All Distribution articles – Page 609
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O-Scope takes worldwide rights to doc Dark Days
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired worldwide rights to Marc Singer’s portrait of a homeless population living in the underground train tunnels of New York City in the 1990s.
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Artificial Intelligence, Square One acquire Jerry Lewis remake rights
Artificial Intelligence and Social Capital Films have acquired remake rights to Jerry Lewis’ Paramount library.
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HBO, SPC, A&E Indiefilms move on Sundance trio
HBO has picked up all US rights to James Marsh’s Project Nim, while SPC has acquired North America and territories on Take Shelter and A&E Indiefilms took television rights to the Roger Corman documentary.
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Silverman's Electus announces distribution arm
Ben Silverman’s multimedia entertainment company Electus has acquired Engine Entertainment and formed in-house global distribution arm Electus/Engine Distribution.
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Shoreline takes worldwide sales on Sundance Latin pair
Morris Ruskin’s sales company has bulked up its gorwing library of Latin titles, taking worldwide sales on The Cinema Hold Up (Asalto Al Cine) and All Your Dead Ones (Todos Tus Muertos) ahead of their premieres at Sundance.
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NewsFilmNation reports King's Speech has reached $33m overseas
The awards contender is enjoying a regal international run and grossed an estimated $9.4m over the weekend from 655 screens in four territories.
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Raven Banner picks up The Collapsed, Skull World for EFM
Fledgling Canadian distributor Raven Banner Entertainment has acquired worldwide sales rights to the pair of films by Unstable Ground and will introduce the titles at the EFM next month.
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NewsNancy K. Fishman launches distribution company
The first film on her slate will be Israeli director Eytan Fox’s Mary Lou.
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NewsSPRI's Green Hornet delivers $16.1m sting overseas
Sony’s new action release was the international champion of a torpid weekend enlivened by a smattering of milestones as Disney’s Tangled soared past $200m, Fox’s Dawn Treader crossed $250m and HP7 became the second biggest overseas performer in the franchise.
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NewsGreen Hornet dominates US charts on $34m launch
Sony’s The Green Hornet soared to the top of the US charts over Martin Luther King holiday weekend on an estimated $34m, taking almost twice as much as Universal’s comedy debutant The Dilemmain second place.
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IFC takes Brighton Rock for US
IFC Films has acquired US rights to Studio Canal’s gangster tale, which marks the directorial debut of Rowan Joffe.
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NewsWarner Bros take Spanish rights to Almodovar's The Skin I Live In
Spanish great Pedro Almodovar’s new film The Skin I Live In (La Piel Que Habito) has been sold to Warner Bros for distribution in Spain.
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NewsSony unleashes international Green Hornet swarm
Sony’s action caper tale is likely to overthrow Disney’s Tangled as the international champion, although the latter is expected to soar past $200m.
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NewsFilmNation, Relativity strike sales deal ahead of EFM
The companies are in final negotiations to close an exclusive multi-year deal whereby FilmNation will oversee international sales and distribution on Relativity’s single picture titles outside of those pursuant to the co-financed slates set up at Universal and Sony.
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Truly Indie, Magnolia Home Ent to re-release doc Dumbstruck
Wagner/Cuban Company’s Truly Indie and Magnolia Home Entertainment are re-releasing Mark Goffman’s documentary Dumbstruck in theatres and DVD.
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Samuel Goldwyn acquires US rights to The Edge
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired all US rights to the Golden Globes nominee and Russian Academy Award foreign language submission.
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Ex-Cinemavault evp Michael Paszt returns with Raven Banner
The former Cinemavault Releasing International evp of worldwide acquisitions and Canadian distribution has resurfaced with James Fler and Andrew Thomas Hunt to form Raven Banner Entertainment.
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NewsSamsung, BFI 3D screenings kick off with Tron: Legacy
The series of 3D screenings at the BFI IMAX will run from January through to September 2011.
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NewsBrazil has record box-office year driven by Elite Squad 2
Brazil’s box-office revenues increased 30% to a record $752.6 m (real 1.26 billion) in 2010, according to figures released by local company Filme B.
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NewsFrench admissions rise 2.6% in 2010
More than 206m admissions for France, but no single film has more than 6m admissions.