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Charles Gant
Charles Gant is Awards/Box Office Editor at Screen International, based in London. Charles began writing for Screen in 2015 as a critic, before joining the staff in 2017 initially as Features Editor.
A former Deputy Editor of The Face magazine and former Film Editor of Heat magazine, Charles has been writing about box office for more than a decade, including writing the weekly Indie Box Office report for the BFI-backed Film Audience Network of cinemas.
Charles is a member of Bafta, and has served on Bafta Film Awards juries including for outstanding British debut, rising star and more recently the longlisting jury for performance and director. He speaks about the film business and box office to various groups throughout the year, including at the National Film & Television School, Film Distributors Association and Film Hub London.
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The ‘Alien: Romulus’ opening is ahead of expectations for Disney.
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Married couple Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively took the number one and two spot.
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Stars of Tomorrow 2024: Josh Finan (actor)
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Stars of Tomorrow 2024: James Watson (producer)
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Stars of Tomorrow 2024: Agnes O’Casey (actor)
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Stars of Tomorrow 2024: Mia Tharia (actor)
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Execs including Vue CEO Tim Richards and Sony’s Steven O’Dell were talking at CineEurope.
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‘Garfield’ leads global box office with $41m session, knocks ‘Furiosa’ off top spot
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