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NewsSmurfs surge past $250m at international box office
In a tight weekend outside North America Sony Pictures Releasing International’s (SPRI) The Smurfs clung on to supremacy with an estimated $25.5m haul from 8,418 screens in 55 markets to propel the running total to a confirmed $256.9m.
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CMG, producer Chad A Verdi team up on Loosies
Ed Noeltner’s Beverly Hills–based sales company Cinema Management Group will commence talks with buyers in Toronto on Michael Corrente’s Manhattan-set romantic thriller which IFC will release in North America.
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NewsThe Help weathers storm to rule North America on $14m
Domestic box office took a battering from Hurricane Irene as audiences on the storm-lashed East Coast hunkered down, allowing The Help to consolidate its grip and surge towards $100m as reports claimed box office dropped by more than 23% compared to the same session in 2010.
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M-Appeal picks up Venice Orizzonti title Verano
German sales agent M-Appeal picks up José Luis Torres Leiva’s drama
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NewsSmurfs, Cowboys, Apes vie for international supremacy
Sony’s The Smurfs stood at more than $211m as of last weekend and face an international showdown with Cowboys & Aliens heading into the new session.
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Brazilian culture promoter Inffinito launches digital platform
MediaFundMarket.comis billed as the first digital platform and marketplace to generate private and public production funding for shorts, features and documentaries by Brazilian filmmakers and will facilitate the acquisition and distribution of Brazilian product at the markets.
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NewsSky could be forced to loosen grip on Pay TV rights in UK
UK independent sales agents and distributors have given a cautious welcome to the report from industry watchdog the Competition Commission recommending that Sky’s grip on premium Pay TV movie rights in the UK should be loosened.
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NewsBethan Dixon to run Organic Marketing's new international PR division
She was most recently senior VP at The Weinstein Company in New York.
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NewsTaiwan's summer box office booming, led by record-setting Apple of My Eye
The Taiwanese film industry has seen rocketing box office results this summer, with four local films making record-breaking box office takings and bringing in a movie-going wave in the island of 23 million people.
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NewsTyrannosaur marks Bavaria Film’s return to theatrical distribution
UK actor Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur is set to mark Bavaria Film’s return to the world of theatrical distribution when the film opens in German cinemas on October 13.
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NewsTribeca Film launches VoD slate Tomorrow's Cult Classics Today
The line-up launches on demand on Aug 25 and includes Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure, a documentary that resulted from a series of tape recordings of noisy neighbours by a pair of friends.
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NewsWiley joins eOne's revamped US theatrical division
Canada’s leading entertainment company, Entertainment One, is launching into the specialised US theatrical market with a new division, eOne Films North America through an expansion of its Los Angeles-based eOne Films US.
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NewsRed Dog: Anatomy of an Australian hit
How Roadshow has cultivated a big home-grown hit with the story of a kelpie and a bus driver.
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NewsODG and Fox strike TVOD deal for Middle East and Southeast Europe
On Demand Group secures TVOD deal with Fox for Greece, Cyprus and Middle East
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NewsBlack & Blue's Loser finds a friend in Crabtree Films
UK distributor Crabtree Films has picked up Black & Blue Films’ London-set, low-budget comedy How to Stop Being a Loser.
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NewsImagenation pacts with Fortissimo for Emirati slate
Imagenation Abu Dhabi has signed an exclusive international sales agreement with Fortissimo Films, which will handle worldwide distribution of the company’s debut slate of local and Arabic-language features.
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Raven Banner acquires H P Lovecraft adaptation
The Toronto-based sales company has picked up world rights to The Whisperer In Darkness from Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival.
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NewsSmurfs cross $200m outside North America, HP7 at $900m
The blue wave continued to rule internationally as Sony Pictures Releasing International’s (SPRI) family film grossed an estimated $35.3m from 10,590 screens in 54 markets to reach $211.4m.
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Hannibal Classics sails to Toronto with $25m WWII naval project
USS Indianapolis: Men Of Courage recounts the story of a rescue mission to salvage a terrifying weapon on board the stricken US battleship.
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NewsInbetweeners smashes UK records to take £13.2m on debut
The Inbetweeners Movie posts biggest-ever opening (including previews) for a UK independent production, as well as for a UK comedy.