All articles by Leonard Klady
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Features
Catch me if you can
Tom Hanks’ genial, engaging persona has made him one of the most successful film stars in the world. We examine the key territories for Hanks at the box office.
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FeaturesMarch of the caped crusaders
With the majority of superhero films based on adaptations of US comic books, how well do these titles and franchises perform in territories not familiar with the original characters?
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Features
Down but not out
Without Avatar or Alice In Wonderland to set the pace, the first quarter global box office in 2011 was down on 2010. Screen examines what the numbers reveal.
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FeaturesThe art of travel
Animated films perform well at the global box office and are holding up on DVD, but how well do international productions perform outside their home territories? Leonard Klady reports
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FeaturesCage unlocked
Nicolas Cage cut his teeth playing offbeat characters in independent films before changing gears to become a major blockbuster star. With Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance and Drive Angry coming up in 2011, Leonard Klady assesses Cage’s continuing appeal at the global box office
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FeaturesGlobal Positioning
The importance of the international box office increases year after year. Leonard Klady looks back at the lessons learned from 2010’s major releases, and how the value of their international earnings compares with domestic.
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FeaturesHeadline grabbers
From Buckingham Palace to Wall Street and the Middle East to Eastern Europe, the real world is a rich source of material for film-makers. Leonard Klady reports on the pitfalls and the box-office potential of stories which are ripped from the headlines
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FeaturesHow small screen success translates to the big screen
Films adapted from or inspired by television series have been around nearly as long as TV sets ― but there is no guarantee that success on the small screen will transfer to the international box office. Leonard Klady reports
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FeaturesThe track record behind the Title
The last year may have seen some costly underperformers in The Boat That Rocked and Green Zone but, as Leonard Klady reports, Universal-owned Working Title Films can draw on a stellar track record and a series of franchises to move forward.
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FeaturesThe unpredictable star
John Travolta is unique among marquee-names for the breadth of genres he has tackled, his lack of reliance on sequels and his ability to play both good and bad guys to equal effect. In the first of a series looking at the box-office track records of producers, film-makers and stars, ...
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News
International box office - End of the affair
International box-office revenues rose 5.1% in 2008 to $16.1bn in contrast to a flat US domestic performance. But the international picture is more mixed than it first appears. The fourth quarter of last year saw an international box office decline of 2.3% with only the first quarter of the year ...
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United States - The returns from Batman and Friends
Domestic box office picked up just enough steam in the latter half of December to finish the calendar year with a tally of $9.685bn - just $2m up on 2007*.The more worrying news is that admissions continued to decline with early estimates showing a drop between 7% and 8% on ...