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NewsAvatar stays top in North America on $68.3m
Avatar surged into the new year on top of the world, buoyed by exceptional word of mouth that saw the Fox release add an estimated $68.3m to boost the North American tally to $352.1m and reach $1.018bn worldwide after a mere three weekends.
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NewsAvatar soars overseas on $136.8m and $1bn worldwide
Fox International’s Avatar became only the fifth release in history to cross $1bn worldwide as it held on to the overseas crown thanks to an estimated $136.8m from 13,784 screens in 109 markets. It boosted the running total to $676.9m after three weeks.
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NewsHurt Locker takes top honours from National Society
The Hurt Locker earned three of The National Society Of Film Critics’ top 2009 prizes, claiming best picture, best director for Kathryn Bigelow and best actor for Jeremy Renner.
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NewsFilm critic Michael Dwyer dies aged 58
Michael Dwyer, the respected Irish Times film critic and chairman of the Dublin Film Festival, died on January 1 following an illness. He was 58 years old.
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Features
Day Of The Flowers
Production company: Rogue Elephant Pictures Limited Producer: Jonathan Rae Director: John Roberts Cast: Charity Wakefield, Eva Birthistle Locations: Cuba, Glasgow
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NewsIcon appoints Erica Motley as acquisitions consultant
Icon Entertainment International has appointed Erica Motley as international acquisitions consultant. She will report to the company’s new chief executive Stewart Till (pictured).
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NewsAvatar set to become highest grossing global IMAX release
Avatar is projected to become the highest grossing worldwide IMAX release this week as the opening day in China combined with global holdovers move the tally towards the $71m mark set by The Polar Express.
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NewsSPC sets April release for Holofcener's Sundance entry Please Give
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) will release Nicole Holofcener’s Please Give on April 23 following its world premiere in Sundance later this month.
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NewsReliance's 3 Idiots breaks box office records for Hindi film
Reliance Big Pictures’ 3 Idiots has broken all previous international box office records for Hindi features. The film, released on Christmas Day, had grossed $52m (R2.4bn) worldwide by January 3.
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Features
Un Altro Mondo
A dying man, calls his son who he abandoned 20 years to come to Kenya, where he lives, to say goodbye.
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Features
La Bellezza Del Somaro
Tuscan-set generational family comedy in which the parents don’t want to grow old and the seventeen-year old daughter is racing to become an adult.
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Features
Il Gioellino
Prod companies: Indigo FilmBackers: Indigo, MibacProducers: Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano Intl sales: tbaDirector: Andrea MolaioliScreenplay: Andrea Molaioli, Ludovica Rampoldi, Gabriele RomagnoliContact: Indigo Film (39) 06 77250255
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Features
This Must Be The Place
Prod companies: Indigo Film, Lucky RedProducers: Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano, Andrea OcchipintiDirector: Paolo SorrentinoScreenplay: Paolo Sorrentino / Umberto ContarelloContact: Indigo Film (39) 06 77250255
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La Nostra Vita
When a man whose wife has just died meets a young immigrant who is looking for his own missing father, the two spark a friendship which helps to set him back on track.