All Distribution articles – Page 600
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NewsUS summer gets early start as Fast Five steals $84m
Universal delivered the biggest domestic weekend of 2011 so far as Fast Five shredded the competition to open top on an estimated $83.6m.
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NewsThor hammers competition on $89m overseas launch
The latest Marvel Studios franchise was born at the weekend as PPI delivered the biggest overseas debut of the year-to-date on $89.2m. UPI’s Fast And Furious Five continued to roar on $46m and Rio climbed to $263m for Fox International.
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Film Factory picks up sales rights to Ghost Graduation
The Spanish company has taken international sales rights to Javier Ruiz Caldera’s family comedy and will introduce to buyers on the Croisette.
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NewsPretty Pictures takes French rights to Detachment
Tony Kaye’s drama premiered earlier this week at Tribeca and boasts a star-studded cast of Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks, Marcia Gay Harden, Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner, James Caan, Tim Blake Nelson, Bryan Cranston, William Petersen and newcomers Betty Kaye and Sami Gayle.
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Cinema Management Group boards Deadheads for Cannes
Ed Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based international sales company boarded the project from FroBro Films following the end of production late last year.
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NewsHugh Dancy to star in Maya’s psycho-thriller Spree
Tommy O’Haver, whose credits include Ella Enchanted, is directing the Maya Entertainment production from his screenplay based on a story by Kevin Turen and O’Haver.
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NewsThor races to $23m overseas as weekend beckons
Thor grossed $8m from its opening days in 25 markets through Paramount Pictures International for a $23m international running total including Australia and previews in the UK, Italy and elsewhere.
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NewsLionsgate adds Knightley-Carell rom-com to Cannes roster
President of international Helen Lee Kim and her team will be talking up the Indian Paintbrush title Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World as well as Eva Mendes comedy-drama See If I Care and horror project Nurse 3D.
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NewsStars align for Ender’s Game heading into Cannes
Sierra / Affinity’s Nick Meyer (pictured) and his team will commence pre-sales on the sci-fi from OddLot, K/O Paper Products and Digital Domain. Summit Entertainment is on board as US distributor and Gavin Hood will direct.
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Archstone adds Will, Crossmaglen to Cannes sales slate
Scott Martin, Brady Bowen, and Michael Slifkin’s LA-based sales and distribution company will be tempting Cannes buyers with the duo.
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The Film Sales Company snaps up Hollywood Complex
Andrew Herwitz has acquired US sales rights to Dylan Nelson and Dan Sturman’s film ahead of its premiere this weekend at Hot Docs in Toronto.
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NewsMagnolia takes North America on Tribeca entry Blackthorn
Spanish screenwriter Mateo Gil’s English-language debut will receive its market premiere in Cannes and screened at Tribeca last week.
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Variance Films takes US theatrical rights to eclectic trio
Founder Dylan Marchetti said the company has acquired experimental documentary General Orders No. 9,Littlerock and The Weird World Of Blowfly.
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VSC acquires Canadian rights to rakontur doc Limelight
Nightclub documentary Limelight is in the spotlight again as Toronto-based Video Services Corp (VSC) acquired Canadian rights from Magnolia Pictures at Tribeca. The Canadian premiere is set for May 5 at Hot Docs in Toronto.
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Fox to distribute Cannes entry Miss Bala in Mexico
Fox International Productions president Sanford Panitch said the film will open in its home county this autumn and added that sales head Shebnem Askin-Schreger had closed a deal with Ad Vitam for France.
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NewsKlitschko doc lands North American deal at Tribeca
Sebastian Dehnhardt’s documentary Klitschko about the Ukrainian-born heavyweight boxing champions Vitaly and Vladimir Klitschko has been sold to US distributor Corinth Films.
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NewsWarner Bros and NonStop agree TV deal
Deal gives NonStop channels the rights to more than 50 Warner Bros. features and TV programmes.
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NewsRevolver in tune with Plan B’s ill Manors
Singer and actor’s directorial debut strikes chord with UK distributor
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NewsThe Tree Of Life caught in UK crossfire as Cannes approaches
Uncertainty hangs over the UK release of Terrence Malick’s upcoming Cannes competition entry after a disagreement appears to have broken out between Icon Film Distribution and Bill Pohlad’s River Road.
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NewsBleiberg heads to Cannes with Renner drama Ingenious
The Los Angeles-based company has swooped on sales rights two weeks before the industry descends on the Croisette.