Universal and Illumination's HOP bounced to #1 at the U.S. box office for the weekend of April 1-3, 2011.
Artist owned-and-operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX recently completed work on their third consecutive Titleist campaign via Arnold Worldwide.
In an effort to get some distance from Halloween juggernaut SAW 3D, Wes Craven's MY SOUL TO TAKE has moved from Oct. 29 to Oct. 8, reports ShockTillYouDrop.com.
Artist owned and operated, bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX recently completed compositing, color grading, and CG work on a new spot for Sprint's webOS Palm Pixi - a smartphone that falls squarely into the 'for fun' camp. Titled "Pass the Pixi," the spot was directed by the Snorri Brothers of The Cartel for agency Modernista! and first aired November 17 in North America.
VFXWorld gets a sneak peek at the first VES Production Summit, which takes place Saturday at the Ritz Carlton, Hotel, Marina del Rey.
Erik Nordby of MPC Vancouver tells how they transformed Megan Fox into a demon.
THE FINAL DESTINATION (WB/NL, with vfx by Amalgamated Pixels) was #1 at the Box Office, grabbing $28.3M.
It's no wonder that bigger vfx and more attention-grabbing 3D animation are predicted for 2008: Last year they continued to dominate the record-breaking $9.62 billion box office, which also saw Universal Pictures posting its biggest domestic and global grosses ever ($1.099 billion and $2.133 billion, respectively). The top 10 featured three animated hits (SHREK THE THIRD, RATATOUILLE and THE SIMPSONS MOVIE) and six vfx-intensive blockbusters (SPIDER-MAN 3, TRANSFORMERS, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, 300 and I AM LEGEND).
STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH continued its box office dominance for the second consecutive week, grabbing $70M for the four-day Memorial Day weekend ended May 30, 2005. That means that the final STAR WARS saga has earned $270.4M for Fox domestically, continuing to set records for nine-day to 12-day grosses. SITH has also earned $248.9M overseas.
Despite leading the pack in its debut, New Lines MONSTER-IN-LAW did nothing to quell the 12-week dry spell at the box office that should get a big jolt with this weeks anticipated monster hit, STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH. The Jennifer Lopez/Jane Fonda comedy collected $23.1M for the weekend ended May 15, 2005. That was better than two other newcomers: KICKING & SCREAMING, which kicked up $20.1M for Universal, thanks to the presence of Will Ferrell, and UNLEASHED, which grabbed $10.9M for Universals specialty division, Focus.
Peter Plantec pontificates on the future of vfx and where todays hot trends are headed, so plug-in and read on.
Last week, 70 British companies, including most of the Soho post players, convened the first U.K. Showcase at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood. More than a chance to escape the freezing London weather for sunny L.A., the thriving vfx companies, in particular, were able to tout their recent successes and do a little off-site business with Warner Bros., Fox and Universal, who have outsourced the bulk of their tentpole vfx work to the U.K. over the last few years.
