All Distribution articles – Page 687
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NewsAurum acquires raft of US titles
Spanish distributor Aurum has acquired Spanish rights to five US titles, including Roger Donaldson’s thriller The Hungry Rabbit Jumps, from FilmNation.
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NewsTLA acquires UK rights to Latin American duo Leo's Room and Vile Romance
TLA Releasing has acquired all UK rights from Wide Management to Enrique Buchichio’s Uruguayan film Leo’s Room (pictured) and Jose Campusano’s Vile Romance from Argentina.
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NewsTwilight Saga: Eclipse books summer 2010 IMAX launch
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Summit Entertainment’s third film in the vampire franchise, will be released on IMAX theatres simultaneously with the conventional release on June 30, 2010
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NewsParanormal Activity scores $19m international weekend
Paranormal Activity, already a bona fide North American smash on more than $107m, has been making waves overseas and grossed $19.4m at the weekend according to LA-based international sales agent IM Global, bringing the tally after two weekends to $34m.
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CineAsia opens with focus on mainland China’s growth
The CineAsia distribution and exhibition conference got underway in Hong Kong on Tuesday, with a focus on multiplex development and the rollout of d-cinema systems in the mainland China market, which is currently enjoying 40% box office growth.
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NewsVirgil Films, National Geographic partner on Amreeka DVD release
Virgil Films and Entertainment and National Geographic Entertainment are partnering on the DVD release of Cherien Dabis’ festival favourite and Indie Spirit nominee Amreeka.
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NewsElle Driver closes sales on Warwick Thornton's Samson And Delilah
French sales outfit Elle Driver has done brisk sales on Warwick Thornton’s Camera d’Or winner Samson And Delilah.
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NewsTriPictures picks up Next Three Days, Dark Fields, Killer Inside Me
Distributor TriPictures has closed Spanish rights to key US titles, including Oscar- winning director Paul Haggis’ new crime thriller The Next Three Days, starring Russell Crowe (pictured) and Liam Neeson.
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News2012 becomes China’s second biggest foreign film
Sony Pictures’ 2012 has broken the $58.6m (RMB400m) barrier to become the second biggest foreign film ever in mainland China. The film’s China gross accounts for around 10% of its worldwide box office.
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NewsFestival Darlings, Eureka, Pecadillo make films available on i-Tunes, Lovefilm
Sales and distribution companies Festival Darlings, Eureka Entertainment and Pecadillo Pictures have signed digital content deals to make their films available on i-Tunes and Lovefilm.
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NewsFormer TrustNorsdisk sales chief Tine Klint launches new outfit
Tine Klint (pictured), the former head of sales of Nordisk Film and TrustNordisk, has launched a new Scandinavian sales company.
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NewsOverture acquires US rights to De Niro-Norton thriller Stone for 2010
Overture Films has snapped up US rights to the thriller Stone starring Robert De Niro (pictured), Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich and Frances Conroy.
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NewsNew Wave picks up Wild Grass, Kicks
UK arthouse distributor New Wave Films has snapped up British rights to two new titles.
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NewsImagina sells Spanish comedy Gordos to Latin America
Spanish sales company Imagina has confirmed deals for Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s popular Spanish comedy Gordos (pictured) in Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Germany and Hungary following the American Film Market last month.
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NewsArtificial Eye acquires Lynne Ramsay's We Need To Talk About Kevin
UK distributor Artificial Eye had acquired Lynne Ramsay’s adaptation of We Need To Talk About Kevin, which will star Tilda Swinton (pictured).
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NewsSPRI crosses $2bn overseas while Summit's New Moon stays top on $41.3m
Summit International’s New Moon stayed top overseas and soared past the $300m mark as approximately $41.3m from 9,167 screens in 62 markets boosted the overseas running total to $317.1m and the global tally to $572.5m.
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NewsThe Blind Side finishes top in third weekend on $20.4m
2009, already a career-best year for Sandra Bullock, just got a little better for the actress and Warner Bros as The Blind Side leapfrogged New Moon to round off its third weekend as the number one release thanks to a $20.4m estimated haul.
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NewsArts Alliance Media to release Blur doc in January
Arts Alliance Media will release No Distance Left To Run, a documentary about British band Blur, in cinemas on January 19.
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NewsAscot Elite, Splendid Films close raft of post-AFM deals
Independent Swiss distributor Ascot Elite and Cologne-based Splendid Films have unveiled deals on films acquired at last month’s AFM.
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NewsThe Most Dangerous Man In America lands at First Run Features
First Run Features has acquired all US rights to Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith’s documentary The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Paper (pictured).