Box Office – Page 192
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NewsInbetweeners smashes UK records to take £13.2m on debut
The Inbetweeners Movie posts biggest-ever opening (including previews) for a UK independent production, as well as for a UK comedy.
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NewsThe Inbetweeners Movie takes huge £2.5m on first day of UK previews
The low-budget UK production set to score big opening weekend after excellent first preview day.
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NewsApes climb to the top in the UK
Fox’s Apes beats out Smurfs and Harry Potter for UK box-office crown.
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NewsHarry Potter battles The Apes for international crown
Warner Bros’ behemoth could have another big weekend in it but faces a strong challenge from Sony’s The Smurfs and Fox’s Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes.
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NewsPotter crosses $800m as Sector 7 makes a splash in Korea
Potter becomes third biggest international release ever, as South Korea sees a homegrown top four. Screen looks at last weekend’s international movers and shakers.
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NewsHarry Potter makes it four in a row in UK
Harry Potter still wizard in UK as newbies Super 8 and Mr Popper’s Penguins are among six to gross over £1m
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NewsTransformers crosses $1bn worldwide
Paramount’s Transformers becomes tenth film ever to cross $1bn worldwide
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NewsDeathly Hallows makes it a hat-trick at competitive UK box office
Warner Bros’ juggernaut breaks into the all-time UK top ten as Captain America and Horrid Henry debut in top five.
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NewsParamount 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.
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NewsUK admissions up 0.7% in first half of 2011, according to BFI
BFI Statistical Yearbook reveals increase in half-year admissions.
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NewsSpellbinding second weekend for Potter at UK box office
Warner Bros.’ final instalment of the Potter franchise holds onto pole position ahead of Disney’s Cars 2.
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NewsHarry Potter breaks IMAX global box office record
The UK, Japan, Brazil and Costa Rica all set new IMAX records
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NewsUK box office up 3% in first half of 2011 despite drop in 3D revenues
UK 3D revenues fell 21% year-on-year in the first half of 2011
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NewsNader & 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.
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Eros International announces $25m first week for Ready
Film is released worldwide by Eros in association with Waves Cinemas’ Ponty Chadha
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NewsParamount to relaunch Titanic in 3D
The 2012 release will coincide with the 100th anniversary of the disaster.
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NewsPirates sets sail on 17,000 prints
The fourth entry in the adventure franchise took 50% more than its predecessor on its first day.
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NewsSerbian, 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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German cinemas sold 20m fewer tickets in 2010
Ticket sales down but every sixth cinemagoer saw a 3D film.
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NewsBrazil has record box-office year driven by Elite Squad 2
Brazil’s box-office revenues increased 30% to a record $752.6 m (real 1.26 billion) in 2010, according to figures released by local company Filme B.