{"id":4255,"date":"2012-09-19T15:30:06","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T19:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=4255"},"modified":"2012-12-20T17:27:45","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T22:27:45","slug":"cbs-films-lisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2012\/09\/19\/cbs-films-lisa\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS Films"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Lisa Kitay<\/pre>\n
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History and Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
CBS Films<\/a> is a division of CBS Corporation<\/a>, which is one of the original broadcast companies.[2]<\/a> CBS is a mass media company that produces and allocates entertainment content that reaches the entire world.\u00a0 Today it is one of the largest groups of media content companies as well as it owns the most watched Television station in the United States. The film division is just one of their many facets.[3]<\/a><\/p>\n
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CBS Films is a baby in the large scope of the entertainment industry. It started in 2007. It has many jobs within its company, including development, financing, production and marketing of theatrical motion pictures. It projects to release four to six films of a wide variety of genres per year with budgets no more than fifty million, but has not been able to debut more that two films per year. They released their first film in the beginning of 2010. CBS films manages the global distribution with partners as well as self-distributing the films in the United States. Currently CBS Films has releases nine films: \u201cThe Back \u2013Up Plan<\/a>\u201d, \u201cFaster<\/a>\u201d, \u201cThe Mechanic<\/a>\u201d, \u201cExtraordinary Measures<\/a>\u201d, \u201cBeastly<\/a>\u201d, \u201cThe Woman in Black<\/a>\u201d, \u201cSalmon Fishing in the Yemen<\/a>\u201d, \u201cThe Words<\/a>\u201d, and \u201cSeven Psychopaths<\/a>\u201d.[5]<\/a><\/p>\n
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Fall of 2012 Happenings<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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In October of 2012, CBS Films released Seven Psychopaths<\/a>.\u00a0 This has been their second release in 2012. Even though it opened in ninth place making $ 4.17 million[7]<\/a>, Seven Psychopaths earned two nominations for Independent Spirit Awards for the Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Male categories.\u00a0 Writer and Director, Martin McDonagh <\/a>is up for the award of Best Screenplay and Sam Rockwell<\/a> for Best Supporting Male.[8]<\/a> McDonagh has also written and directed \u201cIn Bruges<\/a>\u201d. In addition he has also produced many short films.[9]<\/a> Rockwell has been seen on screens in many occasions and will be seen in films to come. Some of his leading roles include \u201cLawn Dogs<\/a>\u201d, \u201cConfessions of a Dangerous Mind<\/a>\u201d, and \u201cChoke<\/a>\u201d.[10]<\/a><\/p>\n
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Even though this picture is receiving nominations, CBS was disappointed in the response from its audience. The weekend report on boxofficemojo.com<\/a> said that it earned the \u201clowest nationwide opening ever for CBS Films\u201d. The demographic for this film is male age twenty-five and up. It only opened in half as many theaters as its competing movies during its opening weekend, which could have contributed to its minimal box office gross. CBS Films predicted it would make forty percent more upon its release. It has not been determined the exact reason for its low outcome, but the small demographic that it appeals to is said to have an impact. [12]<\/a><\/p>\n
According to boxofficemojo.com<\/a>, Seven Psychopaths ranked 19 in the quarterly reports. It had a total gross of $14,666,353 and was released in 1,480 theaters.[13]<\/a><\/p>\n
This film follows Colin Farrell<\/a> who plays a struggling screenwriter in Los Angeles. He entangles himself in the web of the criminal underworld because Christopher Walken<\/a> and Sam Rockwell decide to steal a dog.[14]<\/a><\/p>\n
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