All articles by Diana Lodderhose – Page 7
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Central European admissions could rise 25% by 2011
Box-office admissions in central Europe could rise by 25% over the next five years with Czech Republic seeing the strongest growth, according to Dodona Research. In the new report Cinemagoing Central Europe, the industry analyst firm reveals that increasing investments in new cinemas throughout the region coupled with strong local ...
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Is the summer market flooded'
The summer box office is an unforgiving battlefield. This year, the pre-season war cry was more aggressive than ever: 2007 would be the summer to beat all summers. Major worldwide releases such as Spider-Man 3, Shrek The Third, Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End and Harry Potter And The ...
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Simpsons and Transformers lead UK to record weekend
UK cinemas enjoyed record-breaking performance this weekend, raking in $56.8m (£28.11m) at the box office thanks to impressive returns from new releases The Simpsons Movie and Transformers. Fox's much-awaited Simpsons flick grossed $18.6m (£9.2m) over the three-day period from 499 screens. This brings its total of $27.5m (£13.6m) including Thursday ...
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UK cinema admissions up 6% in first half of the year
UK admissions rose 6% year-on-year for the first half of 2006, according to the country's distributors' organisation.Visitor numbers rose to 76.9 million with box-office revenues reaching $815m (£396.8m.)The figures from the Film Distributor's Association highlight two key factors:The popularity of local films, including Mr Bean's Holiday, Hot Fuzz , Miss ...
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UK admissions fell 5% in 2006 to 156.6m
UK admissions fell for the second consecutive year in 2006 to 156.6m despite an increase in the number of films released, new research reveals. According to the UK Film Council's Statistical Yearbook for 2006/07, cinema attendance in the UK fell 5% last year, compared to 2005. Monthly admissions throughout ...
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UK admissions fell 5% in 2006 to 156.6m
UK admissions fell for the second consecutive year in 2006 to 156.6m despite an increase in the number of films released, new research reveals. According to the UK Film Council's Statistical Yearbook for 2006/07, cinema attendance in the UK fell 5% last year, compared to 2005. Monthly admissions throughout the ...
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UK admissions fell 5% in 2006 to 156.6m
UK admissions fell for the second consecutive year in 2006 to 156.6m despite an increase in the number of films released, new research reveals. According to the UK Film Council's Statistical Yearbook for 2006/07, cinema attendance in the UK fell 5% last year, compared to 2005. Monthly admissions throughout ...
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Shrek keeps action duo at bay
Shrek The Third continues to hold the top spot despite the release of two highly anticipated action films - Transformers and Die Hard 4.0.The green ogre was up 5% - largely led by an impressive $33.5m opening in the UK - and generated $60.9m over the three-day period. Transformers opened ...
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Worldwide digital 3D screens treble
Hollywood's increasing investment in exclusive 3D movies is driving the surge in custom-made screens, writes Diana Lodderhose. The number of digital 3D cinema screens has nearly trebled during the first six months of 2007, suggesting exhibitors are stepping up to meet Hollywood studios' increasing investment in exclusive 3D movies.According to ...
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Transformers breaks US July 4 box-office record with $29m
Robots have taken over the domestic box office this Independence Day as DreamWorks and Paramount 's Transformers raked in $29.08m on the US national holiday, the biggest July 4 gross to date. The film's performance beats Spider-man 2 at $21.9m in 2004. Transformers - which has a 6.5 day opening ...
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UK exhibition: rule Britannia
UK exhibitors anticipate a record-breaking performance this year, but still await digital rollout, writes Diana Lodderhose. The UK box office has seen a healthy start to the year, with takings up 7% in the first five months compared to the same period in 2006, generating $661.9m (£332.1m).February and March were ...
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3D begins big push into global cinemas
The number of digital 3D cinema screens has nearly tripled during the first six months of 2007, suggesting exhibitors are stepping up to meet Hollywood studio's increasing investment in exclusive 3D movies.According to a report from Screen Digest - 'The Business Case For Digital Cinema Exhibition' - there were 258 ...
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Pirates' ship gets Shrek'd
Good things come in threes, as Shrek The Third knocked Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End off the top spot this weekend. The royal ogre grossed $46.6m over the three-day period - an 86% increase after expanding to an additional 11 territories.Pirates held on strongly to second place, generating ...
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European films grew EU market share by 27.6% in 2006
Market share for European films in the European Union was up to 27.6% in 2006 compared to 24.9% in 2005, according to the European Audiovisual Observatory. Analysis based on the results of films released in the 25 countries of the EU found that the increase was largely led by French ...
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European film production up 5.8% in 2006 to 862 features
European film production was up 5.8% in 2006, according to new research from The European Audiovisual Observatory. The body estimated that around 862 feature films were produced in 25 member states of the European Union, up by 47 from 2005. Germany was the main gainer - it recorded its highest ...
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Market focus - Talk of the virtual town
Distributors are finding ways to capitalise on and measure the internet buzz of a film before its release with the help of digital marketing specialists.Historically, word of mouth has been nearly impossible to measure or track, offering marketers only limited anecdotal information. But the advent of blogs and viral online ...
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UK box office: the golden lining
UK admissions are set to increase 21% by 2011 - boosting box-office revenue by $673m (£336.1m), according to Dodona Research.The industry analyst says strong upcoming film product, benefits from digital technology and a turn in the investment cycle in new cinemas will increase admissions by 34 million to 190 million ...
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UK shows strongest first-quarter box office in four years
The UK could see its strongest box-office performance in four years in 2007 as first-quarter reports show a 10% year-on-year increase. After 12 weeks, UK cinemas generated $379.4m (£193.7m) from 166 films, compared with $346.1 (£176.7m) in the same period of 2006, according to Nielsen EDI. That's the best first-quarter ...
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Soda works with festival to launch Spanish film DVD label
UK independent distributor Soda Pictures has joined forces with Viva Spanish and Latin American Film Festival to create a DVD distribution label specialising in Spanish and Latin American films.The label, dubbed the Soda Viva Collection, comes after the film festival's launch (March 15-25) and before its theatrical tour in the ...
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Box Office: Data - Market focus - Movies in the pipeline
Studios have, until recently, been cautious about opening up their catalogues to video downloading, allowing consumers to access films only through current online subscription, download-to-rent and download-to-own models. Fears of piracy have prevented Hollywood from taking a share of the internet pie while user-generated content sites such as YouTube and ...