All Box Office articles – Page 178
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NewsChina box office round-up 2012: China becomes world's second biggest market
China’s box office grew by 30% to reach $2.74bn (RMB17.07bn), according to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), making it the second biggest box office territory in the world.
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NewsHorror tale Mama opens top in US on $28.1m
Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain stars in the top two releases in North America after Mama debuted at number one and Zero Dark Thirty slipped one place to number two. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first starring role in almost a decade, The Last Stand, flopped in tenth place.
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NewsDjango Unchained rules international on $48.1m debut
Quentin Tarantino’s revenge Western opened on 6,235 screens in 54 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) in an emphatic launch that finished some 30% higher than the aggregated opening weekends of Inglourious Basterds in the same markets.
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NewsFrench films up 88% at international box office in 2012
Unifrance study reveals record year on back of international success of Intouchables, Taken 2 and The Artist.
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FeaturesBen Affleck’s box office takes off with Argo
Ben Affleck’s switch to the director’s chair has brought steadily increasing gains at the global box office. Ian Sandwell assesses his appeal.
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NewsSony unleashes Django in more than 60 markets
UPDATED JAN 18: Sony Pictures Releasing International launches Quentin Tarantino’s best picture Oscar nominee this weekend in the UK, Germany, Russia and France.
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NewsBrazilian box office surges 16% in 2012; local titles down
Last year marked the seventh consecutive year that box office increased in the market. After crossing R$1bn ($489m) for the first time in 2011, the market closed 2012 on R$1.6bn ($783m), for a 15.6% year-on-year gain.
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NewsLes Misérables hits high note at UK box office
Les Misérables has recorded Universal’s biggest ever three-day opening in the UK at non-final $13.1m (£8.1m), which is also the biggest for producer Working Title and the biggest ever opening for a musical in the UK.
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NewsLife Of Pi leads int’l session on $33m, Hobbit crosses $600m
Fox International’s adventure epic directed by Ang Lee capped a fine week that saw the film pick up 11 Oscar nominations and retain its hold on the charts thanks to an estimated $33.2m haul from 67 markets that boosted the running total to $357.4m.
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NewsZero Dark Thirty leaps to top of US charts on $24m
Annapurna Pictures’ thriller procedural about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden has begun its assault on the North American box office in earnest.
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NewsPi set to sweep past $350m mark for Fox
Ang Lee’s adventure ruled the international roost last weekend and is expected to do so again this weekend, boosted by 11 Academy Award nominations.
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NewsLionsgate International reports $1.3bn grosses in 2012
Propelled by the Twilight finale and buoyed by the merger with Summit, Lionsgate’s international division scored a mighty $1.251bn at the box office.
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NewsRussian cinema reports tough 2012
Domestic films in Russia suffered a 2.1% dip at the box office in 2012.
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NewsGerman box office set to hit €1bn
German cinemas are expected to have shattered the €1bn ($1.31bn) turnover barrier in 2012.
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NewsFox International led studio box office in bumper 2012
The second highest calendar year in the company’s history delivered a mighty $2.714bn in aggregated grosses powered by Ice Age: Continental Drift’s $718.1m haul.
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NewsFrench box office dipped 5.9% in 2012
French films accounted for 40.2% of market against 45.3% for US pictures.
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NewsNorwegian films down 24% at domestic box office
Top five Norwegian and international films of 2012 revealed.
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NewsHobbit and Impossible go head-to-head at UK box office
Based on estimates, The Hobbit has narrowly retained its UK box office crown ahead of The Impossible’s impressive $6.5m (£4m) debut, including previews.
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NewsLes Misérables crosses $100m in US in record 13 days
Working Title’s awards contender on Sunday [6] became the fastest musical to pass the milestone in North America after grossing $16.1m through Universal to reach $103.6m.
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NewsFox International’s Life Of Pi usurps Hobbit, crosses $300m
JAN 7 UPDATE: Fox 2000’s acclaimed Yann Martel adventure brought in a confirmed $59.3m over the weekend to edge out The Hobbit in a race that turned out to be much closer than originally thought, buoyed by Fox’s fourth biggest debut of all time in Russia.