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  • Otra Pelicula De Huevos Y Un Pollo
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    Mexico

    2010-03-31T15:54:00Z

    Family films propelled the Mexican box office to a 9.5% increase in 2009, boosted by the likes of local animation Otra Pelicula De Huevos Y Un Pollo.A further homegrown title, El Estudiante, was one of the year’s off-beat hits, thanks to female word of mouth.The year’s ...

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    South Korea

    2010-03-31T15:54:00Z

    South Korea’s box office hit a record high in 2009 grossing $940m, up 12.7% year on year. Admissions rose 5.1% to 154.9 million.Audiences watched more films - 3.15 per capita, up from 3.03 in 2008 - and ticket prices were raised in the middle of the ...

  • Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
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    Brazil

    2010-03-31T15:54:00Z

    The Brazilian box office edged close to the Real1bn - around $550m - mark in 2009, hitting $533m (Real970m), thanks to the country’s overall economic growth, the expansion of 3D theatres and the excellent performance of Brazilian films at the local box office.A wave of local ...

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    Japan

    2010-03-31T15:54:00Z

    After 2008 saw foreign films earn their lowest figures of the decade ($885.7m) and loest market share since 1969 (40.5%), 2009 bought some relief.Foreign films saw a 12.3% increase in grosses and 2.6% more of the pie. Red Cliff Part 2 bcame the territory’s most successful ...

  • Vicky The Viking
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    Germany

    2010-03-31T15:53:00Z

    For German cinema-owners, 2009 was one of the most successful years ever thanks to 3D which boosed the theatrical performance of already big releases such as Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs and Up.The last two weeks of December then saw Avatar attract more than 3.9 ...

  • Little Nicholas
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    France

    2010-03-31T15:51:00Z

    Driven by US films with a few local gems, total admissions were the highest since 1982, with 200.9 million tickets sold.Little Nicholas (Le Petit Nicolas) was boosted by audience awareness of the books and strong word of mouth to become the fourth highest-grossing film of the ...

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    At A Glance: 2009 In Figures

    2010-03-31T15:46:00Z

    A breakdown of the international box office from 2009.

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    Screen's Global Top 10 - March 26-28

    2010-03-31T12:08:00Z

    Screen International’s top 10 films worldwide this weekend.

  • From Paris With Love
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    The unpredictable star

    2010-03-29T12:31:00Z

    John Travolta is unique among marquee-names for the breadth of genres he has tackled, his lack of reliance on sequels and his ability to play both good and bad guys to equal effect. In the first of a series looking at the box-office track records of producers, film-makers and stars, ...

  • Grease
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    John Travolta: At The Box Office

    2010-03-29T11:30:00Z

    John Travolta’s top 20 films at the international box office and gross by selected territory.

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    Screen at the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FilMart)

    2010-03-29T11:15:00Z

    Miss out on a daily? Catch up here with the digital edition.

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    Chasing the VoD tail

    2010-03-26T16:04:00Z

    Are the numbers beginning to add up for video-on-demand? Robert Marich takes a look at the figures being generated in the US market, which is acting as a testing ground for global VoD patterns

  • Twilight
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    Video-on-demands: Facts and figures

    2010-03-26T16:00:00Z

    A breakdown of the video-on-demand in the US over 2009.

  • Cold Fish
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    Croisette menu

    2010-03-26T14:41:00Z

    Screen highlights the Cannes regulars and rising talents who are offering up a rich and varied diet of new works for the 2010 festival’s selectors

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    Pina

    2010-03-25T12:39:00Z

    Wim Wenders 3D dance project Pina, about the legendary dance choreographer Pina Bausch who died before production began, is about to enter its second phase of shooting.

  • Anders Anderson
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    Anders Anderson and Andy Steinman, A2 Entertainment

    2010-03-25T12:37:00Z

    The team behind the $2m crime mystery Stolen discuss the challenges of being first-time film-makers and why Josh Lucas turned out to be so invaluable to the project.

  • Catherine Hardwicke
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    Catherine Hardwicke

    2010-03-25T12:37:00Z

    The Twilight director talks about her latest project, a gothic fairytale backed by Leonardo DiCaprio’s production house Appian Way and Warners Bros

  • Ip Man
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    Signs of strength at FilMart 2010

    2010-03-25T12:34:00Z

    Busy Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FilMart) draws to a close with several deals completed and record attendance.

  • How To Train Your Dragon
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    Weekly International Box Office - March 24

    2010-03-24T17:39:00Z

    ScreenDaily brings you the weekly international box-office news.

  • The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-Sec
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    The Hot List

    2010-03-24T17:33:00Z

    Nancy Tartaglione profiles some of the major French films set for release in 2010