Cannes 2025 was not a washout. The Croisette was crowded, the sun came out, and over 15,000 industry professionals turned up. But something has shifted. I believe that we will look back at 2025 as an ...

This article is part of my ‘Big Ideas’ series, in which I explore the evolving landscape of the film industry. Each instalment combines data, research, and analysis to go deep on a trend, idea or case ...

But not all are destined to make money. Here’s what seems to separate the successful re-releases from the failures.

At first glance, the chart below doesn’t look all that noteworthy. It shows the amount of time between when movies are released in the US and when they come out in Japanese cinemas. The line is mostly ...

Over the past year I’ve quizzed a number of film industry professionals on various topics. I went back through the conversations to pick out all the ideas they shared around film marketing. It quickly ...

I logged the fates of 27,000+ lead characters to uncover how death on screen has shifted by genre, decade, and cause.