Los Angeles, California, United States
Strategic content licensing executive with over 15 years of experience driving theatrical film revenue for major studios including Sony Pictures and Disney. Proven expertise in negotiating high value movie licensing deals in major markets. Passionate about shaping compelling content experiences that balance creative vision with commercial success.
Films released: Anaconda, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Clika, Goat, The Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea, The Breadwinner..
Played a key role in the strategic rollout of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which soared to become the highest-grossing international film in North American box office history. Supported revenue driving initiatives and distribution strategy that fueled its $137M domestic success. Films released: Caught Stealing, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Soul on Fire, Chainsaw Man: The Movie - Reze Arc, Sisu: Road to Revenge.
Helped spearhead the domestic theatrical sales and distribution strategy for a diverse slate of major studio releases, from global tentpoles like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Napoleon, and Bad Boys: Ride or Die to breakout IP including No Hard Feelings and Anyone But You. Demonstrated success in maximizing box office performance across genres, spanning franchise blockbusters, niche dramas, event releases, and premium anime titles. Films Released: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, No Hard Feelings, Insidious: The Red Door, Psycho-Pass: Providence, Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story, Equalizer 3, Dumb Money, Journey to Bethlehem, Thanksgiving, Napoleon, Anyone But You, Madame Web, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To The Hashira Training, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Spy x Family Code: White, Tarot, The Garfield Movie, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Blue Lock The Movie -Episode Nagi-, Fly Me To The Moon, It Ends With Us, The Forge, Afraid, Wolfs, Saturday Night, Venom: The Last Dance, Here, Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, Kraven the Hunter, One Of Them Days, Heart Eyes, Paddington in Peru, Until Dawn, Karate Kid: Legends, 28 Years Later, I Know What You Did Last Summer.
Contributed to the theatrical success of several landmark releases, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Avengers: Endgame, Frozen, and Black Panther, each representing a major cultural and box office milestone for The Walt Disney Company. Account Management: Oversaw Disney content sales and negotiated film terms with movie theaters in key east coast markets, operating in alignment with strategic internal partnerships and external vendors. Multicultural Box Office Analyst: Author of the Share of Wallet report distributed weekly to 130+ recipients, providing granular insights into box office demographic trends. Sales Forecasting: Benchmarked awareness on all internal and competitive films coming to market, crystallizing historical high volume and weekend risks to help maximize Disney screen placement, identify new revenue ceilings, and highlight vulnerabilities in order to streamline distribution processes and enrich senior level sales strategy. Accounting and finance: Conducted an independent audit on an account's ticket pricing model resulting in a $90K film rental settlement. Films Released: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Finest Hours, Zootopia, The Jungle Book, Captain America: Civil War, Alice Through The Looking Glass, Finding Dory, The BFG, Pete's Dragon, The Light Between Oceans, The Queen of Katwe, Doctor Strange, Moana, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Beauty and the Beast, Born in China, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Cars 3, Thor: Ragnarok, Coco, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Black Panther, A Wrinkle in Time, Avengers: Infinity War, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Incredibles 2, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Disney's Christopher Robin, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Mary Poppins Returns, Captain Marvel, Dumbo, Penguins, Avengers: Endgame, Aladdin, Toy Story 4, The Lion King.
Sales Territories and Areas Handled: All theatres within Florida, Ohio, North and South Carolina + Chattanooga TN, Ft. Wayne IN, Indianapolis IN, Knoxville TN, Lafayette IN, Lexington KY, Louisville KY, Nashville TN, Terre Haute IN, Tri - Cities TN-VA. Multicultural initiatives: Broadened multicultural box office reporting as designated lead analyst on the Multicultural Index report distributed to domestic sales, marketing, and integrated planning teams on a weekly basis to help calibrate real time marketing strategy and studio synergy. Alternative Content: Activated theatrical network licensing deals on several Disney-branded Fathom events, including Newsies; additional programming initiatives accounted for $4M+ incremental revenue. Marketing: Selected to coordinate time sensitive Disney digital assets, in-theater cinema marketing materials, group sales initiatives, as well as launched integrated film-specific campaigns as sales team lead with national film circuits Alamo Drafthouse and Marcus Theaters. Best practices were presented to leadership teams across sales and marketing quarterly. Films Released: Monsters, Inc. (3D), Oz The Great and Powerful, Iron Man 3, Monsters University, Lone Ranger, Planes, The Fifth Estate, Thor: The Dark World, Delivery Man, Frozen, Saving Mr. Banks, The Wind Rises, Need For Speed, Muppets Most Wanted, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Bears, Million Dollar Arm, Maleficent, Planes: Fire & Rescue, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Hundred - Foot Journey, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Big Hero 6, Into the Woods, Strange Magic, McFarland, USA, Cinderella, Monkey Kingdom, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Tomorrowland, Inside Out, Ant-Man, Bridge Of Spies, The Good Dinosaur.
Sales Territories: Pittsburgh PA; Erie PA; Steubenville OH; St. Clairsville OH; Parkersburg WV; Columbus GA; Dothan AL; Montgomery AL. Competitive Analysis: Captured film buyer feedback from top markets on all internal and competitive films screening weekly. Finance: Responsible for accounts receivable, collections, and assisted payment application within sales territory representing roughly $20M in annual revenue. Films Released: The Help, Fright Night (2011), The Lion King (In 3D), Real Steel, The Muppets, War Horse, Beauty and the Beast (3D), The Secret World of Arrietty, John Carter, Marvel's The Avengers, Brave, People Like Us, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Finding Nemo (3D), Frankenweenie, Wreck-It Ralph, Lincoln.
Assisted with Southern Region film sales, distribution analysis, and accounts receivable collections. Films Released: Drive, Don't Be Afraid of The Dark, Insidious.
Pre to Post Production of feature film Mother's Day.
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