Tag: Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Tops 2011 Box Office with $5.17 Worldwide!
Paramount Pictures announced today it ended 2011 in the No. 1 position among all studios, having achieved the highest total combined gross of any studio for the year, earning a record $5.17 billion worldwide. The studio, which released a total of 16 new releases domestically this year, placed first in the North American market share with $1.96 billion, while also amassing record grosses at the international box office with $3.21 billion.
Paramount Pictures Unveils New Logo in Celebration of the Studio’s 100th Anniversary
Paramount Pictures today unveiled a new company logo that commemorates the studio’s 100th Anniversary in show business. The new logo can be seen on the new Tom Cruise starrer, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. The movie will open in IMAX and on other premium large format screens on Friday, December 16th, 2011 and in theatres everywhere on December 21st.
Michael Bay Back for TRANSFORMERS 4
Michael Bay is in final talks to direct a new Transformers film, or, in the words of Megatron, ‘The humans cannot stop him!’
If you were relieved Dark of the Moon would be the final Transformers film directed by Michael Bay, because if we had another, the shark would have been jumped, I must disappoint you. Bay has finally jumped the shark this time.
Paramount Pictures to Launch Paramount Animation
Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc., will launch an in-house animation division, with its first title slated for release in 2014.
In making the announcement, Paramount Chairman & CEO Brad Grey said the initiative was part of the studio’s long-term strategy for growth and that the new division, Paramount Animation, will focus on high quality animation with budgets per picture of up to $100 million.
Paramount Animation’s mandate will be the development of the broadest range of family CGI animated films, with a key piece being titles under the label of Viacom’s Nickelodeon, the number one entertainment brand for kids worldwide. Paramount will also look to build on Viacom’s already thriving global consumer products business by seeking to capitalize on merchandising opportunities tied to all Paramount Animation releases.
Final ‘Cloverfield’ Poster Revealed & Pictures from Movie
Cloverfield is almost here, and that means Paramount is at last ready to let us see the movie’s… final poster. You didn’t think I was going to say monster did you? Suckers.Paramount Pictures has just released a brand new poster, and 25 new still images from Cloverfield. The poster is below, all the brand new images here too.
Rated: PG-13
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: 2008-01-18
Starring: Michael Stahl-David, Odet Jasmin, Mike Vogel, Lizzy Kaplan
Directed by Matt Reeves
Produced by JJ Abrams (exec producer)
Written by Drew Goddard
