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Coote says that Intertainer Asia is doing just fine
Singapore-basedIntertainer Asia issued a statement yesterday saying that the imminent (Oct 23) suspension ofIntertainer Inc's video-on-demand service in the US will have "no impacton, or consequence to" its operations. Jonathan Taplin's Intertainer Incsaid last week that it was temporarily shutting down the service for its147,000 broadband subscribers to save costs ...
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MGM pleased with 'better than expected' third quarter results
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer(MGM) has posted 'better than expected' third quarter earnings,powered by revenues from its film and television library, increased televisionprogramming and the number one comedy, Barbershop.Revenuesfor the third quarter ending Sept 30, 2002 were $381.2m compared to $393.3mfrom the same period last year. The studio also reported net income of $11.7m,overturning ...
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Spencer Proffer moves to Mandalay Branded Entertainment
MandalayEntertainment Group offshoot Mandalay Branded Entertainment (MBE) has acquiredthe operations of Spencer Proffer's film, music and television outfit MorlingManor Music and Media, with Proffer coming on board as MBE executive vicepresident. Proffer, a former United Artists and CBS Records executive andlawyer, will oversee all music integration and implementation for MBE ...
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Sobini joins Permut in long-gestating Julia Pastrana
MarkAmin's Sobini Films has teamed up with David Permit's PermutPresentations to co-produce Julia Pastrana, based on the real-life Victorian English romance between a deformedentertainer and the man who turned her into an international star. Although nodirector and cast have been attached, Meg Richman, who co-wrote and directedthe 1998 romantic drama ...
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Hyman leaves Miramax to head physical production at Focus
Kevin Hyman has joined Universal Pictures' specialty films unit Focus Features as executive vice president of physical production. Hyman, who previously worked at Miramax Films, will be in charge of physical production and post-production on Focus' in-house productions and will oversee post-production on other Focus acquisitions. He will be based ...
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XXX takes Europe by storm, racks up $18.2m weekend
CTFDI's action thriller XXX scored nine number one openings in Europe and beyond over the weekend, grossing an estimated $18.2m from 4,300 screens. To date the picture has notched up 40 international number one bows and showed little sign of slowing down over the weekend. In the UK it scored ...
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The Ring runs circles around the competition
A haunted video tape proved too much for Hannibal and friends over the weekend as DreamWorks SKG's The Ring spooked Red Dragon off the top spot with an estimated $15m bow. The English-language remake of Hideo Nakata's 1998 Japanese horror picture Ringu impressed the critics and averaged $7,571 from 1,981 ...
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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 ...