Paul Thomas Anderson Remembers Late Distribution Boss Erik Lomis At Will Rogers Pioneers Dinner: Championing 70MM ‘The Master’ & The Only Studio Exec “Who Knew How A Projector Worked”
deadline.comThe 11x Oscar nominee remembered the late distribution boss on Wednesday night at the Will Rogers Pioneers Dinner, the two having worked together during the latter’s time at Weinstein Co.
with The Master and at MGM with Licorice Pizza. Paul Thomas Anderson had the first 70MM made movie in 20 years with 2012’s The Master; a dream made possible by Erik Lomis when he was the head of distribution at Weinstein Co.
Later on, Lomis brought specialty audiences back with Anderson’s Licorice Pizza during Covid which earned then an opening weekend per theater average of $35K — enormous when cinemas were making their way back from pandemic in 2021.
Taking the podium at the Beverly Hilton, Anderson, said “I’m hear to represent the filmmakers that worked with Erik” before launching into heartfelt and hysterical speech. “I first met Erik walking down the street on Montana Avenue outside the Aero,” regaled Anderson.
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