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Scooby hits for Warner Bros in Latin America
Scooby-Doo was a hit in Latin America for Warner Bros over theweekend, scoring the studio's second best opening of all time in Argentinawhere it opened at number one, grossing $113,000 from 82,000 admissions at 51screens. It was the second biggest opening for Warners behind Ocean's Eleven. In Chile Scooby-Doo opened ...
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Craven, Williamson reteam for werewolf horror at Dimension
WesCraven is reuniting with his Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson on the horrormovie Cursed for Dimension Films.The story will be a Los Angeles-based modern twist on the werewolf genre andhas already been set for release on August 8 2003.'Kevinwrote a fun, scary and surprise-filled script just like the original Scream,' said ...
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Lilo passes $80m, Signs $120m for BVI
Buena Vista International's Lilo & Stitch took $4.1m over the weekend to elevate its cumulative international total so far to $80.1m. In its second week in the UK the animated feature grossed $2.9m for a cumulative score of $5.8m. In Australia it took $702,000 in its fourth week for a ...
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Minority Report has $13m weekend in Europe for Fox
Fox's sci-fi thriller Minority Report continued its storming run over the weekend with a $13m haul from 19 European markets to give it a $145m international cumulative score. The picture opened number one in Greece with a $380,000 gross from 51 screens - yet another all time best territory opening ...
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CTFDI's XXX is second in France, but top in six territories
XXX opened in second place in France for Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (CTFDI) over the weekend with a $2.4m haul from 626 screens. The high-octane action thriller trailed Minority Report but the studio declared it a good opening, comparable to actioners Vertical Limit and Spy Game. There were number ...
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Red Dragon stays put at number one in North America
Red Dragon scared off the combined might of five top ten new releases and the irrepressible charms of Sweet Home Alabama to hold on to top spot in its second week with a $17.6m bite that brings its cumulative score after ten days to $63.2m, according to studio estimates released ...
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Meistrich's Film Movement makes first three acquisitions
Larry Meistrich's fledgling US distribution outfit Film Movement has acquired three award-winning films for select theatrical and limited DVD release. Yamina Benguigui's Inch'Allah Dimanche, Eric Eason's Manito and Giuseppe Piccioni's Light Of My Eye will be shown in select markets, with free admission for Film Movement members who will also ...
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UK movie software hits Hollywood, first stop ICM
US talent and literary agency ICM became the first licensed user on Monday of a new financial software application designed to facilitate contract negotiations. The application is called movie dealflow and was designed by clearcounsel, a digital solutions subsidiary set up and wholly owned by UK entertainment law firm Olswang. ...
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BVI's Signs crosses $100m international mark
Signs passed the $100m mark with plenty to spare over the weekend for Buena Vista International (BVI), while Lilo & Stitch scored a provisional third highest all-time industry opening for a traditionally animated picture in the UK. It was another strong performance from M Night Shyamalan's supernatural thriller Signs, which ...
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International Emmy nominations announced
Denmark, Slovak Republic and South Africa picked up their first ever nominations as the 2002 International Emmy Awards contenders were announced on Monday by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Aside from the traditional seven categories of arts programming, children and young people, documentary, drama series, TV movies/mini-series, ...
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Sundance Channel buys doc package, announces weekly DOCday
In a move that will cast doubt over the launch of its mooted documentary channel, Sundance Channel announced on Monday the creation of a weekly documentary night planned for March 2003. The so-called DOCday will premiere on Monday March 3 and continue every Monday thereafter from noon to midnight with ...
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CTFDI continues to collect with Stuart, XXX
Stuart Little 2 continued its steady international march over the weekend, amassing another $2.7m for Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (CTFDI) to give a healthy $73.2m cumulative total.Currently showing on 2,270 screens, the family sequel is expected to reach $90m and has an outside chance of passing $100m. In its ...
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Minority Report sweeps Europe, top in five territories
Fox's Minority Report continued a powerful international box office run with five number one openings across Europe, including a best ever bow for star Tom Cruise in Spain. The sci-fi thriller grossed $3.2m (Euros 3.3m) on 370 screens in Spain, where it overtook Cruise's previous best performers Mission: Impossible 2 ...
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Red Dragon breaks Oct opening record with $37.5m
Universal's Hannibal Lecter horror thriller Red Dragon scored the highest ever October opening over the weekend as it scorched to the top of the charts with a redoubtable $37.5m, according to estimates released today (Sunday). Although this was considerably less than the $58m opening for MGM's Hannibal in February 2001 ...
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Minority Report is Cruise's best ever opener in Italy
Fox'sMinority Report enjoyed a strongItalian bow over the weekend, debuting at number one with a $2.78m gross from397 screens in what was a personal best in the territory for Tom Cruise. Thestar did the pre-launch publicity rounds in Rome last week with director StevenSpielberg, helping him pass his previous best ...
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Porchlight takes on sales of Random Harvest's War Bride
UK production outfit RandomHarvest has closed a deal with Los Angeles-based PorchLight Entertainment to handleworldwide sales in all remaining territories for the drama War Bride, which is due for release in the UK on Nov 29through Miracle Communications. The 2001 Anglo-Canadian co-production hasalready secured distribution deals in Japan, South Korea, ...
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BVI scores $14m international weekend with Signs
Buena Vista International's Signs dominated the international markets over the weekend with a $14m haul that should see it cross $100m by the middle of the week and sets it on course for a projected $200m international total. The sci-fi drama directed by M Night Shyamalan and starring Mel Gibson ...
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Goldmember dazzles in Australia with $3m gross
NewLine International's (NLI) Austin Powers In Goldmember scored the 12th highest opening in Australia overthe weekend as it stormed to number one with a $3.07m gross from 329 screens.Averaging a terrific $9,330, the third instalment in the Austin Powers comedy franchise was also the third highest openingfor distributor Roadshow. Goldmember ...
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Fox's Perdition enjoys powerful international openings
Fox's Road To Perdition took another $5.2m from 2,000 screens over theweekend to raise its cumulative international total to $22m. In a mightyLondon-only debut the Depression era gangster picture grossed $393,000 from 32screens in the UK for a $12,283 average. It expands to 390 screens across thecountry on Friday September ...
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XXX marks the spot in Russia as action thriller takes $1.2m
Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (CTFDI) enjoyed a superb number one opening for its action thriller XXX in Russia over the weekend, taking $1.2m from 162 prints. The picture went out on the widest ever release in the territory, which is starting to yield promising returns for distributors. The opening ...