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FeaturesWeekly international box office - September 11
Screen brings you the weekly international box-office news.
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FeaturesWhen a tweet becomes a roar
Does box-office success really depend on Twitter chatter? Caroline Parry looks at how international distributors are tapping online word of mouth.
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FeaturesWeekly international box office - Sep 4
Ice Age: Dawn Of The DinosaursTwentieth Century Fox’s latest Ice Age instalment enjoyed a final box-office push towards the end of itsglobal run, with weekend grosses jumping 122% on the film’s last international opening, in Italy, where it took $11.2m from 806 screens. This made it ...
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FeaturesIndie distribution update 2009: Spain
US indie titles are struggling in Spain as local distributors’ cautious acquisitions policies begin to bite.
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FeaturesIndie distribution update 2009: Germany
Older audiences are helping to drive the German box-office upturn.
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FeaturesIndie distribution update 2009: France
Female-oriented films enjoy a good first-half in France at the expense of Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
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FeaturesIndie distribution update 2009: UK
Slumdog Millionaire’s success skews the figures as indie titles face mixed results at the UK box office.
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CommentFirst steps of a box-office giant
The news that China has become the second biggest territory outside the US for Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, with a $62m (rmb423m) gross as of July 19, demonstrates the dizzying potential of the country’s box-office market.
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CommentCurse of the time bandits
As Harry Potter racks up its 15th hour of celluloid adventure and the Transformers battle it out for two-and-a-half hours, Mike Goodridge is watching the clock.
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FeaturesLive events bring new dimension
New technology systems for watching live events in 3D enthused European exhibitors at CineExpo, writes Jack Warner
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Features3D cinema shows strength in depth
On the eve of this year’s Cinema Expo (June 22-25), Jack Warner looks at whether the figures are beginning to add up for 3D exhibition following a first quarter of rapid growth in the number of 3D screens and 3D films released.
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CommentPutting the foreign first
As the blockbuster success of Angels & Demons outside the US is proving, a number of major studio films are being crafted and targeted with international markets in mind.
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FeaturesSpreading the foreign word
Festivals showcasing films from particular territories are injecting life into Australia’s foreign-language box office.
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FeaturesThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Makes Its Mark
Crime thriller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has become the most successful local film of all time at the Nordic box office.