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NewsHP7 Pt 2 at $425m overseas; franchise crosses $7bn
The thunderous performance of the Warner Bros fantasy finale puts it at $640.2m globally to ensure the biggest franshise in Hollywood history has crossed $7bn.
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NewsMiramax to exhibit at MIPCOM, Lang to give keynote
Miramax CEO Mike Lang to present keynote address during market.
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NewsOpen Road takes US on Sundance horror Silent House
The ambitious fledgling distributor has struck its second deal with Liddell Entertainment following the earlier announcement on The Grey.
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Screen Media acquires US rights to The Lie
Joshua Leonard’s dark comedy launched at Sundance and will get a limited theatrical and simultaneous VoD launch in autumn.
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FeaturesButtons battle heats up in France
French distributors Mars and UGC will go head to head at the box office this September with separate adaptations of Louis Pergaud’s literary classic The War of the Buttons.
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NewsRabbit jumps to Cartoon Network; pan-Asian dates set
Chinese 3D animation film Legend of A Rabbit has reached further sales deals with Warner’s Cartoon Network acquiring pay-TV rights for India, New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan and the Philippines.
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NewsLionsgate to release The Cabin In The Woods in April 2012
The studio has set a Friday The 13th release for the horror film, which it acquired from MGM earlier this year. Lionsgate will release in North America and the UK and is selling remaining territories.
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NewsCinema Guild acquires US rights to comedy Natural Selection
Robbie Pickering’s film stars Rachael Harris as a housewife whose orderly life is turned upside-down when she decides to track down her husband’s estranged son.
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NewsHarry Potter 7 Pt 2 races to $390m internationally
The franchise finale is showing no sign of letting up its scorching pace as Warner Bros Pictures International said it grossed a further $34m from 59 countries on Tuesday [19] following the confirmed $313.5m opening weekend.
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Open Road confirms US buy on The Grey
Joe Carnahan’s thriller stars Liam Neeson as an oilrig worker and his team stranded in snowbound terrain where they are chased by a rogue wolf pack.
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NewsWarner Bros revises HP7 Pt 2 overseas launch to $312.3m
The record breaking overseas opening weekend for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has come in more than $5m higher than Sunday estimates, earning $312.3m internationally and combining with the $169.2m confirmed North American debut for $481.5m worldwide.
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Sundance Selects swoops on Walk Away Renee
The North American deal returns Jonathan Caouette to the limelight after the filmmaker caused a sensation in 2003 with his autobiographical documentary Tarnation.
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NewsHPE, Imagenation sign co-fi deal with China's Angel Wings
Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi are teaming up with the China-based company on a slate of English-language films.
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NewsCaptain America to premiere during Comic-Con
Star Chris Evans to introduce exclusive fan screening at 10am on Jul 21 during the annual San Diego jamboree, which otherwise is shaping up to be light on input from the US majors.
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Eros enters new markets with releases in Taiwan and South Korea
Releases include Ra.One and Endhiran
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NewsIcarus Films acquires US rights to Robert Flaherty documentary
Irish documentary was produced and directed by Mac Dara Ó Curraidhín
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NewsDeathly Hallows raises the bar for domestic debuts to $169.2m
The series finale dismissed the previous best North American opening weekend record of $158.4m set by Warner Bros stablemate The Dark Knight three years ago.
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The Perfect House to debut on Facebook platform FlickLaunch
Commencing Oct 1, the new platform will enable Facebook viewers to watch Kris Hulbert and Randy Kent’s horror feature as a seven-day rental for $5.
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Odyssey's John Foster announces $2m in Cannes deals
The Odyssey Pictures Corporation CEO said the company closed sales worth more than $2m during the recent Cannes market and secured considerable investment for the upcoming feature Hermie, Invasion Of The Bug Snatchers.
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NewsHarry Potter scores $43.6m international opening day
Warner Bros Pictures International top brass have released the initial results from 26 countries and as expected there are a string of opening day records.