Charles Gant

London

Film Journalist and Critic at Freelance

Swimming in numbers, but not staying in my lane. Screen International/freelance film journalist and critic. BAFTA & BIFA voter. Opinions my own.

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Articles

Seven talking points from CineEurope 2025

1 week ago | screendaily.com | Charles Gant

The annual trade convention for European exhibitors took place in Barcelona from June 16-19 The annual CineEurope trade convention in Barcelona brings the film distribution and exhibition sectors together, with a focus on common goals and shared success. However, with global box office still not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, film distributors and cinema operators continue to offer different perspectives on the halting recovery.
Disney showcases all seven studio brands at CineEurope presentation

1 week ago | screendaily.com | Charles Gant

Disney leaned into 100 years of brand heritage at its CineEurope slate presentation on Wednesday afternoon (June 18), with an array of titles that offer “magic, wonder and joy,” in the words of Andrew Cripps, head of theatrical distribution. The distribution boss also placed the presentation in the context of “immersive experiences” that “bring imagination to life”.
Paramount pushes family films, adult comedies in CineEurope slate presentation

1 week ago | screendaily.com | Charles Gant

Paramount will lean into the comedy genre with its upcoming slate of titles, presented yesterday (June 18) at CineEurope. On panel sessions at the trade convention, cinema operators have been calling for more-rounded film slates, and decrying the lack of adult-skewing comedies that in the past have been supplied by the likes of The Hangover, Ted, Judd Apatow productions and Adam Sandler vehicles.
Studiocanal showcases D-Day drama ‘Pressure’, ‘Cliffhanger’, ‘Cold Storage’ at CineEurope

1 week ago | screendaily.com | Charles Gant

Studiocanal flew the flag for independent studios at CineEurope with a chunky slate presentation on Tuesday (June 17), spotlighting a mix of local and international titles across a range of genres. The company billed itself as “Europe’s leading studio” in remarks by Hugh Spearing, EVP of global marketing and distribution.
Warner Bros showcases ‘Superman’, ‘Wuthering Heights’, new Paul Thomas Anderson film at CineEurope

1 week ago | screendaily.com | Charles Gant

Warner Bros may have been in existence for more than 100 years, but it is the company’s spirit of renewal that was celebrated in its slate presentation at the CineEurope convention in Barcelona yesterday (June 17).
Universal declares “biggest, most diverse slate of any studio” at CineEurope

1 week ago | screendaily.com | Charles Gant

Source: Screen International Universal Pictures International (UPI) honed its annual CineEurope presentation yesterday (June 17) into a single powerful message: that the studio offers “the biggest and most diverse slate of films of any studio”.
Sony shows first 28 minutes of ‘28 Years Later’ at CineEurope

1 week ago | screendaily.com | Charles Gant

Sony stepped up to bat yesterday (June 16) as the first of the big five US studios to present a slate presentation at the CineEurope trade convention in Barcelona, wrapping its slot by showing the first 28 minutes of 28 Years Later two days ahead of the film’s world premiere in London on June 18.
Studio and cinema executives debate differing priorities at CineEurope

1 week ago | screendaily.com | Charles Gant

The need for collaboration between film distribution and exhibition is a perennial theme of the annual CineEurope trade convention in Barcelona, but it was the differing perspectives and priorities of the two sectors that spiced up the Executive Roundtable session on day one of this year’s edition (June 16-19).
‘Ballerina’ launches with soft $51m at global box office

2 weeks ago | screendaily.com | Charles Gant

TitleFilm (distributor) 3-day (worldCume (world)3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l)Territories 1 Lilo & Stitch (Disney) $100.2m $772.6m $67.7m $436.8m 53 2 Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Paramount) $55.6m $450.4m $40.6m $301.2m 67 3 Ballerina (Lionsgate) $51m $51m $26m $26m 83 4 Karate Kid: Legends (Sony) $18.7m $74m $10m $38.6m 58 5 Housefull 5 (various) $16.3m $16.3m $15.2m $15.2m 23 6 Final Destination: Bloodlines (Warner Bros) $14.6m $257.2m $8.1m $133.6m 76 7 The Phoenician Scheme...
‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' near combined $1bn at global box office; ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ hits major markets

3 weeks ago | screendaily.com | Charles Gant

Source: Disney / Paramount Title Film (distributor) 3-day (world Cume (world) 3-day (int’l) Cume (int’l) Territories 1 Lilo & Stitch (Disney) $176.1m $610.8m $113.1m $330.7m 52 2 Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Paramount) $103.4m $353.8m $76.1m $231.2m 67 3 Karate Kid: Legends (Sony) $33m $47m $12m $26m 44 4 Final Destination Bloodlines (Warner Bros) $25.2m $229.3m $14.4m $117.6m 76 5 Bring Her Back (Sony) $8.1m $8.1m $1m $1m 9 6 Thunderbolts* (Disney) $7.6m $369.6m $2.8m $187.7m...