European Box Office news
Scandinavian box office 2011: Norway shows largest gains in Europe; Finland slips as local films lose market share
While Norwegian cinemas last year delivered the largest growth of the theatrical market in Europe, with admissions 5.7% up on 2010, and Swedish attendance went up by 3.7%, both Denmark and Finland registered a decline in ticket sales by 3% and 6.6%, respectively, according to 2011 statistics published by national film bodies.
Netherlands posts highest admissions since 1978
Buoyant box office sees increased admissions and better performances from Dutch films.
International box office for French films rose 19% to €405 million in 2011
Unifrance study reveals foreign admissions for French films rose by 10% to 65.7 million, but entries for French-language films down by 28%.
Intouchables, I Soliti Idioti lead local comedies charge in Europe
French hit Intouchables leads a number of successful indie comedies in Europe this autumn.
Director Yann Samuell ahead in first week of the war of The War of the Buttons
Rival adaptations of French literary classic The War of the Buttons battle it out at the box office in France on more than 500 prints each. Version directed by Yann Samuell some 130,000 entries ahead in first week.
French box office surrenders to Declaration of War
Tragicomedy about a young couple battling baby son’s brain tumour draws 210, 000 spectators in opening week. Director Valérie Donzelli due to start shooting next feature Main dans la Main in October.
Paramount first studio to cross $2bn international in 2011
As Transformers: Dark Of The Moon prepares to cross $1bn at the global box office any day now, the studio says it has become the first to cross $2bn.
Nader & Simin, A Separation a surprise box office hit in France
Memento Distribution aiming for one million entries for Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s Berlin Golden Bear winner capturing marital breakdownin modern-day Iran.
Serbian, Slovenian box office hits coming to EFM
Miha Hocevar’s Going Our Way, the highest local grosser ever in Slovenia, and Dragan Bjelogrlic’s Montevideo, Taste Of A Dream, the highest local grosser in Serbia since 2005, will be sold at the European Film Market in Berlin.
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French admissions rise 2.6% in 2010
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Russian box office rises 43% in 2010
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Italian box office up 17% in 2010
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The Netherlands delivers record box office in 2010
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Germany box office revenues slip almost 9% in 2010, local films struggle
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Hollywood dominates Spanish box office in 2010
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Kites remix hits UK, France opens three comedies
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Centurion invades the UK, France welcomes The Countess
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Cemetery Junction in the UK, Spain welcomes The Maid
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22 Bullets in France, Germany experiences Gravity
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Danish box-office results strongest since 1982
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France opens Soul Kitchen, Scouting Book For Boys in the UK
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Italian fare boosts local box office recovery
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Exit Through The Gift Shop in the UK, Spain gets Hornet's Nest
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She, A Chinese reaches the UK, Spain receives An Education
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The Last Station arrives in Germany, UK gets Precious
