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NewsParanormal 2 inspires $42m in US box office activity
A superb $42m debut saw Paranormal Activity 2 soar to the top of the charts as Jackass 3-D secured second place to set up a one-two finish for Paramount.
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NewsGaga snatches Bodyguards And Assassins
Gaga Corporation has acquired Japanese rights to Teddy Chen’s Bodyguards And Assassins, which will open China Film Week at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) this week.
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NewsUniversal strikes multi-territory deal for The Troll Hunter
Universal Pictures International (UPI) has acquired a host of territories on The Troll Hunter, the verite-style CGI creature feature from Norway which caused a sensation after its secret screening at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas last month.
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Celestial signs output deal with Emperor Motion Pictures
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has signed a multi-year output deal with Emperor Motion Pictures (EMP), giving it exclusive first run pay-TV rights to screen EMP’s upcoming slate on its Celestial Movies channel.
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NewsParanormal Activity 2 ushers in early Halloween overseas
Paramount unleashes the much anticipated Paranormal Activity 2 through PPI in around 20 territories over the next several days.
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Palisades Tartan to release Italy's The First Beautiful Thing in US
The distributor has taken North American rights from IntraMovies to Italy’s foreign language Oscar submission, The First Beautiful Thing (La Prima Cosa Bella).
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NewsBBFC reconsiders King's Speech rating
The BBFC (British Board Of Film Classification) has reclassified The King’s Speech after an appeal by its UK distributor Momentum.
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NewsBusy Magnet acquires US rights to Black Death
Magnet Releasing has acquired US rights from HanWay Films to Christopher Smith’s medieval thriller Black Death starring Sean Bean.
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NewsMagnet drawn to Vanishing On 7th Street
Magnet Releasing has announced its second acquisition this week, taking US rights from Cinetic to Brad Anderson’s recent Toronto world premiere Vanishing On 7th Street.
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NewsHemingway's Garden Of Eden goes to Roadside for US
Roadside Attractions has acquired US rights to Hemingway’s Garden Of Eden directed by John Irvin and starring Mena Suvari and Jack Huston.
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Shoreline to commence sales on Bonnie And Clyde at AFM
Shoreline Entertainment has come aboard as sales agent on Cypress Moon Studios’ The Story Of Bonnie AndClyde, which is set to star Hilary Duff and Kevin Zegers.
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NewsDisney pays $115m to distribute Iron Man 3, The Avengers
Disney’s agreement with Paramount modifies the terms under which the former acquired Marvel Entertainment last year.
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Bodyguards And Assassins heads to Indomina
Indomina Releasing has added US rights to Hong Kong martial arts hit Bodyguards And Assassins to its rapidly expanding line-up.
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Magnet snares Norwegian tale The Troll Hunter
Magnet Releasing has acquired worldwide rights excluding Europe to Andre Ovredal’s The Troll Hunter.
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NewsHiatus acquires two hot titles at Pusan
The company has picked up Taiwan rights to Incendies and The Solitude Of Prime Numbers.
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NewsUPI's Despicable Me rules international with $26m haul
Universal/UPI’s Despicable Me saw off a concerted challenge from Sony’s Eat Pray Love to finish as the weekend’s top overseas performer on an estimated $25.7m. Meanwhile Fox International set a new company record as it crossed $2.5bn in combined ticket sales for the year-to-date.
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NewsJackasses oust Facebook founder with $50m launch
A group of clowns usurped a genius Harvard drop-out as Paramount’s Jackass 3-D soared to number one in its opening weekend thanks to an estimated $50m haul that set a new opening record for October..
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Lange, Neill board Screen Gems, Spyglass romance The Vow
Jessica Lange and Sam Neill have joined the cast of Screen Gems and Spyglass Entertainment’s romance TheVow.
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NewsTrustNordisk strikes Beyond deals including NFP in Germany
TrustNordisk has just closed a slew of deals on Pernilla August’s Beyond, starring Noomi Rapace of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo fame.
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China Lion roars into North America with Aftershock
Start-up company China Lion Film Distribution has entered into an exclusive partnership with US exhibitor AMC Entertainment to release Chinese movies in the North American market, starting with Feng Xiaogang’s Aftershock.