London, November 2nd - Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment are delighted to announce that Skyfall has taken an extraordinary £37.2 million in its opening week, overtaking Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 to secure the biggest 7 day gross of all time in UK box office history.
Skyfall Sets New Box Office Record
No Trick, Big Halloween Treat From Sony Pictures Animation's Hotel Transylvania Director Genndy Tartakovsky
CULVER CITY, CA, October 25, 2012 - HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA - the record-setting 3D computer-animated monster comedy from Sony Pictures Animation that ranked as the biggest September opening in movie history and the best opening ever for the studio - is releasing a new animated short as a special Halloween treat.
Crackle Launches First App To Offer Free Full-Length Hollywood Movies And Television Series On Playstation 3 In Latin America And Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil, (Oct. 11, 2012) - Crackle, the multi-platform video entertainment network, today unveiled a free application for PlayStation 3, making its full suite of ad-supported full-length movies, television series and original programming available to all PlayStation 3 users in Latin America and Brazil. Crackle is the only digital network to feature free-to-consumer full-length, unedited movies and television series on this platform.
Sony Pictures Television And Zeptolab® To Collaborate On 'Cut The Rope®'
LONDON, 4th October 2012 - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and mobile gaming company, ZeptoLab UK Limited, have announced they will be working together to develop a format for a live-action, game show, television series based on ZeptoLab's international hit game, Cut the Rope and its character, the little lovable green monster Om Nom®. Skills-based and inspired by physics, Cut the Rope has become a global hit and to date has been downloaded more than 250 million times around the world.
Sony Pictures Classics Fills The Void
NEW YORK (October 2, 2012) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to Rama Burshtein's directorial debut, FILL THE VOID. Written and directed by Burshtein, FILL THE VOID played in Venice and Toronto to enthusiastic audiences and will make its US debut at the New York Film Festival. The winner of 7 Ophir Awards including Best Picture, FILL THE VOID is produced by Assaf Amir, who previously worked with Sony Classics on BROKEN WINGS.
Sales Of Sony Pictures Television Series Soar In Latin America
MIAMI, Fla. - (Oct. 2, 2012) - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) today announced it has licensed several series including its three new scripted shows - Last Resort, The Mob Doctor and Made in Jersey - to subscription broadcasters across Latin America ahead of MIPCOM in Cannes next week. The announcement was made by Alexander Marin, senior vice president, distribution, Latin America, US Hispanic and the Caribbean, SPT.
Sony Pictures Unveils Culver City Landmark "Rainbow"
CULVER CITY, CA - October 1, 2012 - Sony Pictures Studios and the city of Culver City today announced the unveiling of "Rainbow" a public art installation by American sculptor Tony Tasset. Soaring 94 feet high, just beyond the Madison Street entrance to Studio's historic lot, "Rainbow" is a multi-colored steel arc 188 feet across.
Skyfall™ To Be Released In IMAX® Theatres Across North America One Day Early, On November 8
Los Angeles, CA - Sep. 26, 2012 - IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX), Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that the long-awaited next chapter in the famed James Bond franchise, SKYFALL™, will be released in IMAX® theatres across North America on Nov. 8, 2012, one day ahead of its wide release on November 9. This is the first IMAX installment of the iconic Bond film franchise.
'stories From The Hospital' Brings Real Life To Series Drama In The Netherlands
London, 25 Sept, 2012. Sony Pictures Television's Dutch production venture, Tuvalu Media, has secured a commission with SBS to produce Stories from the Hospital a new reality format based on the hit US drama series, Strong Medicine. The Dutch broadcaster has ordered a series of 30 half hour episodes for NET5, SBS's female-skewing channel aimed at the 20-34 year old demographic. The series, called Dokters locally, will be stripped weekdays in a primetime 8pm slot, launching in late October.
Milan Entertainment, Inc. Milan Records To Release Resident Evil: Retribution - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(Los Angeles, CA) - On September 11, 2012, Milan Records will release Resident Evil: Retribution - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally and in stores. Milan Records previously released the soundtrack of Resident Evil: Afterlife, which grossed over $300 million worldwide.