All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 601
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NewsFifty Shades ties up US on $93m
FEBRUARY 17 UPDATE: Universal’s smash S&M romance dominated North America on a confirmed $85.2m three-day debut that toppled The Passion Of The Christ’s 11-year February record and scored $93m over the four-day Presidents’ Day Weekend.
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NewsFifty Shades storms to $174m int'l
FEBRUARY 17 UPDATE: Fifty Shades Of Grey generated a confirmed $156m through Sunday rising to $173.6m through Monday from 58 territories via Universal to generate the biggest ever international launch for an R-rated or equivalent film. The worldwide tally already stands at $266.6m.
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NewsSamuel Goldywn Films picks up Tangerines
The distributor has acquired US rights to Estonia’s foreign language Oscar nominee.
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NewsARC finds See You In Valhalla
ARC Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to Jarret Tarnol’s coming-of-age story.
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CommentEisenstein In Guanajuato trailer
See the trailer for Peter Greenaway’s recent Berlinale world premiere.
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NewsDavid Unger forms Three Six Zero Entertainment
Talent agent David Unger has joined Three Six Zero Group co-founders Mark Gillespie and Dean Wilson to form Three Six Zero Entertainment.
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NewsArtsploitation snaps up Toro Loco: Bloodthirsty
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has announced from Berlin it has closed an all-rights North American deal for Chilean genre specialist Patricio Valladares’ action-comedy.
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NewsSundance Selects buys 45 Years
Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to the Berlinale selection 45 Years starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay. Separately, The Orchard has acquired Cartel Land while monterey media will release Runoff.
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NewsFifty Shades hits $37.2m global
FEBRUARY 13 UPDATE: Fifty Shades Of Grey is now active in 34 international territories and has climbed to $28.6m via Universal Pictures International, rising to $37.2m worldwide factoring in Thursday night’s (February 12) estimated $8.6m midnight grosses in North America.
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NewsLive From New York! to open Tribeca
Bao Nguyen’s documentary about the history of Saturday Night Live will kick off the 14th edition of the festival in New York on April 15.
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NewsBuyers find Sierra/Affinity's Gold
Sierra/Affinity has sold more than 30 territories at EFM on Black Bear Pictures’ red-hot Matthew McConaughey adventure package, set to start principal photography in June.
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NewsUniversal, Paramount strike home ent pact
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) has signed a deal to distribute Paramount’s physical Blu-ray and DVD home entertainment product.
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NewsWhere Hope Grows gets release date
Roadside Attractions and Godspeed Pictures have set a May 15 theatrical release for the 2014 Heartland Film Festival Audience Choice Award winner.
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NewsLionsgate, Starz in stock swap
Leading Starz shareholder John Malone earns seat on the Lionsgate board as the latter seeks to boost its TV business.
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NewsCinema do Brasil trumpets distribution prize at EFM
Cinema do Brasil’s seventh International Distribution Support Prize has opened for applications at the EFM.
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NewsShoreline boards Paid In Full
EXCLUSIVE: Shoreline Entertainment has picked up world sales rights at the EFM to the crime-thriller starring Jonathan Bennett, Nikki Shah and James Russo.
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NewsAbramorama to release An Honest Liar
Richard Abramowitz will guide the nationwide release of the documentary through his company.
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NewsBold launches London office
Gary Michael Walters, CEO of the production company behind Whiplash and Nightcrawler, has opened a London hub.
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NewsDistribution: Kino Lorber nabs Charlie Hebdo doc
Kino Lorber has taken all US rights to the documentary It’s Hard Being Loved By Jerks, about a legal battle between the French magazine and the Muslim French Council.
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NewsSXSW unveils Midnighters line-up
SXSW top brass have unveiled the Midnighters section and the complete short film line-up at the festival, set to run in Texas from March 13-21.
