All Box Office articles – Page 203
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NewsDark Knight Rises dominates in Australia, South Korea
UPDATE: By early Friday morning (20) the film had grossed $10.4m from nine countries through Warner Bros Pictures International including a $3.8m opening day in Australia from 628 screens. The numbers however will be overshadowed by the shooting tragedy at a screening in Colorado on Thursday night (see separate story.)
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NewsAppetite for local fare in Norway down in 2012
Norwegian films have lost 59.3% of their audience in the first half of 2012 in their home territory.
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NewsUPI crosses $1bn to set new company record
The studio announced on Tuesday (17) it had crossed the international box office threshold one month faster than its previous best time, established on Aug 16, 2008.
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NewsIce Age 4 grossed $98m over weekend to reach $339m
Ice Age: Continental Drift’s third weekend came in a little higher than original estimates from Fox International at $97.6m for a $339.2m running total.
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NewsIce Age 4 drifts back into top spot at the UK box office; Magic Mike thrusts into third
Fox’s 3D animation opens nationwide and pulls in $15.6m (£10.1m), including previews; Lionsgate’s comedy drama opens impressively with $4.1m (£2.6m).
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NewsIce Age 4 usurps Spidey to dominate int’l arena on $95m
Fox International reported that in its third weekend the animation was active on 14,131 screens in 64 markets and has now reached a $339m running total.
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NewsOverall admissions down, Spanish market share up in 2011
The Spanish department of culture unveiled the results on the same day the Spanish government announced a rise in VAT on cinema tickets.
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NewsSpider-Man amazing internationally on $248m
The Amazing Spider-Man has raced to $247.5m in less than two weeks and Sony Pictures Releasing International top brass will look to hold on to their top berth in the face of a stiff challenge from Fox International’s Ice Age 4.
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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.