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NewsJapanese music drama Bandage rocks crowded box office
Takeshi Kobayashi’s indie rock and roll drama Bandage opened in fourth place this weekend despite tough competition at the Japanese box office.
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NewsAvatar adds $129m overseas and sets sail for history
In its fifth weekend Avatar stayed on course to sink Titanic’s 12-year international and global box office records as it added an estimated $128.9m through Fox International to raise the tally to $1.2bn.
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NewsAbramowitz, Eftekhar launch distribution and marketing venture Area23a
Independent marketing and distribution consultant Richard Abramowitz and Ocule Films founder Kirt Eftekhar have launched the bi-coastal distributor Area23a.
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NewsEconomic recovery spurs Brazil's 33% box office hike in 2009
Brazil’s box office registered a 33.3% rise during 2009, with ticket sales getting close to R$1bn mark for the first time.
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NewsAvatar now third biggest US release ever after $41.3m hold
A robust $54.6m hold over the four-day Martin Luther King Day public holiday in the fifth weekend saw Fox’s Avatar overtake Star Wars to become the third biggest North American release in history.
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NewsFrench films attract 66m admissions internationally
As part of the Unifrance Rendez-Vous with French Cinema which wrapped up over the weekend, the organising body responsible for promoting French film around the world announced export figures for 2009.
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NewsAvatar crosses $1bn overseas, sets sights on Titanic's record
Avatar was on course to cross $1bn through Fox International at the overseas box office last night [January 14] as it bears down on Titanic’s high-water mark.
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NewsKatzenberg teases press with sneaks from DreamWorks Animation slate
DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg and his cohorts staged a half-day media presentation in Los Angeles [January 14] as the company heads into the busiest year in its relatively short history.
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NewsAvatar crosses $100m global box office on IMAX
IMAX Corporation has scored its first $100m global hit as sources confirmed Avatar had grossed more than $101.3m since the film launched one month ago.
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NewsMagnolia nets US rights to Neil Jordan's romance Ondine
Magnolia Pictures has taken US rights to Neil Jordan’s romantic fantasy Ondine starring Colin Farrell, Stephen Rea, and newcomer Alicja Bachleda.
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NewsFilmax takes sales rights to Oskar Santos’ El Mal Ajeno
Spanish studio Filmax has picked up international sales rights to Oskar Santos’ hotly anticipated debut feature, El Mal Ajeno.
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NewsDigital Cinema Media launches ad campaign to boost attendance
Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has teamed up with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to create a new advertising campaign aimed at increasing attendance.
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NewsKimberly Fox resurfaces at Inferno Entertainment
Kimberly Fox has landed at Inferno Entertainment following her departure late last year from QED International and will serve as president of Inferno International.
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NewsShout! Factory, Roger Corman sign home entertainment deal
Shout! Factory has signed a deal with New Horizons Picture Corporation securing exclusive North American home entertainment rights to more than 50 Roger Corman properties.
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NewsIcelandic cinema admissions rise by 7%
Cinema admissions in Iceland rose by 7% to 1.7m during 2009, with total box office receipts up 12% to $12m (ISK1.5bn).
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NewsWild Bunch seals raft of deals for Medem’s Room In Rome
Wild Bunch has sold Julio Medem’s $4.5m romantic drama Room In Rome to several territories across Europe, Asia and Latin America.
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NewsMagnet picks up worldwide rights to Down Terrace
Magnet Releasing has taken worldwide rights to Ben Wheatley’s feature directorial debut Down Terrace ahead of its Slamdance slot.
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NewsSidus to launch sales for Busan omnibus at Berlin
Korea-based Sidus FNH will launch sales for the Pusan International Film Festival’s omnibus Busan Project (working title) at next month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
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NewsAlla Verlotsky's Seagull commemorates tenth anniversary
Seagull Films, the sales and distribution consultancy and leading distributor of Russian arthouse films in North America, is marking its tenth anniversary with a series of special events.
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NewsSony reboots Spider-Man as Raimi, Maguire leave franchise
Sony has abandoned plans to release Spider-Man 4 in summer 2011 and will reboot the franchise a year later following the departure of Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire.