All Lionsgate articles – Page 18
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NewsCatching Fire rules US on $75m
As expected Catching Fire maintained control of the North American charts over the Thanksgiving holiday period despite a superb first wide weekend from Disney’s animation Frozen.
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NewsCatching Fire adds $90m int'l
UPDATED DEC 2: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire held on to its box office crown with ease as a confirmed $90m through 79 Lionsgate International markets boosted the running total after two full sessions to $272.1m. Thor: The Dark World crossed $400m for Marvel/Disney.
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NewsCatching Fire hits $482m global
NOV 30 UPDATE: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire heads into its second full weekend as the clear favourite to hold on to the international box office crown having crossed $200m after nine days in full roll-out (November 28).
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NewsUniversal moves Warcraft to 2016
Universal Pictures and Lionsgate have announced key distribution dates, including a switch by the former on Legendary Pictures’ Warcraft in 3D from December 18 2015 to March 11 2016.
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NewsFire sparks $161.1m November record
Catching Fire stormed to the top of the North American charts on an estimated $161.1m to set a new November record and score the fourth biggest domestic debut of all time.
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NewsFire ignites $304m global debut
UPDATE: Lionsgate top brass reported on Sunday (Nov 24) that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire stormed to a confirmed $304.2m globally, earning $146.`m internationally and a November record $158.1m in North America. Gravity opened in China on a mighty $35.5m.
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NewsCatching Fire ignites box office
UPDATE NOV 23: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire raced to an estimated $70.5m in North America by the end of Friday including Thursday’s $25.3m to combine with $32m from the first wave of international opening days for a global haul of at least $102.5m.
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NewsSummit takes Hercules for US
Summit Entertainment has picked up Millennium Films’ Hercules: The Legend Begins starring Kellan Lutz.
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NewsLionsgate gets Angriest Man
The distributor has swooped on North American rights to The Angriest Man In Brooklyn. Cargo Entertainment handles international sales. Separately, Film Movement has taken For A Woman.
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NewsLionsgate boards Point Break
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate International has added the high-octane thriller to its crop of new AFM titles alongside Mortdecai, Gods Of Egypt and Love & Mercy.
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NewsMarisa Tomei joins La Vida Robot
The star has signed on opposite George Lopez in the story, based on Joshua Davis’ WIRED magazine story.
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NewsEnder's Game rules US on $28m
Ender’s Game debuted top of the North American charts through Lionsgate-Summit to deliver a timely success for the independent space heading into the AFM this week.
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NewsShooting underway on Pawn Sacrifice
Michael Stuhlbarg has joined the cast of Gail Katz Productions and Material Pictures’ drama directed by Ed Zwick. Production on the scheduled 41-day shoot has begun in Montreal and will wrap in Los Angeles.
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NewsLionsgate lines up AFM power slate
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate International will commence pre-sales at AFM next month on the Johnny Depp action comedy Mortdecai that has begun shooting in London (October 21) as well as the action epic Gods Of Egypt with Gerard Butler.
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NewsLionsgate home ent promotes Ceylan
Akin Ceylan has been promoted to COO of Lionsgate Home Entertainment Group.
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NewsInstructions sets box office record
In its fifth weekend, Pantelion Films’ Instructions Not Included has become the highest grossing Spanish-language release at the US box office on $38.6m.
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NewsHunger Games: Mockingjay adds cast
Wes Chatham and Elden Henson have joined the cast of Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2.
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NewsLionsgate CFO James Keegan to retire
Lionsgate CFO James Keegan, a 25-year veteran of the company and its corporate predecessors, is to retire on October 1. He will be replaced by James W Barge.
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NewsLionsgate, OddLot form pact
Lionsgate and OddLot Entertainment have formed a multiyear co-financing and distribution partnership kicking off with the Johnny Depp action comedy Mortdecai.
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NewsJulianne Moore joins Hunger Games
Julianne Moore has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2.