All Box Office articles – Page 198
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NewsThe Amazing Spider-Man takes $127m internationally
The Amazing Spider-Man grossed $126.8m in its second major session for a $200.2m running total, according to official numbers from Sony Pictures Releasing International issued on Monday (9).
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NewsThe Amazing Spider-Man catches competitors in its web at UK box office
Sony’s 3D reboot opens top with $17.2m (£11.1m), just behind previous best opening of the series, Spider-Man 3.
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NewsSpider-Man dominates July Fourth, Buena Vista crosses $1bn
The superhero reboot grossed an estimated $65m through Sony Pictures and claimed $140m over the first six days in North America. Buena Vista became the first distributor to cross the $1bn threshold in 2012 in an industry record 188 days.
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NewsSpidey spins $129.1m second international weekend
The Amazing Spider-Man ensnared global audiences on 18,400 screens in a total of 74 markets as a muscular second wave through Sony Pictures Releasing International boosted the early running total to $201.6m. The result combined with the six-day North American launch for a $341.6m global tally.
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NewsChina box office up 37% in first half of 2012
China’s box office reached $1.19bn (RMB7.55bn) in the first six months of 2012, a 37% increase over the same period in 2011.
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NewsKorean admissions reach record 83m in first half of 2012
South Korean cinema admissions have hit a record high in the first half of 2012, increasing by 21% to 82.7 million, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
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NewsFox Int’l confirms $80m weekend launch for Ice Age 4
By the final reckoning the opening session generated a couple of million dollars more than original estimates, the studio said on Monday (Jul 2).
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NewsIce Age 4 freezes competition at the UK box office
Fox’s 3D animation opens regionally - in Scotland and Ireland - and previews strongly nationwide.
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NewsTed scores biggest R-rated US comedy launch on $54.1m
Universal’s potty-mouthed cuddly toy harnessed enough of a following to knock The Hangover off its perch in the original R-rated comedy pantheon.
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NewsIce Age 4 red hot on $78m as Spider-Man spins $50m
Fox International’s animation juggernaut shows no sign of slowing up as the latest episode inspired a mighty launch despite opening on a smaller initial footprint than its predecessor. Sony’s Spidey reboot also debuted strongly in a relatively limited first wave.
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NewsIce Age 4 builds on muscular starts in France, Australia
UPDATE: As of Friday Fox International’s follow-up to the behemoth that is Ice Age 3 had grossed more than $11m from 12 of this weekend’s initial wave of 37 markets.
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FeaturesChina faces up to Hollywood competition
There was much hand-wringing at last week’s Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) about how local films are suffering following the widening of China’s import quotas for foreign films.
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NewsI Want You becomes year's best local film at Spanish box office
Sequel to Three Steps Above Heaven has already been sold by Imagina to Russia, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic.
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NewsSpanish films grossed $235m internationally in 2011
Spanish cinema fared better abroad than at home in 2011, grossing $235m internationally, twice as much as in the local market.
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NewsUK box office update: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter stakes number one
Final figures confirm Fox’s action horror opens top; Universal’s The Five-Year Engagement charts third; eOne’s horror The Pact crosses £2m.
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NewsThe Five-Year Engagement romances UK box office
Universal’s comedy knocks Prometheus off top spot with estimated $1.8m debut; Fox’s action horror Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter opens closely behind on $1.7m.
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NewsBrave hits target as $67m extends Pixar’s perfect score
The animation factory has now seen all 13 of its films open at number one through Buena Vista as $66.7m pulled off the second biggest June launch behind Toy Story 3.
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NewsMadagascar 3 seals third int’l box office win on $30.1m
DreamWorks Animation’s summer hit has reached an estimated $208.4m through PPI, while Huntsman brought in a further $22.6m for UPI and Disney reported a $13.5m haul from Brave’s initial forays. Sony’s MIB 3 has crossed $400m.
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NewsMadagascar 3 to cross $200m internationally
DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted stands at $176.7m through PPI and executives will look for a number one hold in the third weekend.
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NewsUNIC annual report notes that Russian box office grows 18%
The report shows total EU box office returns remaining stable at €6.4 billion and the digital rollout making progress.