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Doc Hollywood Kidz signs Perry to five-year producing deal
Family-oriented LA-based film production outfit DocHollywood Kidz (DHYK) has signed a five-year agreement with filmmaker StevePerry, under which Perry will produce pictures in the $30m-$100m range with thecompany.Perry produced TrueRomance and served asco-producer and executive producer on the entire Lethal Weapon franchise.He shared theDirectors Guild of America's Outstanding Directorial Achievement ...
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NORTH AMERICA 8 December
The story of the top 10occurred in fifth place this week as Sony's acclaimed stage adaptation Closeropened on limited release with an excellent $7.7m.Mike Nichols' adaptation ofPatrick Marber's harrowing relationship drama averaged $16,193 on 476 screens.Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Jude law and Julia Roberts star as a London-basedcoterie whose rampant ...
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Universal to remake BBC mini State Of Play as movie
UniversalPictures has acquired the rights to BBC's political thriller television series StateOf Play from producerAndrew Hauptman and his Mission Pictures.Hauptman willproduce the project with Tracy Falco. State Of Play series creator Paul Abbott will serve asexecutive producer and is currently working on future installments to thetelevision series.State Of Playcentres on ...
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82 short films selected for Sundance
The Sundance Instituteannounced yesterday (6) that 82 short films have been chosen from 3,887submissions to play at the Sundance Film Festival in January.Narrative, documentary andanimated shorts will play in six programmes, with prizes on offer for outstandingachievement and merit in international and American entries.Subjects cover a satiricallook at spelling bees, ...
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Alexander opens number one in eight smaller territories
Alexander grossed an estimated $4m on 686international screens at the weekend, powered by eight number one debuts includingMexico through Warner Bros.The pictureopened on $1.3m on 400 screens in Mexico through Warner Bros and scored astrong $948,356 on 83 in Greece, where Athens accounted for $51,155.The Greek result was especially impressive ...
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Incredibles continues to soar for BVI
Buena VistaInternational's (BVI) The Incredibles passed $100m at the weekend with an estimated $36.3m grossthat raised the international cumulative total to $104.6m.The highlight was the second biggest animated debut everin Japan behind Finding Nemo on $7.3m on689 screens that ranked second behind Howl's Moving Castle.The pictureopened top in Argentina on ...
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Warner grosses $10.5m from Polar Express in 25 markets
The Polar Express grossed an estimated $10.7m on 4,400 screens in 25 marketsthrough Warner Bros Pictures International at the weekend to raise itscumulative total to $24m.The animated feature opened on $1.6m on 455 and 254,200 admissionsin Italy, where it was expected to rank second behind Buena VistaInternational's The Incredibles.France produced ...
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Bridget strides past $100m in international after 25 days
Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason passed $100m at the international boxoffice this weekend after 25 days in release through UIP.The romantic comedy sequel added $16.4m on 3,200 screens in 33territories to raise its international running total to $108m.Germany was a key driverhere, as the picture opened top on $4.5m ...
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Kranks takes $3.8m for Sony in 14 territories
Revolution/Sony's comedy Christmas With The Kranks added an estimated $3.8m on 1,465 printsin 14 markets through Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) at theweekend to raise its early international running total to $5.1m.The picture opened in third place in the UK on $1.5m on 370, astrong debut bearing in mind that ...
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Warner makes senior technical appointments
Steve Southgate has beennamed senior vice president of European technical operations at Warner BrosEntertainment and Paul Saccone becomes senior vice president and generalmanager of Warner Bros subsidiary Global Digital Media Xchange."Steve and Paul have bothproved invaluable to our operations, both here and abroad," Darcy Antonellis,executive vice president of Warner Bros ...
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Warner get Golden Gross award in Japan for Samurai
Steve Southgate has beennamed senior vice president of European technical operations at Warner BrosEntertainment and Paul Saccone becomes senior vice president and generalmanager of Warner Bros subsidiary Global Digital Media Xchange."Steve and Paul have bothproved invaluable to our operations, both here and abroad," Darcy Antonellis,executive vice president of Warner Bros ...
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Warner get Golden Gross award in Japan for Samurai
Warner Bros Japan collectedthe 2004 Golden Cross Award this week for The Last Samurai, which grossed an extraordinary $127m (Y13.7bn) inJapan to become the biggest grossing title of the year.Warner Bros Japan managingdirector William Ireton received the award from the Motion Picture ExhibitorsAssociation of Japan at a ceremony on Dec ...
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New Line picks up movie rights to Understanding Guys bestseller
New Line Cinema has picked up rights to Sex And The City writers Greg Behrendt and Liz Tucillo'snon-fiction bestseller He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth ToUnderstanding Guys.The authors will adapt the screenplay, which will centre on a youngfemale talk show host who becomes involved with a guest."The ...
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Closer posts impressive opening across North America
Buena Vista's NationalTreasure stayed top of the chartsfor the third consecutive weekend as it breezed past $100m, whileRevolution/Sony's Christmas With The Kranks climbed to second place to bear down on $50m aftertwo weekends.National Treasure added an estimated $17.1m for $110.2m and it is setto overtake 1996's The Rock on$134m to ...
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Third weekend at the top for Disney's Treasure
Buena Vista's NationalTreasure stayed top of the chartsfor the third consecutive weekend as it breezed past $100m, whileRevolution/Sony's Christmas With The Kranks climbed to second place to bear down on $50m aftertwo weekends.National Treasure added an estimated $17.1m for $110.2m and it is setto overtake 1996's The Rock on$134m to ...
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Liberia wins IDA's Courage Under Fire award
Jonathan Stackand James Brabazon will receive the International Documentary Association's(IDA) Courage Under Fire Award for Liberia: An Uncivil War.The picture charts a crucial time in the political life ofthe West African nation in summer 2003 as a rebel army comprising indigenousLiberians attempts to overthrow the government of then-president CharlesTaylor.It recently ...
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Jecmen promoted to senior vp, legal finance, at MGM
Judith A Jecmen has beenpromoted to senior vice president of legal finance at MGM.'Judith is an integralmember of the business affairs team," MGM's executive vice president ofbusiness affairs Jonathan Bader, to whom Jecmen will report, said in astatement.'She is incrediblyversatile. She has the unique ability to handle the most complicated ...
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Bridget to hit Germany, Incredibles to land in Japan
Universal's BridgetJones: The Edge Of Reason and BuenaVista International's (BVI) The Incredibles should both pass $100m at the international boxoffice this weekend with a handful of major launches and strong holdoversexpected elsewhere.Bridget opened in Germany through UIP on Dec 2 on 765prints, and goes out in Brazil on Dec 3 ...
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LaMarre's urban western Click starts shooting for Sony
Production began in LosAngeles this week on Jean Claude LaMarre's urban western Click, starring the rappers Wyclef and Kurupt and DavidCarradine.Set at the end of the CivilWar, Click follows the turbulent journey of a group of outlaws who bandtogether to rob the town bank, despite the best efforts of a ...
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Sideways named best feature at Gothams
Alexander Payne's Sideways won the best feature award at IFP/New York's 14thAnnual Gothams Awards last night (1) and The Agronomist, Jonathan Demme's documentary about the Haitiancivil rights leader Jean Dominique, took top documentary honours.Breakthrough actor honourswent to Catalina Sandino Moreno for her role in Maria Full Of Grace, while that ...