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NewsRio 2 wins international weekend
UPDATE: The weekend box office race turned on its head on Monday (21) as Fox International executives confirmed Rio 2 grossed $47.1m from 65 markets compared to $46.1m for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from 14 Sony markets.
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NewsWinter Soldier rules US, crosses $200m
Marvel Studios’ 2014 poster boy stayed top of the North American charts in its in third weekend in action, adding an estimated $26.6m to reach $201.5m.
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NewsDisney crosses $1bn at int’l BO
The studio announced (20) it had crossed the threshold for the year-to-date in a company record time to stand at $1.086bn.
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NewsHuayi Brothers boards Men Vs Women remake
EXCLUSIVE: Beijing-based Huayi Brothers Media Corporation has boarded the Chinese remake of Italian comedies Men Vs Women and Women Vs Men and will produce with Cai Gongming’s Road Pictures and Italian filmmaker Cristiano Bortone.
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NewsBeijing Film Market reveals $1.7bn deals
The Beijing Film Market (BFM) announced deals totalling $1.7bn (RMB10.5bn) for 32 projects at the close of the three-day event (April 17-19), including $615m (RMB3.8bn) for film production.
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FeaturesBFC reception, Tribeca
The British Film Commission held its annual event during the Tribeca Film Festival at Norwood in partnership with UKTI NY.
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NewsOscar producers to return
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will return to produce the Oscars for a third consecutive year, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has announced.
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NewsPGA sets awards season dates
The Producers Guild of America will stage its 26th annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on January 24, 2015 in Los Angeles.Nominations for feature documentaries, TV series, specials and digital series will be announced on November 26.Narrative feature and animated feature nominees will be unveiled on January 5.Guild top brass said ...
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NewsNetflix to raise membership cost
First quarter Netflix earnings beat analysts’ expectations to reach 86 cents a share on sales of $1.27bn.
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NewsNewport Beach to honour UK, Australian cinema
The 15th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) will present its UK Celebration takes place on April 25 followed by an Australian Spotlight on April 28.
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NewsHardwicke, Weisz join Collette in Miss You Already
EXCLUSIVE: UK comedy-drama also starring Toni Collette readies for September 2014 shoot.
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NewsTranscendence opens third in China
Johnny Depp AI thriller Transcendence grossed $10.65m on its opening weekend in China, placing the film third at the weekly box office (April 14-20) behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Rio 2.
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NewsIndian comedy to shoot in Poland
Karan Anshuman’s upcoming comedy Bangistan to be filmed in Krakow
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NewsMetrodome to launch sales arm with AV slate, staff
EXCLUSIVE: Metrodome International to officially launch at Cannes, with former AV staff
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NewsRai Trade takes Darker Than Midnight
Sebastiano Riso’s debut will premiere during Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsSpider-Man 2 tops UK chart
Sony’s sequel records biggest opening of 2014 with $15.2m (£9m); eOne’s The Love Punch lands with $1m (£611,000) from 373 sites.
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NewsNikki Rocco to retire from Universal
The longtime president of distribution is to step down at the end of 2014 after 18 years in the role.
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NewsKevorkian lines up thriller Georgie
Johnny Kevorkian will direct psychological thriller Georgie, written by Craig Rutherford.
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NewsWarner Bros. Germany secures Madame Bovary
Warner Bros. Germany has picked up German-speaking European rights for Sophie Barthes’ new adaptation of Gustave Flaubert’s classic novel Madame Bovary, which is currently in post production.