All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 1411
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Ocean's, Polar Express march on for Warner Bros Int'l
Ocean's Twelve grossed an estimated $22.6m through Warner BrosPictures International at the weekend on 5,183 prints in 46 markets, raisingthe cumulative total to $67.8m.The picture continued to rank number one in several markets and opened top inBelgium on an impressive $1.2m on 75 that recorded the second biggest opening thisyear ...
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Meet The Fockers is top for Christmas on $44.7m
Universal's Meet TheFockers trounced the competition at the weekend, opening top on a three-dayestimated $44.7m gross that included the biggest Christmas Day take of alltime.The comedy sequel took $68.5m since it opened last Wednesday, while the $19.1mChristmas Day haul overtook last year's $14m record set by The Lord Of TheRings: ...
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Kung Fu Hustle smashes Asian records through SPRI
Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia's action comedy Kung FuHustle embarked upon a blistering record-breaking trail at the weekend as it amassed an estimated $15.1m on 730 screens in fivemarkets through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI).Stephen Chow's comicalgangster tale opened to a massive $7.8m on a record 492 screens in China ...
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Meet The Fockers romps to the top
Universal's Meet TheFockers trounced the competition at the weekend, opening top on a three-dayestimated $44.7m gross that included the biggest Christmas Day take of alltime.The comedy sequel took $68.5m since it opened last Wednesday, while the $19.1mChristmas Day haul overtook last year's $14m record set by The Lord Of TheRings: ...
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BVI full of good cheer as The Incredibles passes $200m
Buena Vista International(BVI) executives were in fine fettle going into the holiday break after The Incredibles' passed $200m at the international box office on Dec 22.The Pixar hit has amassed $202m and BVI chiefs will look to a pair of strong openings in Russia on Dec 24 and Australiatwo days ...
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Focus Partnership exits Warner Village Cinemas in Italy
Warner Bros International Cinemas (WBIC) and VillageCinemas, who jointly owned 90% of Warner Village Cinemas in Italy, have boughtthe remaining 10% of the venture currently held by Focus Partnership.As of yesterday (22) WBIC and Village Cinemas each own 50% of the business."With Focus, we were able to build a thriving ...
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IMAX signs deal with Russia's Suvar-Kazan
IMAX Corporation has signed a deal with Suvar-Kazan Company, the leading exhibitor in Kazan, Russia, to install an IMAX MPX theatre system in a new multiplex in the city.The site is expected to open in November 2005 in Kazan, which is situated roughly 500 miles southeast of Moscow, as part ...
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Polar Express passes $20m on IMAX 3D worldwide
The Polar Express has grossed $22.3m on global IMAX 3D screens and is on the cusp of passing $20m at the North American box office, accounting for more than one-fifth of the WarnerBros picture's $123.4m domestic running total.The picture has amassed roughly $19.9m in North America since opening on Nov ...
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The Incredibles nears $200m for BVI
TheIncredibles added an estimated $26.7m forBuena Vista International (BVI) at the weekend, raising the picture'sinternational cumulative total to $189.5m.Highlightswere first place debuts in Mexico and South Korea, where the picture took $3.5mon 680 screens and $1.8m on 221 respectively.Strongholds saw Japan add $3.2m in its third weekend for $20.1m, while ...
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AVP approaches $80m for Fox International
FoxInternational's action title Alien Vs Predator opened in its final major market of Japan at the weekend, rankingfourth on an estimated $2.9m on 380 screens.Thepicture's international running total now stands at $77.1m.Elsewhere,the distributor released the cartoon adaptation Garfield in China, where itgrossed $384,000 for an undisclosed rank. The international cumulative ...
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WBITD signs Nordic deal with Viasat Broadcasting
Warner BrosInternational Television Distribution (WBITD) has signed a three-year deal withNordic media and telecommunications giant Modern Times Group's ViasatBroadcasting for the shared rights to a range of theatrical and televisiontitles.Under the termsof the deal Viasat gains rights to broadcast free-to-air television premieresof first-run titles in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish territories ...
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Kino picks up The Rider Named Death, The Ninth Day
KinoInternational has picked up US rights to Karen Shakhnazarov's The RiderNamed Death and Academy Awardwinning director Volker Schlondorff's The Ninth Day.TheRider Named Death premiered at theMontreal Film Festival and is set to open in New York City in April 2005.AndreyPanin stars as the Russian terrorist Boris Savinkov, who was an ...
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Kidman, Shore to receive Palm Springs honours
Nicole Kidman will receivethe Chairman's Award and Oscar composer Howard Shore will be honoured with the FrederickLoewe Award for Film Composing at the 16th annual Palm SpringsInternational Film Festival (PSIFF).Alejandro Amenabar, who directed Kidman in The Others, will present thehonour at the awards gala on Jan 8. Shore will receive ...
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MGM shareholders approve Sony-led takeover
MGM shareholders have approved of the proposed studio takeover bythe LOC Acquisition Company consortium.The consortium comprises Sony Corp of America, Providence EquityPartners, Texas Pacific Group, Comcast and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners.The merger plan was adopted at a special meeting of stockholderson Dec 17. Consummation remains subject to clearance under the ...
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WBITD signs free-TV deal with TVN in Norway
Warner BrosInternational Television Distribution (WBITD) has signed a multi-year deal withNorway's TVN, granting the broadcaster free television rights in Norway to aslate of current and library feature films and television series.The deal meansTVN viewers will eventually get access to such titles as Ocean's Twelve, Troy and The Last Samurai, as ...
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Bridget approaching $200m at international box office
Universal/WorkingTitle's Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason is expected to pass $200m atthe worldwide box office this week after an estimated $8.6m weekend haul on3,100 screens in 31 territories raised the international running total to$154m.The romantic comedy sequel has grossed $145.5m through UIP and opens in Italyon Jan 7 2005. ...
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2006 Oscars return to March
The Oscars are moving back to theirtraditional March slot in 2006 to avoid a potential scheduling conflict with the winterOlympics.The 78th Academy Awards were originally set for Feb 26 but Academychiefs switched to Mar 5 after learning that NBC's US broadcast of the winterOlympics closing ceremony in Turin, Italy, would ...
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Record debut for Warner Bros Japan's Windstruck
Warner Bros Japan hasreported that Kwak Jaeyong's Korean love story Windstruck scoredthe biggest ever opening for a Korean-language title in Japan when it opened on$2.3m on Dec 11."We are very proud of Windstruck'sphenomenal opening in Japan, which is a strong indication of the country'increasing appetite for both Chinese and Korean-language ...
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Snicket rules the roost with $30.2m debut for Paramount
Lemony Snicket's A Series OfUnfortunate Events gave Paramount a much-needed number one opening at theweekend as it swooped to the top on an estimated $30.2m.Brad Silberling's adaptation ofDaniel Handler's bestselling children's books centres on a pair of orphans andheirs to a fortune who are sent to live with a bizarre ...
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Snicket rules the roost with $30.2m debut for Paramount
Lemony Snicket's A Series OfUnfortunate Events gave Paramount a much-needed number one opening at theweekend as it swooped to the top on an estimated $30.2m.Brad Silberling's adaptation of Daniel Handler's bestselling children's bookscentres on a pair of orphans and heirs to a fortune who are sent to live with abizarre ...