I tracked the timing of 175,902 critic reviews across 10,766 films to see what it signals before the opening weekend.

Looking at the data behind which films appear on user-generated lists of 'Movies which are awesome, but I don't ever want to ...

A larger market for independent films worldwide is emerging, and I don’t think the industry has fully taken on board the consequences yet. To be clear, I think the individual forces behind this are ...

Colour is one of the quickest ways a poster can tell you what kind of film it’s selling. Before you’ve read the title or registered the actors, your brain has already clocked the palette and filed it ...

Yesterday, Donald Trump announced a plan to impose a 100% tariff on all foreign-made films. He claimed that international tax incentives were draining American productions from US soil and accused ...

This article is part of my ‘Big Ideas’ series, in which I explore the evolving landscape of the film industry. Each instalment will focus on one of the key shifts highlighted below, digging deeper ...

For the third part in my series on the financial side of the film industry, I am turning to profitability and asking "Do Hollywood movies make a profit?" Hollywood has a negative reputation when it ...

Netflix’s patents offer a rare glimpse into the future that major streamers are building for film and television. While much of the industry debates box office figures and windowing, Netflix’s filings ...

Note: This week I will be at the Berlin Film Festival and European Film Market. If you want to grab a coffee, drop me a line. Last year I published a study which showed that sex on screen has declined ...

This is part two of my collaboration with Screendollars in which we spoke to 246 cinema owners and film professionals affiliated with exhibitors. We quizzed them on a range of topics, and their ...