All Distribution articles – Page 525
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NewsIndican takes on 'Vicente Fernandez'
Indican Pictures has acquired North American rights to Ernest Borgnine’s final film, The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernández.
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NewsMagnet takes worldwide rights to Coscarelli's John Dies At The End
The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired worldwide rights to John Dies At The End.
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NewsProtagonist boards Lenny Abrahamson's What Richard Did
EXCLUSIVE: Abrahamson’s third feature will premiere in Toronto’s Contemporary World Cinema programme.
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NewsDimension acquires US rights to Stamm's Angry Little God
Remake of Thai thriller is backed by IM Global.
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NewsExpendables 2 to receive 800-screen release in India
India’s Multivision Multimedia will release The Expendables 2 on 800 screens this weekend (Aug 24), a move that highlights the trend towards wider releases and almost day-and-date releases for US films in India.
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NewsEk Tha Tiger scores record-breaking opening weekend
Yash Raj Films’ Ek Tha Tiger, starring Salman Khan, has grossed $18m (Rs1bn) on its opening five-day weekend, becoming the fastest Hindi film to reach this milestone.
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NewsArchstone boards My Awkward Sexual Adventure
Sean Garrity’s comedy world premieres at Toronto next month.
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NewsIce Age franchise crosses $2bn internationally
Fox made the announcement on Tuesday (21) as Ice Age: Continental Drift became the second biggest animated release at the international box office on $653m, behind Ice Age 3 on $693.9m.
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NewsTugg platform expands Searching For Sonny release
Web-platform gives US filmgoers the chance to choose the films to play at their local theatres.
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NewsIFC strikes US deal for Cheerful Weather For The Wedding
IFC Films has acquired all US rights to Donald Rice’s Cheerful Weather For the Wedding, which had its world premiere at Tribeca.
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NewsFox to distribute DreamWorks Animation slate
The five-year deal kicks in after the current arrangement with Paramount expires at the end of the year and runs from 2013 through 2017.
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NewsKino Lorber and Tribeca Film jointly acquire US rights to All Together
Kino Lorber and Tribeca Film have jointly acquired all US rights to Stéphane Robelin’s comedy All Together (Et si on vivait tous ensemble?).
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NewsNu Image closes deals on festival-bound The Iceman
The sales agent has sold the thriller to a host of major territories including a deal with Lionsgate for the UK.
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A24 film venture launches in New York
UPDATE: Daniel Katz, David Fenkel and John Hodges announced the new distribution, financing and production entity on Monday (20)
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NewseOne, United Entertainment strike Korean distribution deal
The pact marks eOne’s first distribution partnership in Asia.
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Marco Polo Production bulks up French video slate
Gun, All Things Fall Apart and Set Up join the pipeline for the fledgling distributor, fully owned by Hannibal Pictures and Hannibal Classics’ Richard Rionda Del Castro and Patricia Eberle.
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NewsNetflix clocks 1m UK subs in record time
Rival European SVOD service LoveFilm has more than 2 million members in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.
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NewsDKR overtakes Dark Knight to reach $487.8m international
Warner Bros’ third Batman film became the biggest of the franchise outside North America at the weekend as it clung on to its top berth for the fifth consecutive weekend thanks to an estimated $20.6m haul from 61 markets.
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NewsExpendables 2 bursts into action on $29m US launch
The Sly and Arnie show rolled into town and proved to be an unstoppable albeit modest force as Lionsgate’s action sequel opened top on an estimated $28.8m. Warner Bros’ The Dark Knight Rises crossed $400m in its fifth weekend.