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Fox takes $9.2m from glorious Passion weekend
The Passionof The Christ added$9.2m from 2,208 screens in Fox International markets at the weekend to raiseits international running total in Fox territories to $59.1m.The picturefinished number one in almost every market handled by the distributor excludingTaiwan, Singapore and Uruguay.In Brazil itclimbed 17% and grossed $2m from 511 screens in ...
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Austin joins THINKFilm in senior Canadian distribution role
Andrew Austin isto join ThinkFilm as senior vice president of Canadian distribution whileTamara Shannon has been promoted to vice president theatrical distribution.Austin hasworked in the Canadian film industry for almost 20 years, most recently servingas senior vice president and general manager at Seville Pictures.Prior to Sevillehe served as executive director ...
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Echelon puts back Wake US release to May
EchelonEntertainment has put back the release of Henry LeRoy Finch's drama anddirectorial debut Wakeand will now open it in LA and New York on May 28.The picture, which centres on four brothers who convenefor a night of revelry only to discover they are attending a wake, wasoriginally scheduled to open ...
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Stage Beauty gets closing night slot at Tribeca
The worldpremiere of Richard Eyre's period drama Stage Beauty starring Billy Crudup, Claire Danes andRupert Everett will close the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on May 8. It isproduced by Tribeca Film Festival founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthalthrough their Tribeca Productions.Stage Beauty is set in 1660s London ...
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Focus trumpet Sunshine as Kaufman's biggest hit
EternalSunshine Of The Spotless Mind raised its domestic box office tally by $2.4m to $25.9m at theweekend to become the biggest grossing film written by Charlie Kaufman.In 24 days FocusFeatures' acclaimed quirky romance has overtaken Being John Malkovich, which was released by USA Films in 1999and grossed $22.9m over five ...
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Cinemark sets two new multiplexes in Brazil
CinemarkInternational, one of the leading exhibitors in Latin America that celebratesits 20th anniversary this year, is to open two new theatres in Brazil in May.The MuellerShopping theatre will be located inside an existing five-storey shopping centrein the heart of Curitiba and features an eight-screen multiplex comprising morethan 2,200 seats in ...
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Muccino's Remember Me finally gets US distribution
Howard Cohen andEric d'Arbeloff's US independent distributor Roadside Attractions has picked upNorth American distribution rights to Gabriele Muccino's family drama RememberMe, My Love (RicordatiDi Me) from The Works.Roadside plans a summerrelease for the picture, which played at the Toronto Film Festival last yearand Sundance in January. It was nominated for ...
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Return Of The King is top in Japan for ninth straight weekend
New Line International's The Lord of The Rings: TheReturn of The King continued to rule themall in Japan for the ninth consecutive weekend, adding $1.6m from 589 screensto raise its total there to a superb $86.2m.The trilogyfinale is active in 48 markets on 1,874 screens but figures were hard to ...
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50 First Dates enjoys strong weekend in 12 markets for CTFDI
Columbia's romantic comedy 50 First Dates grossed an estimated $6.3m from 1,261screens in 12 markets through Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International(CTFDI) at the weekend, raising its international running total to $16.1m.Highlights were a third place $3.1m bow in the UK on 419 - astrong holiday opening that should see the ...
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Shaun is a smash for Universal with $3m opening in UK
Universal's horror spoof Shaun Of The Dead opened second in the UK through UIP atthe weekend on an estimated $3m from 358 screens.Meanwhile Dawn Of The Dead, the rather more serious remake of George Romero's seminalgenre title, grossed $210,000 from 200 screens in Mexico, raising its totalafter ten days to ...
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Wellspring boards Cannes-bound Tarnation
US independent distributor Wellspring has come on board JonathanCaouette's acclaimed docudrama Tarnation as co-producer and worldwide distributor.Wellspring will provide completion financing and marketing fundsfor domestic and international release on the picture, which has secured aDirectors Fortnight slot in Cannes next month.The company's worldwidesales division will begin marketing the picture at ...
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Wellspring boards Quinzaine-bound Tarnation
US independent distributor Wellspring has come on board JonathanCaouette's acclaimed docudrama Tarnation as co-producer and worldwide distributor.Wellspring will provide completion financing and marketing fundsfor domestic and international release on the picture, which has secured aDirectors Fortnight slot in Cannes next month.The company's worldwidesales division will begin marketing the picture at ...
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Passion takes Easter box office crown
Newmarket Films' The Passion Of The Christ performed as expected over Easterweekend, resurrecting its box office supremacy as it climbed four places toease past $350m on an estimated $17.1m.Mel Gibson's celebratedaccount of the final hours of Christ's life now stands on $354.9m and is theeighth biggest grossing film ever in ...
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Marshall to get career tribute at Tribeca Festival
The world premiere of GarryMarshall's comedy Raising Helenstarring Kate Hudson at the Tribeca Film Festival will kick off a tribute tothe veteran director on May 2.The screening will befollowed by an on-stage interview and Q&A session with Marshall, whosecredits include Pretty Woman, The Princess Diaries and Runaway Bride."We are honoured ...
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Kal Ho Naa Ho leads IIFA nominees
Nikhil Advani's romance KalHo Naa Ho leads the pack of fifthInternational Indian Film Academy (IIFA) nominees with 12 nods including bestpicture, best actor, best actress and best direction.The nominations wereannounced at the Hyatt Regency in New Delhi, India, on Mar 31. All winners willbe chosen by the public and handed ...
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Sundance Channel acquires two features, 10 shorts from Plympton
US pay cable network TheSundance Channel has picked up two features and 10 shorts by the animator BillPlympton for broadcast in a May spotlight on the film-maker's work."Get to Know: Bill Plympton"will present the US television premiere of his animated sci-fi feature MutantAliens as well as his first feature TheTune, ...
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WBITD signs multi-year deal with SBS in Holland
Warner BrosInternational Television Distribution (WBITD) has signed an exclusivemulti-year deal with SBS Broadcasting (Holland) for current and upcomingtheatrical pictures and television programming.Titles includethe upcoming Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban and Ocean's Twelve, The Matrix Reloaded, The Last Samurai and Mystic River.The deal also gives SBSBroadcasting, which comprises the ...
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First Look gets domestic to family drama Touching Wild Horses
First Look Media has pickedup all domestic rights to Eleanore Lindo's family drama Touching Wild Horses, which stars Jane Seymour, Charles Martin Smith andMark Rendall.First Look's Bill Bromileynegotiated the deal with David M Perlmutter of the privately owned Canadianproduction company Chesler/Perlmutter.First Look Media will openthe picture theatrically on Apr 30 ...
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Scooby unleashed by Warner Bros in 26 territories
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed is being let loose on 26 internationalmarkets this upcoming weekend in Warner Bros' first major push outside the US.The family sequel goes out inGermany on Apr 1 and Mexico, Spain and the UK on Apr 2, when executives areanticipating high scores to boost the picture's $4.3m ...
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Lolafilms to get retrospective at US Museum Of Moving Image
The US premiere of Fernando Trueba's comedy-drama Girl Of YourDreams (La Nina DeTus Ojos) starringPenelope Cruz will kick off a two-week retrospective of Spanish productioncompany Lolafilms in New York on Apr 30.Overall nine pictures will screen at the American Museum of theMoving Image including Goya In Bordeaux, LA Comunidad, Second ...