{"id":4182,"date":"2012-09-18T19:31:21","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T23:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=4182"},"modified":"2012-12-21T01:24:15","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T06:24:15","slug":"cbs-films-chris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2012\/09\/18\/cbs-films-chris\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS Films"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Christopher Langsdorf<\/pre>\n
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courtesy of aroundthenetworks.com<\/p><\/div>\n
A Brief History<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Created in 2007\u00a0CBS FIlms<\/a>\u00a0has released nine films to date. The studio handles the development, financing, production and marketing of films. The company has global partnerships in addition to the fact they distribute their own films in the United States. The studio has \u00a0released nine films and is expected to release anywhere from four to six films per year. [1]<\/a><\/p>\n
Key FIgures<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Wolfgang Hammer\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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courtesy of www.hollywoodreporter.com<\/p><\/div>\n
Hammer is currently one half of the Co-Presidents of\u00a0CBS FIlms<\/a>. Hammer is the former Executive Vice President for Lionsgate Motion Picture Group<\/a>.\u00a0He oversees business, finance,\u00a0acquisitions\u00a0and legal affairs for CBS Films. [1]<\/a><\/p>\n
Terry Press<\/p>\n
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courtesy of www.cbsfilms.com<\/p><\/div>\n
Press is the second half of CBS Films Co-Presidents. She oversees creative, marketing, distribution and physical production for the company. Press is the former head of marketing for\u00a0Dreamworks SKG<\/a>\u00a0and was recently\u00a0honored by THR’s Power 100<\/a>\u00a0rankings for Women in Entertainment. Press came in as number 71 on the list. [1]<\/a><\/p>\n
Maria Faillace<\/p>\n
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Image courtesy of www.cbsfilms.com<\/p><\/div>\n
Faillace responsibilities fall on overseeing the production of the companies original home grown titles. Previously Faillace served as CBS FIlms Senior Vice President of Production as well as spending eight years as a member of\u00a0Fox 2000<\/a>, where she eventually became the Vice President of Production. [1]<\/a><\/p>\n
Scott Shooman<\/p>\n
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Shooman is the Executive VIce President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions for CBS Films. He recently negotiated the deal in which CBS Films acquired the sequel to the movie\u00a0The Exorcism<\/em>. Shooman spent ten years as a member of\u00a0Sony Pictures<\/a>. [2]<\/a><\/p>\n
The Quarterly Report<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\u00a0CBS Corporation<\/a>\u00a0recently released their third quarter financial reports as well as their financial earnings for the year to date. Their entertainment division (which CBS FIlms is part of) saw an increase in revenue as it increased to $1.68 billion\u00a0compared\u00a0to $1.63 for the same quarter last year. The OIBDA<\/a>\u00a0for the entertainment division saw a slight drop off as it was only $384 million vs. $405 million for the quarter last year. However, the Entertainment OIBDA<\/a>\u00a0saw an increase for the nine month period to $1.21 billion when compared to $1.11 billion for the first nine months of last year. [3]<\/a><\/p>\n
In The News<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Seven Psychopaths<\/strong><\/p>\n
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courtesy of www.royleonard.com<\/p><\/div>\n
CBS Films most recent release is the film Seven Psychopaths<\/a>\u00a0starring\u00a0Colin Farrell<\/a>,\u00a0Woody Harrelson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Christopher Walken<\/a>. The movie opened on October 12th and tells the story of a struggling writer who gets roped into the criminal world of dog kidnapping by a few of his friends. During its opening week the film made $5.8 million and around $4 million the week after.The overall budget for the film was $15 million and the film has made about $14 million to date. \u00a0Despite its somewhat quiet opening week earnings the film has been very well received and garnered a large number of positive\u00a0reviews<\/a>. [4]<\/a>\u00a0[5]<\/a><\/p>\n