All articles by Robert Mitchell – Page 10
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Mighty weekend for Shrek 2
Shrek 2 saw anothermighty weekend for UIP as it rolled out in five new territories claiming numberone positions and records as it went.The animated sequel added $31.5m this weekend from holdoversand the new territories: France, Belgium, Switzerland, Indonesia and the UnitedArab Emirates, and has already earned $68m for UIP - ...
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Shrek 2 has powerful B.O.
Shrek 2 canalready proclaim itself the biggest film of the year and biggest animated filmof all time in North America ($379m). However, the original 2001 film performedbetter in North America than internationally, a rarity for animated hits - andsomething which may not be repeated by the sequel.As the sequel starts ...
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Potter magic still keeping Shrek 2 at bay
While Shrek 2 hit araft of new territories last weekend, claiming records for best animatedopening ever in most (see ScreenDaily.com, June 23) including Mexico,Brazil, Australia and New Zealand, it is not yet on enough screens or in enoughterritories to topple Harry Potter.The boy wizard's thirdcinematic adventure, The Prisoner Of Azkaban, ...
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Tomorrow, Troy feast at international box office
It was no surprise that 20th CenturyFox's The Day After Tomorrow swept across the box office landscape thisweekend as it saw the biggest ever simultaneous release for a non-sequel.The film seized a colossal52% of the weekend's international gross and combined with Troy to net77% of all receipts. If the UK's ...
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INTERNATIONAL 3 June
It was no surprise that 20th Century Fox's The Day After Tomorrow swept across thebox office landscape this weekend as it saw the biggest ever simultaneousrelease for a non-sequel.The film seized a colossal 52% of the weekend'sinternational gross and combined with Troyto net 77% of all receipts. If the UK's ...
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Potter smashes UK opening record
Harry Potter And ThePrisoner Of Azkaban has smashed opening day records in the UK.Released yesterday (May 31), a UK holiday Monday and thefirst day of school half-term holidays, the film grossed a colossal $9.2m(£5.03m) from 535 locations.This gave the third instalment in the franchise the biggestopening day and biggest single ...
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Troy, Van Helsing await Tomorrow's deluge
Despite a slew of new entries no impact was made against the one-twointernational punch of Troy and Van Helsing this week.For the second week running the pair accounted for two thirds (67%) ofthe international market.Troy added a further 11 territories to its count, including Japan, SouthKorea and Italy as well ...
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INTERNATIONAL 26 May
Despite a slew of new entries no impact was made against theone-two international punch of Troyand Van Helsing this week.For the second week running the pair accounted for twothirds (67%) of the international market. Troyadded a further 11 territories to its count, including Japan, South Korea andItaly as well as ...
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Kill Bill Vol 2 holds on to international lead
Despitemassive drop offs in some territories (including Australia (63%), Germany(61%), Sweden (57%)) Kill Bill Vol. 2 held up well in its second weekendat the international box office. The film added seven more territories to the20 it launched on a week before and saw a 40% slip overall.Thehighest new entry was ...
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INTERNATIONAL 29 April
The eightweek reign of The Passion Of The Christ ended this week as theinternational marketplace bowed to Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2.The secondpart in the director's genre epic saw a raft of number one positions - with fewexceptions - after opening in 20 territories for a $17.7m weekend. It ...
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Bill is international Passion killer
The eightweek reign of The Passion Of The Christ ended this week as theinternational marketplace bowed to Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2.The secondpart in the director's genre epic saw a raft of number one positions - with fewexceptions - after opening in 20 territories for a $17.7m weekend. It ...
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Passion faces up to post-Easter decline
Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The Christ retained its lead over the international chart for the post-Easter weekend, largely because it played so wide across the international marketplaceThe film also took the opportunity to pass the $200m mark and has a few territories, including Japan, still to open. However the ...
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BELGIUM 21 April
Warner Bros' Taking Lives swiped the lead spot from The Passion Of The Christ just one week after Mel Gibson's international hit launched. The psychological thriller, which sees Angelina Jolie as an FBI agent called in to aid Montreal police track down a serial killer, claimed pole position opening on ...
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UK/IRELAND 21 April
New releases had little impact on the UK/Ireland chart this week as the top three remained unchanged from last week.Scooby-Doo 2 held up well as school holidays came to a close slipping just 13% week-on-week.Columbia's 50 First Dates also held up seeing a small 14% against its opening weekend (excluding ...
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Momentum celebrates as Translation crosses£10m mark in UK
Independent UK distributor Momentum Pictures had cause to celebrate this weekend as its long-running hit Lost In Translation became the company's first sterling eight figure earner.After 15 weeks on release in the territory Sofia Coppola's Oscar winning film, which also picked up three BAFTA awards including best actor and best ...
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Two Brothers earns box office stripes
While The Passion Of The Christ continued to lead the international box office over the Easter weekend (and crossed the $150m mark), it was Pathe's Two Brothers that really impressed.The French film was released in just three territories (France, Belgium and French-speaking Switzerland) but stormed the chart with a $8.2m ...
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TURKEY
Having struggled to find an audience in many territories Robert Benton's drama The Human Stain has proved particularly popular in Turkey.Although having to settle for second place on opening behind UIP's Along Came Polly, The Human Stain played at 25 fewer screens and boasted a far stronger screen average.The film ...
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Passion passes $100m from 44 international markets
Current global box office king The Passion Of The Christ held onto the top international position last weekend as its international cumulative passed the $100m mark.The film launched well in several territories including France and Spain - where it claimed the top spot having amassed 525,000 admissions. With a total ...
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TURKEY
Turkey, the latest territory addition to ScreenDaily.com's World Box Office service, boasts two local productions in its current top 10.While down 37% on its previous weekend local hit Neredesin Firuze' continues to hold a top three position and has taken a $4.5m gross to date for UIP.Something's Gotta Give held ...
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UK/IRELAND
It was a complicated picture this weekend for the UK and Ireland chart as three films vied for the lead while BVI saw vastly different receptions for two new releases.Entertainment's Dawn Of The Dead figures included previews figures of $544,425 (£299,434) without which it would rank third over the three-day ...