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Hot Trailer: ‘The Spectacular Now’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 19, 2013 @ 12:10pm PDTTags: A24, Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now

Timing is everything. Shailene Woodley‘s Mary Jane may be out of Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man 2, but she shows off the chops that won her and co-star Miles Teller a Special Jury Award at Sundance in the first trailer for James Ponsoldt’s The Spectacular Now. Teller stars as a hard-partying high school senior who strikes up a relationship with the nice girl in school (Woodley). A24 releases the comedy-drama August 2. Check it out:

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Specialty Box Office: ‘Bling Ring’ Sparkles With A Haute Debut

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday June 16, 2013 @ 10:30am PDTTags: 20 Feet From Stardom, A24, Sofia Coppola, Specialty Box Office, The Bling Ring

Brian Brooks is a Deadline contributor.

Indie FilmsSome said that opening opposite a juggernaut like Man Of Steel would be box office suicide, but not everyone went for the obligatory tentpole. After a splash earlier this year with Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers ($263K opening, 3 theaters in March) A24 once again found box office gold with youth gone awry formula, this time via Sofia Coppola‘s The Bling Ring. The Cannes Un Certain Regard debut opened in just five theaters, grossing $210K. The distributor was clearly pleased, noting that Bling is Coppola’s highest opening since Oscar-winning Lost In Translation. Said A24 Sunday: “Sofia Coppola’s latest and greatest has certainly entered the zeitgeist and we look forward to capitalizing on this great success as we expand nationwide next weekend. It is the highest opening for a Sofia Coppola film since Lost in Translation and played to sold-out crowds in NY and LA on Friday and Saturday with the highest per screen average of the weekend.” Read More »

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Hot Trailer: ‘The Bling Ring’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday April 23, 2013 @ 3:14pm PDTTags: A24, Emma Watson, The Bling Ring

Emma Watson leads the cast of Sofia Coppola‘s true crime pic, about a band of young burglars thieving from Hollywood celebs. Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Claire Julien, Taissa Farmiga, and Leslie Mann also star in the pic which A24 releases June 14 in the … Read More »

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Specialty B.O.: ‘Spring Breakers’ Powers To $270K In 3 Cinemas, ‘Poppy Hill’, ‘Ginger & Rosa’, ‘Mindless Behavior’ Solid In Debuts

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday March 17, 2013 @ 10:03am PDTTags: A24, AwesomenessTV, Ginger & Rosa, Mindless Behavior: All Around The World, Specialty Box Office, Spring Breakers, Upside Down

Brian Brooks is a Deadline contributor.

Indie FilmsUPDATED: Just in time for the debauchery of Spring Break that has long provided fodder for Hollywood, distribution newcomer A24 Films scored big time with this weekend’s three-theater opening of Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers. The Venice/Toronto debut headlining James Franco and Disney stars Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens grossed a whopping $270K for a $90K average. That’s the best opening per-theater-average in the specialty arena for 2013. A24 also fared well with their other rollout, Ginger & Rosa, which had the third-highest per theater average of the current weekend with $15K. Both titles should prove strong box office contenders in the weeks to come. GKids released Studio Ghibli’s From Up On Poppy Hill, which averaged an impressive weekend second-best $27,514 in a pair of theaters. The animated film was directed by Goro Miyazaki, son of master Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, who was co-writer on the movie. YouTube channel AwesomenessTV partnered with AMC Entertainment to open the teen R&B concert pic Mindless Behavior: All Around The World in 117 theaters, grossing over a half-million dollars with a solid $4,351 average. Oscilloscope bowed Matteo Garrone’s Reality in one theater, grossing $8K, while Millennium took Upside Down to 11 locations, averaging $2,570. Read More »

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Specialty B.O. Preview: ‘Spring Breakers’, ‘Upside Down’, ‘Reality’, ‘Ginger & Rosa’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday March 14, 2013 @ 8:39pm PDTTags: A24, Ginger & Rosa, Reality, Specialty Box Office Preview, Spring Breakers, Upside Down

Brian Brooks is a Deadline contributor.

A24 Films will release two of its brood this weekend including Harmony Korine’s anticipated Selena Gomez/Vanessa Hudgens/James Franco starrer Spring Breakers, which had its U.S. debut this past week at the SXSW Film Festival. The new distribution company will also roll out Ginger & Rosa, although it sees the titles as appealing to different audiences. Also in this weekend’s specialty slate is Millennium Films’ Kirsten Dunst starrer Upside Down, which may had the largest number of opening cities among the limited release debuts, though it will still be under a dozen runs. And Oscilloscope’s Reality has a unique story of its own, with a convicted prisoner as a star — filmmaker Matteo Garone made an arrangement with Italy’s prison system.

