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All Asia articles – Page 460
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NewsWorld surrenders to G.I. Joe's $100m box office breach
The brute force of G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra smothered the international scene over the weekend as the troops plundered $44.1m from a 35-market invasion and more than $100m worldwide.
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NewsZhang Pimin promoted to deputy director of China's SARFT
China’s State Council has promoted Zhang Pimin, deputy director of the country’s Film Bureau, to the same role for the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT). He replaces Lei Yuanliang who is retiring.
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NewsHarry Potter's box office spell remains unbroken
Warner Bros’ Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince held on to the top of ScreenDaily’s international top 40 chart for a third week, after conjuring up $44.1m across 63 territories.
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NewsMercuryMedia to handle select international distribution for Microcinema
San Francisco-based Microcinema International has partnered with London-based MercuryMedia to distribute certain Microcinema titles in Europe, Australia and Asia.
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NewsG.I. Joe ready to invade 35 territories day-and-date
It’s time for summer’s last blockbuster as Paramount Pictures International launches GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra in 35 international territories day-and-date with its domestic launch.
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NewsJapan's Movie-Eye files for bankruptcy
Japanese producer-distributor Movie-Eye Entertainment, distributor of Oscar-winners Crash and Million Dollar Baby, has filed for bankruptcy according to a fax sent to creditors yesterday.
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NewsPusan's Asian Cinema Fund supports 25 projects
The Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has announced 25 recipients of its Asian Cinema Fund and has revealed two new funds to support overseas projects and distribution.
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NewsHaeundae takes South Korean box office by storm
Tsunami blockbuster Haeundae has taken the South Korean box office by storm clocking up 5 million admissions from 712 screens in less than two weeks.
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NewsHarry Potter nears $500m mark; The Hangover crosses $100m
Warner Bros Pictures International continues to stir up magic with Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, which made an estimated $42.7m on 13,200 screens in 64 markets this weekend.
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NewsSummit to release Knowing on revenue-sharing scheme in China
China is set to import thriller Knowing into cinemas on the mainland on a revenue-sharing basis.
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NewsThriller (and rom-com) in Manila
Multiplex growth and a burgeoning middle class are driving growth at the Philippines box office, which is benefiting both US and local product
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FeaturesProduction sees rises in the East as numbers decline in the West
India is the most prolific film-producing nation in the world, according to the latest research figures.
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CommentFirst steps of a box-office giant
The news that China has become the second biggest territory outside the US for Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, with a $62m (rmb423m) gross as of July 19, demonstrates the dizzying potential of the country’s box-office market.
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NewsChinese anti-smoking group calls for a ban on smoking scenes
A group of 40 Chinese film and TV actors have endorsed a move to ban scenes featuring smoking and tobacco products from film and TV programs
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NewsSony Classics on board for Zhang Yimou's Blood Simple remake
Sony Pictures Classics is partnering on Zhang Yimou’s next project, an as-yet-untitled remake of the Coen Brothers’ 1984 title, Blood Simple.
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NewsSundream joins IHQ and Polybona for Let’s Fall in Love
Hong Kong-based Sundream Motion Pictures joins Korean IHQ and Beijing’s Polybona Film Distribution as investors for Hong Kong filmmaker Lee Kung-lok’s romantic comedy Let’s Fall in Love, which starts shooting in Beijing on July 24.
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NewsMalaysia's Yasmin Ahmad dies aged 51
Renowned Malaysian writer-director Yasmin Ahmad passed away last Saturday after suffering a stroke and brain haemorrhage. She was 51.
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NewsWarner pushes past $1bn international mark with Potter at $405m
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince has pushed Warner Bros Pictures International past the $1bn mark in international box office, marking the studio’s ninth consecutive year meeting that threshold.
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NewsJapanese box office up 17.6% in first half of 2009
Japanese box office earnings for the first half of 2009 totaled $990.87m (Y93.9b), a 17.6.% increase over the same period last year.
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NewsNAFF’s second edition praised by guests
PiFan’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) wrapped its second edition (July 20-23), with guests applauding the quality of the project meetings, and the impressive roster of decision-makers that it managed to attract.