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International Box Office Preview
Warner Bros' The Matrix Revolutions is expected to continue its international rampage this weekend following a record five-day global opening in 107 territories and subsequent $138.6m international gross in its first week ($138m excluding IMAX theatres).The final episode in the Wachowski Brothers' sci-fi trilogy scored a combined $232.2m global ...
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Warner Bros confirms Revolutions record
Warner Bros confirmed yesterday (Nov 12) that The Matrix Revolutions had indeed scored the biggest five-day worldwide opening of all time with a final estimate of $202.8m.The estimated international running total for the same period - spanning the global day-and-date release on Nov 5 through to Nov 9 - was ...
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Lions Gate takes over world for New France
Lions Gate International has acquired worldwide rights excluding France and Canada to Jean Beaudin's epic historical romance New France, starring Gerard Depardieu, Tim Roth and Colm Meaney.The in-production Canadian-French-UK joint venture is being shot in English and French-language versions on locations in Canada, France and the UK.The company's co-presidents Nick ...
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Lions Gate takes over world for New France
Lions Gate International has acquired worldwide rights excluding France and Canada to Jean Beaudin's epic historical romance New France, starring Gerard Depardieu, Tim Roth and Colm Meaney.The in-production Canadian-French-UK joint venture is being shot in English and French-language versions on locations in Canada, France and the UK.The company's co-presidents Nick ...
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Sellers sells for HBO
HBO Films London has sold all rights in four territories to its drama The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers.Toshiba has picked it up for Japan, LNK for Portugal, Spentzos for Greece and Noah for Israel.The company has also reported strong interest from French, Italian and Spanish buyers at Mifed ...
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Sellers sells for HBO
HBO Films London has sold all rights in four territories to its drama The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers.Toshiba has picked it up for Japan, LNK for Portugal, Spentzos for Greece and Noah for Israel.The company has also reported strong interest from French, Italian and Spanish buyers at Mifed ...
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20 films look to break out of The Asylum
LA-based independent home video production and distribution outfit The Asylum has secured private funding to produce 20 films over the next 18 months, with the first title set to begin principal photography in January 2004 for a summer US release.The line-up will comprise mostly horror, sci-fi and thriller titles budgeted ...
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20 films look to break out of The Asylum
LA-based independent home video production and distribution outfit The Asylum has secured private funding to produce 20 films over the next 18 months, with the first title set to begin principal photography in January 2004 for a summer US release.The line-up will comprise mostly horror, sci-fi and thriller titles budgeted ...
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Intolerable Cruelty boosts its int'l running total
Universal's black comedy Intolerable Cruelty grossed $6.4m from 2,382 sites in 24 countries through UIP at the weekend to raise its international running total to $46.4m.The film finished its third week at number one in Italy, where it dropped 18% and has grossed $8m to date, and added $1.2m in ...
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Tulchin runs with Haunted Hills sales
Tulchin Entertainment has completed a raft of licensing deals for the comedy-horror Elvira's Haunted Hills starring Elvira and Richard O'Brien, who starred in The Rocky Horror Show.Classic 99 Pty has picked up television and video rights for Australia and New Zealand, Videosonic has acquired television and video rights for Greece, ...
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First Look takes Stateside worldwide
First Look Media has acquired worldwide rights to Reverge Anselmo's $16m romance Stateside, which features a star-studded cast including Rachel Leigh-Cook, Jonathan Tucker and Val Kilmer.Meanwhile, First Look Media's worldwide licensing division, Overseas Filmgroup, has named industry veteran Amy Beecroft as its director of international distribution. She will handle international ...
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KMI sells Instant Karma
Kathy Morgan International (KMI) is handling international sales on the $70m live-action-CGI black comedy Instant Karma, which stars Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Pierce Brosnan.New Line is in talks to take domestic rights on the film by first-time writer-director Paul Hernandez , which is due to go into production in ...
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KMI sells Instant Karma
Kathy Morgan International (KMI) is handling international sales on the $70m live-action-CGI black comedy Instant Karma, which stars Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Pierce Brosnan.New Line is in talks to take domestic rights on the film by first-time writer-director Paul Hernandez , which is due to go into production in ...
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Something stirs sales for Senator
LA-based Senator International has struck a raft of sales on Clare Kilner's romantic comedy Something Borrowed, the first title in its multi-picture co-financing deal with Gold Circle Films.Medusa has picked up all rights for Italy, Village Roadshow for Australia and New Zealand and TMC for Turkey, joining a list of ...
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O'Shea moves to Media 8 as sales chief
BrianO'Shea has joined Media 8 Entertainment, formerly MDP Worldwide, assenior vice president of worldwide distribution. In his new postO'Shea will be responsible for all licensing and sales activities for thecompany, which is in the process of expanding its production and financingoperations. He previouslyserved as senior vice president of worldwide sales ...
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Helen Loveridge named executive director at Seattle Film Festival
Fortissimo Filmsco-founder Helen Loveridge has been named executive director at the SeattleInternational Film Festival (SIFF) and will begin her tenure at theevent's 30th anniversary, which runs from May 20-Jun 13 2004. The position wasleft open when the festival's founding director Darryl Macdonald moved toPalm Springs Film Festival to become executive ...
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US distributor First Run launches political website
First RunFeatures, the US independent distributor of political titles such as The WarAt Home and S21: TheKhmer Rouge Death Machine,is launching a discussion website about the politics of war and America'sinvolvement in the fight against terrorism. A new section onthe company's website www.firstrunfeatures.com entitled FRF Community features directorinterviews, chatrooms, forums, ...
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Global Revolutions: $204.1m in first five days
In a ringing endorsement ofits global day-and-date release strategy, Warner Bros and VillageRoadshow's The Matrix Revolutions has set a new record for a worldwide five-day opening weekend with amassive $204.1m, according to studio estimates.The spectacular global weekend beats the previous best of approximately $188m set by NewLine's The Lord Of ...
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Revolutions smashes world record with $204.1m five-day global bow
In a ringing endorsement of its global day-and-date releasestrategy, Warner Bros and Village Roadshow's The Matrix Revolutions has set a new record for a worldwide five-day openingweekend with a massive $204.1m, according to studio estimates.The spectacular bow beats the previous best of approximately $188m set by NewLine's The Lord Of ...
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Revolutions opens top for Warner Bros on $50.2m
As expected The MatrixRevolutions opened number one at theweekend on a $50.2m three-day estimated gross that was certainly nothing to besniffed at but trailed its May predecessor by some 45%.Since opening on Wednesday to fairly dire reviews, the final episode in theWachowski Brothers' sci-fi trilogy has amassed $85.5m according to ...