Spring Breakers
Director-writer: Harmony Korine
Cast: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, James Franco, Rachel Korine
Distributor: A24 Films

Spring Breakers had a lively U.S. debut at the SXSW Film Festival ahead of its theatrical run which begins this week. Described as the “most accessible” of veteran indie director Harmony Korine’s career to date by some festival-goers, the title debuted in Venice and Toronto last Fall. Newcomer distributor A24 Films became involved with the feature in November. “Spring Breakers is, initially, for a younger audience and, frankly, anyone looking for something a little different,” noted A24′s David Fenkel. The crime-comedy centers on four college girls who end up in jail after robbing a restaurant to finance their spring break vacation, but find themselves bailed out by a drug-and-weapons heavy who wants them to do some more dirty work. Read More »

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Hot Teaser Trailer: ‘The Bling Ring’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Friday March 8, 2013 @ 8:51am PSTTags: A24, Pathe, Sofia Coppola, The Bling Ring

Sofia Coppola‘s The Bling Ring recently got a June 14 domestic release date from distributor A24, which acquired the film in January. Before that, Pathé releases in France on June 5 (there’s also buzz about a potential slot at May’s Cannes Film … Read More »

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A24 Dates Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Bling Ring’ And Sundance Pic ‘The Spectacular Now’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday February 28, 2013 @ 9:25am PSTTags: A24, Emma Watson, The Bling Ring, The Spectacular Now
Mike Fleming

BREAKING: Upstart distributor A24 has set a June 14 limited theatrical release launch of the Sofia Coppola-directed The Bling Ring, and it has set an August 2 limited release for the James Ponsoldt-directed The Spectacular Now. This … Read More »

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Sundance: A24 Buys ‘The Spectacular Now’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday January 21, 2013 @ 12:33am PSTTags: A24, Big Deals Film, Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Wrap-Up, The Spectacular Now
Mike Fleming

BREAKING: Another Sundance deal as A24 acquires The Spectacular Now, a coming-of-age saga that stars Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) and Miles Teller and premiered Friday in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Deals are also imminent on Concussion, as well as Austenland, the latter of which has FilmDistrict, looking to partner with Exclusive, as the lead horse going into Sunday night. The deal should have been done already but was held up because Twilight Saga author Stephenie Meyer, who produced the film, couldn’t take part because she is Mormon and so they won’t close the deal officially until Monday.

James Ponsoldt directed Spectacular from a script by (500) Days Of Summer scribes Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. Teller plays a high school senior extrovert who vows to save an introverted classmate (Woodley), and their relationship grows intense. Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Kyle Chandler also star. Deal was done by UTA. Here’s the official announcement: Read More »

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Sofia Coppola-Directed ‘The Bling Ring’ Acquired By A24

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday January 16, 2013 @ 2:55pm PSTTags: A24, Big Deals Film, Sofia Coppola
Mike Fleming

A24 has landed domestic distribution rights to The Bling Ring, the Sofia Coppola-directed film that stars Emma Watson and focuses on a group of teens who rip off homes of celebs that included Paris Hilton and Orlando … Read More »

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Hot Trailer: ‘A Glimpse Inside The Mind of Charles Swan III’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday December 1, 2012 @ 1:17pm PSTTags: A24, Charlie Sheen

Who knew there’s something called SSBB – the Secret Society of Ball-Busters? It exists within writer-director Roman Coppala’s A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III. Charlie Sheen stars as the title character with giddy support from Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Patricia Arquette and Aubrey Plaza. From … Read More »

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Toronto: Upstart A24 Acquires Sally Potter-Directed ‘Ginger & Rosa

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday September 25, 2012 @ 9:31am PDTTags: A24, Big Deals Film, Elle Fanning, Toronto Film Festival
Mike Fleming

A24 has acquired Ginger & Rosa, the Sally Potter-directed film that stars Elle Fanning. A story about friendship and betrayal, the film premiered at Telluride and Toronto and plays the New York Film Festival on October 8. Alice Englert, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Timothy Spall, Oliver Platt, and Annette Bening also star. A24 plans on a qualifying run of the film in 2012 for awards consideration followed by a theatrical release in early 2013. Read More »

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A24 Acquires U.S. Rights To ‘A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday August 30, 2012 @ 8:36am PDTTags: A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III, A24, Roman Coppola
Mike Fleming

NEW YORK, NY (August 30, 2012) — A24, a film company focused on distribution, financing and production with headquarters in New York City, announced today that the company has acquired all U.S. rights to Roman Coppola’s A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III. The film was written,

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